diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatProvider.java
index abf65edb8..ca27e2c01 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatProvider.java
@@ -65,15 +65,41 @@ public class ChatProvider
                               String message);
     }
 
+    /** Used to forward tells between servers in a multi-server setup. */
+    public static interface TellForwarder
+    {
+        /**
+         * Requests that the supplied tell message be delivered to the
+         * appropriate destination.
+         *
+         * @return true if the tell was delivered, false otherwise.
+         */
+        public boolean forwardTell (Name teller, Name target, String message,
+                                    TellListener listener);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the auto tell responder for the chat provider. Only one auto
-     * responder is allowed.
+     * responder is allowed. <em>Note:</em> this only works for same-server
+     * tells. If the tell is forwarded to another server, no auto-response
+     * opportunity is provided (because we never have both body objects in the
+     * same place).
      */
     public static void setTellAutoResponder (TellAutoResponder autoRespond)
     {
         _autoRespond = autoRespond;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Configures the tell forwarded for the chat provider. This is used by the
+     * Crowd peer services to forward tells between servers in a multi-server
+     * cluster.
+     */
+    public static void setTellForwarder (TellForwarder forwarder)
+    {
+        _tellForwarder = forwarder;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set an object to which all broadcasts should be sent, rather
      * than iterating over the place objects and sending to each of them.
@@ -114,36 +140,14 @@ public class ChatProvider
             throw new InvocationException(errmsg);
         }
 
-        // make sure the target user is online
-        BodyObject tobj = CrowdServer.lookupBody(target);
-        if (tobj == null) {
-            throw new InvocationException(USER_NOT_ONLINE);
-        }
+        // deliver the tell message to the target
+        deliverTell(source.getVisibleName(), target, message, listener);
 
-        if (tobj.status == OccupantInfo.DISCONNECTED) {
-            throw new InvocationException(MessageBundle.compose(
-                USER_DISCONNECTED, TimeUtil.getTimeOrderString(
-                System.currentTimeMillis() - tobj.statusTime,
-                TimeUtil.SECOND)));
-        }
-
-        // deliver a tell notification to the target player
-        sendTellMessage(tobj, source.getVisibleName(), null, message);
-
-        // let the teller know it went ok
-        long idle = 0L;
-        if (tobj.status == OccupantInfo.IDLE) {
-            idle = System.currentTimeMillis() - tobj.statusTime;
-        }
-        String awayMessage = null;
-        if (!StringUtil.isBlank(tobj.awayMessage)) {
-            awayMessage = tobj.awayMessage;
-        }
-        listener.tellSucceeded(idle, awayMessage);
-
-        // do the autoresponse if needed
-        if (_autoRespond != null) {
-            _autoRespond.sentTell(source, tobj, message);
+        // inform the auto-responder if needed
+        BodyObject targobj;
+        if (_autoRespond != null &&
+            (targobj = CrowdServer.lookupBody(target)) != null) {
+            _autoRespond.sentTell(source, targobj, message);
         }
     }
 
@@ -221,6 +225,49 @@ public class ChatProvider
         body.setAwayMessage(message);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Delivers a tell message from the specified teller to the specified
+     * target. It is assumed that the teller has already been permissions
+     * checked.
+     */
+    public static void deliverTell (Name teller, Name target, String message,
+                                    TellListener listener)
+        throws InvocationException
+    {
+        // make sure the target user is online
+        BodyObject tobj = CrowdServer.lookupBody(target);
+        if (tobj == null) {
+            // if we have a forwarder configured, try forwarding the tell
+            if (_tellForwarder != null &&
+                _tellForwarder.forwardTell(teller, target, message, listener)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            throw new InvocationException(USER_NOT_ONLINE);
+        }
+
+        if (tobj.status == OccupantInfo.DISCONNECTED) {
+            String errmsg = MessageBundle.compose(
+                USER_DISCONNECTED, TimeUtil.getTimeOrderString(
+                    System.currentTimeMillis() - tobj.statusTime,
+                    TimeUtil.SECOND));
+            throw new InvocationException(errmsg);
+        }
+
+        // deliver a tell notification to the target player
+        sendTellMessage(tobj, teller, null, message);
+
+        // let the teller know it went ok
+        long idle = 0L;
+        if (tobj.status == OccupantInfo.IDLE) {
+            idle = System.currentTimeMillis() - tobj.statusTime;
+        }
+        String awayMessage = null;
+        if (!StringUtil.isBlank(tobj.awayMessage)) {
+            awayMessage = tobj.awayMessage;
+        }
+        listener.tellSucceeded(idle, awayMessage);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Delivers a tell notification to the specified target player,
      * originating with the specified speaker.
@@ -249,9 +296,12 @@ public class ChatProvider
     /** The distributed object manager used by the chat services. */
     protected static DObjectManager _omgr;
 
-    /** Reference to our auto responder object. */
+    /** Generates auto-responses to tells. May be null. */
     protected static TellAutoResponder _autoRespond;
 
+    /** Forwards tells between servers. May be null. */
+    protected static TellForwarder _tellForwarder;
+
     /** An alternative object to which broadcasts should be sent. */
     protected static DObject _broadcastObject;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/client/CrowdPeerService.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/client/CrowdPeerService.java
index 8dc7ea14d..913a5329d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/client/CrowdPeerService.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/client/CrowdPeerService.java
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.peer.client;
 
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
+
 import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationService;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatService;
-import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
 
 /**
  * Bridges certain Crowd services between peers in a cluster configuration.
@@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
 public interface CrowdPeerService extends InvocationService
 {
     /**
-     * Forwards a tell request to the server on which a user actually resides.
+     * Used to forward a tell request to the server on which the destination
+     * user actually occupies.
      */
-    public void deliverTell (
-        Client client, ChatMessage message, ChatService.TellListener listener);
+    public void deliverTell (Client client, Name teller, Name target,
+                             String message, ChatService.TellListener listener);
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdClientInfo.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdClientInfo.java
index 4081d5160..95c4b561f 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdClientInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdClientInfo.java
@@ -32,4 +32,14 @@ public class CrowdClientInfo extends ClientInfo
 {
     /** The client's visible name, which is used for chatting. */
     public Name visibleName;
+
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    public Comparable getKey ()
+    {
+        // the PeerManager works in such a way that we can override our client
+        // info key and things still work properly; all inter-server
+        // communication regarding users will be based on visible name so this
+        // makes lookups much more efficient
+        return visibleName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdPeerMarshaller.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdPeerMarshaller.java
index d670ef6b2..d871a8abb 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdPeerMarshaller.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/data/CrowdPeerMarshaller.java
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ package com.threerings.crowd.peer.data;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatService;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMarshaller;
-import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
 import com.threerings.crowd.peer.client.CrowdPeerService;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.InvocationMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.InvocationResponseEvent;
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
 /**
  * Provides the implementation of the {@link CrowdPeerService} interface
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ public class CrowdPeerMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     public static final int DELIVER_TELL = 1;
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
-    public void deliverTell (Client arg1, ChatMessage arg2, ChatService.TellListener arg3)
+    public void deliverTell (Client arg1, Name arg2, Name arg3, String arg4, ChatService.TellListener arg5)
     {
-        ChatMarshaller.TellMarshaller listener3 = new ChatMarshaller.TellMarshaller();
-        listener3.listener = arg3;
+        ChatMarshaller.TellMarshaller listener5 = new ChatMarshaller.TellMarshaller();
+        listener5.listener = arg5;
         sendRequest(arg1, DELIVER_TELL, new Object[] {
-            arg2, listener3
+            arg2, arg3, arg4, listener5
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerDispatcher.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerDispatcher.java
index e4d4b9feb..034c89c6b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerDispatcher.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package com.threerings.crowd.peer.server;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatService;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMarshaller;
-import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
 import com.threerings.crowd.peer.client.CrowdPeerService;
 import com.threerings.crowd.peer.data.CrowdPeerMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.InvocationMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationDispatcher;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationException;
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
 /**
  * Dispatches requests to the {@link CrowdPeerProvider}.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class CrowdPeerDispatcher extends InvocationDispatcher
         case CrowdPeerMarshaller.DELIVER_TELL:
             ((CrowdPeerProvider)provider).deliverTell(
                 source,
-                (ChatMessage)args[0], (ChatService.TellListener)args[1]
+                (Name)args[0], (Name)args[1], (String)args[2], (ChatService.TellListener)args[3]
             );
             return;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
index b703fd91d..6aec27d50 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
@@ -25,15 +25,31 @@ import com.samskivert.io.PersistenceException;
 import com.samskivert.jdbc.ConnectionProvider;
 import com.samskivert.util.Invoker;
 
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
+import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationException;
+import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsClient;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.ClientInfo;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.NodeObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.server.PeerManager;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatService;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.server.ChatProvider;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.server.CrowdServer;
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.peer.data.CrowdClientInfo;
 import com.threerings.crowd.peer.data.CrowdNodeObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.peer.data.CrowdPeerMarshaller;
 
 /**
  * Extends the standard peer manager and bridges certain Crowd services.
  */
 public class CrowdPeerManager extends PeerManager
+    implements CrowdPeerProvider, ChatProvider.TellForwarder
 {
     /**
      * Creates a peer manager that integrates Crowd services across a cluster
@@ -45,9 +61,81 @@ public class CrowdPeerManager extends PeerManager
         super(conprov, invoker);
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited from interface CrowdPeerProvider
+    public void deliverTell (ClientObject caller, Name teller, Name target,
+                             String message, ChatService.TellListener listener)
+        throws InvocationException
+    {
+        // the originating server has already permissions checked the teller,
+        // so we just forward the message as if it originated on this server
+        ChatProvider.deliverTell(teller, target, message, listener);
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface ChatProvider.TellForwarder
+    public boolean forwardTell (Name teller, Name target, String message,
+                                ChatService.TellListener listener)
+    {
+        // look through our peer objects to see if the target user is online on
+        // one of the other servers
+        for (PeerNode peer : _peers.values()) {
+            CrowdNodeObject cnobj = (CrowdNodeObject)peer.nodeobj;
+            CrowdClientInfo cinfo = (CrowdClientInfo)cnobj.clients.get(target);
+            if (cinfo != null) {
+                cnobj.crowdPeerService.deliverTell(
+                    peer.getClient(), teller, target, message, listener);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    public void shutdown ()
+    {
+        super.shutdown();
+
+        // unregister our invocation service
+        if (_nodeobj != null) {
+            CrowdServer.invmgr.clearDispatcher(
+                ((CrowdNodeObject)_nodeobj).crowdPeerService);
+        }
+
+        // clear our tell forwarder registration
+        ChatProvider.setTellForwarder(null);
+    }
+
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    protected void finishInit (NodeObject nodeobj)
+    {
+        super.finishInit(nodeobj);
+
+        // register and initialize our invocation service
+        CrowdNodeObject cnobj = (CrowdNodeObject)nodeobj;
+        cnobj.setCrowdPeerService(
+            (CrowdPeerMarshaller)CrowdServer.invmgr.registerDispatcher(
+                new CrowdPeerDispatcher(this), false));
+
+        // register ourselves as a tell forwarder
+        ChatProvider.setTellForwarder(this);
+    }
+
     @Override // documentation inherited
     protected Class<? extends NodeObject> getNodeObjectClass ()
     {
         return CrowdNodeObject.class;
     }
+
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    protected ClientInfo createClientInfo ()
+    {
+        return new CrowdClientInfo();
+    }
+
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    protected void initClientInfo (PresentsClient client, ClientInfo info)
+    {
+        super.initClientInfo(client, info);
+        ((CrowdClientInfo)info).visibleName =
+            ((BodyObject)client.getClientObject()).getVisibleName();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerProvider.java
index a289067c4..28bf43ebe 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerProvider.java
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ package com.threerings.crowd.peer.server;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatService;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMarshaller;
-import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
 import com.threerings.crowd.peer.client.CrowdPeerService;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationException;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationProvider;
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
 /**
  * Defines the server-side of the {@link CrowdPeerService}.
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ public interface CrowdPeerProvider extends InvocationProvider
     /**
      * Handles a {@link CrowdPeerService#deliverTell} request.
      */
-    public void deliverTell (ClientObject caller, ChatMessage arg1, ChatService.TellListener arg2)
+    public void deliverTell (ClientObject caller, Name arg1, Name arg2, String arg3, ChatService.TellListener arg4)
         throws InvocationException;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
index c2654d53d..df8d8ea13 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.ClientObserver;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.ObjectAccessException;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.Subscriber;
+import com.threerings.presents.server.ClientManager;
+import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsClient;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsServer;
 
+import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.ClientInfo;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.NodeObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.net.PeerBootstrapData;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.net.PeerCreds;
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ import static com.threerings.presents.Log.log;
  * communicate cross-node information.
  */
 public class PeerManager
+    implements ClientManager.ClientObserver
 {
     /**
      * Creates a peer manager which will create a {@link NodeRepository} which
@@ -124,6 +128,9 @@ public class PeerManager
      */
     public void shutdown ()
     {
+        // clear out our client observer registration
+        PresentsServer.clmgr.removeClientObserver(this);
+
         // TODO: clear our record from the node table
         for (PeerNode peer : _peers.values()) {
             peer.shutdown();
@@ -139,6 +146,43 @@ public class PeerManager
             creds.getNodeName(), _sharedSecret).equals(creds.getPassword());
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited from interface ClientManager.ClientObserver
+    public void clientSessionDidStart (PresentsClient client)
+    {
+        // create and publish a ClientInfo record for this client
+        ClientInfo clinfo = createClientInfo();
+        initClientInfo(client, clinfo);
+
+        // sanity check
+        if (_nodeobj.clients.contains(clinfo)) {
+            log.warning("Received clientSessionDidStart() for already " +
+                        "registered client!? " +
+                        "[old=" + _nodeobj.clients.get(clinfo.getKey()) +
+                        ", new=" + clinfo + "].");
+            // go ahead and update the record
+            _nodeobj.updateClients(clinfo);
+        } else {
+            _nodeobj.addToClients(clinfo);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface ClientManager.ClientObserver
+    public void clientSessionDidEnd (PresentsClient client)
+    {
+        // we create a new client info for this client so that we can support
+        // derived classes overriding the value we use for the DSet key
+        ClientInfo clinfo = createClientInfo();
+        initClientInfo(client, clinfo);
+
+        // sanity check
+        if (!_nodeobj.clients.containsKey(clinfo.getKey())) {
+            log.warning("Session ended for unregistered client " +
+                        "[info=" + clinfo + "].");
+        } else {
+            _nodeobj.removeFromClients(clinfo.getKey());
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called once our node object is available.
      */
@@ -161,6 +205,9 @@ public class PeerManager
             }
         });
 
+        // register ourselves as a client observer
+        PresentsServer.clmgr.addClientObserver(this);
+
         // and start our peer refresh interval (this need not use a runqueue as
         // all it will do is post an invoker unit)
         new Interval() {
@@ -226,6 +273,23 @@ public class PeerManager
         return NodeObject.class;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a {@link ClientInfo} record which will subsequently be
+     * initialized by a call to {@link #initClientInfo}.
+     */
+    protected ClientInfo createClientInfo ()
+    {
+        return new ClientInfo();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the supplied client info for the supplied client.
+     */
+    protected void initClientInfo (PresentsClient client, ClientInfo info)
+    {
+        info.username = client.getCredentials().getUsername();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Contains all runtime information for one of our peer nodes.
      */
@@ -242,6 +306,11 @@ public class PeerManager
             _client.addClientObserver(this);
         }
 
+        public Client getClient ()
+        {
+            return _client;
+        }
+
         public void refresh (NodeRecord record)
         {
             // if the hostname of this node changed, kill our existing client
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/ClientManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/ClientManager.java
index 26cf52f17..519aff8d0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/ClientManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/ClientManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.Interval;
+import com.samskivert.util.ObserverList;
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
@@ -70,6 +71,25 @@ public class ClientManager
         public void resolutionFailed (Exception e);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used by entites that wish to track when clients initiate and end
+     * sessions on this server.
+     */
+    public static interface ClientObserver
+    {
+        /**
+         * Called when a client has authenticated and been resolved and has
+         * started their session.
+         */
+        public void clientSessionDidStart (PresentsClient client);
+
+        /**
+         * Called when a client has logged off or been forcibly logged off due
+         * to inactivity and has thus ended their session.
+         */
+        public void clientSessionDidEnd (PresentsClient client);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Constructs a client manager that will interact with the supplied
      * connection manager.
@@ -161,6 +181,24 @@ public class ClientManager
         return _objmap.values().iterator();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Registers an observer that will be notified when clients start and end
+     * their sessions.
+     */
+    public void addClientObserver (ClientObserver observer)
+    {
+        _clobservers.add(observer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes an observer previously registered with {@link
+     * #addClientObserver}.
+     */
+    public void removeClientObserver (ClientObserver observer)
+    {
+        _clobservers.remove(observer);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the client instance that manages the client session for the
      * specified authentication username or null if that client is not
@@ -372,15 +410,31 @@ public class ClientManager
         report.append("- Mapped users: ").append(_objmap.size()).append("\n");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called by the client instance when it has started its session. This is
+     * called from the dobjmgr thread.
+     */
+    protected void clientSessionDidStart (final PresentsClient client)
+    {
+        // let the observers know
+        _clobservers.apply(new ObserverList.ObserverOp<ClientObserver>() {
+            public boolean apply (ClientObserver observer) {
+                observer.clientSessionDidStart(client);
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called by the client instance when the client requests a logoff.
      * This is called from the conmgr thread.
      */
-    synchronized void clientDidEndSession (PresentsClient client)
+    protected synchronized void clientSessionDidEnd (
+        final PresentsClient client)
     {
         // remove the client from the username map
-        Credentials creds = client.getCredentials();
-        PresentsClient rc = _usermap.remove(creds.getUsername());
+        PresentsClient rc = _usermap.remove(
+            client.getCredentials().getUsername());
 
         // sanity check just because we can
         if (rc == null) {
@@ -392,6 +446,20 @@ public class ClientManager
         } else {
             Log.info("Ending session " + client + ".");
         }
+
+        // queue up a unit on the dobjmgr thread to notify the client observers
+        // that the session is ended
+        PresentsServer.omgr.postRunnable(new Runnable() {
+            public void run () {
+                _clobservers.apply(
+                    new ObserverList.ObserverOp<ClientObserver>() {
+                    public boolean apply (ClientObserver observer) {
+                        observer.clientSessionDidEnd(client);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -484,6 +552,10 @@ public class ClientManager
     /** The client class in use. */
     protected ClientFactory _factory = ClientFactory.DEFAULT;
 
+    /** Tracks registered {@link ClientObserver}s. */
+    protected ObserverList<ClientObserver> _clobservers =
+        new ObserverList<ClientObserver>(ObserverList.SAFE_IN_ORDER_NOTIFY);
+
     /** The frequency with which we check for expired clients. */
     protected static final long CLIENT_FLUSH_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000L;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java
index 85b8fa5d7..ab58bcd31 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ public class PresentsClient
         // finish up our regular business
         sessionWillStart();
         sendBootstrap();
+
+        // let the client manager know that we're operational
+        _cmgr.clientSessionDidStart(this);
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ public class PresentsClient
         }
 
         // let the client manager know that we're audi 5000
-        _cmgr.clientDidEndSession(this);
+        _cmgr.clientSessionDidEnd(this);
 
         // clear out the client object so that we know the session is over
         _clobj = null;