diff --git a/autodist b/autodist
index 1f7f1e9..eb26e61 100755
--- a/autodist
+++ b/autodist
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ ${me[0]} ${me[1]}
                             1: skip current job on error
                             2: abort on error""
    --arch             "$"Build packages for specified target architecture""
+   --user user        "$"Pass calling user name for Webbuild social messages""
 
    job                "$"Job specification in the form pkg#version, job#version, job/pkg#version, examples:
                             glibc#2.11.1
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ for ((i=1; i<=$#; i++)); do
 		            exit 1
 		         }
 		      }
-		      
 		      ;;
       -c|--cleanlogs) do_cleanlogs=1 ;;
       -h|--help) usage 
@@ -159,32 +159,39 @@ for ((i=1; i<=$#; i++)); do
                ;;
       --server) let i+=1
                 [ "${!i}" ] || {
-                    echo "Error: server parameter not given, aborting."
+                    echo "Error: --server parameter not given, aborting."
                     exit 1
                 }
                 SEND_SERVER="${!i}"
                 ;;
       --repository) let i+=1
                 [ "${!i}" ] || {
-                    echo "Error: repository parameter not given, aborting."
+                    echo "Error: --repository parameter not given, aborting."
                     exit 1
                 }
                 AUTODIST_REPOSITORY="${!i}"
                 ;;
       --severity) let i+=1
                 [ "${!i}" ] || {
-                    echo "Error: severity parameter not given, aborting."
+                    echo "Error: --severity parameter not given, aborting."
                     exit 1
                 }
                 SEVERITY=${!i}
 		;;
       --arch) let i+=1
                 [ "${!i}" ] || {
-                    echo "Error: arch parameter not given, aborting."
+                    echo "Error: --arch parameter not given, aborting."
                     exit 1
                 }
                 TARGETARCH=${!i}
 	        ;;
+	--user) let i+=1
+                [ "${!i}" ] || {
+                    echo "Error: --user parameter not given, aborting."
+                    exit 1
+                }
+                WEBBUILD_USER_CMDLINE="${!i}"
+                ;;
       -*) if [ "${!i}" = "--" ]; then
              AUTOSPEC_ARGS_MODE=1
           elif [ "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS_MODE" ]; then
@@ -836,8 +843,13 @@ function launch_pkgs_loop() {
                      # send operation: check for --norpm (source send) to avoid sending notification twice
                      [ "$WEBBUILD_URL" -a "$WEBBUILD_USER" ] && {
                         SPEC_VERSION=`grep -m1 "^Version:" $spec_dir/$pkg.spec | sed "s|Version:[[:space:]]*||"`
-                        curl -s "$WEBBUILD_URL?REQUEST=message&USER=$WEBBUILD_USER&SECRET=$WEBBUILD_SECRET&USER_EMAIL=$WEBBUILD_EMAIL&\
-MESSAGE=`cgi_encodevar \"sent <b>$pkg $SPEC_VERSION</b> for ${TARGETARCH} to <b>$SEND_SERVER</b>\"`" >/dev/null
+                        if [ "$WEBBUILD_USER_CMDLINE" ]; then
+                           curl -s "$WEBBUILD_URL?REQUEST=message&USER=$WEBBUILD_USER&SECRET=$WEBBUILD_SECRET&USER_EMAIL=$WEBBUILD_EMAIL&\
+MESSAGE=`cgi_encodevar \"(invoked by $WEBBUILD_USER_CMDLINE) sent <b>$pkg $SPEC_VERSION-$SPEC_RELEASE</b> for ${TARGETARCH} to <b>$SEND_SERVER</b>\"`" >/dev/null
+                        else
+                           curl -s "$WEBBUILD_URL?REQUEST=message&USER=$WEBBUILD_USER&SECRET=$WEBBUILD_SECRET&USER_EMAIL=$WEBBUILD_EMAIL&\
+MESSAGE=`cgi_encodevar \"sent <b>$pkg $SPEC_VERSION-$SPEC_RELEASE</b> for ${TARGETARCH} to <b>$SEND_SERVER</b>\"`" >/dev/null
+                        fi
                      }
                   fi
 		  ;;
@@ -948,6 +960,7 @@ if [ "$do_autobuild" = "1" ]; then
    SKIPPEDCOUNT=0
    BLACKLISTCOUNT=0
    SUCCESSLISTCOUNT=0
+   REBUILDOLDCOUNT=0
 
    > $pkgtmpfile
 
@@ -971,19 +984,25 @@ if [ "$do_autobuild" = "1" ]; then
           continue
        }
 
-       # check skippedlist (but ignore for scheduled updates)
        if [ "${VERSION:0:1}" != "+" ]; then
-          SKIPPEDLINE=`awk '{ print $1" "$2 }' $SKIPPEDLISTDIR/*.skip | grep -m1 "^$PKGNAME "`
-          if [ "$SKIPPEDLINE" ]; then
-             set -- $SKIPPEDLINE
-             SKIPPEDTIME=$2
-             SKIPPEDDAYS=`expr \( $DATE_NOW - $SKIPPEDTIME \) / 86400`
-             if [ "$SKIPPEDDAYS" -le "$AUTOBUILD_SKIP_DAYS" ]; then
-                SKIPPEDCOUNT=`expr $SKIPPEDCOUNT + 1`
-                #echo "?= Package $PKGNAME has been in the skippedlist for $SKIPPEDDAYS days; skipping"
-                continue
-             else
-                sed -i "/^$PKGNAME /d" $SKIPPEDLISTDIR/*.skip
+          if [ $REBUILDOLDCOUNT -lt $AUTODIST_REBUILDOLD_MAX -a $BUILDDATE -ge $AUTODIST_REBUILDOLD_FROMDATE ]; then
+             # rebuilt 20 oldest packages (but newer than 20090101)
+             REBUILDOLDCOUNT=$(($REBUILDOLDCOUNT + 1))
+             VERSION=+0
+          else
+             # check skippedlist (but ignore for scheduled updates)
+             SKIPPEDLINE=`awk '{ print $1" "$2 }' $SKIPPEDLISTDIR/*.skip | grep -m1 "^$PKGNAME "`
+             if [ "$SKIPPEDLINE" ]; then
+                set -- $SKIPPEDLINE
+                SKIPPEDTIME=$2
+                SKIPPEDDAYS=`expr \( $DATE_NOW - $SKIPPEDTIME \) / 86400`
+                if [ "$SKIPPEDDAYS" -le "$AUTOBUILD_SKIP_DAYS" ]; then
+                   SKIPPEDCOUNT=`expr $SKIPPEDCOUNT + 1`
+                   #echo "?= Package $PKGNAME has been in the skippedlist for $SKIPPEDDAYS days; skipping"
+                   continue
+                else
+                   sed -i "/^$PKGNAME /d" $SKIPPEDLISTDIR/*.skip
+                fi
              fi
           fi
        fi
@@ -1045,7 +1064,7 @@ if [ "$do_autobuild" = "1" ]; then
        fi
    done < $srctmpfile
 
-   echo "%% Total pkgs: $PKGCOUNT, skipped list: $SKIPPEDCOUNT, blacklist: $BLACKLISTCOUNT, success list: $SUCCESSLISTCOUNT, last build date: $BUILDDATE"
+   echo "%% Total pkgs: $PKGCOUNT, skipped list: $SKIPPEDCOUNT, blacklist: $BLACKLISTCOUNT, success list: $SUCCESSLISTCOUNT, rebuild-old list: $REBUILDOLDCOUNT, last build date: $BUILDDATE"
    while read line; do
          set -- $line
          PKGNAME=${1}
@@ -1112,8 +1131,8 @@ for JOB_NUM in `seq 1 ${#JOBNAME[*]}`; do
       }
       if [ ! "$do_update" -a "$do_autobuild" = "1" ]; then
          [ "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS/--changelog}" = "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS}" ] &&
-            AUTOSPEC_ARGS="$AUTOSPEC_ARGS --changelog \"automatic rebuild by autodist\""
-         launch_pkgs_loop rebuild "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS" || {
+            AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG="--changelog \"automatic rebuild by autodist\"" || AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG=
+         launch_pkgs_loop rebuild "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS $AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG" || {
             case $SEVERITY in
                  0) ;;
                  1) echo "%! Error during package update for rebuild; skipping $JOB_NAME job."
@@ -1141,8 +1160,8 @@ for JOB_NUM in `seq 1 ${#JOBNAME[*]}`; do
                echo "?= Job $JOB_NAME is in the legacy list; forcing rebuild"
             } || {
                [ "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS/--changelog}" = "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS}" ] &&
-                  AUTOSPEC_ARGS="$AUTOSPEC_ARGS --changelog \"automatic update by autodist\""
-               launch_pkgs_loop autoupdate "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS $SEND_FORCE"
+                  AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG="--changelog \"automatic update by autodist\"" || AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG
+               launch_pkgs_loop autoupdate "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS $AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG $SEND_FORCE"
                ret=$?
             }
          fi
@@ -1163,8 +1182,8 @@ for JOB_NUM in `seq 1 ${#JOBNAME[*]}`; do
 	    else
                echo "%% Rebuilding package(s)"
                [ "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS/--changelog}" = "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS}" ] &&
-                  AUTOSPEC_ARGS="$AUTOSPEC_ARGS --changelog \"automatic rebuild by autodist\""
-               launch_pkgs_loop rebuild "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS" || {
+                  AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG="--changelog \"automatic rebuild by autodist\"" || AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG=
+               launch_pkgs_loop rebuild "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS $AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG" || {
                   case $SEVERITY in
                      0) ;;
                      1) echo "%! Error during package update for rebuild; skipping $JOB_NAME job."
@@ -1186,8 +1205,8 @@ for JOB_NUM in `seq 1 ${#JOBNAME[*]}`; do
          echo "%% Updating to version ${JOB_VER:1}"
          # WARNING: JOB_VER must be passed to launch_pkgs_loop as the first string in the second parameter
          [ "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS/--changelog}" = "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS}" ] &&
-            AUTOSPEC_ARGS="$AUTOSPEC_ARGS --changelog \"automatic version update by autodist\""
-         launch_pkgs_loop update "${JOB_VER:1} $AUTOSPEC_ARGS $SEND_FORCE" || {
+            AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG="--changelog \"automatic version update by autodist\"" || AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG=
+         launch_pkgs_loop update "${JOB_VER:1} $AUTOSPEC_ARGS $AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG $SEND_FORCE" || {
 	    if [ ! "$rebuild_packages" ]; then
                case $SEVERITY in
                   0) ;;
@@ -1199,8 +1218,8 @@ for JOB_NUM in `seq 1 ${#JOBNAME[*]}`; do
                esac
 	    else
 	       [ "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS/--changelog}" = "${AUTOSPEC_ARGS}" ] &&
-                  AUTOSPEC_ARGS="$AUTOSPEC_ARGS --changelog \"automatic rebuild by autodist\""
-               launch_pkgs_loop rebuild "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS" || {
+                  AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG="--changelog \"automatic rebuild by autodist\"" || AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG=
+               launch_pkgs_loop rebuild "$AUTOSPEC_ARGS $AUTOSPEC_CHANGELOG" || {
                   case $SEVERITY in
                      0) ;;
                      1) echo "%! Error during package update for rebuild; skipping $JOB_NAME job."
diff --git a/etc/autodist/config b/etc/autodist/config
index 7bc01ff..534411b 100644
--- a/etc/autodist/config
+++ b/etc/autodist/config
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 REPS_BASE_URL=http://www.openmamba.org/pub/openmamba
 LOCAL_REPS_BASE_DIR=/var/ftp/pub/openmamba
 SEND_SERVER=devel-autodist
-GNOME_VER=3.4
 #WEBBUILD_URL=http://localhost/cgi-bin/webbuild
 #WEBBUILD_USER=
 #WEBBUILD_EMAIL=
@@ -27,3 +26,5 @@ AUTODIST_REPOSITORIES=(devel devel-games devel-makedist devel-kernel devel-xorg
 AUTOPORT_STAGEVARS="--define stage1=1"
 AUTOPORT_MAX_STEPS=10
 #RPMDIR=/usr/src/RPM
+AUTODIST_REBUILDOLD_MAX=20
+AUTODIST_REBUILDOLD_FROMDATE=20090101