diff --git a/frappe/async.py b/frappe/async.py
index 764c7d4dfe..f4539ecb48 100644
--- a/frappe/async.py
+++ b/frappe/async.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def emit_via_redis(event, message, room):
 	try:
 		r.publish('events', frappe.as_json({'event': event, 'message': message, 'room': room}))
 	except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+		# print frappe.get_traceback()
 		pass
 
 def put_log(line_no, line, task_id=None):
diff --git a/frappe/build.py b/frappe/build.py
index d65efc538a..b91f8e85e4 100644
--- a/frappe/build.py
+++ b/frappe/build.py
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ def files_dirty():
 		return False
 
 def compile_less():
+	from distutils.spawn import find_executable
+	if not find_executable("lessc"):
+		return
+
 	for path in app_paths:
 		less_path = os.path.join(path, "public", "less")
 		if os.path.exists(less_path):
@@ -189,4 +193,4 @@ def compile_less():
 					print "compiling {0}".format(fpath)
 
 					css_path = os.path.join(path, "public", "css", fname.rsplit(".", 1)[0] + ".css")
-					os.system("which lessc && lessc {0} > {1}".format(fpath, css_path))
+					os.system("lessc {0} > {1}".format(fpath, css_path))
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py b/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
index cca70fc6b4..6d798de258 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class Comment(Document):
 				message['broadcast'] = True
 				frappe.publish_realtime('new_message', message)
 			else:
-				frappe.publish_realtime('new_message', self.as_dict(), user=frappe.session.user)
+				# comment_docname contains the user who is addressed in the messages' page comment
+				frappe.publish_realtime('new_message', self.as_dict(), user=self.comment_docname)
 		else:
 			frappe.publish_realtime('new_comment', self.as_dict(), doctype= self.comment_doctype,
 				docname = self.comment_docname)
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py b/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py
index 6125464ed8..da81b7fe15 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ class Communication(Document):
 			else:
 				self.status = "Open"
 
+	def after_insert(self):
+		# send new comment to listening clients
+		comment = self.as_dict()
+		comment["comment"] = comment["content"]
+		comment["comment_by"] = comment["sender"]
+		comment["comment_type"] = comment["communication_medium"]
+
+		frappe.publish_realtime('new_comment', comment, doctype = self.reference_doctype,
+			docname = self.reference_name)
+
 	def on_update(self):
 		"""Update parent status as `Open` or `Replied`."""
 		self.update_parent()
@@ -49,7 +59,7 @@ class Communication(Document):
 			to_status = "Open" if self.sent_or_received=="Received" else "Replied"
 
 			if to_status in status_field.options.splitlines():
-				frappe.db.set_value(parent.doctype, parent.name, "status", to_status)
+				parent.db_set("status", to_status)
 
 		parent.notify_update()
 
diff --git a/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.js b/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.js
index 5142cde7ac..5d5a2911dd 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ frappe.desk.pages.Messages = Class.extend({
 	},
 
 	setup_realtime: function() {
+		var me = this;
     	frappe.realtime.on('new_message', function(comment) {
 			if(comment.modified_by !== user) {
 	    		frappe.utils.notify(__("Message from {0}", [comment.comment_by_fullname]), comment.comment);
@@ -48,16 +49,20 @@ frappe.desk.pages.Messages = Class.extend({
     		if (frappe.get_route()[0] === 'messages') {
     			var current_contact = $(cur_page.page).find('[data-contact]').data('contact');
     			var on_broadcast_page = current_contact === user;
-    			if (current_contact == comment.owner || (on_broadcast_page && comment.broadcast)) {
-    				var $row = $('<div class="list-row"/>');
-    				frappe.desk.pages.messages.list.data.unshift(comment);
-    				frappe.desk.pages.messages.list.render_row($row, comment);
-    				frappe.desk.pages.messages.list.parent.prepend($row);
+    			if ((current_contact == comment.owner) || (on_broadcast_page && comment.broadcast)) {
+    				me.prepend_comment(comment);
     			}
     		}
     	});
 	},
 
+	prepend_comment: function(comment) {
+		var $row = $('<div class="list-row"/>');
+		frappe.desk.pages.messages.list.data.unshift(comment);
+		frappe.desk.pages.messages.list.render_row($row, comment);
+		frappe.desk.pages.messages.list.$w.prepend($row);
+	},
+
 	make_sidebar: function() {
 		var me = this;
 		return frappe.call({
@@ -124,7 +129,9 @@ frappe.desk.pages.Messages = Class.extend({
 					},
 					callback:function(r,rt) {
 						textarea.val('');
-						me.list.run();
+						if (!r.exc) {
+							me.prepend_comment(r.message);
+						}
 					},
 					btn: this
 				});
diff --git a/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.py b/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.py
index 9c050d8390..6fb86fd64a 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/page/messages/messages.py
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ def post(txt, contact, parenttype=None, notify=False, subject=None):
 		else:
 			_notify(contact, txt, subject)
 
+	return d
+
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def delete(arg=None):
 	frappe.get_doc("Comment", frappe.form_dict['name']).delete()
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/model.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/model.js
index 86105afc39..ac4d72f3e0 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/model.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/model.js
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ $.extend(frappe.model, {
 	},
 
 	new_comment: function(comment) {
-		if (frappe.model.docinfo[comment.comment_doctype]
-				&& frappe.model.docinfo[comment.comment_doctype][comment.comment_docname]) {
-			var comments = frappe.model.docinfo[comment.comment_doctype][comment.comment_docname].comments;
+		var reference_doctype = comment.comment_doctype || comment.reference_doctype;
+		var reference_name = comment.comment_docname || comment.reference_name;
 
+		if (frappe.model.docinfo[reference_doctype] && frappe.model.docinfo[reference_doctype][reference_name]) {
+			var comments = frappe.model.docinfo[reference_doctype][reference_name].comments;
 			var comment_exists = false;
 			for (var i=0, l=comments.length; i<l; i++) {
 				if (comments[i].name==comment.name) {
@@ -165,12 +166,13 @@ $.extend(frappe.model, {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
+
 			if (!comment_exists) {
-				 frappe.model.docinfo[comment.comment_doctype][comment.comment_docname].comments = comments.concat([comment]);
+				 frappe.model.docinfo[reference_doctype][reference_name].comments = comments.concat([comment]);
 			}
 		}
-		if (cur_frm.doctype === comment.comment_doctype && cur_frm.docname === comment.comment_docname) {
-				cur_frm.comments.refresh();
+		if (cur_frm.doctype === reference_doctype && cur_frm.docname === reference_name) {
+			cur_frm.comments.refresh();
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/socketio.js b/socketio.js
index da672ad14b..496d28b615 100644
--- a/socketio.js
+++ b/socketio.js
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket){
 	if (get_hostname(socket.request.headers.host) != get_hostname(socket.request.headers.origin)) {
 		return;
 	}
+
+	// console.log("connection!");
 	var sid = cookie.parse(socket.request.headers.cookie).sid
 	if(!sid) {
 		return;
 	}
+	// console.log("firing get_user_info");
 	request.post(get_url(socket, '/api/method/frappe.async.get_user_info'))
 		.type('form')
 		.send({
@@ -45,16 +48,19 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket){
 				socket.join(room);
 				socket.join(get_site_room(socket));
 			}
-		})
+		});
+
 	socket.on('task_subscribe', function(task_id) {
 		var room = 'task:' + task_id;
 		socket.join(room);
-	})
+	});
+
 	socket.on('progress_subscribe', function(task_id) {
 		var room = 'task_progress:' + task_id;
 		socket.join(room);
 		send_existing_lines(task_id, socket);
-	})
+	});
+
 	socket.on('doc_subscribe', function(doctype, docname) {
 		// console.log('trying to subscribe', doctype, docname)
 		request.post(get_url(socket, '/api/method/frappe.async.can_subscribe_doc'))
@@ -66,6 +72,10 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket){
 			})
 			.end(function(err, res) {
 				if(err) console.log(err);
+				if(!res) {
+					console.log("No response for doc_subscribe");
+					return;
+				}
 				if(res.status == 200) {
 					var room = get_doc_room(socket, doctype, docname);
 					// console.log('joining', room)
@@ -73,10 +83,15 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket){
 				}
 			})
 	});
+
 	socket.on('doc_unsubscribe', function(doctype, docname) {
 		var room = get_doc_room(socket, doctype, docname);
 		socket.leave(room);
 	});
+
+	// socket.on('disconnect', function (arguments) {
+	// 	console.log("user disconnected", arguments);
+	// });
 });
 
 function send_existing_lines(task_id, socket) {