diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3a15d5..ab29cb7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@
       <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-  <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-  <artifactId>netty-tcnative-boringssl-static</artifactId>
-  </dependency>
 
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/cx/lehmann/gemini/gemini/MainVerticle.java b/src/main/java/cx/lehmann/gemini/gemini/MainVerticle.java
index 87dc1a9..46a3f06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cx/lehmann/gemini/gemini/MainVerticle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cx/lehmann/gemini/gemini/MainVerticle.java
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public class MainVerticle extends AbstractVerticle {
 		String quotedMessage=decodedMessage.replace("\n", "\n ");
 
 		for (NetSocket socket:clients) {
-                  socket.write(clientHash+":"+quotedMessage+"\n");
-                }
+		  socket.write(clientHash+":"+quotedMessage+"\n");
+		}
               }
             } catch (SSLPeerUnverifiedException | CertificateEncodingException | NoSuchAlgorithmException ex) {
 //              ex.printStackTrace();
@@ -136,12 +136,23 @@ public class MainVerticle extends AbstractVerticle {
             conn.close();
           } else {
             System.out.println("conn2");
+            for (NetSocket socket:clients) {
+              socket.write("one client connected. count is "+(clients.size()+1)+"\n");
+            }
             clients.add(conn);
             conn.write("20 text/gemini\r\n");
             conn.write("to post messages, go to\n");
             conn.write("=> post post page\n");
             conn.write("preferably in a new window\n");
+            conn.write("currently "+clients.size()+" reading clients are connected\n");
             conn.write("chat start\n");
+            conn.closeHandler(v -> {
+              System.out.println("a client closed");
+              clients.remove(conn);
+              for (NetSocket socket:clients) {
+                socket.write("one client disconnected. count is "+clients.size()+"\n");
+              }
+            });
           }
         }
       }