diff --git a/commands.rb b/commands.rb
index 4de966b..5f2885e 100644
--- a/commands.rb
+++ b/commands.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ end
 def process_command_srvstatus(message, command, adm)
     if is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat) || message_from_admin?(message, adm)
         telnet = @conf['telnet']
+        if `nc -zvw3 #{telnet['host']} #{telnet['port']}`
+            #bot.api.send_message(chat_id: message.chat.id, text: "Server is online!\nGathering server information...")
+            `./scripts/srvstatus.receipt #{@conf['token']} #{message.chat.id}`
+        end
         reply = `./scripts/srvstatus #{telnet['host']} #{telnet['port']} #{telnet['pass']}`
     else
         reply = "Refusal: I am not authorized to provide this information here."
@@ -78,3 +82,13 @@ def process_command_srvstatus(message, command, adm)
     return reply
 end
 
+def process_command_patchnotes(message, command, adm)
+    if is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat) || message_from_admin?(message, adm)
+        telnet = @conf['telnet']
+        reply = `cat patchnotes.txt`
+    else
+        reply = "Refusal: I am not authorized to provide this information here."
+    end
+    return reply
+end
+
diff --git a/patchnotes.txt b/patchnotes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffbb3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patchnotes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+New features:
++ Auto self-resurrection after random bot-suicide.
++ This `/patchnotes` command.
++ Instant message confirmation for `/status` command.
+
diff --git a/run.rb b/run.rb
index 4b4eb6c..21d5cc5 100755
--- a/run.rb
+++ b/run.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ def handle_message(message)
             #else
             #    reply = "Refusal: I am not authorized to provide this information here."
             #end
+        when '/patch', '/patchnotes'
+            reply = process_command_patchnotes(message, command, adm)
         when '/location', '/whereareyou'
             if message_from_admin?(message, adm) || is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat)
                 reply = "I am currently located at:\n\nHost: #{`head -n1 /etc/hostname`}ExtIP: #{`curl myip.contegix.com 2>/dev/null`}"
diff --git a/scripts/srvstatus.receipt b/scripts/srvstatus.receipt
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..18cf61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/srvstatus.receipt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
+
+KEY=$1
+CHATID=$2
+TIME="4"
+URL="https://api.telegram.org/bot$KEY/sendMessage"
+MESSAGE="Confirmation: The server appears online!
+One moment while I collect some server information..."
+
+curl -s --max-time $TIME -d "chat_id=${CHATID}&disable_web_page_preview=1&text=${MESSAGE}" $URL >/dev/null
+