diff --git a/CHANGESTODO b/CHANGESTODO
index 629bd2e..a53834b 100644
--- a/CHANGESTODO
+++ b/CHANGESTODO
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ ________________________________________________________________________
 == psyced 1.0 ==========================================================
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 > SPYC
-- net/spyc is buggy and incomplete
-  (implementation of http://about.psyc.eu/Specification)
-_ to activate spyc support, defined USE_SPYC
-  it will attempt to use new syntax on outgoing links by default
+- net/spyc depends on libpsyc being compiled into the driver
+  if it is available, it will be activated passively
+- #define USE_SPYC if you want outgoing connections to require libpsyc
+
 _ to debug verification, define USE_VERIFICATION
 _ to spend an extra round trip time negotiating, define USE_FEATURES
 
@@ -3927,4 +3927,6 @@ net/person
 *	removed interesting but unrecoverable FORK code
 *	unlink detection rewrite and other fixes in client linking code
 edit.i	now renamed into render.i because it renders psyc packets
-
+=== 201105 ============================================================
+net/spyc net/psyc
+	tg added support for libpsyc aka PSYC syntax according to spec!
diff --git a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
index 68bfbe0..11b96c1 100644
--- a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
+++ b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 
 #include DRIVER_PATH "sys/tls.h"
 
-#ifndef ERR_TLS_NOT_DETECTED
-# define ERR_TLS_NOT_DETECTED -31337
+#if __EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
+# define AUTODETECT 1 // use TLS autodetect if libpsyc is available
+#else
+# define AUTODETECT 0
 # ifdef SPYC_PATH
-#  echo Warning: TLS autodetect is not enabled in driver.
+#  echo PSYC 1.0 will not work: libpsyc is not enabled in driver.
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
     // we dont want the telnet machine most of the time
     // but disabling and re-enabling it for telnet doesn't work
     switch(port || query_mud_port()) {
-#if HAS_PORT(PSYC_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
+#if HAS_PORT(PSYC_PORT, PSYC_PATH) && AUTODETECT
     case PSYC_PORT:
 #endif
 #if HAS_PORT(PSYCS_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
 		}
 	}
 #endif // fall thru
+#if HAS_PORT(PSYC_PORT, PSYC_PATH) &&! AUTODETECT
+    case PSYC_PORT:
+#endif
 #if HAS_PORT(PSYC_PORT, PSYC_PATH) || HAS_PORT(PSYCS_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
 # ifdef DRIVER_HAS_CALL_BY_REFERENCE
 	arg = ME;
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
 	return t -> load(query_ip_number(), -peerport);
 #endif
 
+// dedicated SPYC port.. should not be used, we have AUTODETECT
 #if HAS_PORT(SPYCS_PORT, SPYC_PATH)
     case SPYCS_PORT:	// interim name for PSYC 1.0 according to SPEC
 # if __EFUN_DEFINED__(tls_want_peer_certificate)
@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
 	return clone_object(IRC_PATH "server");
 #endif
 #if HAS_PORT(IRC_PORT, IRC_PATH)
-    case IRC_PORT:
+    case IRC_PORT: // we could enable AUTODETECT for this..
 # if 0 // __EFUN_DEFINED__(enable_telnet)
 	enable_telnet(0);	// shouldn't harm.. but it does!!!
 # endif
@@ -285,11 +291,8 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
         return clone_object(TELNET_PATH "server");
 #endif
 #if HAS_PORT(TELNET_PORT, TELNET_PATH)
-    case TELNET_PORT:
+    case TELNET_PORT: // we could enable AUTODETECT for this.. (wait 4s)
 //	set_prompt("> ");
-	// we can't do the usual autodetect here, as telnet users
-	// don't send first and rather expect the server to prompt
-	// the correct way to do this: implement telnet nego for tls. bah!
         t = clone_object(TELNET_PATH "server");
 # ifdef UID2NICK
         if (uid && (arg = UID2NICK(uid))) { t -> sName(arg); }
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
 #endif
 	/* don't fall thru. allow for https: to be available without http: */
 #if HAS_PORT(HTTP_PORT, HTTP_PATH)
-    case HTTP_PORT:
+    case HTTP_PORT: // AUTODETECT on the HTTP port? we could do that too
 	return clone_object(HTTP_PATH "server");
 #endif
 
diff --git a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/master.c b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/master.c
index 459140b..87c53e8 100644
--- a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/master.c
+++ b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/master.c
@@ -205,13 +205,6 @@ void disconnect(object ob, string remaining) {
 	      " with "+ strlen(remaining) +" bytes remaining" : ""))
 }
 
-// even though the name of the function is weird, this is the
-// place where UDP messages arrive
-//
-// how to multiplex InterMUD and PSYC on the same udp port:
-// PSYC UDP packets always start with ".\n", just forward them to
-// the PSYC UDP server daemon.
-//
 volatile object psycd;
 #ifdef SPYC_PATH
 volatile object spycd;
@@ -223,6 +216,9 @@ volatile object sipd;
 void receive_udp(string host, string msg, int port) {
 	if (strlen(msg) > 1 && msg[1] == '\n') switch(msg[0]) {
 #ifdef SPYC_PATH
+# if !__EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
+#  echo New PSYC syntax will not work: Driver compiled without libpsyc!
+# else
 	case '|':
 		unless (spycd) {
 			spycd = SPYC_PATH "udp" -> load();
@@ -231,6 +227,7 @@ void receive_udp(string host, string msg, int port) {
 		}
 		spycd -> parseUDP(host, port, msg);
 		return;
+# endif
 #endif
 	case '.':
 		unless (psycd) {
diff --git a/world/net/group/slave.c b/world/net/group/slave.c
index 6d1c89e..3554f6d 100644
--- a/world/net/group/slave.c
+++ b/world/net/group/slave.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ private volatile mapping temp_state;
 inherit NET_PATH "state";
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_SPYC
+#if __EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
 mapping _state; // should probably merge with ifdef CONTEXT_STATE..
 #endif
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void create() {
 	unless(mappingp(cast_state)) cast_state = ([ ]);
 	unless(mappingp(temp_state)) temp_state = ([ ]);
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_SPYC
+#if __EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
 	unless(mappingp(_state)) _state = ([ ]);
 #endif
 }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void Diminish(mixed source, string key, mixed value) {
 
 #endif // }}}
 
-#ifdef USE_SPYC
+#if __EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
 get_state() {
 	PT(("cstate for %O picked up by %O: %O\n", ME,
 	    previous_object(), _state))
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/parse.i b/world/net/psyc/parse.i
index 4a85c2b..9e7038e 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/parse.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/parse.i
@@ -1113,23 +1113,17 @@ protected int deliver(mixed ip, string host, string mc, string buffer, mapping c
 	return 1;
 }
 
+#if __EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
 // temporary new "lfun" called from driver's comm.c to peek into new connection
+// only exists if libpsyc is provided
 void connection_peek(string data) {
 	P4((">> peek: %O\n", data));
-#ifdef USE_SPYC
-# if !__EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
-#  echo New PSYC syntax will not work: Driver compiled without libpsyc!
-# endif
+
 	if (data[0] == C_GLYPH_NEW_PACKET_DELIMITER) {
-# if __EFUN_DEFINED__(enable_binary)
-	    enable_binary(ME);
-# else
-#  echo New PSYC syntax will not work: Driver compiled without enable_binary!
-	    raise_error("Driver compiled without enable_binary()");
-# endif
+		enable_binary(ME);
 	}
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef PSYC_TCP
 vamixed startParse(string a) {
@@ -1137,8 +1131,7 @@ vamixed startParse(string a) {
 		restart();
 		if (isServer()) greet();
 	}
-// new syntax is so broken, we should not pretend to support it yet FIXME
-# if defined(SPYC_PATH) && defined(USE_SPYC)
+# if defined(SPYC_PATH) && __EFUN_DEFINED__(psyc_parse)
 	else if (a[0] == C_GLYPH_NEW_PACKET_DELIMITER) {
 		object o = clone_object(SPYC_PATH "server");
 		unless (o && exec(o, ME) && o->logon(0)) {
diff --git a/world/net/spyc/parse.c b/world/net/spyc/parse.c
index dc0eda7..b2fa658 100644
--- a/world/net/spyc/parse.c
+++ b/world/net/spyc/parse.c
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ void dispatch(mapping rvars, mapping evars, mixed method, mixed body) {
 }
 
 void psyc_dispatch(mixed p) {
+    if (p[PACKET_METHOD][0] != '_') {
+	    log_file("SPYC", "%O SYNTAX %O\n", query_ip_name(), p);
+	    croak("_error_invalid_method_compact",
+		    "Compact methods undefined as yet.");
+	    QUIT
+    }
     dispatch(p[PACKET_ROUTING], p[PACKET_ENTITY], p[PACKET_METHOD], p[PACKET_BODY]);
 }