diff --git a/secure/misc/twitter.c b/secure/misc/twitter.c
index 99245b2..b749072 100644
--- a/secure/misc/twitter.c
+++ b/secure/misc/twitter.c
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 
 #define DEBUG(x) tell_object(find_player("rumata"),x+"\n")
 
-void create() {
-	seteuid(getuid());
+nosave variables inherit "/std/channel_supervisor";
+
+protected void create() {
+  ::create();
+	ch_read_init_file();
+  seteuid(getuid());
   CHMASTER->join("twitter",this_object());
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +133,10 @@
 	return "(Twitter)";
 }
 
+varargs string name( int casus, int demon ) {
+	return "twitter";
+}
+
 varargs string Name( int casus, int demon ) {
 	return "Twitter";
 }
diff --git a/secure/udp/channel.c b/secure/udp/channel.c
index 3592ffe..d640484 100644
--- a/secure/udp/channel.c
+++ b/secure/udp/channel.c
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@
 #define COMMAND                "cmd"
 #define CHANNEL                "channel"
 
+inherit "/std/channel_supervisor";
+
 private nosave mixed _name_;
 
+protected void create()
+{
+  ::create();
+  ch_set_sv_name("<Intermud>");
+  ch_read_init_file();
+}
+
 int filter_listeners(object ob, string channel) {
     return ob->QueryProp(P_INTERMUD);
 }
@@ -81,8 +90,14 @@
   return 1;
 }
 
-string name() { return _name_ || "<Intermud>"; }
-string Name() {return capitalize(_name_ || "<Intermud>");}
+public varargs string name()
+{
+  return _name_ || "<Intermud>";
+}
+public varargs string Name()
+{
+  return capitalize(_name_ || "<Intermud>");
+}
 
 private void _send(string mud, mixed data, mapping request)
 {