diff --git a/src/gui/buffers/base.py b/src/gui/buffers/base.py
index e5c9b9bb..c8160920 100644
--- a/src/gui/buffers/base.py
+++ b/src/gui/buffers/base.py
@@ -186,18 +186,21 @@ class basePanel(wx.Panel):
   except TwythonError as e:
    output.speak(e.message)
   for i in items:
-   if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
-    self.db.settings[self.name_buffer].insert(0, i)
-   else:
-    self.db.settings[self.name_buffer].append(i)
+   if twitter.utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+    if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
+     self.db.settings[self.name_buffer].insert(0, i)
+    else:
+     self.db.settings[self.name_buffer].append(i)
   if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
    for i in items:
-    tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.db)
-    self.list.insert_item(True, *tweet)
+    if twitter.utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+     tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.db)
+     self.list.insert_item(True, *tweet)
   else:
    for i in items:
-    tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.db)
-    self.list.insert_item(False, *tweet)
+    if twitter.utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+     tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.db)
+     self.list.insert_item(False, *tweet)
   output.speak(_(u"%s items retrieved") % (len(items)))
 
  def put_items(self, num):
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ class basePanel(wx.Panel):
    for i in self.db.settings[self.name_buffer]:
     tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.db)
     self.list.insert_item(False, *tweet)
-   self.set_list_position()
+    self.set_list_position()
   elif self.list.get_count() > 0:
    if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
     for i in self.db.settings[self.name_buffer][:num]:
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/follow.py b/src/gui/dialogs/follow.py
index e5f2a9a6..6b5b896b 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/follow.py
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/follow.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import twitter
 from twitter import utils
 from twython import TwythonError
 import output
+import re
 
 class follow(wx.Dialog):
  def __init__(self, parent, default="follow"):
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class follow(wx.Dialog):
   self.block = wx.RadioButton(panel, -1, _(u"Block"))
   self.unblock = wx.RadioButton(panel, -1, _(u"Unblock"))
   self.reportSpam = wx.RadioButton(panel, -1, _(u"Report as spam"))
+  self.ignore_client = wx.RadioButton(panel, -1, _(u"Ignore tweets from this client"))
   self.setup_default(default)
   actionSizer.Add(label2)
   actionSizer.Add(self.follow)
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ class follow(wx.Dialog):
   actionSizer.Add(self.block)
   actionSizer.Add(self.unblock)
   actionSizer.Add(self.reportSpam)
+  actionSizer.Add(self.ignore_client)
   sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
   ok = wx.Button(panel, wx.ID_OK, _(u"OK"))
   ok.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.onok)
@@ -133,6 +136,15 @@ class follow(wx.Dialog):
     self.Destroy()
    except TwythonError as err:
     output.speak("Error %s: %s" % (err.error_code, err.msg), True)
+  elif self.ignore_client.GetValue() == True:
+   tweet = self.parent.get_tweet()
+   if tweet.has_key("sender"):
+    output.speak(_(u"You can't ignore direct messages"))
+    return
+   else:
+    client = re.sub(r"(?s)<.*?>", "", tweet["source"])
+   if client not in config.main["twitter"]["ignored_clients"]:
+    config.main["twitter"]["ignored_clients"].append(client)
 
  def setup_default(self, default):
   if default == "follow":
diff --git a/src/twitter/buffers/indibidual.py b/src/twitter/buffers/indibidual.py
index 20d1987b..80868b0e 100644
--- a/src/twitter/buffers/indibidual.py
+++ b/src/twitter/buffers/indibidual.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from twitter import compose
+from twitter import compose, utils
 from twython import TwythonStreamer
 import sound
 from mysc import event
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class streamer(TwythonStreamer):
 
  def on_success(self, data):
   try:
-   if data.has_key("text"):
+   if data.has_key("text") and utils.is_allowed(data):
     self.check_tls(data)
    elif "friends" in data:
     self.friends = data["friends"]
diff --git a/src/twitter/compose.py b/src/twitter/compose.py
index cf80437b..22593f26 100644
--- a/src/twitter/compose.py
+++ b/src/twitter/compose.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def compose_tweet(tweet, db):
   else: user = tweet["sender"]["name"]
  elif tweet.has_key("user"):
   user = tweet["user"]["name"]
-  source = re.sub(r"(?s)<.*?>", " ", tweet["source"])
+  source = re.sub(r"(?s)<.*?>", "", tweet["source"])
   try: text = "rt @%s: %s" % (tweet["retweeted_status"]["user"]["screen_name"], StripChars(tweet["retweeted_status"]["text"]))
   except KeyError: text = "%s" % (StripChars(tweet["text"]))
   if text[-1] in chars: text=text+"."
diff --git a/src/twitter/starting.py b/src/twitter/starting.py
index b31c32b6..eb84d1be 100644
--- a/src/twitter/starting.py
+++ b/src/twitter/starting.py
@@ -75,15 +75,16 @@ def start_stream(db, twitter, name, function, param=None):
   last_id = 0
  if len(db.settings[name]) > 0:
   for i in tl:
-   if int(i["id"]) > int(last_id):
+   if int(i["id"]) > int(last_id) and utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
     if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
     else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
     num = num+1
  elif len(db.settings[name]) == 0:
   for i in tl:
-   if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
-   else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
-   num = num+1
+   if utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+    if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
+    else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
+    num = num+1
 # db.settings.update()
  return num
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ def update_stream(config, twitter, name, function, param=None, sndFile=""):
  tl = function(sinze_id=config.settings[name][-1]["id"], screen_name=param, count=config.main["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"])
  tl.reverse()
  for i in tl:
-  if i["id"] > config.settings[name][-1]["id"]:
+  if i["id"] > config.settings[name][-1]["id"] and utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
    config.settings[name].append(i)
    sounded = True
    num = num+1
@@ -189,15 +190,16 @@ def start_list(db, twitter, name, list_id, *args, **kwargs):
   last_id = 0
  if len(db.settings[name]) > 0:
   for i in tl:
-   if int(i["id"]) > int(last_id):
+   if int(i["id"]) > int(last_id) and utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
     if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
     else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
     num = num+1
  elif len(db.settings[name]) == 0:
   for i in tl:
-   if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
-   else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
-   num = num+1
+   if utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+    if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
+    else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
+    num = num+1
  db.settings.update()
  return num
 
@@ -209,15 +211,16 @@ def search(db, twitter, name, *args, **kwargs):
  tl["statuses"].reverse()
  if len(db.settings[name]) > 0:
   for i in tl["statuses"]:
-   if utils.find_item(i["id"], db.settings[name]) == None:
+   if utils.find_item(i["id"], db.settings[name]) == None and utils.is_allowed(i):
     if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
     else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
     num = num+1
  elif len(db.settings[name]) == 0:
   for i in tl["statuses"]:
-   if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
-   else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
-   num = num+1
+   if utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+    if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
+    else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
+    num = num+1
  return num
 
 def search_users(db, twitter, name, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -247,13 +250,14 @@ def get_favourites_timeline(db, twitter, name, param, *args, **kwargs):
  tl.reverse()
  if len(db.settings[name]) > 0:
   for i in tl:
-   if utils.find_item(i["id"], db.settings[name]) == None:
+   if utils.find_item(i["id"], db.settings[name]) == None and utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
     if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
     else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
     num = num+1
  elif len(db.settings[name]) == 0:
   for i in tl:
-   if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
-   else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
-   num = num+1
+   if utils.is_allowed(i) == True:
+    if config.main["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False: db.settings[name].append(i)
+    else: db.settings[name].insert(0, i)
+    num = num+1
  return num
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diff --git a/src/twitter/utils.py b/src/twitter/utils.py
index 47cfc0c1..0fb878d2 100644
--- a/src/twitter/utils.py
+++ b/src/twitter/utils.py
@@ -109,9 +109,12 @@ def api_call(parent=None, call_name=None, preexec_message="", success="", succes
  return val
 
 def is_allowed(tweet):
- allowed = True
- if tweet.has_key("retweeted_status"): tweet = tweet["retweeted_status"]
- source = re.sub(r"(?s)<.*?>", "", tweet["source"])
- for i in config.main["twitter"]["ignored_clients"]:
-  if i.lower() == source.lower(): allowed = False
- return allowed
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+  try:
+   allowed = True
+   if tweet.has_key("retweeted_status"): tweet = tweet["retweeted_status"]
+   source = re.sub(r"(?s)<.*?>", "", tweet["source"])
+   for i in config.main["twitter"]["ignored_clients"]:
+    if i.lower() == source.lower(): allowed = False
+   return allowed
+  except KeyError:
+   return True
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