diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7262dc5..ab245b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ srndv2
 
 # private key
 *.key
-*.txt
 
 # certificates
 certs
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/banners.js b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/banners.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71a0c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/banners.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/** banners.js */
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/hooks.js b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/hooks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edfea6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/** hooks.js */
+
+onready_callbacks = [];
+function onready(fnc) {
+	onready_callbacks.push(fnc);
+}
+
+function ready() {
+	for (var i = 0; i < onready_callbacks.length; i++) {
+		onready_callbacks[i]();
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/postform.js b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/postform.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ef0ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/postform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/** postform.js */
+
+
+onready(function() {
+  var e = document.getElementById("postform");
+  if(!e) return; // no post form on page
+  
+});
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/settings.js b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b13cd04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/** settings.js */
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/style.css b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/style.css
index 17b806d..e20dc52 100644
--- a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/style.css
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/static/style.css
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ body, html {
 }
 
 div {
+    display: flex;
     font-size: 12px;
     font-family: sans;
 }
@@ -22,30 +23,81 @@ div {
     color: #34345c
 }
 
-#navbar_left {
-    float: right;
+.navbar.left {
+    flex-basis: 100%;
 }
 
+#navbar_frontpage {
+    flex-basis: 5%;
+}
+
+.navbar.right {
+}
 
 img.thumb {
+    margin: 10px;
     max-width: 300px;
     max-height: 200px;
 }
 
 .thread {
-    padding: 5%;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    background-color: rgba(214, 218, 240, 0.25);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    margin: 1%;
+    width: 90%;
+    align-items: flex-begin;
+}
+
+#wrapper , #content {
+    flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 .post {
-    margin: 2%;
+    margin: 1%;
     background-color: #d6daf0;
-    min-width: 500px;
-    width: 75%;
+    width: 90%;
     border: 2px solid #B7C5D9;
     border-radius: 2px 4px 4px 4px;
     border-left: none;
     border-top: none;
     padding: 1%;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+form {
+    padding: 5%;
+    width: 90%;
+}
+
+.postform {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    max-height: 25%;
+    width: 90%;
+}
+
+.pf-left {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    flex-basis: 50%;
+    width: 50%;
+}
+
+.postform > input {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.pf-item {
+    flex-basis: 100%;
+    flex-direction: row;
+}
+
+.pf-inner {
+    align-content: flex-start;
+    align-self: flex-end;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    width: 100%;
+    flex-basis: 100%;
 }
 
 .post > .header {
@@ -68,6 +120,7 @@ img.thumb {
     color: #480188;
 }
 
+
 .frontpage.posts {
     width: 50%;
     padding-top: 10%;
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/templatetags/captcha.py b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/templatetags/captcha.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f967ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/templatetags/captcha.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django import template
+
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/urls.py b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/urls.py
index 166e0ea..8f21407 100644
--- a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/urls.py
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/urls.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from . import views
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^ctl-(?P<page>[0-9]+)\.html$', views.modlog, name='old-modlog'),
     url(r'^ctl/((?P<page>[0-9]+)/)?$', views.modlog, name='modlog'),
-    url(r'^overchan\.(?P<name>[a-zA-z0-9\.]+)-(?P<page>[0-9]+)\.html$', views.BoardView.as_view(), name='old-board'),
-    url(r'^overchan\.(?P<name>[a-zA-z0-9\.]+)/', views.BoardView.as_view(), name='board'),
+    url(r'^overchan\.(?P<name>[a-zA-Z0-9\.]+)-(?P<page>[0-9]+)\.html$', views.BoardView.as_view(), name='old-board'),
+    url(r'^overchan\.(?P<name>[a-zA-Z0-9\.]+)/', views.BoardView.as_view(), name='board-alt'),
     url(r'^thread-(?P<op>[a-fA-F0-9\.]{40})\.html$', views.ThreadView.as_view(), name='old-thread'),
+    url(r'^b/(?P<name>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)/$', views.BoardView.as_view(), name='board'),
     url(r'^t/(?P<op>[a-fA-F0-9\.]{40})/$', views.ThreadView.as_view(), name='thread'),
     url(r'^$', views.FrontPageView.as_view(), name='index'),
 ]
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/util.py b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/util.py
index 0fc588d..bff8f9a 100644
--- a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/util.py
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/util.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def hashid(msgid):
     return h.hexdigest()
 
 def newsgroup_valid(name):
-    return re.match('overchan\.[a-zA-Z0-9\.]+[a-zA-Z0-9]$', name) is not None
+    return re.match('overchan\.[a-zA-Z0-9\.]+[a-zA-Z0-9]$', name) is not None or name == 'ctl'
 
 def hashfile(data):
     h = hashlib.sha512()
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/views.py b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/views.py
index 52e15d5..17197cf 100644
--- a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/views.py
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/frontend/views.py
@@ -6,7 +6,23 @@ from django.views import generic
 
 from .models import Post, Newsgroup
 
-class BoardView(generic.View):
+class Postable:
+    """
+    postable view
+    checks captcha etc
+    """
+
+    def post(self, request, **kwargs):
+        ctx = {
+            'error' : None
+        }
+
+        
+        
+        return render(request, 'frontend/postresult.html', ctx)
+
+        
+class BoardView(generic.View, Postable):
     template_name = 'frontend/board.html'
     context_object_name = 'threads'
     model = Post
@@ -37,8 +53,7 @@ class BoardView(generic.View):
                 ctx['prevpage'] = reverse('board', args=[name]) + '?p={}'.format(page - 1)
             return render(request, self.template_name, ctx)
         
-        
-class ThreadView(generic.ListView):
+class ThreadView(generic.ListView, Postable):
     template_name = 'frontend/thread.html'
     model = Post
     context_object_name = 'op'
@@ -46,8 +61,6 @@ class ThreadView(generic.ListView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return get_object_or_404(self.model, posthash=self.kwargs['op'])
     
-
-
 class FrontPageView(generic.View):
     template_name = 'frontend/frontpage.html'
     model = Post
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/base.html b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/base.html
index 3158663..4df5f48 100644
--- a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/base.html
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/base.html
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@
   <head>
     <title>{% block title %} nntpchan {% endblock %}</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'style.css' %}" />
-    <script type="text/javascript" href="{% static 'nntpchan.js' %}">
-    </script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'hooks.js' %}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'postform.js' %}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'banners.js' %}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'settings.js' %}"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="wrapper">
       <div id="navbar">
-        <span id="navbar_frontpage"><a href="/">nntpchan</a></span> |
-        <span id="navbar_title">{% block navbar_title %}{% endblock %}</span> |
-        <span id="navbar_links">{% block navbar_links %}{% endblock %}</span> |
-        <span id="navbar_left">{% block navbar_left %}| <a href="#" onclick="nntpchan_toggle_settings()">settings</a>{% endblock %}</span>
+        <div class="navbar left">
+          <div id="navbar_frontpage"><a href="/">nntpchan</a></div> |
+          <div id="navbar_title">{% block navbar_title %}{% endblock %}</div>
+          <div id="navbar_links">{% block navbar_links %}{% endblock %}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="navbar right">
+          <div>{% block navbar_left %}| <a href="#" onclick="nntpchan_toggle_settings_pane()">settings</a>{% endblock %}</div>
+        </div>
       </div>
       <div id="content">
         {% block content %}
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/board.html b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/board.html
index 76c2710..bc0961c 100644
--- a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/board.html
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/board.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
-<hr />
+{% include "frontend/postform.html" %}
 {% for op in threads %}
 <div id="{{op.posthash}}" class="thread">
   <div class="post op">
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/postform.html b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/postform.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8f4a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/postform.html
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{% load captcha %}
+<div class="postform">
+  <form id="postform" method="post" action="">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    <table class="postform">
+       <tbody>
+         <tr>
+           <th>
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <span>
+               <input type="text" name="name" value="" id="postform_name" />
+               <span id="postform_msg"></span>
+             </span>
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+         <tr>
+           <th>
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <input type="text" name="subject" value="" id="postform_subject" />
+             <input type="submit" value="{{button}}" class="button" id="postform_submit" />
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+         <tr>
+           <th>
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <textarea id="postform_message" name="message" cols=40 rows=5></textarea>
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+           <tr>
+             <th>
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <input class="postform_attachment" id="postform_attachments" type="file" name="attachment_uploaded" multiple />
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+         <tr>
+          <th>
+
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <input type="checkbox" name="dubs" />
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+         <tr>
+           <th>
+
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <img id="captcha_img" src="{{ captcha }}" alt="captcha" />
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+         <tr>
+           <th>
+           </th>
+           <td>
+             <input type="text" name="captcha" autocomplete="off" id="captcha_solution" height="175" width="350"/>
+           </td>
+         </tr>
+       </tbody>
+     </table>
+
+  </form>
+</div>
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/postresult.html b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/postresult.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c8bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/nntpchan/nntpchan/templates/frontend/postresult.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% extends "frontend/base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+{% if error %}
+<pre class="error"> failed to post {{error}} </pre>
+{% else %}
+{% if msgid %}
+<pre class="posted"> posted as {{msgid}} </pre>
+{% else %}
+<pre class="posted"> message was not posted </pre>
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/contrib/frontends/django/requirements.txt b/contrib/frontends/django/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d8b079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/frontends/django/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+captcha
+django