diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct general_info
 int distrend_do();
 int distrend_do_config(int argc, char *argv[], struct distrend_config **config);
 int distrend_config_free(struct distrend_config *config);
-int distrend_handle_request(struct distren_request *req, void *reqdata, struct general_info *geninfo);
+int distrend_handle_request(struct distrend_client *client, struct distren_request *req, void *reqdata, struct general_info *geninfo);
 
 /* **************XML Functions**************** */
 void update_general_info(struct general_info *geninfo);
@@ -207,9 +207,26 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 /* ********************** Functions ************************* */
 
-int distrend_handle_request(struct distren_request *req, void *reqdata, struct general_info *geninfo)
+int distrend_handle_request(struct distrend_client *client, struct distren_request *req, void *reqdata, struct general_info *geninfo)
 {
-  fprintf(stderr, "I can haz data %d bytes long\n", req->len);
+  size_t counter;
+
+  /* for response requests... if that makes any less sense ;-) */
+  struct distren_request *newreq;
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "I can haz data %d bytes long:", req->len);
+  for(counter = 0; counter < req->len; counter ++)
+    fputc(((char *)reqdata)[counter], stderr);
+  fputc('\n', stderr);
+
+  switch(req->type)
+    {
+    case DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION:
+      distren_request_new(&newreq, strlen(VERSION), DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION);
+      distrend_client_write_request(client, newreq, VERSION);
+      distren_request_free(newreq);
+      break;
+    }
 
   return 0;
 }