diff --git a/bin/werc.rc b/bin/werc.rc
index 44fb523..c74f24d 100755
--- a/bin/werc.rc
+++ b/bin/werc.rc
@@ -6,23 +6,30 @@ forbidden_uri_chars='[^a-zA-Z0-9_+\-\/\.]'
 
 # Expected input: ls -F style, $sitedir/path/to/files/
 #          <ls -F+x><symlink hack><Useless?><hiden files  >
-dirfilter='s/\*$//; s,/+\./+,/,g; s,^\./,,; /\/[._][^\/]/d; /'^$forbidden_uri_chars^'/d; /^\/(robots|sitemap)\.txt$|\/index\.(md|html|txt|tpl)$/d; /_werc\/?$/d; '
+dirfilter='s/\*$//; s,/+\./+,/,g; s,^\./,,; /\/[._][^\/]/d; /'$forbidden_uri_chars'/d; /^\/(robots|sitemap)\.txt$|\/index\.(md|html|txt|tpl)$/d; /_werc\/?$/d; '
 dirclean=' s/\.(md|html|txt)$//; '
 
 # To be used from config files
-fn hide_paths {
+fn conf_perm_redirect {
+    if(~ $#* 1)
+        perm_redirect $1
+    if not
+        perm_redir_patterns=($perm_redir_patterns $1 $2)
+}
+
+fn conf_hide_paths {
     for(i in $*)
        dirfilter=$dirfilter^'/^'$i'$/d; '
 }
 
-# Sidebar 
+# Standard handlers
 fn nav_tree {
     if(! ~ $#sideBarNavTitle 0)
         echo '<p class="sideBarTitle">'$"sideBarNavTitle':</p>'
     # Ignore stderr, last path element might be a file that doesn't exist (eg., foo for foo.md)
     # /./ to deal with p9p's ls failure to follow dir symlinks otherwise
     ls -F $sitedir/./$req_paths_list >[2]/dev/null \
-        | sed 's!^'$sitedir'!!; '^$dirfilter^'/\/[^_.\/][^\/]*(\.(md|txt|html)|\/)$/!d; '^$dirclean \
+        | sed 's!^'$sitedir'!!; '$dirfilter'/\/[^_.\/][^\/]*(\.(md|txt|html)|\/)$/!d; '$dirclean \
         | sort -u | awk -F/ ' 
     function p(x, y, s) { for(i=0; i < x-y; i+=1) print s }
     { 
@@ -48,7 +55,6 @@ fn nav_tree {
 }
 
 
-# Handlers
 fn md_handler { $formatter < $1 }
 
 fn tpl_handler { template $* }
@@ -77,6 +83,12 @@ fn dir_listing_handler {
     echo '</ul>'
 }
 
+fn notices_handler {
+    for(type in notify_errors notify_notes notify_success)
+        for(n in $$type)
+            echo '<div class="'$type'"><b>'$"n'</b></div>'
+}
+
 fn setup_handlers {
 
     if(test -f $local_path.md)
@@ -133,13 +145,6 @@ sitesdir=sites
 for(i in siteTitle siteSubTitle pageTitle extraHeaders)
     $i = ''
 
-# TODO: Per-req variables should move after initrc loading.
-site=$SERVER_NAME
-base_url=http://$site/
-sitedir=$sitesdir/$site
-master_template=`{get_lib_file default_master.tpl}
-current_date_time=`{date}
-
 . ./etc/initrc
 
 if(test -f etc/initrc.local)
@@ -148,71 +153,83 @@ if(test -f etc/initrc.local)
 for(a in $werc_apps)
     . ./$a/app.rc
 
-# Parse request URL
-# NOTE: $REQUEST_URI is not officially in CGI 1.1, but seems to be de-facto
-req_path=`{echo -n $REQUEST_URI | sed 's/\?.*//; s/'^$forbidden_uri_chars^'//g; s/\.\.*/./g; 1q'}
-local_path=$sitedir$req_path
-ifs='/' { args=`{echo -n $req_path} }
+fn werc_exec_request {
+    site=$SERVER_NAME
+    base_url=http://$site
+    sitedir=$sitesdir/$site
+    master_template=`{get_lib_file default_master.tpl}
+    current_date_time=`{date}
 
-# Hack: preload post data so we can access it from templates where cgi's stdin is not accesible
-if(~ $REQUEST_METHOD POST) {
-    load_post_args
-    login_user
-}
+    # Note: $REQUEST_URI is not officially in CGI 1.1, but seems to be de-facto
+    req_path=`{echo -n $REQUEST_URI | sed 's/\?.*//; s!//+!/!g; s/'^$forbidden_uri_chars^'//g; s/\.\.*/./g; 1q'}
+    local_path=$sitedir$req_path
+    ifs='/' { args=`{echo -n $req_path} }
 
-if(! ~ $#args 0)
-    pageTitle=`{ echo $args|sed -e 's/ / - /g' -e 's/_/ /g' }
-
-if(~ $req_path */index)
-    perm_redirect `{echo $req_path | sed 's,/index$,/,'}
-
-if(~ $local_path */) {
-    if(test -d $local_path)
-        local_path=$local_path^'index'
-    if not # XXX: This redir might step on apps with synthetic dirs.
-        perm_redirect `{echo $req_path|sed 's,/+$,,'}
-}
-if not if(test -d $local_path)
-    perm_redirect $req_path^'/'
-
-cd $sitedir
-req_paths_list='/' # Note: req_paths_list doesn't include 'stnythetic' dirs.
-conf_wd='/' # Used in config files to know where we are in the document tree.
-if(test -f _werc/config)
-    . _werc/config
-for(i in $args) {
-    conf_wd=$conf_wd^$i
-    req_paths_list=($req_paths_list $conf_wd)
-    if(test -d $i) {
-        conf_wd=$conf_wd^'/'
-        cd $i
-        if(test -f _werc/config)
-            . _werc/config
+    # Preload post args for templates where cgi's stdin is not accessible
+    if(~ $REQUEST_METHOD POST) {
+        load_post_args
+        login_user
     }
-}
-cd $werc_root
 
-# Redirections and other preprocessing
-if(~ $#redirectPermanent 1) {
-    perm_redirect $"redirectPermanent
-}
-if not if(~ $#redirectPermanent 2) {
-    from='http://'^$SERVER_NAME^$req_path
-    to=`{echo $from|sed 's@'^$redirectPermanent(1)^'@'^$redirectPermanent(2)^'@'}
-    if(! ~ $to $from)
-        perm_redirect $to
+    if(~ $req_path */index)
+        perm_redirect `{echo $req_path | sed 's,/index$,/,'}
+
+    if(~ $local_path */) {
+        if(test -d $local_path)
+            local_path=$local_path^'index'
+        if not # XXX: This redir might step on apps with synthetic dirs.
+            perm_redirect `{echo $req_path|sed 's,/+$,,'}
+    }
+    if not if(test -d $local_path)
+        perm_redirect $base_url^$req_path^'/'
+
+    if(! ~ $#args 0)
+        pageTitle=`{ echo $args|sed -e 's/ / - /g' -e 's/_/ /g' }
+
+    cd $sitedir
+    req_paths_list='/' # Note: req_paths_list doesn't include 'stnythetic' dirs.
+    conf_wd='/' # Used in config files to know where we are in the document tree.
+    if(test -f _werc/config)
+        . _werc/config
+    for(i in $args) {
+        conf_wd=$conf_wd^$i
+        req_paths_list=($req_paths_list $conf_wd)
+        if(test -d $i) {
+            conf_wd=$conf_wd'/'
+            cd $i
+            if(test -f _werc/config)
+                . _werc/config
+        }
+    }
+    cd $werc_root
+
+    f=();t=()
+    for(i in $perm_redir_patterns) {
+        if(~ $#f 0)
+            f=$i
+        if not {
+            t=$i
+            from=$base_url^$req_path
+            to=`{ echo $from | sed 's!'$f'!'$t'!' }
+            if(! ~ $to $from)
+                perm_redirect $to
+            f=() 
+        } 
+    }
+
+    # Set Page title
+    if(~ $pageTitle '')
+        pageTitle=$siteTitle' '$siteSubTitle
+    if not
+        pageTitle=$"pageTitle' | '$"siteTitle' '$"siteSubTitle
+
+    setup_handlers
+
+    if(! ~ $#debug 0)
+        dprint $"SERVER_NAME^$"REQUEST_URI - $"HTTP_USER_AGENT - $"REQUEST_METHOD - $"handler_body_main - $"master_template
+
+    template $headers $master_template | awk_buffer
+    echo $res_tail
 }
 
-# Set Page title
-if(~ $pageTitle '')
-    pageTitle=$siteTitle^' '^$siteSubTitle
-if not
-    pageTitle=$"pageTitle^' | '^$"siteTitle^' '^$"siteSubTitle
-
-setup_handlers
-
-if(! ~ $#debug 0)
-    dprint '  '$"SERVER_NAME^$"REQUEST_URI' - '$"HTTP_USER_AGENT' - '$"REQUEST_METHOD' - '$"handler_body_main - $"master_template
-
-template $headers $master_template | awk_buffer
-echo $res_tail
+werc_exec_request