diff --git a/channel.js b/channel.js
index 9aad63a6..af565ed4 100644
--- a/channel.js
+++ b/channel.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var Logger = require("./logger.js");
 var InfoGetter = require("./get-info.js");
 var Server = require("./server.js");
 var io = Server.io;
+var NWS = require("./notwebsocket");
 var Rank = require("./rank.js");
 var Auth = require("./auth.js");
 var ChatCommand = require("./chatcommand.js");
@@ -760,6 +761,7 @@ Channel.prototype.sendRecentChat = function(user) {
 
 Channel.prototype.sendAll = function(message, data) {
     io.sockets.in(this.name).emit(message, data);
+    NWS.inRoom(this.name).emit(message, data);
 }
 
 Channel.prototype.broadcastPlaylistMeta = function() {
diff --git a/notwebsocket.js b/notwebsocket.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cee92f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notwebsocket.js
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+const chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqsrtuvwxyz" +
+              "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" +
+              "0123456789";
+
+
+var NotWebsocket = function() {
+    this.hash = "";
+    for(var i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
+        this.hash += chars[parseInt(Math.random() * (chars.length - 1))];
+    }
+
+    this.pktqueue = [];
+    this.handlers = {};
+    this.room = "";
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.emit = function(msg, data) {
+    //hack because something fishy is going on
+    if(typeof msg === "object") {
+        data = msg["1"];
+        msg = msg["0"];
+    }
+    var pkt = [msg, data];
+    this.pktqueue.push(pkt);
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.poll = function() {
+    var q = this.pktqueue;
+    this.pktqueue = [];
+    return q;
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.on = function(msg, callback) {
+    if(!(msg in this.handlers))
+        this.handlers[msg] = [];
+    this.handlers[msg].push(callback);
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.recv = function(urlstr) {
+    var msg, data;
+    try {
+        var js = JSON.parse(urlstr);
+        msg = js[0];
+        data = js[1];
+    }
+    catch(e) {
+        console.log("Failed to parse NWS string");
+    }
+    if(!msg)
+        return;
+    if(!(msg in this.handlers))
+        return;
+    for(var i = 0; i < this.handlers[msg].length; i++) {
+        this.handlers[msg][i](data);
+    }
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.join = function(rm) {
+    this.room = rm;
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.disconnect = function() {
+    
+}
+
+function sendJSON(res, obj) {
+    var response = JSON.stringify(obj, null, 4);
+    if(res.callback) {
+        response = res.callback + "(" + response + ")";
+    }
+    var len = unescape(encodeURIComponent(response)).length;
+
+    res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
+    res.setHeader("Content-Length", len);
+    res.end(response);
+}
+
+var clients = {};
+function newConnection(req, res) {
+    var nws = new NotWebsocket();
+    clients[nws.hash] = nws;
+    sendJSON(res, nws.hash);
+    return nws;
+}
+exports.newConnection = newConnection;
+
+function msgReceived(req, res) {
+    var h = req.params.hash;
+    if(h in clients) {
+        if(req.params.str == "poll") {
+            sendJSON(res, clients[h].poll());
+        }
+        else {
+            clients[h].recv(unescape(req.params.str));
+            sendJSON(res, "");
+        }
+    }
+}
+exports.msgReceived = msgReceived;
+
+function inRoom(rm) {
+    var cl = [];
+    for(var h in clients) {
+        if(clients[h].room == rm) {
+            cl.push(clients[h]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        emit: function() {
+            for(var i = 0; i < this.cl.length; i++) {
+                this.cl[i].emit(arguments);
+            }
+        },
+        cl: cl
+    };
+}
+exports.inRoom = inRoom;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 1676ad3a..5362237a 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Logger.syslog.log("Starting CyTube v" + VERSION);
 var Config = require("./config.js");
 var express = require("express");
 var API = require("./api.js");
+var NWS = require("./notwebsocket");
 
 var app = express();
 app.get("/r/:channel(*)", function(req, res, next) {
@@ -34,6 +35,53 @@ app.get("/api/:apireq(*)", function(req, res, next) {
     API.handle(req.url.substring(5), req, res);
 });
 
+function getClientIP(req) {
+    var ip;
+    var forward = req.header("x-forwarded-for");
+    if(forward) {
+        ip = forward.split(",")[0];
+    }
+    if(!ip) {
+        ip = req.connection.remoteAddress;
+    }
+    return ip;
+}
+
+app.get("/nws/connect", function(req, res, next) {
+    var socket = NWS.newConnection(req, res);
+    var ip = getClientIP(req);
+    if(Database.checkGlobalBan(ip)) {
+        Logger.syslog.log("Disconnecting " + ip + " - bant");
+        socket.emit("kick", {
+            reason: "You're globally banned!"
+        });
+        socket.disconnect(true);
+        return;
+    }
+    socket.on("disconnect", function() {
+        exports.clients[ip]--;
+    });
+    if(!(ip in exports.clients)) {
+        exports.clients[ip] = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        exports.clients[ip]++;
+    }
+    if(exports.clients[ip] > Config.MAX_PER_IP) {
+        socket.emit("kick", {
+            reason: "Too many connections from your IP address"
+        });
+        socket.disconnect(true);
+        return;
+    }
+    var user = new User(socket, ip);
+    Logger.syslog.log("Accepted connection from /" + user.ip);
+});
+
+app.get("/nws/:hash/:str", function(req, res, next) {
+    NWS.msgReceived(req, res);
+});
+
 app.get("/:thing(*)", function(req, res, next) {
     res.sendfile(__dirname + "/www/" + req.params.thing);
 });
diff --git a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
index 2c2201b5..b2f36ec1 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ Callbacks = {
     }
 }
 
+/*
 $.getScript(IO_URL+"/socket.io/socket.io.js", function() {
     try {
         socket = io.connect(IO_URL);
@@ -846,3 +847,9 @@ $.getScript(IO_URL+"/socket.io/socket.io.js", function() {
         Callbacks.disconnect();
     }
 });
+*/
+
+socket = new NotWebsocket();
+for(var key in Callbacks) {
+    socket.on(key, Callbacks[key]);
+}
diff --git a/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js b/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2add0ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+var NotWebsocket = function() {
+    this.connected = false;
+    $.getJSON(WEB_URL + "/nws/connect", function(data) {
+        this.hash = data;
+        this.connected = true;
+        this.recv(["connect", undefined]);
+        this.pollint = setInterval(function() {
+            this.poll();
+        }.bind(this), 100);
+    }.bind(this));
+
+    this.handlers = {};
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.emit = function(msg, data) {
+    if(!this.connected) {
+        setTimeout(function() {
+            this.emit(msg, data);
+        }.bind(this), 100);
+    }
+    var pkt = [msg, data];
+    var str = escape(JSON.stringify(pkt));
+    $.getJSON(WEB_URL+"/nws/"+this.hash+"/"+str, function(){});
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.on = function(msg, callback) {
+    if(!(msg in this.handlers))
+        this.handlers[msg] = [];
+    this.handlers[msg].push(callback);
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.poll = function() {
+    if(!this.connected)
+        return;
+    $.getJSON(WEB_URL+"/nws/"+this.hash+"/poll", function(data) {
+        for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+            console.log("DBG", data[i]);
+            this.recv(data[i]);
+        }
+    }.bind(this));
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.recv = function(pkt) {
+    var msg = pkt[0], data = pkt[1];
+    if(!(msg in this.handlers))
+        return;
+    for(var i = 0; i < this.handlers[msg].length; i++) {
+        this.handlers[msg][i](data);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/www/channel.html b/www/channel.html
index a1977ff2..c3413473 100644
--- a/www/channel.html
+++ b/www/channel.html
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
     <script src="./assets/js/media.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/functions.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/client.js"></script>
+    <script src="./assets/js/notwebsocket.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/callbacks.js"></script>
     <!-- APIs -->
     <script src="http://api.dmcdn.net/all.js"></script>