diff --git a/mentorup/config/urls.py b/mentorup/config/urls.py
index 7499f4e..a06953d 100644
--- a/mentorup/config/urls.py
+++ b/mentorup/config/urls.py
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView, RedirectView
 
+# Import postman URL requirements for customization
+from django.views.generic.base import RedirectView
+
+from postman import OPTIONS
+from postman.views import (InboxView, SentView, ArchivesView, TrashView,
+        WriteView, ReplyView, MessageView, ConversationView,
+        ArchiveView, DeleteView, UndeleteView)
+
+from users.views import sender_profile_required
+
 # Uncomment the next two lines to enable the admin:
 from django.contrib import admin
 admin.autodiscover()
@@ -30,7 +40,22 @@
     url(r'^avatar/', include('avatar.urls')),
 
     # Your stuff: custom urls go here
-    url(r'^messages/', include('postman.urls')),
+    # url(r'^messages/', include('postman.urls')),
 
     # URL pattern for select2's AJAX Support
 ) + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+
+urlpatterns += patterns('postman.views',
+    url(r'^messages/inbox/(?:(?P<option>'+OPTIONS+')/)?$', InboxView.as_view(), name='postman_inbox'),
+    url(r'^messages/sent/(?:(?P<option>'+OPTIONS+')/)?$', SentView.as_view(), name='postman_sent'),
+    url(r'^messages/archives/(?:(?P<option>'+OPTIONS+')/)?$', ArchivesView.as_view(), name='postman_archives'),
+    url(r'^messages/trash/(?:(?P<option>'+OPTIONS+')/)?$', TrashView.as_view(), name='postman_trash'),
+    url(r'^messages/write/(?:(?P<recipients>[\w.@+-:]+)/)?$', WriteView.as_view(exchange_filter=sender_profile_required), name='postman_write'),
+    url(r'^messages/reply/(?P<message_id>[\d]+)/$', ReplyView.as_view(), name='postman_reply'),
+    url(r'^messages/view/(?P<message_id>[\d]+)/$', MessageView.as_view(), name='postman_view'),
+    url(r'^messages/view/t/(?P<thread_id>[\d]+)/$', ConversationView.as_view(), name='postman_view_conversation'),
+    url(r'^messages/archive/$', ArchiveView.as_view(), name='postman_archive'),
+    url(r'^messages/delete/$', DeleteView.as_view(), name='postman_delete'),
+    url(r'^messages/undelete/$', UndeleteView.as_view(), name='postman_undelete'),
+    (r'^$', RedirectView.as_view(url='inbox/')),
+)
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diff --git a/mentorup/static/js/project.js b/mentorup/static/js/project.js
index 85c3f50..193b074 100644
--- a/mentorup/static/js/project.js
+++ b/mentorup/static/js/project.js
@@ -22,18 +22,14 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         persist: false,
         hideSelected: true });
 
-    $("#id_member_search_form").submit(function(e) {
-        // alert("Search coming soon! Goooooo Django Dash!");
-        // e.preventDefault();
-    })
-})
+    // Use selectize API to repopulate those fields
+   
+   if ( $.isEmptyObject(window.previouslySelectedSkills) == false ) {
+        // Select the element(s) to write to
+        var skills_instance = $skills_to_search[0].selectize;
 
-//        $.ajax({
-//           url: this.attr('action'),
-//           data: $("#id_member_search_form").serialize(), // serializes the form's elements.
-//         }).done(function(data) {
-//           alert("Done"); // show response from the php script.
-//         })
-//    })
-//               type: "GET",
-//               url: url,
+         for ( skill in window.previouslySelectedSkills )  {
+             skills_instance.addItem(skill);
+         };
+   }
+})
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diff --git a/mentorup/templates/users/user_list.html b/mentorup/templates/users/user_list.html
index dcc8f98..af56ac4 100644
--- a/mentorup/templates/users/user_list.html
+++ b/mentorup/templates/users/user_list.html
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ <h4>What I want to learn</h4>
         </div>
 
         <div class="col-sm-1 col-md-offset-1">
-          <a href="{% url 'postman_write' user.username %}" class="btn btn-large btn-success pull-right contact-me"><i class="icon-envelope-alt"></i>&nbsp;Contact me</a>
+          <a href="{% url 'postman_write' user.username %}" class="btn btn-large btn-success pull-right contact-me"><i class="icon-envelope-alt">
+            {% if user.available_to_teach %}
+              </i>&nbsp;Contact me</a>
+            {% else %}
+              </i>&nbsp;Unavailable</a>
+            {% endif %}
         </div>
       </a>
 
diff --git a/mentorup/users/models.py b/mentorup/users/models.py
index 8239c4a..621edf3 100644
--- a/mentorup/users/models.py
+++ b/mentorup/users/models.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def __unicode__(self):
     skills_to_learn = models.ManyToManyField(Skill, related_name='skills_to_learn', blank=True)
 
     available_to_teach = models.BooleanField(default=False)
-    availability_description = models.TextField()
+    availability_description = models.TextField(blank=True)
 
     short_bio = models.TextField()
     location = models.CharField(max_length=50, choices=sorted(LOCATIONS), default="boston")
diff --git a/mentorup/users/urls.py b/mentorup/users/urls.py
index 60564cf..afe2ad7 100644
--- a/mentorup/users/urls.py
+++ b/mentorup/users/urls.py
@@ -37,9 +37,4 @@
         name='search'
     ),
 
-    # url(
-    #     regex=r'^~write_redirect/(?P<recipients>[\w\-_]+)/$',
-    #     view=views.UserPostmanRedirect.as_view(),
-    #     name='postman_write_redirect'
-    # ),
 )
diff --git a/mentorup/users/views.py b/mentorup/users/views.py
index f6d2417..266e22e 100644
--- a/mentorup/users/views.py
+++ b/mentorup/users/views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from django.db.models import Q
 
 # Only authenticated users can access views using this.
-from braces.views import LoginRequiredMixin, AccessMixin
+from braces.views import LoginRequiredMixin
 
 # Import the form from users/forms.py
 from .forms import UserForm, MemberSearchForm
@@ -21,28 +21,18 @@
 from .models import User, Skill
 
 
-# class ProfileRequiredMixin(AccessMixin):
-#     """
-#     View mixin which verifies that the user has a profile created.
-#     """
-#     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-#         if not request.user.is_authenticated() or not request.user.has_valid_profile():
-#             if self.raise_exception:
-#                 raise PermissionDenied  # return a forbidden response
-#             else:
-#                 return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse(
-#                     "users:update"))
-
-#         return super(ProfileRequiredMixin, self).dispatch(
-#             request, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-# class UserPostmanRedirect(ProfileRequiredMixin, RedirectView):
-    
-#     def get_redirect_url(self, recipients):
-#         return reverse(
-#             "postman_write",
-#             kwargs={"recipients": recipients})
+def sender_profile_required(sender, recipient, recipients_list):
+    '''
+    Method attached to postman_write url via exchange_filter.
+    Checks to see if a message sender has a valid profile, if not, returns a
+    message.  Otherwise, the user can send a message.
+    '''
+    if not sender.has_valid_profile():
+        return "You must create a profile before contacting a user!  Your profile must at least contain a short bio and the skills you wish to learn."
+    for recipient_user in recipients_list:
+        if not recipient_user.available_to_teach:
+            return "This user is not available to teach at this time."
+    return None
 
 
 class UserDetailView(DetailView):