diff --git a/sesman/libscp_types.h b/sesman/libscp_types.h
index 27ff9751..c7b1dea0 100644
--- a/sesman/libscp_types.h
+++ b/sesman/libscp_types.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "os_calls.h"
 #include "parse.h"
 #include "arch.h"
+#include "log.h"
 
 //#warning sesman requires its own tcp streaming functions for threading safety
 #include "tcp.h"
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@
 #define SCP_COMMAND_SET_MANAGE  0x0001
 #define SCP_COMMAND_SET_RSR     0x0002
 
+#define free_session(s) {g_free((s)->username); g_free((s)->password); g_free((s)->hostname); g_free(s);}
+
 struct SCP_CONNECTION
 {
   int in_sck;
@@ -98,7 +101,15 @@ struct SCP_DISCONNECTED_SESSION
 enum SCP_CLIENT_STATES_E
 {
   SCP_CLIENT_STATE_OK,
-  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_NETWORK_ERR
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_NETWORK_ERR,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_VERSION_ERR,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_SEQUENCE_ERR,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_INTERNAL_ERR,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_SESSION_LIST,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_RESEND_CREDENTIALS,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_CONNECTION_DENIED,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_PWD_CHANGE_REQ,
+  SCP_CLIENT_STATE_RECONNECT
 };
 
 enum SCP_SERVER_STATES_E
@@ -115,3 +126,4 @@ enum SCP_SERVER_STATES_E
 };
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/sesman/session.c b/sesman/session.c
index 5fe72555..99ff2300 100644
--- a/sesman/session.c
+++ b/sesman/session.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "sesman.h"
+#include "libscp_types.h"
 
 extern unsigned char g_fixedkey[8];
 extern struct config_sesman g_cfg; /* config.h */
@@ -468,3 +469,73 @@ session_get_bypid(int pid)
   return 0;
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************/
+struct SCP_DISCONNECTED_SESSION*
+session_get_byuser(char* user, int* cnt)
+{
+  struct session_chain* tmp;
+  struct SCP_DISCONNECTED_SESSION* sess;
+  int count;
+  int index;
+
+  count=0;
+  
+  /*THREAD-FIX require chain lock */
+  lock_chain_acquire();
+
+  tmp = g_sessions;
+  while (tmp != 0)
+  {
+#warning FIXME: we should get only disconnected sessions!
+    if (!g_strncasecmp(user, tmp->item->name, 256))
+    {
+      count++;
+    }
+  
+    /* go on */
+    tmp=tmp->next;
+  }
+
+  if (count==0)
+  {
+    (*cnt)=0;
+    /*THREAD-FIX release chain lock */
+    lock_chain_release();
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /* malloc() an array of disconnected sessions */
+  sess=g_malloc(count * sizeof(struct SCP_DISCONNECTED_SESSION),1);
+  if (sess==0)
+  {
+    (*cnt)=0;
+    /*THREAD-FIX release chain lock */
+    lock_chain_release();
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  tmp = g_sessions;
+  index = 0;
+  while (tmp != 0)
+  {
+    (sess[index]).SID=tmp->item->pid;
+    (sess[index]).type=tmp->item->type;
+    (sess[index]).height=tmp->item->height;
+    (sess[index]).width=tmp->item->width;
+    (sess[index]).bpp=tmp->item->bpp;
+#warning FIXME: setting idle times and such
+    (sess[index]).idle_days=0;
+    (sess[index]).idle_hours=0;
+    (sess[index]).idle_minutes=0;
+
+    /* go on */
+    tmp=tmp->next;
+    index++;
+  }
+  
+  /*THREAD-FIX release chain lock */
+  lock_chain_release();
+  (*cnt)=count;
+  return sess;
+}
+
diff --git a/sesman/session.h b/sesman/session.h
index bc499d97..8c3a2b6f 100644
--- a/sesman/session.h
+++ b/sesman/session.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #ifndef SESSION_H
 #define SESSION_H
 
+#include "libscp_types.h"
+
 #define SESMAN_SESSION_TYPE_XRDP  1
 #define SESMAN_SESSION_TYPE_XVNC  2
 
@@ -111,5 +113,15 @@ session_kill(int pid);
 struct session_item* DEFAULT_CC
 session_get_bypid(int pid); 
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @brief retrieves a session's descriptor
+ * @param pid the session pid
+ * @return a pointer to the session descriptor on success, NULL otherwise
+ *
+ */
+struct SCP_DISCONNECTED_SESSION* 
+session_get_byuser(char* user, int* cnt); 
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sesman/tcp.c b/sesman/tcp.c
index 372ec491..3bb1ed09 100644
--- a/sesman/tcp.c
+++ b/sesman/tcp.c
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ int DEFAULT_CC
 tcp_force_recv(int sck, char* data, int len)
 {
   int rcvd;
-  int block;
 
+#ifndef LIBSCP_CLIENT
+  int block;
   block = lock_fork_critical_section_start();
+#endif
 
   while (len > 0)
   {
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@ tcp_force_recv(int sck, char* data, int len)
     }
   }
 
+#ifndef LIBSCP_CLIENT
   lock_fork_critical_section_end(block);
+#endif
   
   return 0;
 }
@@ -71,9 +75,11 @@ int DEFAULT_CC
 tcp_force_send(int sck, char* data, int len)
 {
   int sent;
-  int block;
 
+#ifndef LIBSCP_CLIENT
+  int block;
   block = lock_fork_critical_section_start();
+#endif
   
   while (len > 0)
   {
@@ -100,7 +106,9 @@ tcp_force_send(int sck, char* data, int len)
     }
   }
 
+#ifndef LIBSCP_CLIENT
   lock_fork_critical_section_end(block);
+#endif
   
   return 0;
 }