diff --git a/examples/install.sh b/examples/install.sh
index 4ec20dd7c..b930aeebc 100644
--- a/examples/install.sh
+++ b/examples/install.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/isaacs/nave.git
 # If you just want nodejs and npm but not gun, stop here.
 #npm install gun@latest
 #cd ./node_modules/gun
+> relay.env
 mkdir node_modules
 git clone https://github.com/amark/gun.git
 cd gun
diff --git a/examples/relay.service b/examples/relay.service
index 43d2f5698..63fe2202b 100644
--- a/examples/relay.service
+++ b/examples/relay.service
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 Environment=PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
+EnvironmentFile=%h/relay.env
 LimitNOFILE=infinity
 LimitNPROC=infinity
-LimitCORE=infinity
+LimitCORE=0
 StartLimitBurst=999999
 StartLimitIntervalSec=999999
 Restart=always
diff --git a/lib/axe.js b/lib/axe.js
index b61a1c78d..92a2cf1dd 100644
--- a/lib/axe.js
+++ b/lib/axe.js
@@ -240,35 +240,6 @@ function start(root){
 		});
 
 	}());
-
-	;(function(){ // THIS IS THE UNIVERSAL NOTIFICATION MODULE
-		var to = {}, key = {}, email = require('./email');
-		if(email.err){ return }
-		mesh.hear['tag'] = function(msg, peer, who){
-			if(who = key[msg.key]){ who.rate = Math.max(msg.rate||1000*60*15, 1000*60); return }
-			if(!msg.src || !msg.email){ return }
-			if(+new Date < peer.emailed + 1000*60*2){ mesh.say({dam:'tag',err:'too fast'},peer); return } // peer can only send notifications > 2min
-			var src; try{ src = new URL(msg.src = msg.src.split(/\s/)[0]); } catch(e){ return } // throws if invalid URL.
-			(who = (to[msg.email] = to[msg.email] || {go:{}})).go[''+src] = 1; // we're keeping in-memory for now, maybe will "stay" to disk in future.
-			peer.emailed = +new Date;
-			if(who.batch){ return }
-			key[who.key = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)] = who;
-			who.batch = setTimeout(function(){
-				email.send({
-					from: process.env.EMAIL,
-					to: msg.email,
-					subject: "Notification:",
-					text: 'Someone or a bot tagged you at: (⚠️ only click link if you recognize & trust it ⚠️)\n'+
-						'[use #'+who.key+' to unsubscribe please mute this thread by tapping the top most "⋮" button and clicking mute]\n\n' +
-						Object.keys(who.go).join('\n'), // TODO: NEEDS TO BE CPU SCHEDULED
-					headers: {'message-id': '<123456789.8765@example.com>'} // hardcode id so all batches also group into the same email thread to reduce clutter.
-				}, function(err, r){
-					who.batch = null; who.go = {};
-					err && console.log("email TAG:", err);
-				});
-			}, who.rate || (1000*60*60*24)); // default to 1 day
-		};
-	}());
 };
 
 ;(function(){
diff --git a/lib/crashed.js b/lib/crashed.js
index ab37ad58b..2721cede1 100644
--- a/lib/crashed.js
+++ b/lib/crashed.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 ;(function(){ try {
-	var fs = require('fs'), logs = [], up = __dirname+'/../';
+	var fs = require('fs'), logs = [], up = require('os').homedir()+'/';
+	;(function(){ try{ if(!process.env.EMAIL){ return } // ONLY EMAIL IF DEVELOPER OPTS IN!!!
+		require('./email').send({ text: "",
+		from: process.env.EMAIL,
+		to: "crash@gun.eco",
+		subject: "RELAY CRASH"
+	}, noop);}catch(e){}; }());
+	return;
 	fs.readdir(up, function(err, list){ try{
 		var i = 0, f; while(f = list[i++]){
 			if(0 === f.indexOf('isolate-') && '.log' === f.slice(-4)){ logs.push(f) }
diff --git a/lib/service.js b/lib/service.js
index 7f479c34a..1bed5a29e 100644
--- a/lib/service.js
+++ b/lib/service.js
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ module.exports = function(root){
 	var mesh = root.opt.mesh, cmd = {}, run = require('child_process').exec, fs = require('fs'), home = require('os').homedir(), examp = require('path').resolve(__dirname, '../examples');
 	mesh.hear['service'] = function(msg, peer){
 		if(!fs.existsSync('/lib/systemd/system/relay.service')){
-			mesh.say({dam: '!', err: "Not serviced."});
+			mesh.say({dam: '!', err: "Not serviced."}, peer);
 			return;
 		}
-		try{ (cmd[msg.try]||cmd.any)(msg, peer); }catch(err){ mesh.say({dam: '!', err: "service error: "+err}) }
+		try{ (cmd[msg.try]||cmd.any)(msg, peer); }catch(err){ mesh.say({dam: '!', err: "service error: "+err}, peer) }
 	}
 	cmd.https = function(msg, peer){ var log;
 		if(!msg.email || !msg.domain){
-			mesh.say({dam: '!', err: 'Domain/email missing, use `location.hostname`!'});
+			mesh.say({dam: '!', err: 'Domain/email missing, use `location.hostname`!'}, peer);
 			return;
 		}
 		if(fs.existsSync(home+'/cert.pem')){
-			mesh.say({dam: '!', err: 'Cert already exists.'});
+			mesh.say({dam: '!', err: 'Cert already exists.'}, peer);
 			return;
 		}
 		fs.writeFile(examp+'/../email', msg.email, function(){});
@@ -33,15 +33,17 @@ module.exports = function(root){
 			setTimeout(function(){ process.exit() },999);
 		});
 	}
-	;(function update(){ var last;
+	setTimeout(function update(){ var last;
 		if(!fs.existsSync(home+'/cert.pem')){ return }
 		setTimeout(update, 1000*60*60*24);
 		last = root.stats.stay.updated || 0;
-		if(+new Date - last < 1000*60*60*24*15){ return }
+		if(+new Date - last < 1000*60*60*24*15){ return } // try to update every half month
 		root.stats.stay.updated = +new Date;
 		run("bash "+examp+"/install.sh", {}, function(){});
-	}());
+	},999);
 
 	cmd.any = function(){};
 
+	// list other modules here:
+	require('./tag')(root);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/tag.js b/lib/tag.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dda7fafb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module.exports = function(root){ // THIS IS THE UNIVERSAL NOTIFICATION MODULE
+	var to = {}, key = {}, mesh = root.opt.mesh, email = require('./email');
+	if(email.err){ return }
+	mesh.hear['tag'] = function(msg, peer, who){
+		if(who = key[msg.key]){ who.rate = Math.max(msg.rate||1000*60*15, 1000*60); return }
+		if(!msg.src || !msg.email){ return }
+		if(+new Date < peer.emailed + 1000*60*2){ mesh.say({dam:'tag',err:'too fast'},peer); return } // peer can only send notifications > 2min
+		var src; try{ src = new URL(msg.src = msg.src.split(/\s/)[0]); } catch(e){ return } // throws if invalid URL.
+		(who = (to[msg.email] = to[msg.email] || {go:{}})).go[''+src] = 1; // we're keeping in-memory for now, maybe will "stay" to disk in future.
+		peer.emailed = +new Date;
+		mesh.say({dam:'tag',ok:'queued in-memory'},peer);
+		if(who.batch){ return }
+		key[who.key = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)] = who;
+		who.batch = setTimeout(function(){
+			email.send({
+				from: process.env.EMAIL,
+				to: msg.email,
+				subject: "Notification:",
+				text: 'Someone or a bot tagged you at: (⚠️ only click link if you recognize & trust it ⚠️)\n'+
+					'[use #'+who.key+' to unsubscribe please mute this thread by tapping the top most "⋮" button and clicking mute]\n\n' +
+					Object.keys(who.go).join('\n'), // TODO: NEEDS TO BE CPU SCHEDULED
+				headers: {'message-id': '<123456789.8765@example.com>'} // hardcode id so all batches also group into the same email thread to reduce clutter.
+			}, function(err, r){
+				who.batch = null; who.go = {};
+				err && console.log("email TAG:", err);
+			});
+		}, who.rate || (1000*60*60*24)); // default to 1 day
+	};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4443403d7..774f60e99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "ios": "browser.ios.js",
   "android": "browser.android.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node --prof examples/http.js",
+    "start": "node examples/http.js",
     "debug": "node --prof-process --preprocess -j isolate*.log > v8data.json && rm isolate*.log && echo 'drag & drop ./v8data.json into https://mapbox.github.io/flamebearer/'",
     "https": "HTTPS_KEY=test/https/server.key HTTPS_CERT=test/https/server.crt npm start",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run unbuild",