Updated Apprise to 0.8.8

80 files changed, 2029 insertions, 2689 deletions

diff --git a/libs/apprise/Apprise.py b/libs/apprise/Apprise.py
index bb9504663..b95da22a7 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/Apprise.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/Apprise.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from .common import NotifyFormat
 from .common import MATCH_ALL_TAG
 from .utils import is_exclusive_match
 from .utils import parse_list
-from .utils import split_urls
+from .utils import parse_urls
 from .logger import logger
 
 from .AppriseAsset import AppriseAsset
@@ -46,13 +46,19 @@ from .plugins.NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from . import plugins
 from . import __version__
 
+# Python v3+ support code made importable so it can remain backwards
+# compatible with Python v2
+from . import py3compat
+ASYNCIO_SUPPORT = not six.PY2
+
 
 class Apprise(object):
     """
     Our Notification Manager
 
     """
-    def __init__(self, servers=None, asset=None):
+
+    def __init__(self, servers=None, asset=None, debug=False):
         """
         Loads a set of server urls while applying the Asset() module to each
         if specified.
@@ -78,6 +84,9 @@ class Apprise(object):
         # Initialize our locale object
         self.locale = AppriseLocale()
 
+        # Set our debug flag
+        self.debug = debug
+
     @staticmethod
     def instantiate(url, asset=None, tag=None, suppress_exceptions=True):
         """
@@ -111,14 +120,10 @@ class Apprise(object):
             # Acquire our url tokens
             results = plugins.url_to_dict(url)
             if results is None:
-                # Failed to parse the server URL
-                logger.error('Unparseable URL {}.'.format(url))
+                # Failed to parse the server URL; detailed logging handled
+                # inside url_to_dict - nothing to report here.
                 return None
 
-            logger.trace('URL {} unpacked as:{}{}'.format(
-                url, os.linesep, os.linesep.join(
-                    ['{}="{}"'.format(k, v) for k, v in results.items()])))
-
         elif isinstance(url, dict):
             # We already have our result set
             results = url
@@ -154,11 +159,14 @@ class Apprise(object):
                 plugin = plugins.SCHEMA_MAP[results['schema']](**results)
 
                 # Create log entry of loaded URL
-                logger.debug('Loaded URL: {}'.format(plugin.url()))
+                logger.debug('Loaded {} URL: {}'.format(
+                    plugins.SCHEMA_MAP[results['schema']].service_name,
+                    plugin.url()))
 
             except Exception:
                 # the arguments are invalid or can not be used.
-                logger.error('Could not load URL: %s' % url)
+                logger.error('Could not load {} URL: {}'.format(
+                    plugins.SCHEMA_MAP[results['schema']].service_name, url))
                 return None
 
         else:
@@ -189,7 +197,7 @@ class Apprise(object):
 
         if isinstance(servers, six.string_types):
             # build our server list
-            servers = split_urls(servers)
+            servers = parse_urls(servers)
             if len(servers) == 0:
                 return False
 
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@ class Apprise(object):
             # returns None if it fails
             instance = Apprise.instantiate(_server, asset=asset, tag=tag)
             if not isinstance(instance, NotifyBase):
-                # No logging is requird as instantiate() handles failure
+                # No logging is required as instantiate() handles failure
                 # and/or success reasons for us
                 return_status = False
                 continue
@@ -327,6 +335,10 @@ class Apprise(object):
         body_format = self.asset.body_format \
             if body_format is None else body_format
 
+        # for asyncio support; we track a list of our servers to notify
+        # sequentially
+        coroutines = []
+
         # Iterate over our loaded plugins
         for server in self.find(tag):
             if status is None:
@@ -384,6 +396,18 @@ class Apprise(object):
                     # Store entry directly
                     conversion_map[server.notify_format] = body
 
+            if ASYNCIO_SUPPORT and server.asset.async_mode:
+                # Build a list of servers requiring notification
+                # that will be triggered asynchronously afterwards
+                coroutines.append(server.async_notify(
+                    body=conversion_map[server.notify_format],
+                    title=title,
+                    notify_type=notify_type,
+                    attach=attach))
+
+                # We gather at this point and notify at the end
+                continue
+
             try:
                 # Send notification
                 if not server.notify(
@@ -405,6 +429,12 @@ class Apprise(object):
                 logger.exception("Notification Exception")
                 status = False
 
+        if coroutines:
+            # perform our async notification(s)
+            if not py3compat.asyncio.notify(coroutines, debug=self.debug):
+                # Toggle our status only if we had a failure
+                status = False
+
         return status
 
     def details(self, lang=None):
diff --git a/libs/apprise/AppriseAsset.py b/libs/apprise/AppriseAsset.py
index 9ad834fb6..123da7225 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/AppriseAsset.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/AppriseAsset.py
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class AppriseAsset(object):
     # will be the default.
     body_format = None
 
+    # Always attempt to send notifications asynchronous (as the same time
+    # if possible)
+    # This is a Python 3 supported option only. If set to False, then
+    # notifications are sent sequentially (one after another)
+    async_mode = True
+
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Asset Initialization
diff --git a/libs/apprise/AppriseConfig.py b/libs/apprise/AppriseConfig.py
index 902dfa6dd..fa5e6fba9 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/AppriseConfig.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/AppriseConfig.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import six
 
 from . import config
 from . import ConfigBase
+from . import CONFIG_FORMATS
 from . import URLBase
 from .AppriseAsset import AppriseAsset
 
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, paths=None, asset=None, cache=True, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, paths=None, asset=None, cache=True, recursion=0,
+                 insecure_includes=False, **kwargs):
         """
         Loads all of the paths specified (if any).
 
@@ -69,6 +71,29 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
 
         It's also worth nothing that the cache value is only set to elements
         that are not already of subclass ConfigBase()
+
+        recursion defines how deep we recursively handle entries that use the
+        `import` keyword. This keyword requires us to fetch more configuration
+        from another source and add it to our existing compilation. If the
+        file we remotely retrieve also has an `import` reference, we will only
+        advance through it if recursion is set to 2 deep.  If set to zero
+        it is off.  There is no limit to how high you set this value. It would
+        be recommended to keep it low if you do intend to use it.
+
+        insecure includes by default are disabled. When set to True, all
+        Apprise Config files marked to be in STRICT mode are treated as being
+        in ALWAYS mode.
+
+        Take a file:// based configuration for example, only a file:// based
+        configuration can import another file:// based one. because it is set
+        to STRICT mode. If an http:// based configuration file attempted to
+        import a file:// one it woul fail. However this import would be
+        possible if insecure_includes is set to True.
+
+        There are cases where a self hosting apprise developer may wish to load
+        configuration from memory (in a string format) that contains import
+        entries (even file:// based ones).  In these circumstances if you want
+        these includes to be honored, this value must be set to True.
         """
 
         # Initialize a server list of URLs
@@ -81,13 +106,20 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
         # Set our cache flag
         self.cache = cache
 
+        # Initialize our recursion value
+        self.recursion = recursion
+
+        # Initialize our insecure_includes flag
+        self.insecure_includes = insecure_includes
+
         if paths is not None:
             # Store our path(s)
             self.add(paths)
 
         return
 
-    def add(self, configs, asset=None, tag=None, cache=True):
+    def add(self, configs, asset=None, tag=None, cache=True, recursion=None,
+            insecure_includes=None):
         """
         Adds one or more config URLs into our list.
 
@@ -107,6 +139,12 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
 
         It's also worth nothing that the cache value is only set to elements
         that are not already of subclass ConfigBase()
+
+        Optionally override the default recursion value.
+
+        Optionally override the insecure_includes flag.
+        if insecure_includes is set to True then all plugins that are
+        set to a STRICT mode will be a treated as ALWAYS.
         """
 
         # Initialize our return status
@@ -115,6 +153,14 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
         # Initialize our default cache value
         cache = cache if cache is not None else self.cache
 
+        # Initialize our default recursion value
+        recursion = recursion if recursion is not None else self.recursion
+
+        # Initialize our default insecure_includes value
+        insecure_includes = \
+            insecure_includes if insecure_includes is not None \
+            else self.insecure_includes
+
         if asset is None:
             # prepare default asset
             asset = self.asset
@@ -154,7 +200,8 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
             # Instantiate ourselves an object, this function throws or
             # returns None if it fails
             instance = AppriseConfig.instantiate(
-                _config, asset=asset, tag=tag, cache=cache)
+                _config, asset=asset, tag=tag, cache=cache,
+                recursion=recursion, insecure_includes=insecure_includes)
             if not isinstance(instance, ConfigBase):
                 return_status = False
                 continue
@@ -165,7 +212,8 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
         # Return our status
         return return_status
 
-    def add_config(self, content, asset=None, tag=None, format=None):
+    def add_config(self, content, asset=None, tag=None, format=None,
+                   recursion=None, insecure_includes=None):
         """
         Adds one configuration file in it's raw format. Content gets loaded as
         a memory based object and only exists for the life of this
@@ -174,8 +222,22 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
         If you know the format ('yaml' or 'text') you can specify
         it for slightly less overhead during this call.  Otherwise the
         configuration is auto-detected.
+
+        Optionally override the default recursion value.
+
+        Optionally override the insecure_includes flag.
+        if insecure_includes is set to True then all plugins that are
+        set to a STRICT mode will be a treated as ALWAYS.
         """
 
+        # Initialize our default recursion value
+        recursion = recursion if recursion is not None else self.recursion
+
+        # Initialize our default insecure_includes value
+        insecure_includes = \
+            insecure_includes if insecure_includes is not None \
+            else self.insecure_includes
+
         if asset is None:
             # prepare default asset
             asset = self.asset
@@ -190,7 +252,13 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
 
         # Create ourselves a ConfigMemory Object to store our configuration
         instance = config.ConfigMemory(
-            content=content, format=format, asset=asset, tag=tag)
+            content=content, format=format, asset=asset, tag=tag,
+            recursion=recursion, insecure_includes=insecure_includes)
+
+        if instance.config_format not in CONFIG_FORMATS:
+            logger.warning(
+                "The format of the configuration could not be deteced.")
+            return False
 
         # Add our initialized plugin to our server listings
         self.configs.append(instance)
@@ -235,6 +303,7 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def instantiate(url, asset=None, tag=None, cache=None,
+                    recursion=0, insecure_includes=False,
                     suppress_exceptions=True):
         """
         Returns the instance of a instantiated configuration plugin based on
@@ -279,6 +348,12 @@ class AppriseConfig(object):
             # Force an over-ride of the cache value to what we have specified
             results['cache'] = cache
 
+        # Recursion can never be parsed from the URL
+        results['recursion'] = recursion
+
+        # Insecure includes flag can never be parsed from the URL
+        results['insecure_includes'] = insecure_includes
+
         if suppress_exceptions:
             try:
                 # Attempt to create an instance of our plugin using the parsed
diff --git a/libs/apprise/URLBase.py b/libs/apprise/URLBase.py
index 4d62b82cd..78109ae48 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/URLBase.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/URLBase.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ except ImportError:
     from urllib.parse import quote as _quote
     from urllib.parse import urlencode as _urlencode
 
+from .AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 from .AppriseAsset import AppriseAsset
 from .utils import parse_url
 from .utils import parse_bool
@@ -98,6 +99,16 @@ class URLBase(object):
     # Throttle
     request_rate_per_sec = 0
 
+    # The connect timeout is the number of seconds Requests will wait for your
+    # client to establish a connection to a remote machine (corresponding to
+    # the connect()) call on the socket.
+    socket_connect_timeout = 4.0
+
+    # The read timeout is the number of seconds the client will wait for the
+    # server to send a response.
+    socket_read_timeout = 4.0
+
+    # Handle
     # Maintain a set of tags to associate with this specific notification
     tags = set()
 
@@ -107,6 +118,78 @@ class URLBase(object):
     # Logging
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+    # Define a default set of template arguments used for dynamically building
+    # details about our individual plugins for developers.
+
+    # Define object templates
+    templates = ()
+
+    # Provides a mapping of tokens, certain entries are fixed and automatically
+    # configured if found (such as schema, host, user, pass, and port)
+    template_tokens = {}
+
+    # Here is where we define all of the arguments we accept on the url
+    # such as: schema://whatever/?cto=5.0&rto=15
+    # These act the same way as tokens except they are optional and/or
+    # have default values set if mandatory. This rule must be followed
+    template_args = {
+        'verify': {
+            'name': _('Verify SSL'),
+            # SSL Certificate Authority Verification
+            'type': 'bool',
+            # Provide a default
+            'default': verify_certificate,
+            # look up default using the following parent class value at
+            # runtime.
+            '_lookup_default': 'verify_certificate',
+        },
+        'rto': {
+            'name': _('Socket Read Timeout'),
+            'type': 'float',
+            # Provide a default
+            'default': socket_read_timeout,
+            # look up default using the following parent class value at
+            # runtime. The variable name identified here (in this case
+            # socket_read_timeout) is checked and it's result is placed
+            # over-top of  the 'default'. This is done because once a parent
+            # class inherits this one, the overflow_mode already set as a
+            # default 'could' be potentially over-ridden and changed to a
+            # different value.
+            '_lookup_default': 'socket_read_timeout',
+        },
+        'cto': {
+            'name': _('Socket Connect Timeout'),
+            'type': 'float',
+            # Provide a default
+            'default': socket_connect_timeout,
+            # look up default using the following parent class value at
+            # runtime. The variable name identified here (in this case
+            # socket_connect_timeout) is checked and it's result is placed
+            # over-top of  the 'default'. This is done because once a parent
+            # class inherits this one, the overflow_mode already set as a
+            # default 'could' be potentially over-ridden and changed to a
+            # different value.
+            '_lookup_default': 'socket_connect_timeout',
+        },
+    }
+
+    # kwargs are dynamically built because a prefix causes us to parse the
+    # content slightly differently. The prefix is required and can be either
+    # a (+ or -). Below would handle the +key=value:
+    #    {
+    #        'headers': {
+    #           'name': _('HTTP Header'),
+    #           'prefix': '+',
+    #           'type': 'string',
+    #        },
+    #    },
+    #
+    # In a kwarg situation, the 'key' is always presumed to be treated as
+    # a string.  When the 'type' is defined, it is being defined to respect
+    # the 'value'.
+
+    template_kwargs = {}
+
     def __init__(self, asset=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize some general logging and common server arguments that will
@@ -131,6 +214,9 @@ class URLBase(object):
                 self.port = int(self.port)
 
             except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'Invalid port number specified {}'
+                    .format(self.port))
                 self.port = None
 
         self.user = kwargs.get('user')
@@ -143,6 +229,26 @@ class URLBase(object):
             # Always unquote the password if it exists
             self.password = URLBase.unquote(self.password)
 
+        # Store our Timeout Variables
+        if 'socket_read_timeout' in kwargs:
+            try:
+                self.socket_read_timeout = \
+                    float(kwargs.get('socket_read_timeout'))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'Invalid socket read timeout (rto) was specified {}'
+                    .format(kwargs.get('socket_read_timeout')))
+
+        if 'socket_connect_timeout' in kwargs:
+            try:
+                self.socket_connect_timeout = \
+                    float(kwargs.get('socket_connect_timeout'))
+
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'Invalid socket connect timeout (cto) was specified {}'
+                    .format(kwargs.get('socket_connect_timeout')))
+
         if 'tag' in kwargs:
             # We want to associate some tags with our notification service.
             # the code below gets the 'tag' argument if defined, otherwise
@@ -456,15 +562,41 @@ class URLBase(object):
 
     @property
     def app_id(self):
-        return self.asset.app_id
+        return self.asset.app_id if self.asset.app_id else ''
 
     @property
     def app_desc(self):
-        return self.asset.app_desc
+        return self.asset.app_desc if self.asset.app_desc else ''
 
     @property
     def app_url(self):
-        return self.asset.app_url
+        return self.asset.app_url if self.asset.app_url else ''
+
+    @property
+    def request_timeout(self):
+        """This is primarily used to fullfill the `timeout` keyword argument
+        that is used by requests.get() and requests.put() calls.
+        """
+        return (self.socket_connect_timeout, self.socket_read_timeout)
+
+    def url_parameters(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Provides a default set of args to work with. This can greatly
+        simplify URL construction in the acommpanied url() function.
+
+        The following property returns a dictionary (of strings) containing
+        all of the parameters that can be set on a URL and managed through
+        this class.
+        """
+
+        return {
+            # The socket read timeout
+            'rto': str(self.socket_read_timeout),
+            # The request/socket connect timeout
+            'cto': str(self.socket_connect_timeout),
+            # Certificate verification
+            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        }
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url, verify_host=True):
@@ -511,6 +643,14 @@ class URLBase(object):
         if 'user' in results['qsd']:
             results['user'] = results['qsd']['user']
 
+        # Store our socket read timeout if specified
+        if 'rto' in results['qsd']:
+            results['socket_read_timeout'] = results['qsd']['rto']
+
+        # Store our socket connect timeout if specified
+        if 'cto' in results['qsd']:
+            results['socket_connect_timeout'] = results['qsd']['cto']
+
         return results
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -534,3 +674,24 @@ class URLBase(object):
             response = ''
 
         return response
+
+    def schemas(self):
+        """A simple function that returns a set of all schemas associated
+        with this object based on the object.protocol and
+        object.secure_protocol
+        """
+
+        schemas = set([])
+
+        for key in ('protocol', 'secure_protocol'):
+            schema = getattr(self, key, None)
+            if isinstance(schema, six.string_types):
+                schemas.add(schema)
+
+            elif isinstance(schema, (set, list, tuple)):
+                # Support iterables list types
+                for s in schema:
+                    if isinstance(s, six.string_types):
+                        schemas.add(s)
+
+        return schemas
diff --git a/libs/apprise/__init__.py b/libs/apprise/__init__.py
index 63da23f8c..a2511d286 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 __title__ = 'apprise'
-__version__ = '0.8.5'
+__version__ = '0.8.8'
 __author__ = 'Chris Caron'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
 __copywrite__ = 'Copyright (C) 2020 Chris Caron <[email protected]>'
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ from .common import OverflowMode
 from .common import OVERFLOW_MODES
 from .common import ConfigFormat
 from .common import CONFIG_FORMATS
+from .common import ConfigIncludeMode
+from .common import CONFIG_INCLUDE_MODES
 
 from .URLBase import URLBase
 from .URLBase import PrivacyMode
@@ -66,5 +68,7 @@ __all__ = [
     # Reference
     'NotifyType', 'NotifyImageSize', 'NotifyFormat', 'OverflowMode',
     'NOTIFY_TYPES', 'NOTIFY_IMAGE_SIZES', 'NOTIFY_FORMATS', 'OVERFLOW_MODES',
-    'ConfigFormat', 'CONFIG_FORMATS', 'PrivacyMode',
+    'ConfigFormat', 'CONFIG_FORMATS',
+    'ConfigIncludeMode', 'CONFIG_INCLUDE_MODES',
+    'PrivacyMode',
 ]
diff --git a/libs/apprise/assets/themes/default/apprise-logo.png b/libs/apprise/assets/themes/default/apprise-logo.png
index 7617bb5b2..aa6824bed 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/assets/themes/default/apprise-logo.png
+++ b/libs/apprise/assets/themes/default/apprise-logo.png
diff --git a/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachFile.py b/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachFile.py
index 478e3d6f3..a8609bd60 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachFile.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachFile.py
@@ -57,20 +57,20 @@ class AttachFile(AttachBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {}
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {}
 
         if self._mimetype:
             # A mime-type was enforced
-            args['mime'] = self._mimetype
+            params['mime'] = self._mimetype
 
         if self._name:
             # A name was enforced
-            args['name'] = self._name
+            params['name'] = self._name
 
-        return 'file://{path}{args}'.format(
+        return 'file://{path}{params}'.format(
             path=self.quote(self.dirty_path),
-            args='?{}'.format(self.urlencode(args)) if args else '',
+            params='?{}'.format(self.urlencode(params)) if params else '',
         )
 
     def download(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachHTTP.py b/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachHTTP.py
index 046babddb..d5396cf85 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachHTTP.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/attachment/AttachHTTP.py
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ class AttachHTTP(AttachBase):
     # The default secure protocol
     secure_protocol = 'https'
 
-    # The maximum number of seconds to wait for a connection to be established
-    # before out-right just giving up
-    connection_timeout_sec = 5.0
-
     # The number of bytes in memory to read from the remote source at a time
     chunk_size = 8192
 
@@ -129,7 +125,7 @@ class AttachHTTP(AttachBase):
                     auth=auth,
                     params=self.qsd,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
-                    timeout=self.connection_timeout_sec,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                     stream=True) as r:
 
                 # Handle Errors
@@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ class AttachHTTP(AttachBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.error(
-                'A Connection error occured retrieving HTTP '
+                'A Connection error occurred retrieving HTTP '
                 'configuration from %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -258,10 +254,8 @@ class AttachHTTP(AttachBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         # Prepare our cache value
         if self.cache is not None:
@@ -271,21 +265,21 @@ class AttachHTTP(AttachBase):
                 cache = int(self.cache)
 
             # Set our cache value
-            args['cache'] = cache
+            params['cache'] = cache
 
         if self._mimetype:
             # A format was enforced
-            args['mime'] = self._mimetype
+            params['mime'] = self._mimetype
 
         if self._name:
             # A name was enforced
-            args['name'] = self._name
+            params['name'] = self._name
 
-        # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        # Append our headers into our parameters
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
 
         # Apply any remaining entries to our URL
-        args.update(self.qsd)
+        params.update(self.qsd)
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -302,21 +296,21 @@ class AttachHTTP(AttachBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
             hostname=self.quote(self.host, safe=''),
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             fullpath=self.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/'),
-            args=self.urlencode(args),
+            params=self.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = AttachBase.parse_url(url)
diff --git a/libs/apprise/cli.py b/libs/apprise/cli.py
index 654e597b0..690530000 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/cli.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/cli.py
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ from os.path import expanduser
 from os.path import expandvars
 
 from . import NotifyType
+from . import NotifyFormat
 from . import Apprise
 from . import AppriseAsset
 from . import AppriseConfig
 from .utils import parse_list
 from .common import NOTIFY_TYPES
+from .common import NOTIFY_FORMATS
 from .logger import logger
 
 from . import __title__
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ from . import __version__
 from . import __license__
 from . import __copywrite__
 
+# By default we allow looking 1 level down recursivly in Apprise configuration
+# files.
+DEFAULT_RECURSION_DEPTH = 1
+
 # Defines our click context settings adding -h to the additional options that
 # can be specified to get the help menu to come up
 CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=['-h', '--help'])
@@ -101,12 +107,19 @@ def print_version_msg():
               help='Specify one or more configuration locations.')
 @click.option('--attach', '-a', default=None, type=str, multiple=True,
               metavar='ATTACHMENT_URL',
-              help='Specify one or more configuration locations.')
+              help='Specify one or more attachment.')
 @click.option('--notification-type', '-n', default=NotifyType.INFO, type=str,
               metavar='TYPE',
-              help='Specify the message type (default=info). Possible values'
-              ' are "{}", and "{}".'.format(
-                  '", "'.join(NOTIFY_TYPES[:-1]), NOTIFY_TYPES[-1]))
+              help='Specify the message type (default={}). '
+              'Possible values are "{}", and "{}".'.format(
+                  NotifyType.INFO, '", "'.join(NOTIFY_TYPES[:-1]),
+                  NOTIFY_TYPES[-1]))
[email protected]('--input-format', '-i', default=NotifyFormat.TEXT, type=str,
+              metavar='FORMAT',
+              help='Specify the message input format (default={}). '
+              'Possible values are "{}", and "{}".'.format(
+                  NotifyFormat.TEXT, '", "'.join(NOTIFY_FORMATS[:-1]),
+                  NOTIFY_FORMATS[-1]))
 @click.option('--theme', '-T', default='default', type=str, metavar='THEME',
               help='Specify the default theme.')
 @click.option('--tag', '-g', default=None, type=str, multiple=True,
@@ -114,19 +127,28 @@ def print_version_msg():
               'which services to notify. Use multiple --tag (-g) entries to '
               '"OR" the tags together and comma separated to "AND" them. '
               'If no tags are specified then all services are notified.')
[email protected]('--disable-async', '-Da', is_flag=True,
+              help='Send all notifications sequentially')
 @click.option('--dry-run', '-d', is_flag=True,
               help='Perform a trial run but only prints the notification '
               'services to-be triggered to stdout. Notifications are never '
               'sent using this mode.')
[email protected]('--recursion-depth', '-R', default=DEFAULT_RECURSION_DEPTH,
+              type=int,
+              help='The number of recursive import entries that can be '
+              'loaded from within Apprise configuration. By default '
+              'this is set to {}.'.format(DEFAULT_RECURSION_DEPTH))
 @click.option('--verbose', '-v', count=True,
               help='Makes the operation more talkative. Use multiple v to '
               'increase the verbosity. I.e.: -vvvv')
[email protected]('--debug', '-D', is_flag=True, help='Debug mode')
 @click.option('--version', '-V', is_flag=True,
               help='Display the apprise version and exit.')
 @click.argument('urls', nargs=-1,
                 metavar='SERVER_URL [SERVER_URL2 [SERVER_URL3]]',)
 def main(body, title, config, attach, urls, notification_type, theme, tag,
-         dry_run, verbose, version):
+         input_format, dry_run, recursion_depth, verbose, disable_async,
+         debug, version):
     """
     Send a notification to all of the specified servers identified by their
     URLs the content provided within the title, body and notification-type.
@@ -138,6 +160,11 @@ def main(body, title, config, attach, urls, notification_type, theme, tag,
     #       want to return a specific error code, you must call sys.exit()
     #       as you will see below.
 
+    debug = True if debug else False
+    if debug:
+        # Verbosity must be a minimum of 3
+        verbose = 3 if verbose < 3 else verbose
+
     # Logging
     ch = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     if verbose > 3:
@@ -166,21 +193,55 @@ def main(body, title, config, attach, urls, notification_type, theme, tag,
     ch.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(ch)
 
+    # Update our asyncio logger
+    asyncio_logger = logging.getLogger('asyncio')
+    for handler in logger.handlers:
+        asyncio_logger.addHandler(handler)
+    asyncio_logger.setLevel(logger.level)
+
     if version:
         print_version_msg()
         sys.exit(0)
 
+    # Simple Error Checking
+    notification_type = notification_type.strip().lower()
+    if notification_type not in NOTIFY_TYPES:
+        logger.error(
+            'The --notification-type (-n) value of {} is not supported.'
+            .format(notification_type))
+        # 2 is the same exit code returned by Click if there is a parameter
+        # issue.  For consistency, we also return a 2
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    input_format = input_format.strip().lower()
+    if input_format not in NOTIFY_FORMATS:
+        logger.error(
+            'The --input-format (-i) value of {} is not supported.'
+            .format(input_format))
+        # 2 is the same exit code returned by Click if there is a parameter
+        # issue.  For consistency, we also return a 2
+        sys.exit(2)
+
     # Prepare our asset
-    asset = AppriseAsset(theme=theme)
+    asset = AppriseAsset(
+        body_format=input_format,
+        theme=theme,
+        # Async mode is only used for Python v3+ and allows a user to send
+        # all of their notifications asyncronously.  This was made an option
+        # incase there are problems in the future where it's better that
+        # everything run sequentially/syncronously instead.
+        async_mode=disable_async is not True,
+    )
 
-    # Create our object
-    a = Apprise(asset=asset)
+    # Create our Apprise object
+    a = Apprise(asset=asset, debug=debug)
 
     # Load our configuration if no URLs or specified configuration was
     # identified on the command line
     a.add(AppriseConfig(
         paths=[f for f in DEFAULT_SEARCH_PATHS if isfile(expanduser(f))]
-        if not (config or urls) else config), asset=asset)
+        if not (config or urls) else config,
+        asset=asset, recursion=recursion_depth))
 
     # Load our inventory up
     for url in urls:
@@ -234,7 +295,10 @@ def main(body, title, config, attach, urls, notification_type, theme, tag,
         # There were no notifications set.  This is a result of just having
         # empty configuration files and/or being to restrictive when filtering
         # by specific tag(s)
-        sys.exit(2)
+
+        # Exit code 3 is used since Click uses exit code 2 if there is an
+        # error with the parameters specified
+        sys.exit(3)
 
     elif result is False:
         # At least 1 notification service failed to send
diff --git a/libs/apprise/common.py b/libs/apprise/common.py
index 90c65744a..329b5d93f 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/common.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/common.py
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ class NotifyType(object):
     """
     INFO = 'info'
     SUCCESS = 'success'
-    FAILURE = 'failure'
     WARNING = 'warning'
+    FAILURE = 'failure'
 
 
 NOTIFY_TYPES = (
     NotifyType.INFO,
     NotifyType.SUCCESS,
-    NotifyType.FAILURE,
     NotifyType.WARNING,
+    NotifyType.FAILURE,
 )
 
 
@@ -129,6 +129,31 @@ CONFIG_FORMATS = (
     ConfigFormat.YAML,
 )
 
+
+class ConfigIncludeMode(object):
+    """
+    The different Cofiguration inclusion modes.  All Configuration
+    plugins will have one of these associated with it.
+    """
+    # - Configuration inclusion of same type only; hence a file:// can include
+    #   a file://
+    # - Cross file inclusion is not allowed unless insecure_includes (a flag)
+    #   is set to True. In these cases STRICT acts as type ALWAYS
+    STRICT = 'strict'
+
+    # This configuration type can never be included
+    NEVER = 'never'
+
+    # File configuration can always be included
+    ALWAYS = 'always'
+
+
+CONFIG_INCLUDE_MODES = (
+    ConfigIncludeMode.STRICT,
+    ConfigIncludeMode.NEVER,
+    ConfigIncludeMode.ALWAYS,
+)
+
 # This is a reserved tag that is automatically assigned to every
 # Notification Plugin
 MATCH_ALL_TAG = 'all'
diff --git a/libs/apprise/config/ConfigBase.py b/libs/apprise/config/ConfigBase.py
index 8cd40813d..22efd8e29 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/config/ConfigBase.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/config/ConfigBase.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2019 Chris Caron <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Chris Caron <[email protected]>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # This code is licensed under the MIT License.
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ from ..AppriseAsset import AppriseAsset
 from ..URLBase import URLBase
 from ..common import ConfigFormat
 from ..common import CONFIG_FORMATS
+from ..common import ConfigIncludeMode
 from ..utils import GET_SCHEMA_RE
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import parse_urls
+from . import SCHEMA_MAP
 
 
 class ConfigBase(URLBase):
@@ -60,7 +63,15 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
     # anything else. 128KB (131072B)
     max_buffer_size = 131072
 
-    def __init__(self, cache=True, **kwargs):
+    # By default all configuration is not includable using the 'include'
+    # line found in configuration files.
+    allow_cross_includes = ConfigIncludeMode.NEVER
+
+    # the config path manages the handling of relative include
+    config_path = os.getcwd()
+
+    def __init__(self, cache=True, recursion=0, insecure_includes=False,
+                 **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize some general logging and common server arguments that will
         keep things consistent when working with the configurations that
@@ -76,6 +87,29 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
         You can alternatively set the cache value to an int identifying the
         number of seconds the previously retrieved can exist for before it
         should be considered expired.
+
+        recursion defines how deep we recursively handle entries that use the
+        `include` keyword. This keyword requires us to fetch more configuration
+        from another source and add it to our existing compilation. If the
+        file we remotely retrieve also has an `include` reference, we will only
+        advance through it if recursion is set to 2 deep.  If set to zero
+        it is off.  There is no limit to how high you set this value. It would
+        be recommended to keep it low if you do intend to use it.
+
+        insecure_include by default are disabled. When set to True, all
+        Apprise Config files marked to be in STRICT mode are treated as being
+        in ALWAYS mode.
+
+        Take a file:// based configuration for example, only a file:// based
+        configuration can include another file:// based one. because it is set
+        to STRICT mode. If an http:// based configuration file attempted to
+        include a file:// one it woul fail. However this include would be
+        possible if insecure_includes is set to True.
+
+        There are cases where a self hosting apprise developer may wish to load
+        configuration from memory (in a string format) that contains 'include'
+        entries (even file:// based ones).  In these circumstances if you want
+        these 'include' entries to be honored, this value must be set to True.
         """
 
         super(ConfigBase, self).__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -88,6 +122,12 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
         # Tracks previously loaded content for speed
         self._cached_servers = None
 
+        # Initialize our recursion value
+        self.recursion = recursion
+
+        # Initialize our insecure_includes flag
+        self.insecure_includes = insecure_includes
+
         if 'encoding' in kwargs:
             # Store the encoding
             self.encoding = kwargs.get('encoding')
@@ -154,15 +194,110 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
         # Dynamically load our parse_ function based on our config format
         fn = getattr(ConfigBase, 'config_parse_{}'.format(config_format))
 
-        # Execute our config parse function which always returns a list
-        self._cached_servers.extend(fn(content=content, asset=asset))
+        # Initialize our asset object
+        asset = asset if isinstance(asset, AppriseAsset) else self.asset
+
+        # Execute our config parse function which always returns a tuple
+        # of our servers and our configuration
+        servers, configs = fn(content=content, asset=asset)
+        self._cached_servers.extend(servers)
+
+        # Configuration files were detected; recursively populate them
+        # If we have been configured to do so
+        for url in configs:
+            if self.recursion > 0:
+
+                # Attempt to acquire the schema at the very least to allow
+                # our configuration based urls.
+                schema = GET_SCHEMA_RE.match(url)
+                if schema is None:
+                    # Plan B is to assume we're dealing with a file
+                    schema = 'file'
+                    if not os.path.isabs(url):
+                        # We're dealing with a relative path; prepend
+                        # our current config path
+                        url = os.path.join(self.config_path, url)
+
+                    url = '{}://{}'.format(schema, URLBase.quote(url))
+                else:
+                    # Ensure our schema is always in lower case
+                    schema = schema.group('schema').lower()
+
+                    # Some basic validation
+                    if schema not in SCHEMA_MAP:
+                        ConfigBase.logger.warning(
+                            'Unsupported include schema {}.'.format(schema))
+                        continue
+
+                # Parse our url details of the server object as dictionary
+                # containing all of the information parsed from our URL
+                results = SCHEMA_MAP[schema].parse_url(url)
+                if not results:
+                    # Failed to parse the server URL
+                    self.logger.warning(
+                        'Unparseable include URL {}'.format(url))
+                    continue
+
+                # Handle cross inclusion based on allow_cross_includes rules
+                if (SCHEMA_MAP[schema].allow_cross_includes ==
+                        ConfigIncludeMode.STRICT
+                        and schema not in self.schemas()
+                        and not self.insecure_includes) or \
+                        SCHEMA_MAP[schema].allow_cross_includes == \
+                        ConfigIncludeMode.NEVER:
+
+                    # Prevent the loading if insecure base protocols
+                    ConfigBase.logger.warning(
+                        'Including {}:// based configuration is prohibited. '
+                        'Ignoring URL {}'.format(schema, url))
+                    continue
+
+                # Prepare our Asset Object
+                results['asset'] = asset
+
+                # No cache is required because we're just lumping this in
+                # and associating it with the cache value we've already
+                # declared (prior to our recursion)
+                results['cache'] = False
+
+                # Recursion can never be parsed from the URL; we decrement
+                # it one level
+                results['recursion'] = self.recursion - 1
+
+                # Insecure Includes flag can never be parsed from the URL
+                results['insecure_includes'] = self.insecure_includes
+
+                try:
+                    # Attempt to create an instance of our plugin using the
+                    # parsed URL information
+                    cfg_plugin = SCHEMA_MAP[results['schema']](**results)
 
-        if len(self._cached_servers):
+                except Exception as e:
+                    # the arguments are invalid or can not be used.
+                    self.logger.warning(
+                        'Could not load include URL: {}'.format(url))
+                    self.logger.debug('Loading Exception: {}'.format(str(e)))
+                    continue
+
+                # if we reach here, we can now add this servers found
+                # in this configuration file to our list
+                self._cached_servers.extend(
+                    cfg_plugin.servers(asset=asset))
+
+                # We no longer need our configuration object
+                del cfg_plugin
+
+            else:
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    'Recursion limit reached; ignoring Include URL: %s' % url)
+
+        if self._cached_servers:
             self.logger.info('Loaded {} entries from {}'.format(
                 len(self._cached_servers), self.url()))
         else:
-            self.logger.warning('Failed to load configuration from {}'.format(
-                self.url()))
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'Failed to load Apprise configuration from {}'.format(
+                    self.url()))
 
         # Set the time our content was cached at
         self._cached_time = time.time()
@@ -282,7 +417,8 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
 
         except TypeError:
             # content was not expected string type
-            ConfigBase.logger.error('Invalid apprise config specified')
+            ConfigBase.logger.error(
+                'Invalid Apprise configuration specified.')
             return None
 
         # By default set our return value to None since we don't know
@@ -297,7 +433,7 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
             if not result:
                 # Invalid syntax
                 ConfigBase.logger.error(
-                    'Undetectable apprise configuration found '
+                    'Undetectable Apprise configuration found '
                     'based on line {}.'.format(line))
                 # Take an early exit
                 return None
@@ -338,14 +474,14 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
             if not config_format:
                 # We couldn't detect configuration
                 ConfigBase.logger.error('Could not detect configuration')
-                return list()
+                return (list(), list())
 
         if config_format not in CONFIG_FORMATS:
             # Invalid configuration type specified
             ConfigBase.logger.error(
                 'An invalid configuration format ({}) was specified'.format(
                     config_format))
-            return list()
+            return (list(), list())
 
         # Dynamically load our parse_ function based on our config format
         fn = getattr(ConfigBase, 'config_parse_{}'.format(config_format))
@@ -357,9 +493,14 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
     def config_parse_text(content, asset=None):
         """
         Parse the specified content as though it were a simple text file only
-        containing a list of URLs. Return a list of loaded notification plugins
+        containing a list of URLs.
 
-        Optionally associate an asset with the notification.
+        Return a tuple that looks like (servers, configs) where:
+          - servers contains a list of loaded notification plugins
+          - configs contains a list of additional configuration files
+            referenced.
+
+        You may also optionally associate an asset with the notification.
 
         The file syntax is:
 
@@ -373,14 +514,25 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
             # Or you can use this format (no tags associated)
             <URL>
 
+            # you can also use the keyword 'include' and identify a
+            # configuration location (like this file) which will be included
+            # as additional configuration entries when loaded.
+            include <ConfigURL>
+
         """
-        response = list()
+        # A list of loaded Notification Services
+        servers = list()
+
+        # A list of additional configuration files referenced using
+        # the include keyword
+        configs = list()
 
         # Define what a valid line should look like
         valid_line_re = re.compile(
             r'^\s*(?P<line>([;#]+(?P<comment>.*))|'
             r'(\s*(?P<tags>[^=]+)=|=)?\s*'
-            r'(?P<url>[a-z0-9]{2,9}://.*))?$', re.I)
+            r'(?P<url>[a-z0-9]{2,9}://.*)|'
+            r'include\s+(?P<config>.+))?\s*$', re.I)
 
         try:
             # split our content up to read line by line
@@ -388,28 +540,35 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
 
         except TypeError:
             # content was not expected string type
-            ConfigBase.logger.error('Invalid apprise text data specified')
-            return list()
+            ConfigBase.logger.error(
+                'Invalid Apprise TEXT based configuration specified.')
+            return (list(), list())
 
         for line, entry in enumerate(content, start=1):
             result = valid_line_re.match(entry)
             if not result:
                 # Invalid syntax
                 ConfigBase.logger.error(
-                    'Invalid apprise text format found '
+                    'Invalid Apprise TEXT configuration format found '
                     '{} on line {}.'.format(entry, line))
 
                 # Assume this is a file we shouldn't be parsing. It's owner
                 # can read the error printed to screen and take action
                 # otherwise.
-                return list()
+                return (list(), list())
 
-            # Store our url read in
-            url = result.group('url')
-            if not url:
+            url, config = result.group('url'), result.group('config')
+            if not (url or config):
                 # Comment/empty line; do nothing
                 continue
 
+            if config:
+                ConfigBase.logger.debug('Include URL: {}'.format(config))
+
+                # Store our include line
+                configs.append(config.strip())
+                continue
+
             # Acquire our url tokens
             results = plugins.url_to_dict(url)
             if results is None:
@@ -422,11 +581,6 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
             # notifications if any were set
             results['tag'] = set(parse_list(result.group('tags')))
 
-            ConfigBase.logger.trace(
-                'URL {} unpacked as:{}{}'.format(
-                    url, os.linesep, os.linesep.join(
-                        ['{}="{}"'.format(k, v) for k, v in results.items()])))
-
             # Prepare our Asset Object
             results['asset'] = \
                 asset if isinstance(asset, AppriseAsset) else AppriseAsset()
@@ -448,23 +602,32 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
                 continue
 
             # if we reach here, we successfully loaded our data
-            response.append(plugin)
+            servers.append(plugin)
 
         # Return what was loaded
-        return response
+        return (servers, configs)
 
     @staticmethod
     def config_parse_yaml(content, asset=None):
         """
         Parse the specified content as though it were a yaml file
-        specifically formatted for apprise. Return a list of loaded
-        notification plugins.
+        specifically formatted for Apprise.
+
+        Return a tuple that looks like (servers, configs) where:
+          - servers contains a list of loaded notification plugins
+          - configs contains a list of additional configuration files
+            referenced.
 
-        Optionally associate an asset with the notification.
+        You may optionally associate an asset with the notification.
 
         """
 
-        response = list()
+        # A list of loaded Notification Services
+        servers = list()
+
+        # A list of additional configuration files referenced using
+        # the include keyword
+        configs = list()
 
         try:
             # Load our data (safely)
@@ -473,23 +636,24 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
         except (AttributeError, yaml.error.MarkedYAMLError) as e:
             # Invalid content
             ConfigBase.logger.error(
-                'Invalid apprise yaml data specified.')
+                'Invalid Apprise YAML data specified.')
             ConfigBase.logger.debug(
                 'YAML Exception:{}{}'.format(os.linesep, e))
-            return list()
+            return (list(), list())
 
         if not isinstance(result, dict):
             # Invalid content
-            ConfigBase.logger.error('Invalid apprise yaml structure specified')
-            return list()
+            ConfigBase.logger.error(
+                'Invalid Apprise YAML based configuration specified.')
+            return (list(), list())
 
         # YAML Version
         version = result.get('version', 1)
         if version != 1:
             # Invalid syntax
             ConfigBase.logger.error(
-                'Invalid apprise yaml version specified {}.'.format(version))
-            return list()
+                'Invalid Apprise YAML version specified {}.'.format(version))
+            return (list(), list())
 
         #
         # global asset object
@@ -537,14 +701,37 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
             global_tags = set(parse_list(tags))
 
         #
+        # include root directive
+        #
+        includes = result.get('include', None)
+        if isinstance(includes, six.string_types):
+            # Support a single inline string or multiple ones separated by a
+            # comma and/or space
+            includes = parse_urls(includes)
+
+        elif not isinstance(includes, (list, tuple)):
+            # Not a problem; we simply have no includes
+            includes = list()
+
+        # Iterate over each config URL
+        for no, url in enumerate(includes):
+
+            if isinstance(url, six.string_types):
+                # Support a single inline string or multiple ones separated by
+                # a comma and/or space
+                configs.extend(parse_urls(url))
+
+            elif isinstance(url, dict):
+                # Store the url and ignore arguments associated
+                configs.extend(u for u in url.keys())
+
+        #
         # urls root directive
         #
         urls = result.get('urls', None)
         if not isinstance(urls, (list, tuple)):
-            # Unsupported
-            ConfigBase.logger.error(
-                'Missing "urls" directive in apprise yaml.')
-            return list()
+            # Not a problem; we simply have no urls
+            urls = list()
 
         # Iterate over each URL
         for no, url in enumerate(urls):
@@ -656,7 +843,7 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
             else:
                 # Unsupported
                 ConfigBase.logger.warning(
-                    'Unsupported apprise yaml entry #{}'.format(no + 1))
+                    'Unsupported Apprise YAML entry #{}'.format(no + 1))
                 continue
 
             # Track our entries
@@ -669,7 +856,7 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
                 # Grab our first item
                 _results = results.pop(0)
 
-                # tag is a special keyword that is managed by apprise object.
+                # tag is a special keyword that is managed by Apprise object.
                 # The below ensures our tags are set correctly
                 if 'tag' in _results:
                     # Tidy our list up
@@ -698,17 +885,19 @@ class ConfigBase(URLBase):
                     ConfigBase.logger.debug(
                         'Loaded URL: {}'.format(plugin.url()))
 
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as e:
                     # the arguments are invalid or can not be used.
                     ConfigBase.logger.warning(
-                        'Could not load apprise yaml entry #{}, item #{}'
+                        'Could not load Apprise YAML configuration '
+                        'entry #{}, item #{}'
                         .format(no + 1, entry))
+                    ConfigBase.logger.debug('Loading Exception: %s' % str(e))
                     continue
 
                 # if we reach here, we successfully loaded our data
-                response.append(plugin)
+                servers.append(plugin)
 
-        return response
+        return (servers, configs)
 
     def pop(self, index=-1):
         """
diff --git a/libs/apprise/config/ConfigFile.py b/libs/apprise/config/ConfigFile.py
index 917eea081..9f8102253 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/config/ConfigFile.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/config/ConfigFile.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import io
 import os
 from .ConfigBase import ConfigBase
 from ..common import ConfigFormat
+from ..common import ConfigIncludeMode
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
     # The default protocol
     protocol = 'file'
 
+    # Configuration file inclusion can only be of the same type
+    allow_cross_includes = ConfigIncludeMode.STRICT
+
     def __init__(self, path, **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize File Object
@@ -53,7 +57,10 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
         super(ConfigFile, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         # Store our file path as it was set
-        self.path = os.path.expanduser(path)
+        self.path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
+
+        # Update the config path to be relative to our file we just loaded
+        self.config_path = os.path.dirname(self.path)
 
         return
 
@@ -69,19 +76,19 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
         else:
             cache = int(self.cache)
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'encoding': self.encoding,
             'cache': cache,
         }
 
         if self.config_format:
             # A format was enforced; make sure it's passed back with the url
-            args['format'] = self.config_format
+            params['format'] = self.config_format
 
-        return 'file://{path}{args}'.format(
+        return 'file://{path}{params}'.format(
             path=self.quote(self.path),
-            args='?{}'.format(self.urlencode(args)) if args else '',
+            params='?{}'.format(self.urlencode(params)) if params else '',
         )
 
     def read(self, **kwargs):
@@ -91,10 +98,9 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
 
         response = None
 
-        path = os.path.expanduser(self.path)
         try:
             if self.max_buffer_size > 0 and \
-                    os.path.getsize(path) > self.max_buffer_size:
+                    os.path.getsize(self.path) > self.max_buffer_size:
 
                 # Content exceeds maximum buffer size
                 self.logger.error(
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
             # getsize() can throw this acception if the file is missing
             # and or simply isn't accessible
             self.logger.error(
-                'File is not accessible: {}'.format(path))
+                'File is not accessible: {}'.format(self.path))
             return None
 
         # Always call throttle before any server i/o is made
@@ -115,7 +121,7 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
         try:
             # Python 3 just supports open(), however to remain compatible with
             # Python 2, we use the io module
-            with io.open(path, "rt", encoding=self.encoding) as f:
+            with io.open(self.path, "rt", encoding=self.encoding) as f:
                 # Store our content for parsing
                 response = f.read()
 
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
 
             self.logger.error(
                 'File not using expected encoding ({}) : {}'.format(
-                    self.encoding, path))
+                    self.encoding, self.path))
             return None
 
         except (IOError, OSError):
@@ -136,13 +142,13 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
             # Could not open and/or read the file; this is not a problem since
             # we scan a lot of default paths.
             self.logger.error(
-                'File can not be opened for read: {}'.format(path))
+                'File can not be opened for read: {}'.format(self.path))
             return None
 
         # Detect config format based on file extension if it isn't already
         # enforced
         if self.config_format is None and \
-                re.match(r'^.*\.ya?ml\s*$', path, re.I) is not None:
+                re.match(r'^.*\.ya?ml\s*$', self.path, re.I) is not None:
 
             # YAML Filename Detected
             self.default_config_format = ConfigFormat.YAML
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ class ConfigFile(ConfigBase):
             # We're done early; it's not a good URL
             return results
 
-        match = re.match(r'file://(?P<path>[^?]+)(\?.*)?', url, re.I)
+        match = re.match(r'[a-z0-9]+://(?P<path>[^?]+)(\?.*)?', url, re.I)
         if not match:
             return None
 
diff --git a/libs/apprise/config/ConfigHTTP.py b/libs/apprise/config/ConfigHTTP.py
index 299255d09..c4ad29425 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/config/ConfigHTTP.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/config/ConfigHTTP.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import six
 import requests
 from .ConfigBase import ConfigBase
 from ..common import ConfigFormat
+from ..common import ConfigIncludeMode
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
@@ -58,16 +59,15 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
     # The default secure protocol
     secure_protocol = 'https'
 
-    # The maximum number of seconds to wait for a connection to be established
-    # before out-right just giving up
-    connection_timeout_sec = 5.0
-
     # If an HTTP error occurs, define the number of characters you still want
     # to read back.  This is useful for debugging purposes, but nothing else.
     # The idea behind enforcing this kind of restriction is to prevent abuse
     # from queries to services that may be untrusted.
     max_error_buffer_size = 2048
 
+    # Configuration file inclusion can always include this type
+    allow_cross_includes = ConfigIncludeMode.ALWAYS
+
     def __init__(self, headers=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize HTTP Object
@@ -104,18 +104,20 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
             cache = int(self.cache)
 
         # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        params = {
             'encoding': self.encoding,
             'cache': cache,
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if self.config_format:
             # A format was enforced; make sure it's passed back with the url
-            args['format'] = self.config_format
+            params['format'] = self.config_format
 
         # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -132,14 +134,14 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
             hostname=self.quote(self.host, safe=''),
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             fullpath=self.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/'),
-            args=self.urlencode(args),
+            params=self.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def read(self, **kwargs):
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
                     headers=headers,
                     auth=auth,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
-                    timeout=self.connection_timeout_sec,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                     stream=True) as r:
 
                 # Handle Errors
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
                     return None
 
                 # Store our result (but no more than our buffer length)
-                response = r.content[:self.max_buffer_size + 1]
+                response = r.text[:self.max_buffer_size + 1]
 
                 # Verify that our content did not exceed the buffer size:
                 if len(response) > self.max_buffer_size:
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.error(
-                'A Connection error occured retrieving HTTP '
+                'A Connection error occurred retrieving HTTP '
                 'configuration from %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ class ConfigHTTP(ConfigBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = ConfigBase.parse_url(url)
diff --git a/libs/apprise/config/__init__.py b/libs/apprise/config/__init__.py
index 5c3980318..353123e9a 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/config/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/config/__init__.py
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-import six
 import re
-
+import six
 from os import listdir
 from os.path import dirname
 from os.path import abspath
+from ..logger import logger
 
 # Maintains a mapping of all of the configuration services
 SCHEMA_MAP = {}
@@ -88,29 +88,39 @@ def __load_matrix(path=abspath(dirname(__file__)), name='apprise.config'):
         # not the module:
         globals()[plugin_name] = plugin
 
-        # Load protocol(s) if defined
-        proto = getattr(plugin, 'protocol', None)
-        if isinstance(proto, six.string_types):
-            if proto not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                SCHEMA_MAP[proto] = plugin
-
-        elif isinstance(proto, (set, list, tuple)):
-            # Support iterables list types
-            for p in proto:
-                if p not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                    SCHEMA_MAP[p] = plugin
-
-        # Load secure protocol(s) if defined
-        protos = getattr(plugin, 'secure_protocol', None)
-        if isinstance(protos, six.string_types):
-            if protos not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                SCHEMA_MAP[protos] = plugin
-
-        if isinstance(protos, (set, list, tuple)):
-            # Support iterables list types
-            for p in protos:
-                if p not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                    SCHEMA_MAP[p] = plugin
+        fn = getattr(plugin, 'schemas', None)
+        try:
+            schemas = set([]) if not callable(fn) else fn(plugin)
+
+        except TypeError:
+            # Python v2.x support where functions associated with classes
+            # were considered bound to them and could not be called prior
+            # to the classes initialization.  This code can be dropped
+            # once Python v2.x support is dropped. The below code introduces
+            # replication as it already exists and is tested in
+            # URLBase.schemas()
+            schemas = set([])
+            for key in ('protocol', 'secure_protocol'):
+                schema = getattr(plugin, key, None)
+                if isinstance(schema, six.string_types):
+                    schemas.add(schema)
+
+                elif isinstance(schema, (set, list, tuple)):
+                    # Support iterables list types
+                    for s in schema:
+                        if isinstance(s, six.string_types):
+                            schemas.add(s)
+
+        # map our schema to our plugin
+        for schema in schemas:
+            if schema in SCHEMA_MAP:
+                logger.error(
+                    "Config schema ({}) mismatch detected - {} to {}"
+                    .format(schema, SCHEMA_MAP[schema], plugin))
+                continue
+
+            # Assign plugin
+            SCHEMA_MAP[schema] = plugin
 
     return SCHEMA_MAP
 
diff --git a/libs/apprise/i18n/apprise.pot b/libs/apprise/i18n/apprise.pot
index ea3fdfad1..2a0dc5e0a 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/i18n/apprise.pot
+++ b/libs/apprise/i18n/apprise.pot
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: apprise 0.8.5\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: apprise 0.8.8\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: [email protected]\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-03-30 16:00-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-02 07:46-0400\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <[email protected]>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.8.0\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 2.7.0\n"
 
 msgid "API Key"
 msgstr ""
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Access Token"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Account Email"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Account SID"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Avatar Image"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Avatar URL"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Batch Mode"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -83,6 +89,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Channels"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Client ID"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Client Secret"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Consumer Key"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -92,9 +104,18 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Country"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Custom Icon"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Cycles"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Detect Bot Owner"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Device API Key"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Device ID"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -161,6 +182,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "IRC Colors"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Icon Type"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Include Footer"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -188,6 +212,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Modal"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Mode"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Notify Format"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -269,6 +296,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Server Timeout"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Socket Connect Timeout"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Socket Read Timeout"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Sound"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -281,6 +314,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Source Phone No"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Sticky"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Subtitle"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Target Channel"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -338,6 +377,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Template Data"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Tenant Domain"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Text To Speech"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -368,6 +410,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Use Avatar"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "User ID"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "User Key"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBase.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBase.py
index 7e963b0ce..3a0538bcc 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBase.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBase.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import re
+import six
 
 from ..URLBase import URLBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
@@ -36,7 +37,17 @@ from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 from ..AppriseAttachment import AppriseAttachment
 
 
-class NotifyBase(URLBase):
+if six.PY3:
+    # Wrap our base with the asyncio wrapper
+    from ..py3compat.asyncio import AsyncNotifyBase
+    BASE_OBJECT = AsyncNotifyBase
+
+else:
+    # Python v2.7 (backwards compatibility)
+    BASE_OBJECT = URLBase
+
+
+class NotifyBase(BASE_OBJECT):
     """
     This is the base class for all notification services
     """
@@ -80,21 +91,11 @@ class NotifyBase(URLBase):
     # use a <b> tag.  The below causes the <b>title</b> to get generated:
     default_html_tag_id = 'b'
 
-    # Define a default set of template arguments used for dynamically building
-    # details about our individual plugins for developers.
-
-    # Define object templates
-    templates = ()
-
-    # Provides a mapping of tokens, certain entries are fixed and automatically
-    # configured if found (such as schema, host, user, pass, and port)
-    template_tokens = {}
-
     # Here is where we define all of the arguments we accept on the url
     # such as: schema://whatever/?overflow=upstream&format=text
     # These act the same way as tokens except they are optional and/or
     # have default values set if mandatory. This rule must be followed
-    template_args = {
+    template_args = dict(URLBase.template_args, **{
         'overflow': {
             'name': _('Overflow Mode'),
             'type': 'choice:string',
@@ -119,34 +120,7 @@ class NotifyBase(URLBase):
             # runtime.
             '_lookup_default': 'notify_format',
         },
-        'verify': {
-            'name': _('Verify SSL'),
-            # SSL Certificate Authority Verification
-            'type': 'bool',
-            # Provide a default
-            'default': URLBase.verify_certificate,
-            # look up default using the following parent class value at
-            # runtime.
-            '_lookup_default': 'verify_certificate',
-        },
-    }
-
-    # kwargs are dynamically built because a prefix causes us to parse the
-    # content slightly differently. The prefix is required and can be either
-    # a (+ or -). Below would handle the +key=value:
-    #    {
-    #        'headers': {
-    #           'name': _('HTTP Header'),
-    #           'prefix': '+',
-    #           'type': 'string',
-    #        },
-    #    },
-    #
-    # In a kwarg situation, the 'key' is always presumed to be treated as
-    # a string.  When the 'type' is defined, it is being defined to respect
-    # the 'value'.
-
-    template_kwargs = {}
+    })
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -161,7 +135,7 @@ class NotifyBase(URLBase):
             # Store the specified format if specified
             notify_format = kwargs.get('format', '')
             if notify_format.lower() not in NOTIFY_FORMATS:
-                msg = 'Invalid notification format %s'.format(notify_format)
+                msg = 'Invalid notification format {}'.format(notify_format)
                 self.logger.error(msg)
                 raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -368,6 +342,23 @@ class NotifyBase(URLBase):
         raise NotImplementedError(
             "send() is not implimented by the child class.")
 
+    def url_parameters(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Provides a default set of parameters to work with. This can greatly
+        simplify URL construction in the acommpanied url() function in all
+        defined plugin services.
+        """
+
+        params = {
+            'format': self.notify_format,
+            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        }
+
+        params.update(super(NotifyBase, self).url_parameters(*args, **kwargs))
+
+        # return default parameters
+        return params
+
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url, verify_host=True):
         """Parses the URL and returns it broken apart into a dictionary.
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py
index 341c5098c..04b43b194 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             # Boxcar returns 201 (Created) when successful
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Boxcar '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Boxcar '
                 'notification to %s.' % (host))
 
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -319,15 +320,15 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{access}/{secret}/{targets}?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{access}/{secret}/{targets}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             access=self.pprint(self.access, privacy, safe=''),
             secret=self.pprint(
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
             targets='/'.join([
                 NotifyBoxcar.quote(x, safe='') for x in chain(
                     self.tags, self.device_tokens) if x != DEFAULT_TAG]),
-            args=NotifyBoxcar.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyBoxcar.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -345,7 +346,6 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early
             return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyClickSend.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyClickSend.py
index 4bc36dc9c..a7d89c18b 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyClickSend.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyClickSend.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class NotifyClickSend(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                     # We had a problem
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ class NotifyClickSend(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending {} ClickSend '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending {} ClickSend '
                     'notification(s).'.format(len(payload['messages'])))
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -271,14 +272,14 @@ class NotifyClickSend(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'batch': 'yes' if self.batch else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # Setup Authentication
         auth = '{user}:{password}@'.format(
             user=NotifyClickSend.quote(self.user, safe=''),
@@ -286,19 +287,19 @@ class NotifyClickSend(NotifyBase):
                 self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
         )
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{targets}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{targets}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             auth=auth,
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyClickSend.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyClickSend.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyClickSend.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyD7Networks.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyD7Networks.py
index e982a38c1..f04082c68 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyD7Networks.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyD7Networks.py
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ class NotifyD7Networks(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code not in (
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ class NotifyD7Networks(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending D7 Networks:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending D7 Networks:%s ' % (
                         ', '.join(self.targets)) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -394,38 +395,37 @@ class NotifyD7Networks(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'batch': 'yes' if self.batch else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if self.priority != self.template_args['priority']['default']:
-            args['priority'] = str(self.priority)
+            params['priority'] = str(self.priority)
 
         if self.source:
-            args['from'] = self.source
+            params['from'] = self.source
 
-        return '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             user=NotifyD7Networks.quote(self.user, safe=''),
             password=self.pprint(
                 self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyD7Networks.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyD7Networks.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyD7Networks.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py
index 37f2b256a..ca501bf9e 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyType
-from ..utils import GET_SCHEMA_RE
 from ..utils import parse_bool
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
     # object if we were to reference, we wouldn't be backwards compatible with
     # Python v2.  So converting the result set back into a list makes us
     # compatible
-
     protocol = list(MAINLOOP_MAP.keys())
 
     # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
     # Allows the user to specify the NotifyImageSize object
     image_size = NotifyImageSize.XY_128
 
-    # The number of seconds to keep the message present for
+    # The number of milliseconds to keep the message present for
     message_timeout_ms = 13000
 
     # Limit results to just the first 10 line otherwise there is just to much
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
 
     # Define object templates
     templates = (
-        '{schema}://_/',
+        '{schema}://',
     )
 
     # Define our template arguments
@@ -355,27 +353,27 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
             DBusUrgency.HIGH: 'high',
         }
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'urgency': 'normal' if self.urgency not in _map
                        else _map[self.urgency],
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # x in (x,y) screen coordinates
         if self.x_axis:
-            args['x'] = str(self.x_axis)
+            params['x'] = str(self.x_axis)
 
         # y in (x,y) screen coordinates
         if self.y_axis:
-            args['y'] = str(self.y_axis)
+            params['y'] = str(self.y_axis)
 
-        return '{schema}://_/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://_/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.schema,
-            args=NotifyDBus.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyDBus.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -386,24 +384,8 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
         is in place.
 
         """
-        schema = GET_SCHEMA_RE.match(url)
-        if schema is None:
-            # Content is simply not parseable
-            return None
-
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-        if not results:
-            results = {
-                'schema': schema.group('schema').lower(),
-                'user': None,
-                'password': None,
-                'port': None,
-                'host': '_',
-                'fullpath': None,
-                'path': None,
-                'url': url,
-                'qsd': {},
-            }
+
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
 
         # Include images with our message
         results['include_image'] = \
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDiscord.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDiscord.py
index 254d9285e..8a8b21f44 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDiscord.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyDiscord.py
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@
 # here you'll be able to access the Webhooks menu and create a new one.
 #
 #  When you've completed, you'll get a URL that looks a little like this:
-#  https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/417429632418316298/\
+#  https://discord.com/api/webhooks/417429632418316298/\
 #         JHZ7lQml277CDHmQKMHI8qBe7bk2ZwO5UKjCiOAF7711o33MyqU344Qpgv7YTpadV_js
 #
 #  Simplified, it looks like this:
-#     https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/WEBHOOK_ID/WEBHOOK_TOKEN
+#     https://discord.com/api/webhooks/WEBHOOK_ID/WEBHOOK_TOKEN
 #
 #  This plugin will simply work using the url of:
 #     discord://WEBHOOK_ID/WEBHOOK_TOKEN
 #
 # API Documentation on Webhooks:
-#    - https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/resources/webhook
+#    - https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/webhook
 #
 import re
 import requests
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
     service_name = 'Discord'
 
     # The services URL
-    service_url = 'https://discordapp.com/'
+    service_url = 'https://discord.com/'
 
     # The default secure protocol
     secure_protocol = 'discord'
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
     setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_discord'
 
     # Discord Webhook
-    notify_url = 'https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks'
+    notify_url = 'https://discord.com/api/webhooks'
 
     # Allows the user to specify the NotifyImageSize object
     image_size = NotifyImageSize.XY_256
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'bool',
             'default': True,
         },
+        'avatar_url': {
+            'name': _('Avatar URL'),
+            'type': 'string',
+        },
         'footer': {
             'name': _('Display Footer'),
             'type': 'bool',
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
 
     def __init__(self, webhook_id, webhook_token, tts=False, avatar=True,
                  footer=False, footer_logo=True, include_image=False,
-                 **kwargs):
+                 avatar_url=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize Discord Object
 
@@ -177,6 +181,11 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
         # Place a thumbnail image inline with the message body
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        # Avatar URL
+        # This allows a user to provide an over-ride to the otherwise
+        # dynamically generated avatar url images
+        self.avatar_url = avatar_url
+
         return
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, attach=None,
@@ -247,8 +256,9 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
             payload['content'] = \
                 body if not title else "{}\r\n{}".format(title, body)
 
-        if self.avatar and image_url:
-            payload['avatar_url'] = image_url
+        if self.avatar and (image_url or self.avatar_url):
+            payload['avatar_url'] = \
+                self.avatar_url if self.avatar_url else image_url
 
         if self.user:
             # Optionally override the default username of the webhook
@@ -343,6 +353,7 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 files=files,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code not in (
                     requests.codes.ok, requests.codes.no_content):
@@ -370,14 +381,14 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured posting {}to Discord.'.format(
+                'A Connection error occurred posting {}to Discord.'.format(
                     attach.name if attach else ''))
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
 
         except (OSError, IOError) as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'An I/O error occured while reading {}.'.format(
+                'An I/O error occurred while reading {}.'.format(
                     attach.name if attach else 'attachment'))
             self.logger.debug('I/O Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
@@ -395,37 +406,36 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'tts': 'yes' if self.tts else 'no',
             'avatar': 'yes' if self.avatar else 'no',
             'footer': 'yes' if self.footer else 'no',
             'footer_logo': 'yes' if self.footer_logo else 'no',
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{webhook_id}/{webhook_token}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{webhook_id}/{webhook_token}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             webhook_id=self.pprint(self.webhook_id, privacy, safe=''),
             webhook_token=self.pprint(self.webhook_token, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyDiscord.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyDiscord.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         Syntax:
           discord://webhook_id/webhook_token
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -459,43 +469,39 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
         # Update Avatar Icon
         results['avatar'] = parse_bool(results['qsd'].get('avatar', True))
 
-        # Use Thumbnail
-        if 'thumbnail' in results['qsd']:
-            # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.5
-            NotifyDiscord.logger.deprecate(
-                'The Discord URL contains the parameter '
-                '"thumbnail=" which will be deprecated in an upcoming '
-                'release. Please use "image=" instead.'
-            )
+        # Boolean to include an image or not
+        results['include_image'] = parse_bool(results['qsd'].get(
+            'image', NotifyDiscord.template_args['image']['default']))
 
-        # use image= for consistency with the other plugins but we also
-        # support thumbnail= for backwards compatibility.
-        results['include_image'] = \
-            parse_bool(results['qsd'].get(
-                'image', results['qsd'].get('thumbnail', False)))
+        # Extract avatar url if it was specified
+        if 'avatar_url' in results['qsd']:
+            results['avatar_url'] = \
+                NotifyDiscord.unquote(results['qsd']['avatar_url'])
 
         return results
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_native_url(url):
         """
-        Support https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/WEBHOOK_ID/WEBHOOK_TOKEN
+        Support https://discord.com/api/webhooks/WEBHOOK_ID/WEBHOOK_TOKEN
+        Support Legacy URL as well:
+            https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/WEBHOOK_ID/WEBHOOK_TOKEN
         """
 
         result = re.match(
-            r'^https?://discordapp\.com/api/webhooks/'
+            r'^https?://discord(app)?\.com/api/webhooks/'
             r'(?P<webhook_id>[0-9]+)/'
             r'(?P<webhook_token>[A-Z0-9_-]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyDiscord.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{webhook_id}/{webhook_token}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{webhook_id}/{webhook_token}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyDiscord.secure_protocol,
                     webhook_id=result.group('webhook_id'),
                     webhook_token=result.group('webhook_token'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
 
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmail.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmail.py
index de686c8b3..604fc5b5c 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmail.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmail.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import smtplib
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.mime.application import MIMEApplication
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.utils import formataddr
+from email.header import Header
+from email import charset
 
 from socket import error as SocketError
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -38,10 +41,12 @@ from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import is_email
-from ..utils import parse_list
-from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
+from ..utils import parse_emails
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
+# Globally Default encoding mode set to Quoted Printable.
+charset.add_charset('utf-8', charset.QP, charset.QP, 'utf-8')
+
 
 class WebBaseLogin(object):
     """
@@ -116,6 +121,21 @@ EMAIL_TEMPLATES = (
         },
     ),
 
+    # Microsoft Office 365 (Email Server)
+    # You must specify an authenticated sender address in the from= settings
+    # and a valid email in the to= to deliver your emails to
+    (
+        'Microsoft Office 365',
+        re.compile(
+            r'^[^@]+@(?P<domain>(smtp\.)?office365\.com)$', re.I),
+        {
+            'port': 587,
+            'smtp_host': 'smtp.office365.com',
+            'secure': True,
+            'secure_mode': SecureMailMode.STARTTLS,
+        },
+    ),
+
     # Yahoo Mail
     (
         'Yahoo Mail',
@@ -380,8 +400,8 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
         except (ValueError, TypeError):
             self.timeout = self.connect_timeout
 
-        # Acquire targets
-        self.targets = parse_list(targets)
+        # Acquire Email 'To'
+        self.targets = list()
 
         # Acquire Carbon Copies
         self.cc = set()
@@ -389,9 +409,11 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
         # Acquire Blind Carbon Copies
         self.bcc = set()
 
+        # For tracking our email -> name lookups
+        self.names = {}
+
         # Now we want to construct the To and From email
         # addresses from the URL provided
-        self.from_name = from_name
         self.from_addr = from_addr
 
         if self.user and not self.from_addr:
@@ -401,15 +423,18 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
                 self.host,
             )
 
-        if not is_email(self.from_addr):
+        result = is_email(self.from_addr)
+        if not result:
             # Parse Source domain based on from_addr
             msg = 'Invalid ~From~ email specified: {}'.format(self.from_addr)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # If our target email list is empty we want to add ourselves to it
-        if len(self.targets) == 0:
-            self.targets.append(self.from_addr)
+        # Store our email address
+        self.from_addr = result['full_email']
+
+        # Set our from name
+        self.from_name = from_name if from_name else result['name']
 
         # Now detect the SMTP Server
         self.smtp_host = \
@@ -425,11 +450,35 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Validate recipients (cc:) and drop bad ones:
-        for recipient in parse_list(cc):
+        if targets:
+            # Validate recipients (to:) and drop bad ones:
+            for recipient in parse_emails(targets):
+                result = is_email(recipient)
+                if result:
+                    self.targets.append(
+                        (result['name'] if result['name'] else False,
+                            result['full_email']))
+                    continue
+
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'Dropped invalid To email '
+                    '({}) specified.'.format(recipient),
+                )
 
-            if GET_EMAIL_RE.match(recipient):
-                self.cc.add(recipient)
+        else:
+            # If our target email list is empty we want to add ourselves to it
+            self.targets.append(
+                (self.from_name if self.from_name else False, self.from_addr))
+
+        # Validate recipients (cc:) and drop bad ones:
+        for recipient in parse_emails(cc):
+            email = is_email(recipient)
+            if email:
+                self.cc.add(email['full_email'])
+
+                # Index our name (if one exists)
+                self.names[email['full_email']] = \
+                    email['name'] if email['name'] else False
                 continue
 
             self.logger.warning(
@@ -438,10 +487,14 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
             )
 
         # Validate recipients (bcc:) and drop bad ones:
-        for recipient in parse_list(bcc):
-
-            if GET_EMAIL_RE.match(recipient):
-                self.bcc.add(recipient)
+        for recipient in parse_emails(bcc):
+            email = is_email(recipient)
+            if email:
+                self.bcc.add(email['full_email'])
+
+                # Index our name (if one exists)
+                self.names[email['full_email']] = \
+                    email['name'] if email['name'] else False
                 continue
 
             self.logger.warning(
@@ -529,36 +582,57 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
         Perform Email Notification
         """
 
-        from_name = self.from_name
-        if not from_name:
-            from_name = self.app_desc
+        # Initialize our default from name
+        from_name = self.from_name if self.from_name else self.app_desc
 
         # error tracking (used for function return)
         has_error = False
 
+        if not self.targets:
+            # There is no one to email; we're done
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'There are no Email recipients to notify')
+            return False
+
         # Create a copy of the targets list
         emails = list(self.targets)
         while len(emails):
             # Get our email to notify
-            to_addr = emails.pop(0)
-
-            if not is_email(to_addr):
-                self.logger.warning(
-                    'Invalid ~To~ email specified: {}'.format(to_addr))
-                has_error = True
-                continue
+            to_name, to_addr = emails.pop(0)
 
             # Strip target out of cc list if in To or Bcc
             cc = (self.cc - self.bcc - set([to_addr]))
+
             # Strip target out of bcc list if in To
             bcc = (self.bcc - set([to_addr]))
 
+            try:
+                # Format our cc addresses to support the Name field
+                cc = [formataddr(
+                    (self.names.get(addr, False), addr), charset='utf-8')
+                    for addr in cc]
+
+                # Format our bcc addresses to support the Name field
+                bcc = [formataddr(
+                    (self.names.get(addr, False), addr), charset='utf-8')
+                    for addr in bcc]
+
+            except TypeError:
+                # Python v2.x Support (no charset keyword)
+                # Format our cc addresses to support the Name field
+                cc = [formataddr(
+                    (self.names.get(addr, False), addr)) for addr in cc]
+
+                # Format our bcc addresses to support the Name field
+                bcc = [formataddr(
+                    (self.names.get(addr, False), addr)) for addr in bcc]
+
             self.logger.debug(
                 'Email From: {} <{}>'.format(from_name, self.from_addr))
             self.logger.debug('Email To: {}'.format(to_addr))
-            if len(cc):
+            if cc:
                 self.logger.debug('Email Cc: {}'.format(', '.join(cc)))
-            if len(bcc):
+            if bcc:
                 self.logger.debug('Email Bcc: {}'.format(', '.join(bcc)))
             self.logger.debug('Login ID: {}'.format(self.user))
             self.logger.debug(
@@ -566,15 +640,25 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
 
             # Prepare Email Message
             if self.notify_format == NotifyFormat.HTML:
-                content = MIMEText(body, 'html')
+                content = MIMEText(body, 'html', 'utf-8')
 
             else:
-                content = MIMEText(body, 'plain')
+                content = MIMEText(body, 'plain', 'utf-8')
 
             base = MIMEMultipart() if attach else content
-            base['Subject'] = title
-            base['From'] = '{} <{}>'.format(from_name, self.from_addr)
-            base['To'] = to_addr
+            base['Subject'] = Header(title, 'utf-8')
+            try:
+                base['From'] = formataddr(
+                    (from_name if from_name else False, self.from_addr),
+                    charset='utf-8')
+                base['To'] = formataddr((to_name, to_addr), charset='utf-8')
+
+            except TypeError:
+                # Python v2.x Support (no charset keyword)
+                base['From'] = formataddr(
+                    (from_name if from_name else False, self.from_addr))
+                base['To'] = formataddr((to_name, to_addr))
+
             base['Cc'] = ','.join(cc)
             base['Date'] = \
                 datetime.utcnow().strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000")
@@ -608,7 +692,8 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
                         app.add_header(
                             'Content-Disposition',
                             'attachment; filename="{}"'.format(
-                                attachment.name))
+                                Header(attachment.name, 'utf-8')),
+                        )
 
                         base.attach(app)
 
@@ -653,7 +738,7 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
 
             except (SocketError, smtplib.SMTPException, RuntimeError) as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Email '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Email '
                     'notification to {}.'.format(self.smtp_host))
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -672,26 +757,34 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define an URL parameters
+        params = {
             'from': self.from_addr,
-            'name': self.from_name,
             'mode': self.secure_mode,
             'smtp': self.smtp_host,
             'timeout': self.timeout,
             'user': self.user,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        if self.from_name:
+            params['name'] = self.from_name
+
         if len(self.cc) > 0:
             # Handle our Carbon Copy Addresses
-            args['cc'] = ','.join(self.cc)
+            params['cc'] = ','.join(
+                ['{}{}'.format(
+                    '' if not e not in self.names
+                    else '{}:'.format(self.names[e]), e) for e in self.cc])
 
         if len(self.bcc) > 0:
             # Handle our Blind Carbon Copy Addresses
-            args['bcc'] = ','.join(self.bcc)
+            params['bcc'] = ','.join(
+                ['{}{}'.format(
+                    '' if not e not in self.names
+                    else '{}:'.format(self.names[e]), e) for e in self.bcc])
 
         # pull email suffix from username (if present)
         user = None if not self.user else self.user.split('@')[0]
@@ -717,28 +810,31 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
         # a simple boolean check as to whether we display our target emails
         # or not
         has_targets = \
-            not (len(self.targets) == 1 and self.targets[0] == self.from_addr)
+            not (len(self.targets) == 1
+                 and self.targets[0][1] == self.from_addr)
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{targets}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{targets}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyEmail.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             targets='' if not has_targets else '/'.join(
-                [NotifyEmail.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyEmail.urlencode(args),
+                [NotifyEmail.quote('{}{}'.format(
+                    '' if not e[0] else '{}:'.format(e[0]), e[1]),
+                    safe='') for e in self.targets]),
+            params=NotifyEmail.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -761,8 +857,7 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
 
         # Attempt to detect 'to' email address
         if 'to' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['to']):
-            results['targets'] += \
-                NotifyEmail.parse_list(results['qsd']['to'])
+            results['targets'].append(results['qsd']['to'])
 
         if 'name' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['name']):
             # Extract from name to associate with from address
@@ -783,13 +878,11 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
 
         # Handle Carbon Copy Addresses
         if 'cc' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['cc']):
-            results['cc'] = \
-                NotifyEmail.parse_list(results['qsd']['cc'])
+            results['cc'] = results['qsd']['cc']
 
         # Handle Blind Carbon Copy Addresses
         if 'bcc' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['bcc']):
-            results['bcc'] = \
-                NotifyEmail.parse_list(results['qsd']['bcc'])
+            results['bcc'] = results['qsd']['bcc']
 
         results['from_addr'] = from_addr
         results['smtp_host'] = smtp_host
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmby.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmby.py
index c792b49bd..bf9066cc0 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmby.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEmby.py
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
     # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
     setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_emby'
 
-    # Emby uses the http protocol with JSON requests
-    emby_default_port = 8096
-
     # By default Emby requires you to provide it a device id
     # The following was just a random uuid4 generated one.  There
     # is no real reason to change this, but hey; that's what open
@@ -94,6 +91,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'int',
             'min': 1,
             'max': 65535,
+            'default': 8096
         },
         'user': {
             'name': _('Username'),
@@ -137,6 +135,10 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
         # or a modal type box (requires an Okay acknowledgement)
         self.modal = modal
 
+        if not self.port:
+            # Assign default port if one isn't otherwise specified:
+            self.port = self.template_tokens['port']['default']
+
         if not self.user:
             # User was not specified
             msg = 'No Emby username was specified.'
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured authenticating a user with Emby '
+                'A Connection error occurred authenticating a user with Emby '
                 'at %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -370,6 +373,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
                 url,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -392,7 +396,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured querying Emby '
+                'A Connection error occurred querying Emby '
                 'for session information at %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -449,6 +453,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
                 url,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code not in (
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured querying Emby '
+                'A Connection error occurred querying Emby '
                 'to logoff user %s at %s.' % (self.user, self.host))
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -550,6 +555,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
                 if r.status_code not in (
                         requests.codes.ok,
@@ -577,7 +583,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Emby '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Emby '
                     'notification to %s.' % self.host)
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -592,14 +598,14 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'modal': 'yes' if self.modal else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
         if self.user and self.password:
@@ -613,13 +619,14 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
                 user=NotifyEmby.quote(self.user, safe=''),
             )
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyEmby.quote(self.host, safe=''),
-            port='' if self.port is None or self.port == self.emby_default_port
+            hostname=self.host,
+            port='' if self.port is None
+                 or self.port == self.template_tokens['port']['default']
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
-            args=NotifyEmby.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyEmby.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @property
@@ -655,7 +662,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
@@ -663,10 +670,6 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
             # We're done early
             return results
 
-        # Assign Default Emby Port
-        if not results['port']:
-            results['port'] = NotifyEmby.emby_default_port
-
         # Modal type popup (default False)
         results['modal'] = parse_bool(results['qsd'].get('modal', False))
 
@@ -679,7 +682,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
         try:
             self.logout()
 
-        except LookupError:
+        except LookupError:  # pragma: no cover
             # Python v3.5 call to requests can sometimes throw the exception
             #   "/usr/lib64/python3.7/socket.py", line 748, in getaddrinfo
             #   LookupError: unknown encoding: idna
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEnigma2.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEnigma2.py
index 3397f6532..1a8e97fcd 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEnigma2.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyEnigma2.py
@@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ class NotifyEnigma2(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'timeout': str(self.timeout),
         }
 
-        # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        # Append our headers into our parameters
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -210,14 +210,15 @@ class NotifyEnigma2(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyEnigma2.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             fullpath=NotifyEnigma2.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/'),
-            args=NotifyEnigma2.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyEnigma2.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ class NotifyEnigma2(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ class NotifyEnigma2(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Enigma2 '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Enigma2 '
                 'notification to %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -326,11 +328,10 @@ class NotifyEnigma2(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFaast.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFaast.py
index 4c7b1ad70..d34b4800d 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFaast.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFaast.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_bool
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 
 
 class NotifyFaast(NotifyBase):
@@ -86,7 +87,12 @@ class NotifyFaast(NotifyBase):
         super(NotifyFaast, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         # Store the Authentication Token
-        self.authtoken = authtoken
+        self.authtoken = validate_regex(authtoken)
+        if not self.authtoken:
+            msg = 'An invalid Faast Authentication Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(authtoken)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
 
         # Associate an image with our post
         self.include_image = include_image
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ class NotifyFaast(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ class NotifyFaast(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Faast notification.',
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Faast notification.',
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -168,29 +175,28 @@ class NotifyFaast(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{authtoken}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{authtoken}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.protocol,
             authtoken=self.pprint(self.authtoken, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyFaast.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyFaast.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFlock.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFlock.py
index 4f751e011..2c68cc1c6 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFlock.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyFlock.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
         'token': {
             'name': _('Access Key'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9-]{24}$', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9-]+$', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
         },
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('To User ID'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '@',
-            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]{12}$', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'to_channel': {
             'name': _('To Channel ID'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '#',
-            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]{12}$', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Flock notification.'
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Flock notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -308,31 +309,31 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{token}/{targets}?{args}'\
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{token}/{targets}?{params}'\
             .format(
                 schema=self.secure_protocol,
                 token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
                 targets='/'.join(
                     [NotifyFlock.quote(target, safe='')
                      for target in self.targets]),
-                args=NotifyFlock.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifyFlock.urlencode(params),
             )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -363,14 +364,14 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
         result = re.match(
             r'^https?://api\.flock\.com/hooks/sendMessage/'
             r'(?P<token>[a-z0-9-]{24})/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyFlock.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{token}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{token}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyFlock.secure_protocol,
                     token=result.group('token'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGitter.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGitter.py
index 83e13fc76..d94d41469 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGitter.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGitter.py
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -366,30 +367,29 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{token}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{token}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyGitter.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyGitter.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyGitter.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
index 012c76fc5..4f5e58606 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
 
     # Define object templates
     templates = (
-        '{schema}://_/',
+        '{schema}://',
     )
 
     # Define our template arguments
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
 
         # The urgency of the message
         if urgency not in GNOME_URGENCIES:
-            self.urgency = GnomeUrgency.NORMAL
+            self.urgency = self.template_args['urgency']['default']
 
         else:
             self.urgency = urgency
@@ -214,19 +214,19 @@ class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
             GnomeUrgency.HIGH: 'high',
         }
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'urgency': 'normal' if self.urgency not in _map
                        else _map[self.urgency],
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://_/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.protocol,
-            args=NotifyGnome.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyGnome.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -238,19 +238,7 @@ class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
 
         """
 
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-        if not results:
-            results = {
-                'schema': NotifyGnome.protocol,
-                'user': None,
-                'password': None,
-                'port': None,
-                'host': '_',
-                'fullpath': None,
-                'path': None,
-                'url': url,
-                'qsd': {},
-            }
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
 
         # Include images with our message
         results['include_image'] = \
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGotify.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGotify.py
index 954a0a867..a04a69526 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGotify.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGotify.py
@@ -77,10 +77,15 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
     # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
     setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_gotify'
 
+    # Disable throttle rate
+    request_rate_per_sec = 0
+
     # Define object templates
     templates = (
         '{schema}://{host}/{token}',
         '{schema}://{host}:{port}/{token}',
+        '{schema}://{host}{path}{token}',
+        '{schema}://{host}:{port}{path}{token}',
     )
 
     # Define our template tokens
@@ -96,6 +101,13 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
         },
+        'path': {
+            'name': _('Path'),
+            'type': 'string',
+            'map_to': 'fullpath',
+            'default': '/',
+            'required': True,
+        },
         'port': {
             'name': _('Port'),
             'type': 'int',
@@ -129,6 +141,9 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        # prepare our fullpath
+        self.fullpath = kwargs.get('fullpath', '/')
+
         if priority not in GOTIFY_PRIORITIES:
             self.priority = GotifyPriority.NORMAL
 
@@ -153,7 +168,7 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
             url += ':%d' % self.port
 
         # Append our remaining path
-        url += '/message'
+        url += '{fullpath}message'.format(fullpath=self.fullpath)
 
         # Define our parameteers
         params = {
@@ -188,6 +203,7 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -212,7 +228,7 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Gotify '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Gotify '
                 'notification to %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -226,30 +242,33 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'priority': self.priority,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        # Our default port
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{hostname}{port}/{token}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{hostname}{port}{fullpath}{token}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
-            hostname=NotifyGotify.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
+            fullpath=NotifyGotify.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/'),
             token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyGotify.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyGotify.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
@@ -262,13 +281,17 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
 
         # optionally find the provider key
         try:
-            # The first entry is our token
-            results['token'] = entries.pop(0)
+            # The last entry is our token
+            results['token'] = entries.pop()
 
         except IndexError:
             # No token was set
             results['token'] = None
 
+        # Re-assemble our full path
+        results['fullpath'] = \
+            '/' if not entries else '/{}/'.format('/'.join(entries))
+
         if 'priority' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['priority']):
             _map = {
                 'l': GotifyPriority.LOW,
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/__init__.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fa36795a..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,374 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2019 Chris Caron <[email protected]>
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This code is licensed under the MIT License.
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-# of this software and associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
-# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and / or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions :
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-# THE SOFTWARE.
-
-from .gntp import notifier
-from .gntp import errors
-from ..NotifyBase import NotifyBase
-from ...URLBase import PrivacyMode
-from ...common import NotifyImageSize
-from ...common import NotifyType
-from ...utils import parse_bool
-from ...AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
-
-
-# Priorities
-class GrowlPriority(object):
-    LOW = -2
-    MODERATE = -1
-    NORMAL = 0
-    HIGH = 1
-    EMERGENCY = 2
-
-
-GROWL_PRIORITIES = (
-    GrowlPriority.LOW,
-    GrowlPriority.MODERATE,
-    GrowlPriority.NORMAL,
-    GrowlPriority.HIGH,
-    GrowlPriority.EMERGENCY,
-)
-
-GROWL_NOTIFICATION_TYPE = "New Messages"
-
-
-class NotifyGrowl(NotifyBase):
-    """
-    A wrapper to Growl Notifications
-
-    """
-
-    # The default descriptive name associated with the Notification
-    service_name = 'Growl'
-
-    # The services URL
-    service_url = 'http://growl.info/'
-
-    # The default protocol
-    protocol = 'growl'
-
-    # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
-    setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_growl'
-
-    # Allows the user to specify the NotifyImageSize object
-    image_size = NotifyImageSize.XY_72
-
-    # Disable throttle rate for Growl requests since they are normally
-    # local anyway
-    request_rate_per_sec = 0
-
-    # A title can not be used for Growl Messages.  Setting this to zero will
-    # cause any title (if defined) to get placed into the message body.
-    title_maxlen = 0
-
-    # Limit results to just the first 10 line otherwise there is just to much
-    # content to display
-    body_max_line_count = 2
-
-    # Default Growl Port
-    default_port = 23053
-
-    # Define object templates
-    # Define object templates
-    templates = (
-        '{schema}://{host}',
-        '{schema}://{host}:{port}',
-        '{schema}://{password}@{host}',
-        '{schema}://{password}@{host}:{port}',
-    )
-
-    # Define our template tokens
-    template_tokens = dict(NotifyBase.template_tokens, **{
-        'host': {
-            'name': _('Hostname'),
-            'type': 'string',
-            'required': True,
-        },
-        'port': {
-            'name': _('Port'),
-            'type': 'int',
-            'min': 1,
-            'max': 65535,
-        },
-        'password': {
-            'name': _('Password'),
-            'type': 'string',
-            'private': True,
-        },
-    })
-
-    # Define our template arguments
-    template_args = dict(NotifyBase.template_args, **{
-        'priority': {
-            'name': _('Priority'),
-            'type': 'choice:int',
-            'values': GROWL_PRIORITIES,
-            'default': GrowlPriority.NORMAL,
-        },
-        'version': {
-            'name': _('Version'),
-            'type': 'choice:int',
-            'values': (1, 2),
-            'default': 2,
-        },
-        'image': {
-            'name': _('Include Image'),
-            'type': 'bool',
-            'default': True,
-            'map_to': 'include_image',
-        },
-    })
-
-    def __init__(self, priority=None, version=2, include_image=True, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Initialize Growl Object
-        """
-        super(NotifyGrowl, self).__init__(**kwargs)
-
-        if not self.port:
-            self.port = self.default_port
-
-        # The Priority of the message
-        if priority not in GROWL_PRIORITIES:
-            self.priority = GrowlPriority.NORMAL
-
-        else:
-            self.priority = priority
-
-        # Always default the sticky flag to False
-        self.sticky = False
-
-        # Store Version
-        self.version = version
-
-        payload = {
-            'applicationName': self.app_id,
-            'notifications': [GROWL_NOTIFICATION_TYPE, ],
-            'defaultNotifications': [GROWL_NOTIFICATION_TYPE, ],
-            'hostname': self.host,
-            'port': self.port,
-        }
-
-        if self.password is not None:
-            payload['password'] = self.password
-
-        self.logger.debug('Growl Registration Payload: %s' % str(payload))
-        self.growl = notifier.GrowlNotifier(**payload)
-
-        try:
-            self.growl.register()
-            self.logger.debug(
-                'Growl server registration completed successfully.'
-            )
-
-        except errors.NetworkError:
-            msg = 'A network error occured sending Growl ' \
-                  'notification to {}.'.format(self.host)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        except errors.AuthError:
-            msg = 'An authentication error occured sending Growl ' \
-                  'notification to {}.'.format(self.host)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        except errors.UnsupportedError:
-            msg = 'An unsupported error occured sending Growl ' \
-                  'notification to {}.'.format(self.host)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # Track whether or not we want to send an image with our notification
-        # or not.
-        self.include_image = include_image
-
-        return
-
-    def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Perform Growl Notification
-        """
-
-        icon = None
-        if self.version >= 2:
-            # URL Based
-            icon = None if not self.include_image \
-                else self.image_url(notify_type)
-
-        else:
-            # Raw
-            icon = None if not self.include_image \
-                else self.image_raw(notify_type)
-
-        payload = {
-            'noteType': GROWL_NOTIFICATION_TYPE,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': body,
-            'icon': icon is not None,
-            'sticky': False,
-            'priority': self.priority,
-        }
-        self.logger.debug('Growl Payload: %s' % str(payload))
-
-        # Update icon of payload to be raw data; this is intentionally done
-        # here after we spit the debug message above (so we don't try to
-        # print the binary contents of an image
-        payload['icon'] = icon
-
-        # Always call throttle before any remote server i/o is made
-        self.throttle()
-
-        try:
-            response = self.growl.notify(**payload)
-            if not isinstance(response, bool):
-                self.logger.warning(
-                    'Growl notification failed to send with response: %s' %
-                    str(response),
-                )
-
-            else:
-                self.logger.info('Sent Growl notification.')
-
-        except errors.BaseError as e:
-            # Since Growl servers listen for UDP broadcasts, it's possible
-            # that you will never get to this part of the code since there is
-            # no acknowledgement as to whether it accepted what was sent to it
-            # or not.
-
-            # However, if the host/server is unavailable, you will get to this
-            # point of the code.
-            self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Growl '
-                'notification to %s.' % self.host)
-            self.logger.debug('Growl Exception: %s' % str(e))
-
-            # Return; we're done
-            return False
-
-        return True
-
-    def url(self, privacy=False, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
-        """
-
-        _map = {
-            GrowlPriority.LOW: 'low',
-            GrowlPriority.MODERATE: 'moderate',
-            GrowlPriority.NORMAL: 'normal',
-            GrowlPriority.HIGH: 'high',
-            GrowlPriority.EMERGENCY: 'emergency',
-        }
-
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'priority':
-                _map[GrowlPriority.NORMAL] if self.priority not in _map
-                else _map[self.priority],
-            'version': self.version,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
-
-        auth = ''
-        if self.user:
-            # The growl password is stored in the user field
-            auth = '{password}@'.format(
-                password=self.pprint(
-                    self.user, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
-            )
-
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/?{args}'.format(
-            schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
-            auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyGrowl.quote(self.host, safe=''),
-            port='' if self.port is None or self.port == self.default_port
-                 else ':{}'.format(self.port),
-            args=NotifyGrowl.urlencode(args),
-        )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def parse_url(url):
-        """
-        Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
-
-        """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
-        if not results:
-            # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
-            return results
-
-        version = None
-        if 'version' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['version']):
-            # Allow the user to specify the version of the protocol to use.
-            try:
-                version = int(
-                    NotifyGrowl.unquote(
-                        results['qsd']['version']).strip().split('.')[0])
-
-            except (AttributeError, IndexError, TypeError, ValueError):
-                NotifyGrowl.logger.warning(
-                    'An invalid Growl version of "%s" was specified and will '
-                    'be ignored.' % results['qsd']['version']
-                )
-                pass
-
-        if 'priority' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['priority']):
-            _map = {
-                'l': GrowlPriority.LOW,
-                'm': GrowlPriority.MODERATE,
-                'n': GrowlPriority.NORMAL,
-                'h': GrowlPriority.HIGH,
-                'e': GrowlPriority.EMERGENCY,
-            }
-            try:
-                results['priority'] = \
-                    _map[results['qsd']['priority'][0].lower()]
-
-            except KeyError:
-                # No priority was set
-                pass
-
-        # Because of the URL formatting, the password is actually where the
-        # username field is. For this reason, we just preform this small hack
-        # to make it (the URL) conform correctly. The following strips out the
-        # existing password entry (if exists) so that it can be swapped with
-        # the new one we specify.
-        if results.get('password', None) is None:
-            results['password'] = results.get('user', None)
-
-        # Include images with our message
-        results['include_image'] = \
-            parse_bool(results['qsd'].get('image', True))
-
-        # Set our version
-        if version:
-            results['version'] = version
-
-        return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/__init__.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/cli.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/cli.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dc61d0a7..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/cli.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-import logging
-import os
-import sys
-from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup
-
-from .notifier import GrowlNotifier
-from .shim import RawConfigParser
-from .version import __version__
-
-DEFAULT_CONFIG = os.path.expanduser('~/.gntp')
-
-config = RawConfigParser({
-	'hostname': 'localhost',
-	'password': None,
-	'port': 23053,
-})
-config.read([DEFAULT_CONFIG])
-if not config.has_section('gntp'):
-	config.add_section('gntp')
-
-
-class ClientParser(OptionParser):
-	def __init__(self):
-		OptionParser.__init__(self, version="%%prog %s" % __version__)
-
-		group = OptionGroup(self, "Network Options")
-		group.add_option("-H", "--host",
-			dest="host", default=config.get('gntp', 'hostname'),
-			help="Specify a hostname to which to send a remote notification. [%default]")
-		group.add_option("--port",
-			dest="port", default=config.getint('gntp', 'port'), type="int",
-			help="port to listen on [%default]")
-		group.add_option("-P", "--password",
-			dest='password', default=config.get('gntp', 'password'),
-			help="Network password")
-		self.add_option_group(group)
-
-		group = OptionGroup(self, "Notification Options")
-		group.add_option("-n", "--name",
-			dest="app", default='Python GNTP Test Client',
-			help="Set the name of the application [%default]")
-		group.add_option("-s", "--sticky",
-			dest='sticky', default=False, action="store_true",
-			help="Make the notification sticky [%default]")
-		group.add_option("--image",
-			dest="icon", default=None,
-			help="Icon for notification (URL or /path/to/file)")
-		group.add_option("-m", "--message",
-			dest="message", default=None,
-			help="Sets the message instead of using stdin")
-		group.add_option("-p", "--priority",
-			dest="priority", default=0, type="int",
-			help="-2 to 2 [%default]")
-		group.add_option("-d", "--identifier",
-			dest="identifier",
-			help="Identifier for coalescing")
-		group.add_option("-t", "--title",
-			dest="title", default=None,
-			help="Set the title of the notification [%default]")
-		group.add_option("-N", "--notification",
-			dest="name", default='Notification',
-			help="Set the notification name [%default]")
-		group.add_option("--callback",
-			dest="callback",
-			help="URL callback")
-		self.add_option_group(group)
-
-		# Extra Options
-		self.add_option('-v', '--verbose',
-			dest='verbose', default=0, action='count',
-			help="Verbosity levels")
-
-	def parse_args(self, args=None, values=None):
-		values, args = OptionParser.parse_args(self, args, values)
-
-		if values.message is None:
-			print('Enter a message followed by Ctrl-D')
-			try:
-				message = sys.stdin.read()
-			except KeyboardInterrupt:
-				exit()
-		else:
-			message = values.message
-
-		if values.title is None:
-			values.title = ' '.join(args)
-
-		# If we still have an empty title, use the
-		# first bit of the message as the title
-		if values.title == '':
-			values.title = message[:20]
-
-		values.verbose = logging.WARNING - values.verbose * 10
-
-		return values, message
-
-
-def main():
-	(options, message) = ClientParser().parse_args()
-	logging.basicConfig(level=options.verbose)
-	if not os.path.exists(DEFAULT_CONFIG):
-		logging.info('No config read found at %s', DEFAULT_CONFIG)
-
-	growl = GrowlNotifier(
-		applicationName=options.app,
-		notifications=[options.name],
-		defaultNotifications=[options.name],
-		hostname=options.host,
-		password=options.password,
-		port=options.port,
-	)
-	result = growl.register()
-	if result is not True:
-		exit(result)
-
-	# This would likely be better placed within the growl notifier
-	# class but until I make _checkIcon smarter this is "easier"
-	if options.icon is not None and not options.icon.startswith('http'):
-		logging.info('Loading image %s', options.icon)
-		f = open(options.icon)
-		options.icon = f.read()
-		f.close()
-
-	result = growl.notify(
-		noteType=options.name,
-		title=options.title,
-		description=message,
-		icon=options.icon,
-		sticky=options.sticky,
-		priority=options.priority,
-		callback=options.callback,
-		identifier=options.identifier,
-	)
-	if result is not True:
-		exit(result)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-	main()
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/config.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e7dda48ad..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-"""
-The gntp.config module is provided as an extended GrowlNotifier object that takes
-advantage of the ConfigParser module to allow us to setup some default values
-(such as hostname, password, and port) in a more global way to be shared among
-programs using gntp
-"""
-import logging
-import os
-
-from .gntp import notifier
-from .gntp import shim
-
-__all__ = [
-	'mini',
-	'GrowlNotifier'
-]
-
-logger = logging.getLogger('gntp')
-
-
-class GrowlNotifier(notifier.GrowlNotifier):
-	"""
-	ConfigParser enhanced GrowlNotifier object
-
-	For right now, we are only interested in letting users overide certain
-	values from ~/.gntp
-
-	::
-
-		[gntp]
-		hostname = ?
-		password = ?
-		port = ?
-	"""
-	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-		config = shim.RawConfigParser({
-			'hostname': kwargs.get('hostname', 'localhost'),
-			'password': kwargs.get('password'),
-			'port': kwargs.get('port', 23053),
-		})
-
-		config.read([os.path.expanduser('~/.gntp')])
-
-		# If the file does not exist, then there will be no gntp section defined
-		# and the config.get() lines below will get confused. Since we are not
-		# saving the config, it should be safe to just add it here so the
-		# code below doesn't complain
-		if not config.has_section('gntp'):
-			logger.info('Error reading ~/.gntp config file')
-			config.add_section('gntp')
-
-		kwargs['password'] = config.get('gntp', 'password')
-		kwargs['hostname'] = config.get('gntp', 'hostname')
-		kwargs['port'] = config.getint('gntp', 'port')
-
-		super(GrowlNotifier, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def mini(description, **kwargs):
-	"""Single notification function
-
-	Simple notification function in one line. Has only one required parameter
-	and attempts to use reasonable defaults for everything else
-	:param string description: Notification message
-	"""
-	kwargs['notifierFactory'] = GrowlNotifier
-	notifier.mini(description, **kwargs)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-	# If we're running this module directly we're likely running it as a test
-	# so extra debugging is useful
-	logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-	mini('Testing mini notification')
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/core.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/core.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 99db7570a..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/core.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,511 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-import hashlib
-import re
-import time
-
-from . import shim
-from . import errors as errors
-
-__all__ = [
-	'GNTPRegister',
-	'GNTPNotice',
-	'GNTPSubscribe',
-	'GNTPOK',
-	'GNTPError',
-	'parse_gntp',
-]
-
-#GNTP/<version> <messagetype> <encryptionAlgorithmID>[:<ivValue>][ <keyHashAlgorithmID>:<keyHash>.<salt>]
-GNTP_INFO_LINE = re.compile(
-	r'GNTP/(?P<version>\d+\.\d+) (?P<messagetype>REGISTER|NOTIFY|SUBSCRIBE|\-OK|\-ERROR)' +
-	r' (?P<encryptionAlgorithmID>[A-Z0-9]+(:(?P<ivValue>[A-F0-9]+))?) ?' +
-	r'((?P<keyHashAlgorithmID>[A-Z0-9]+):(?P<keyHash>[A-F0-9]+).(?P<salt>[A-F0-9]+))?\r\n',
-	re.IGNORECASE
-)
-
-GNTP_INFO_LINE_SHORT = re.compile(
-	r'GNTP/(?P<version>\d+\.\d+) (?P<messagetype>REGISTER|NOTIFY|SUBSCRIBE|\-OK|\-ERROR)',
-	re.IGNORECASE
-)
-
-GNTP_HEADER = re.compile(r'([\w-]+):(.+)')
-
-GNTP_EOL = shim.b('\r\n')
-GNTP_SEP = shim.b(': ')
-
-
-class _GNTPBuffer(shim.StringIO):
-	"""GNTP Buffer class"""
-	def writeln(self, value=None):
-		if value:
-			self.write(shim.b(value))
-		self.write(GNTP_EOL)
-
-	def writeheader(self, key, value):
-		if not isinstance(value, str):
-			value = str(value)
-		self.write(shim.b(key))
-		self.write(GNTP_SEP)
-		self.write(shim.b(value))
-		self.write(GNTP_EOL)
-
-
-class _GNTPBase(object):
-	"""Base initilization
-
-	:param string messagetype: GNTP Message type
-	:param string version: GNTP Protocol version
-	:param string encription: Encryption protocol
-	"""
-	def __init__(self, messagetype=None, version='1.0', encryption=None):
-		self.info = {
-			'version': version,
-			'messagetype': messagetype,
-			'encryptionAlgorithmID': encryption
-		}
-		self.hash_algo = {
-			'MD5': hashlib.md5,
-			'SHA1': hashlib.sha1,
-			'SHA256': hashlib.sha256,
-			'SHA512': hashlib.sha512,
-		}	
-		self.headers = {}
-		self.resources = {}
-
-	def __str__(self):
-		return self.encode()
-
-	def _parse_info(self, data):
-		"""Parse the first line of a GNTP message to get security and other info values
-
-		:param string data: GNTP Message
-		:return dict: Parsed GNTP Info line
-		"""
-
-		match = GNTP_INFO_LINE.match(data)
-
-		if not match:
-			raise errors.ParseError('ERROR_PARSING_INFO_LINE')
-
-		info = match.groupdict()
-		if info['encryptionAlgorithmID'] == 'NONE':
-			info['encryptionAlgorithmID'] = None
-
-		return info
-
-	def set_password(self, password, encryptAlgo='MD5'):
-		"""Set a password for a GNTP Message
-
-		:param string password: Null to clear password
-		:param string encryptAlgo: Supports MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512
-		"""
-		if not password:
-			self.info['encryptionAlgorithmID'] = None
-			self.info['keyHashAlgorithm'] = None
-			return
-
-		self.password = shim.b(password)
-		self.encryptAlgo = encryptAlgo.upper()
-
-		if not self.encryptAlgo in self.hash_algo:
-			raise errors.UnsupportedError('INVALID HASH "%s"' % self.encryptAlgo)
-
-		hashfunction = self.hash_algo.get(self.encryptAlgo)
-
-		password = password.encode('utf8')
-		seed = time.ctime().encode('utf8')
-		salt = hashfunction(seed).hexdigest()
-		saltHash = hashfunction(seed).digest()
-		keyBasis = password + saltHash
-		key = hashfunction(keyBasis).digest()
-		keyHash = hashfunction(key).hexdigest()
-
-		self.info['keyHashAlgorithmID'] = self.encryptAlgo
-		self.info['keyHash'] = keyHash.upper()
-		self.info['salt'] = salt.upper()
-
-	def _decode_hex(self, value):
-		"""Helper function to decode hex string to `proper` hex string
-
-		:param string value: Human readable hex string
-		:return string: Hex string
-		"""
-		result = ''
-		for i in range(0, len(value), 2):
-			tmp = int(value[i:i + 2], 16)
-			result += chr(tmp)
-		return result
-
-	def _decode_binary(self, rawIdentifier, identifier):
-		rawIdentifier += '\r\n\r\n'
-		dataLength = int(identifier['Length'])
-		pointerStart = self.raw.find(rawIdentifier) + len(rawIdentifier)
-		pointerEnd = pointerStart + dataLength
-		data = self.raw[pointerStart:pointerEnd]
-		if not len(data) == dataLength:
-			raise errors.ParseError('INVALID_DATA_LENGTH Expected: %s Recieved %s' % (dataLength, len(data)))
-		return data
-
-	def _validate_password(self, password):
-		"""Validate GNTP Message against stored password"""
-		self.password = password
-		if password is None:
-			raise errors.AuthError('Missing password')
-		keyHash = self.info.get('keyHash', None)
-		if keyHash is None and self.password is None:
-			return True
-		if keyHash is None:
-			raise errors.AuthError('Invalid keyHash')
-		if self.password is None:
-			raise errors.AuthError('Missing password')
-
-		keyHashAlgorithmID = self.info.get('keyHashAlgorithmID','MD5')
-
-		password = self.password.encode('utf8')
-		saltHash = self._decode_hex(self.info['salt'])
-
-		keyBasis = password + saltHash
-		self.key = self.hash_algo[keyHashAlgorithmID](keyBasis).digest()
-		keyHash = self.hash_algo[keyHashAlgorithmID](self.key).hexdigest()
-
-		if not keyHash.upper() == self.info['keyHash'].upper():
-			raise errors.AuthError('Invalid Hash')
-		return True
-
-	def validate(self):
-		"""Verify required headers"""
-		for header in self._requiredHeaders:
-			if not self.headers.get(header, False):
-				raise errors.ParseError('Missing Notification Header: ' + header)
-
-	def _format_info(self):
-		"""Generate info line for GNTP Message
-
-		:return string:
-		"""
-		info = 'GNTP/%s %s' % (
-			self.info.get('version'),
-			self.info.get('messagetype'),
-		)
-		if self.info.get('encryptionAlgorithmID', None):
-			info += ' %s:%s' % (
-				self.info.get('encryptionAlgorithmID'),
-				self.info.get('ivValue'),
-			)
-		else:
-			info += ' NONE'
-
-		if self.info.get('keyHashAlgorithmID', None):
-			info += ' %s:%s.%s' % (
-				self.info.get('keyHashAlgorithmID'),
-				self.info.get('keyHash'),
-				self.info.get('salt')
-			)
-
-		return info
-
-	def _parse_dict(self, data):
-		"""Helper function to parse blocks of GNTP headers into a dictionary
-
-		:param string data:
-		:return dict: Dictionary of parsed GNTP Headers
-		"""
-		d = {}
-		for line in data.split('\r\n'):
-			match = GNTP_HEADER.match(line)
-			if not match:
-				continue
-
-			key = match.group(1).strip()
-			val = match.group(2).strip()
-			d[key] = val
-		return d
-
-	def add_header(self, key, value):
-		self.headers[key] = value
-
-	def add_resource(self, data):
-		"""Add binary resource
-
-		:param string data: Binary Data
-		"""
-		data = shim.b(data)
-		identifier = hashlib.md5(data).hexdigest()
-		self.resources[identifier] = data
-		return 'x-growl-resource://%s' % identifier
-
-	def decode(self, data, password=None):
-		"""Decode GNTP Message
-
-		:param string data:
-		"""
-		self.password = password
-		self.raw = shim.u(data)
-		parts = self.raw.split('\r\n\r\n')
-		self.info = self._parse_info(self.raw)
-		self.headers = self._parse_dict(parts[0])
-
-	def encode(self):
-		"""Encode a generic GNTP Message
-
-		:return string: GNTP Message ready to be sent. Returned as a byte string
-		"""
-
-		buff = _GNTPBuffer()
-
-		buff.writeln(self._format_info())
-
-		#Headers
-		for k, v in self.headers.items():
-			buff.writeheader(k, v)
-		buff.writeln()
-
-		#Resources
-		for resource, data in self.resources.items():
-			buff.writeheader('Identifier', resource)
-			buff.writeheader('Length', len(data))
-			buff.writeln()
-			buff.write(data)
-			buff.writeln()
-			buff.writeln()
-
-		return buff.getvalue()
-
-
-class GNTPRegister(_GNTPBase):
-	"""Represents a GNTP Registration Command
-
-	:param string data: (Optional) See decode()
-	:param string password: (Optional) Password to use while encoding/decoding messages
-	"""
-	_requiredHeaders = [
-		'Application-Name',
-		'Notifications-Count'
-	]
-	_requiredNotificationHeaders = ['Notification-Name']
-
-	def __init__(self, data=None, password=None):
-		_GNTPBase.__init__(self, 'REGISTER')
-		self.notifications = []
-
-		if data:
-			self.decode(data, password)
-		else:
-			self.set_password(password)
-			self.add_header('Application-Name', 'pygntp')
-			self.add_header('Notifications-Count', 0)
-
-	def validate(self):
-		'''Validate required headers and validate notification headers'''
-		for header in self._requiredHeaders:
-			if not self.headers.get(header, False):
-				raise errors.ParseError('Missing Registration Header: ' + header)
-		for notice in self.notifications:
-			for header in self._requiredNotificationHeaders:
-				if not notice.get(header, False):
-					raise errors.ParseError('Missing Notification Header: ' + header)
-
-	def decode(self, data, password):
-		"""Decode existing GNTP Registration message
-
-		:param string data: Message to decode
-		"""
-		self.raw = shim.u(data)
-		parts = self.raw.split('\r\n\r\n')
-		self.info = self._parse_info(self.raw)
-		self._validate_password(password)
-		self.headers = self._parse_dict(parts[0])
-
-		for i, part in enumerate(parts):
-			if i == 0:
-				continue  # Skip Header
-			if part.strip() == '':
-				continue
-			notice = self._parse_dict(part)
-			if notice.get('Notification-Name', False):
-				self.notifications.append(notice)
-			elif notice.get('Identifier', False):
-				notice['Data'] = self._decode_binary(part, notice)
-				#open('register.png','wblol').write(notice['Data'])
-				self.resources[notice.get('Identifier')] = notice
-
-	def add_notification(self, name, enabled=True):
-		"""Add new Notification to Registration message
-
-		:param string name: Notification Name
-		:param boolean enabled: Enable this notification by default
-		"""
-		notice = {}
-		notice['Notification-Name'] = name
-		notice['Notification-Enabled'] = enabled
-
-		self.notifications.append(notice)
-		self.add_header('Notifications-Count', len(self.notifications))
-
-	def encode(self):
-		"""Encode a GNTP Registration Message
-
-		:return string: Encoded GNTP Registration message. Returned as a byte string
-		"""
-
-		buff = _GNTPBuffer()
-
-		buff.writeln(self._format_info())
-
-		#Headers
-		for k, v in self.headers.items():
-			buff.writeheader(k, v)
-		buff.writeln()
-
-		#Notifications
-		if len(self.notifications) > 0:
-			for notice in self.notifications:
-				for k, v in notice.items():
-					buff.writeheader(k, v)
-				buff.writeln()
-
-		#Resources
-		for resource, data in self.resources.items():
-			buff.writeheader('Identifier', resource)
-			buff.writeheader('Length', len(data))
-			buff.writeln()
-			buff.write(data)
-			buff.writeln()
-			buff.writeln()
-
-		return buff.getvalue()
-
-
-class GNTPNotice(_GNTPBase):
-	"""Represents a GNTP Notification Command
-
-	:param string data: (Optional) See decode()
-	:param string app: (Optional) Set Application-Name
-	:param string name: (Optional) Set Notification-Name
-	:param string title: (Optional) Set Notification Title
-	:param string password: (Optional) Password to use while encoding/decoding messages
-	"""
-	_requiredHeaders = [
-		'Application-Name',
-		'Notification-Name',
-		'Notification-Title'
-	]
-
-	def __init__(self, data=None, app=None, name=None, title=None, password=None):
-		_GNTPBase.__init__(self, 'NOTIFY')
-
-		if data:
-			self.decode(data, password)
-		else:
-			self.set_password(password)
-			if app:
-				self.add_header('Application-Name', app)
-			if name:
-				self.add_header('Notification-Name', name)
-			if title:
-				self.add_header('Notification-Title', title)
-
-	def decode(self, data, password):
-		"""Decode existing GNTP Notification message
-
-		:param string data: Message to decode.
-		"""
-		self.raw = shim.u(data)
-		parts = self.raw.split('\r\n\r\n')
-		self.info = self._parse_info(self.raw)
-		self._validate_password(password)
-		self.headers = self._parse_dict(parts[0])
-
-		for i, part in enumerate(parts):
-			if i == 0:
-				continue  # Skip Header
-			if part.strip() == '':
-				continue
-			notice = self._parse_dict(part)
-			if notice.get('Identifier', False):
-				notice['Data'] = self._decode_binary(part, notice)
-				#open('notice.png','wblol').write(notice['Data'])
-				self.resources[notice.get('Identifier')] = notice
-
-
-class GNTPSubscribe(_GNTPBase):
-	"""Represents a GNTP Subscribe Command
-
-	:param string data: (Optional) See decode()
-	:param string password: (Optional) Password to use while encoding/decoding messages
-	"""
-	_requiredHeaders = [
-		'Subscriber-ID',
-		'Subscriber-Name',
-	]
-
-	def __init__(self, data=None, password=None):
-		_GNTPBase.__init__(self, 'SUBSCRIBE')
-		if data:
-			self.decode(data, password)
-		else:
-			self.set_password(password)
-
-
-class GNTPOK(_GNTPBase):
-	"""Represents a GNTP OK Response
-
-	:param string data: (Optional) See _GNTPResponse.decode()
-	:param string action: (Optional) Set type of action the OK Response is for
-	"""
-	_requiredHeaders = ['Response-Action']
-
-	def __init__(self, data=None, action=None):
-		_GNTPBase.__init__(self, '-OK')
-		if data:
-			self.decode(data)
-		if action:
-			self.add_header('Response-Action', action)
-
-
-class GNTPError(_GNTPBase):
-	"""Represents a GNTP Error response
-
-	:param string data: (Optional) See _GNTPResponse.decode()
-	:param string errorcode: (Optional) Error code
-	:param string errordesc: (Optional) Error Description
-	"""
-	_requiredHeaders = ['Error-Code', 'Error-Description']
-
-	def __init__(self, data=None, errorcode=None, errordesc=None):
-		_GNTPBase.__init__(self, '-ERROR')
-		if data:
-			self.decode(data)
-		if errorcode:
-			self.add_header('Error-Code', errorcode)
-			self.add_header('Error-Description', errordesc)
-
-	def error(self):
-		return (self.headers.get('Error-Code', None),
-			self.headers.get('Error-Description', None))
-
-
-def parse_gntp(data, password=None):
-	"""Attempt to parse a message as a GNTP message
-
-	:param string data: Message to be parsed
-	:param string password: Optional password to be used to verify the message
-	"""
-	data = shim.u(data)
-	match = GNTP_INFO_LINE_SHORT.match(data)
-	if not match:
-		raise errors.ParseError('INVALID_GNTP_INFO')
-	info = match.groupdict()
-	if info['messagetype'] == 'REGISTER':
-		return GNTPRegister(data, password=password)
-	elif info['messagetype'] == 'NOTIFY':
-		return GNTPNotice(data, password=password)
-	elif info['messagetype'] == 'SUBSCRIBE':
-		return GNTPSubscribe(data, password=password)
-	elif info['messagetype'] == '-OK':
-		return GNTPOK(data)
-	elif info['messagetype'] == '-ERROR':
-		return GNTPError(data)
-	raise errors.ParseError('INVALID_GNTP_MESSAGE')
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/errors.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/errors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c006fd680..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/errors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-class BaseError(Exception):
-	pass
-
-
-class ParseError(BaseError):
-	errorcode = 500
-	errordesc = 'Error parsing the message'
-
-
-class AuthError(BaseError):
-	errorcode = 400
-	errordesc = 'Error with authorization'
-
-
-class UnsupportedError(BaseError):
-	errorcode = 500
-	errordesc = 'Currently unsupported by gntp.py'
-
-
-class NetworkError(BaseError):
-	errorcode = 500
-	errordesc = "Error connecting to growl server"
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/notifier.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/notifier.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 38d8328f1..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/notifier.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,265 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-"""
-The gntp.notifier module is provided as a simple way to send notifications
-using GNTP
-
-.. note::
-	This class is intended to mostly mirror the older Python bindings such
-	that you should be able to replace instances of the old bindings with
-	this class.
-	`Original Python bindings <http://code.google.com/p/growl/source/browse/Bindings/python/Growl.py>`_
-
-"""
-import logging
-import platform
-import socket
-import sys
-
-from .version import __version__
-from . import core
-from . import errors as errors
-from . import shim
-
-__all__ = [
-	'mini',
-	'GrowlNotifier',
-]
-
-logger = logging.getLogger('gntp')
-
-
-class GrowlNotifier(object):
-	"""Helper class to simplfy sending Growl messages
-
-	:param string applicationName: Sending application name
-	:param list notification: List of valid notifications
-	:param list defaultNotifications: List of notifications that should be enabled
-		by default
-	:param string applicationIcon: Icon URL
-	:param string hostname: Remote host
-	:param integer port: Remote port
-	"""
-
-	passwordHash = 'MD5'
-	socketTimeout = 3
-
-	def __init__(self, applicationName='Python GNTP', notifications=[],
-			defaultNotifications=None, applicationIcon=None, hostname='localhost',
-			password=None, port=23053):
-
-		self.applicationName = applicationName
-		self.notifications = list(notifications)
-		if defaultNotifications:
-			self.defaultNotifications = list(defaultNotifications)
-		else:
-			self.defaultNotifications = self.notifications
-		self.applicationIcon = applicationIcon
-
-		self.password = password
-		self.hostname = hostname
-		self.port = int(port)
-
-	def _checkIcon(self, data):
-		'''
-		Check the icon to see if it's valid
-
-		If it's a simple URL icon, then we return True. If it's a data icon
-		then we return False
-		'''
-		logger.info('Checking icon')
-		return shim.u(data).startswith('http')
-
-	def register(self):
-		"""Send GNTP Registration
-
-		.. warning::
-			Before sending notifications to Growl, you need to have
-			sent a registration message at least once
-		"""
-		logger.info('Sending registration to %s:%s', self.hostname, self.port)
-		register = core.GNTPRegister()
-		register.add_header('Application-Name', self.applicationName)
-		for notification in self.notifications:
-			enabled = notification in self.defaultNotifications
-			register.add_notification(notification, enabled)
-		if self.applicationIcon:
-			if self._checkIcon(self.applicationIcon):
-				register.add_header('Application-Icon', self.applicationIcon)
-			else:
-				resource = register.add_resource(self.applicationIcon)
-				register.add_header('Application-Icon', resource)
-		if self.password:
-			register.set_password(self.password, self.passwordHash)
-		self.add_origin_info(register)
-		self.register_hook(register)
-		return self._send('register', register)
-
-	def notify(self, noteType, title, description, icon=None, sticky=False,
-			priority=None, callback=None, identifier=None, custom={}):
-		"""Send a GNTP notifications
-
-		.. warning::
-			Must have registered with growl beforehand or messages will be ignored
-
-		:param string noteType: One of the notification names registered earlier
-		:param string title: Notification title (usually displayed on the notification)
-		:param string description: The main content of the notification
-		:param string icon: Icon URL path
-		:param boolean sticky: Sticky notification
-		:param integer priority: Message priority level from -2 to 2
-		:param string callback:  URL callback
-		:param dict custom: Custom attributes. Key names should be prefixed with X-
-			according to the spec but this is not enforced by this class
-
-		.. warning::
-			For now, only URL callbacks are supported. In the future, the
-			callback argument will also support a function
-		"""
-		logger.info('Sending notification [%s] to %s:%s', noteType, self.hostname, self.port)
-		assert noteType in self.notifications
-		notice = core.GNTPNotice()
-		notice.add_header('Application-Name', self.applicationName)
-		notice.add_header('Notification-Name', noteType)
-		notice.add_header('Notification-Title', title)
-		if self.password:
-			notice.set_password(self.password, self.passwordHash)
-		if sticky:
-			notice.add_header('Notification-Sticky', sticky)
-		if priority:
-			notice.add_header('Notification-Priority', priority)
-		if icon:
-			if self._checkIcon(icon):
-				notice.add_header('Notification-Icon', icon)
-			else:
-				resource = notice.add_resource(icon)
-				notice.add_header('Notification-Icon', resource)
-
-		if description:
-			notice.add_header('Notification-Text', description)
-		if callback:
-			notice.add_header('Notification-Callback-Target', callback)
-		if identifier:
-			notice.add_header('Notification-Coalescing-ID', identifier)
-
-		for key in custom:
-			notice.add_header(key, custom[key])
-
-		self.add_origin_info(notice)
-		self.notify_hook(notice)
-
-		return self._send('notify', notice)
-
-	def subscribe(self, id, name, port):
-		"""Send a Subscribe request to a remote machine"""
-		sub = core.GNTPSubscribe()
-		sub.add_header('Subscriber-ID', id)
-		sub.add_header('Subscriber-Name', name)
-		sub.add_header('Subscriber-Port', port)
-		if self.password:
-			sub.set_password(self.password, self.passwordHash)
-
-		self.add_origin_info(sub)
-		self.subscribe_hook(sub)
-
-		return self._send('subscribe', sub)
-
-	def add_origin_info(self, packet):
-		"""Add optional Origin headers to message"""
-		packet.add_header('Origin-Machine-Name', platform.node())
-		packet.add_header('Origin-Software-Name', 'gntp.py')
-		packet.add_header('Origin-Software-Version', __version__)
-		packet.add_header('Origin-Platform-Name', platform.system())
-		packet.add_header('Origin-Platform-Version', platform.platform())
-
-	def register_hook(self, packet):
-		pass
-
-	def notify_hook(self, packet):
-		pass
-
-	def subscribe_hook(self, packet):
-		pass
-
-	def _send(self, messagetype, packet):
-		"""Send the GNTP Packet"""
-
-		packet.validate()
-		data = packet.encode()
-
-		logger.debug('To : %s:%s <%s>\n%s', self.hostname, self.port, packet.__class__, data)
-
-		s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-		s.settimeout(self.socketTimeout)
-		try:
-			s.connect((self.hostname, self.port))
-			s.send(data)
-			recv_data = s.recv(1024)
-			while not recv_data.endswith(shim.b("\r\n\r\n")):
-				recv_data += s.recv(1024)
-		except socket.error:
-			# Python2.5 and Python3 compatibile exception
-			exc = sys.exc_info()[1]
-			raise errors.NetworkError(exc)
-
-		response = core.parse_gntp(recv_data)
-		s.close()
-
-		logger.debug('From : %s:%s <%s>\n%s', self.hostname, self.port, response.__class__, response)
-
-		if type(response) == core.GNTPOK:
-			return True
-		logger.error('Invalid response: %s', response.error())
-		return response.error()
-
-
-def mini(description, applicationName='PythonMini', noteType="Message",
-			title="Mini Message", applicationIcon=None, hostname='localhost',
-			password=None, port=23053, sticky=False, priority=None,
-			callback=None, notificationIcon=None, identifier=None,
-			notifierFactory=GrowlNotifier):
-	"""Single notification function
-
-	Simple notification function in one line. Has only one required parameter
-	and attempts to use reasonable defaults for everything else
-	:param string description: Notification message
-
-	.. warning::
-			For now, only URL callbacks are supported. In the future, the
-			callback argument will also support a function
-	"""
-	try:
-		growl = notifierFactory(
-			applicationName=applicationName,
-			notifications=[noteType],
-			defaultNotifications=[noteType],
-			applicationIcon=applicationIcon,
-			hostname=hostname,
-			password=password,
-			port=port,
-		)
-		result = growl.register()
-		if result is not True:
-			return result
-
-		return growl.notify(
-			noteType=noteType,
-			title=title,
-			description=description,
-			icon=notificationIcon,
-			sticky=sticky,
-			priority=priority,
-			callback=callback,
-			identifier=identifier,
-		)
-	except Exception:
-		# We want the "mini" function to be simple and swallow Exceptions
-		# in order to be less invasive
-		logger.exception("Growl error")
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-	# If we're running this module directly we're likely running it as a test
-	# so extra debugging is useful
-	logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-	mini('Testing mini notification')
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/shim.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/shim.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 46952f06d..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/shim.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-"""
-Python2.5 and Python3.3 compatibility shim
-
-Heavily inspirted by the "six" library.
-https://pypi.python.org/pypi/six
-"""
-
-import sys
-
-PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
-
-if PY3:
-	def b(s):
-		if isinstance(s, bytes):
-			return s
-		return s.encode('utf8', 'replace')
-
-	def u(s):
-		if isinstance(s, bytes):
-			return s.decode('utf8', 'replace')
-		return s
-
-	from io import BytesIO as StringIO
-	from configparser import RawConfigParser
-else:
-	def b(s):
-		if isinstance(s, unicode):  # noqa
-			return s.encode('utf8', 'replace')
-		return s
-
-	def u(s):
-		if isinstance(s, unicode):  # noqa
-			return s
-		if isinstance(s, int):
-			s = str(s)
-		return unicode(s, "utf8", "replace")  # noqa
-
-	from StringIO import StringIO
-	from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
-
-b.__doc__ = "Ensure we have a byte string"
-u.__doc__ = "Ensure we have a unicode string"
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/version.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2166aacaa..000000000
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/gntp/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: 2013 Paul Traylor
-# These sources are released under the terms of the MIT license: see LICENSE
-
-__version__ = '1.0.2'
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyIFTTT.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyIFTTT.py
index 0b1d42c0d..e6b40acd2 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyIFTTT.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyIFTTT.py
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class NotifyIFTTT(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
                 self.logger.debug(
                     u"IFTTT HTTP response headers: %r" % r.headers)
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ class NotifyIFTTT(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending IFTTT:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending IFTTT:%s ' % (
                         event) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -290,34 +291,29 @@ class NotifyIFTTT(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         # Store any new key/value pairs added to our list
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.add_tokens})
-        args.update({'-{}'.format(k): '' for k in self.del_tokens})
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.add_tokens})
+        params.update({'-{}'.format(k): '' for k in self.del_tokens})
 
-        return '{schema}://{webhook_id}@{events}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{webhook_id}@{events}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             webhook_id=self.pprint(self.webhook_id, privacy, safe=''),
             events='/'.join([NotifyIFTTT.quote(x, safe='')
                              for x in self.events]),
-            args=NotifyIFTTT.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyIFTTT.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -356,16 +352,16 @@ class NotifyIFTTT(NotifyBase):
             r'^https?://maker\.ifttt\.com/use/'
             r'(?P<webhook_id>[A-Z0-9_-]+)'
             r'/?(?P<events>([A-Z0-9_-]+/?)+)?'
-            r'/?(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'/?(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyIFTTT.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{webhook_id}{events}{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{webhook_id}{events}{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyIFTTT.secure_protocol,
                     webhook_id=result.group('webhook_id'),
                     events='' if not result.group('events')
                     else '@{}'.format(result.group('events')),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJSON.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJSON.py
index ad772ca8f..d8a55ac82 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJSON.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJSON.py
@@ -128,15 +128,11 @@ class NotifyJSON(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        # Append our headers into our parameters
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -153,14 +149,15 @@ class NotifyJSON(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyJSON.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             fullpath=NotifyJSON.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/'),
-            args=NotifyJSON.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyJSON.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -215,6 +212,7 @@ class NotifyJSON(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ class NotifyJSON(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending JSON '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending JSON '
                 'notification to %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -251,11 +249,10 @@ class NotifyJSON(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJoin.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJoin.py
index 278ddaef8..d5e3f9471 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJoin.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyJoin.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
                     data=payload,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Join:%s '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Join:%s '
                     'notification.' % target
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -331,33 +332,32 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
             JoinPriority.EMERGENCY: 'emergency',
         }
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'priority':
                 _map[self.template_args['priority']['default']]
                 if self.priority not in _map else _map[self.priority],
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join([NotifyJoin.quote(x, safe='')
                               for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyJoin.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyJoin.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKavenegar.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKavenegar.py
index bf9b75252..cd5726367 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKavenegar.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKavenegar.py
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ class NotifyKavenegar(NotifyBase):
                     params=payload,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code not in (
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ class NotifyKavenegar(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Kavenegar:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Kavenegar:%s ' % (
                         ', '.join(self.targets)) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -325,30 +326,25 @@ class NotifyKavenegar(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{source}{apikey}/{targets}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{source}{apikey}/{targets}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             source='' if not self.source else '{}@'.format(self.source),
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyKavenegar.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyKavenegar.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyKavenegar.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKumulos.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKumulos.py
index 4833045f9..8506aef3d 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKumulos.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyKumulos.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class NotifyKumulos(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class NotifyKumulos(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Kumulos '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Kumulos '
                 'notification.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -199,29 +200,24 @@ class NotifyKumulos(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{serverkey}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{serverkey}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             serverkey=self.pprint(self.serverkey, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyKumulos.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyKumulos.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSG91.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSG91.py
index 17676bf74..68176fb93 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSG91.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSG91.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class NotifyMSG91(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ class NotifyMSG91(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending MSG91:%s '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending MSG91:%s '
                 'notification.' % ','.join(self.targets)
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -316,34 +317,33 @@ class NotifyMSG91(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'route': str(self.route),
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if self.country:
-            args['country'] = str(self.country)
+            params['country'] = str(self.country)
 
-        return '{schema}://{authkey}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{authkey}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             authkey=self.pprint(self.authkey, privacy, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyMSG91.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyMSG91.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyMSG91.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSTeams.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSTeams.py
index 2f0815345..b12c5e450 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSTeams.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMSTeams.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending MSTeams notification.')
+                'A Connection error occurred sending MSTeams notification.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
             # We failed
@@ -277,32 +278,31 @@ class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         return '{schema}://{token_a}/{token_b}/{token_c}/'\
-            '?{args}'.format(
+            '?{params}'.format(
                 schema=self.secure_protocol,
                 token_a=self.pprint(self.token_a, privacy, safe=''),
                 token_b=self.pprint(self.token_b, privacy, safe=''),
                 token_c=self.pprint(self.token_c, privacy, safe=''),
-                args=NotifyMSTeams.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifyMSTeams.urlencode(params),
             )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -359,16 +359,16 @@ class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
             r'IncomingWebhook/'
             r'(?P<token_b>[A-Z0-9]+)/'
             r'(?P<token_c>[A-Z0-9-]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyMSTeams.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{token_a}/{token_b}/{token_c}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{token_a}/{token_b}/{token_c}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyMSTeams.secure_protocol,
                     token_a=result.group('token_a'),
                     token_b=result.group('token_b'),
                     token_c=result.group('token_c'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMailgun.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMailgun.py
index 7dfd1248d..e876a5bda 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMailgun.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMailgun.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class NotifyMailgun(NotifyBase):
                     data=payload,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ class NotifyMailgun(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Mailgun:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Mailgun:%s ' % (
                         email) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -314,36 +315,35 @@ class NotifyMailgun(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'region': self.region_name,
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if self.from_name is not None:
             # from_name specified; pass it back on the url
-            args['name'] = self.from_name
+            params['name'] = self.from_name
 
-        return '{schema}://{user}@{host}/{apikey}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{user}@{host}/{apikey}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             host=self.host,
             user=NotifyMailgun.quote(self.user, safe=''),
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyMailgun.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyMailgun.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyMailgun.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatrix.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatrix.py
index 13e7fbd30..dd72352e2 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatrix.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatrix.py
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Matrix notification.'
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Matrix notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
             # Return; we're done
@@ -927,6 +928,7 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
                     params=params,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 response = loads(r.content)
@@ -986,7 +988,7 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured while registering with Matrix'
+                    'A Connection error occurred while registering with Matrix'
                     ' server.')
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
                 # Return; we're done
@@ -1009,15 +1011,15 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
             'mode': self.mode,
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
         if self.user and self.password:
@@ -1034,21 +1036,21 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{rooms}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{rooms}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
             hostname=NotifyMatrix.quote(self.host, safe=''),
             port='' if self.port is None
             or self.port == default_port else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             rooms=NotifyMatrix.quote('/'.join(self.rooms)),
-            args=NotifyMatrix.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyMatrix.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
@@ -1067,34 +1069,12 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
         if 'to' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['to']):
             results['targets'] += NotifyMatrix.parse_list(results['qsd']['to'])
 
-        # Thumbnail (old way)
-        if 'thumbnail' in results['qsd']:
-            # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.5
-            NotifyMatrix.logger.deprecate(
-                'The Matrix URL contains the parameter '
-                '"thumbnail=" which will be deprecated in an upcoming '
-                'release. Please use "image=" instead.'
-            )
-
-        # use image= for consistency with the other plugins but we also
-        # support thumbnail= for backwards compatibility.
-        results['include_image'] = \
-            parse_bool(results['qsd'].get(
-                'image', results['qsd'].get('thumbnail', False)))
-
-        # Webhook (old way)
-        if 'webhook' in results['qsd']:
-            # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.5
-            NotifyMatrix.logger.deprecate(
-                'The Matrix URL contains the parameter '
-                '"webhook=" which will be deprecated in an upcoming '
-                'release. Please use "mode=" instead.'
-            )
+        # Boolean to include an image or not
+        results['include_image'] = parse_bool(results['qsd'].get(
+            'image', NotifyMatrix.template_args['image']['default']))
 
-        # use mode= for consistency with the other plugins but we also
-        # support webhook= for backwards compatibility.
-        results['mode'] = results['qsd'].get(
-            'mode', results['qsd'].get('webhook'))
+        # Get our mode
+        results['mode'] = results['qsd'].get('mode')
 
         # t2bot detection... look for just a hostname, and/or just a user/host
         # if we match this; we can go ahead and set the mode (but only if
@@ -1117,16 +1097,16 @@ class NotifyMatrix(NotifyBase):
         result = re.match(
             r'^https?://webhooks\.t2bot\.io/api/v1/matrix/hook/'
             r'(?P<webhook_token>[A-Z0-9_-]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             mode = 'mode={}'.format(MatrixWebhookMode.T2BOT)
 
             return NotifyMatrix.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{webhook_token}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{webhook_token}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyMatrix.secure_protocol,
                     webhook_token=result.group('webhook_token'),
-                    args='?{}'.format(mode) if not result.group('args')
-                    else '{}&{}'.format(result.group('args'), mode)))
+                    params='?{}'.format(mode) if not result.group('params')
+                    else '{}&{}'.format(result.group('params'), mode)))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatterMost.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatterMost.py
index 84bb93edd..edd8202d6 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatterMost.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMatterMost.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending MatterMost '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending MatterMost '
                     'notification{}.'.format(
                         '' if not channel
                         else ' to channel {}'.format(channel)))
@@ -277,19 +278,19 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if self.channels:
             # historically the value only accepted one channel and is
             # therefore identified as 'channel'. Channels have always been
             # optional, so that is why this setting is nested in an if block
-            args['channel'] = ','.join(self.channels)
+            params['channel'] = ','.join(self.channels)
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else self.default_port
         default_schema = self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol
@@ -303,27 +304,28 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
 
         return \
             '{schema}://{botname}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}{authtoken}' \
-            '/?{args}'.format(
+            '/?{params}'.format(
                 schema=default_schema,
                 botname=botname,
-                hostname=NotifyMatterMost.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+                # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid
+                # one
+                hostname=self.host,
                 port='' if not self.port or self.port == default_port
                      else ':{}'.format(self.port),
                 fullpath='/' if not self.fullpath else '{}/'.format(
                     NotifyMatterMost.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/')),
                 authtoken=self.pprint(self.authtoken, privacy, safe=''),
-                args=NotifyMatterMost.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifyMatterMost.urlencode(params),
             )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMessageBird.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMessageBird.py
index 78ac9d58a..1032f49b8 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMessageBird.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyMessageBird.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
                     data=payload,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 # Sample output of a successful transmission
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending MessageBird:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending MessageBird:%s ' % (
                         target) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -313,31 +314,26 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{source}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{source}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             source=self.source,
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyMessageBird.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyMessageBird.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyMessageBird.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -352,7 +348,7 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
         except IndexError:
             # No path specified... this URL is potentially un-parseable; we can
             # hope for a from= entry
-            pass
+            results['source'] = None
 
         # The hostname is our authentication key
         results['apikey'] = NotifyMessageBird.unquote(results['host'])
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNexmo.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNexmo.py
index 5fd662ad7..05c9f7fcd 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNexmo.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNexmo.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('API Key'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'^AC[a-z0-9]{8}$', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]+$', 'i'),
             'private': True,
         },
         'secret': {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{16}$', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'from_phone': {
             'name': _('From Phone No'),
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
                     data=payload,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Nexmo:%s '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Nexmo:%s '
                     'notification.' % target
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -324,15 +325,15 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'ttl': str(self.ttl),
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{key}:{secret}@{source}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{key}:{secret}@{source}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             key=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             secret=self.pprint(
@@ -340,17 +341,16 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
             source=NotifyNexmo.quote(self.source, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyNexmo.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyNexmo.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyNexmo.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNextcloud.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNextcloud.py
index 33211f64a..240ed0aa1 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNextcloud.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNextcloud.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class NotifyNextcloud(NotifyBase):
                     headers=headers,
                     auth=auth,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                     # We had a problem
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ class NotifyNextcloud(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Nextcloud '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Nextcloud '
                     'notification.',
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -226,15 +227,11 @@ class NotifyNextcloud(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Create URL parameters from our headers
+        params = {'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()}
 
-        # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -251,24 +248,26 @@ class NotifyNextcloud(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{targets}?{args}' \
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{targets}?{params}' \
                .format(
                    schema=self.secure_protocol
                    if self.secure else self.protocol,
                    auth=auth,
-                   hostname=NotifyNextcloud.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+                   # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a
+                   # valid one
+                   hostname=self.host,
                    port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                         else ':{}'.format(self.port),
                    targets='/'.join([NotifyNextcloud.quote(x)
                                      for x in self.targets]),
-                   args=NotifyNextcloud.urlencode(args),
+                   params=NotifyNextcloud.urlencode(params),
                )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotica.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotica.py
index 038c421d3..3dcc0172a 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotica.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotica.py
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
         '{schema}://{user}@{host}:{port}/{token}',
         '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}/{token}',
         '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{token}',
+
+        # Self-hosted notica servers (with custom path)
+        '{schema}://{host}{path}{token}',
+        '{schema}://{host}:{port}{path}{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}@{host}{path}{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}@{host}:{port}{path}{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}{path}{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}{path}{token}',
     )
 
     # Define our template tokens
@@ -133,6 +141,12 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
         },
+        'path': {
+            'name': _('Path'),
+            'type': 'string',
+            'map_to': 'fullpath',
+            'default': '/',
+        },
     })
 
     # Define any kwargs we're using
@@ -228,6 +242,7 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -251,7 +266,7 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Notica notification.',
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Notica notification.',
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -265,25 +280,21 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         if self.mode == NoticaMode.OFFICIAL:
             # Official URLs are easy to assemble
-            return '{schema}://{token}/?{args}'.format(
+            return '{schema}://{token}/?{params}'.format(
                 schema=self.protocol,
                 token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
-                args=NotifyNotica.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifyNotica.urlencode(params),
             )
 
         # If we reach here then we are assembling a self hosted URL
 
-        # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        # Append URL parameters from our headers
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
 
         # Authorization can be used for self-hosted sollutions
         auth = ''
@@ -302,7 +313,7 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}{token}/?{args}' \
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}{token}/?{params}' \
                .format(
                    schema=self.secure_protocol
                    if self.secure else self.protocol,
@@ -313,14 +324,14 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
                    fullpath=NotifyNotica.quote(
                        self.fullpath, safe='/'),
                    token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
-                   args=NotifyNotica.urlencode(args),
+                   params=NotifyNotica.urlencode(params),
                )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
@@ -367,14 +378,14 @@ class NotifyNotica(NotifyBase):
 
         result = re.match(
             r'^https?://notica\.us/?'
-            r'\??(?P<token>[^&]+)([&\s]*(?P<args>.+))?$', url, re.I)
+            r'\??(?P<token>[^&]+)([&\s]*(?P<params>.+))?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyNotica.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{token}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{token}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyNotica.protocol,
                     token=result.group('token'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else '?{}'.format(result.group('args'))))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else '?{}'.format(result.group('params'))))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotifico.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotifico.py
index c76180ff9..b0970e193 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotifico.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyNotifico.py
@@ -199,20 +199,20 @@ class NotifyNotifico(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'color': 'yes' if self.color else 'no',
             'prefix': 'yes' if self.prefix else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{proj}/{hook}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{proj}/{hook}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             proj=self.pprint(self.project_id, privacy, safe=''),
             hook=self.pprint(self.msghook, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyNotifico.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyNotifico.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class NotifyNotifico(NotifyBase):
                 params=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ class NotifyNotifico(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Notifico '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Notifico '
                 'notification.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -324,11 +325,11 @@ class NotifyNotifico(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -364,15 +365,15 @@ class NotifyNotifico(NotifyBase):
             r'^https?://n\.tkte\.ch/h/'
             r'(?P<proj>[0-9]+)/'
             r'(?P<hook>[A-Z0-9]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyNotifico.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{proj}/{hook}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{proj}/{hook}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyNotifico.secure_protocol,
                     proj=result.group('proj'),
                     hook=result.group('hook'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyProwl.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyProwl.py
index 3f6ca7927..8341064d3 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyProwl.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyProwl.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class NotifyProwl(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class NotifyProwl(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Prowl notification.')
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Prowl notification.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
             # Return; we're done
@@ -236,31 +237,30 @@ class NotifyProwl(NotifyBase):
             ProwlPriority.EMERGENCY: 'emergency',
         }
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'priority': 'normal' if self.priority not in _map
                         else _map[self.priority],
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{providerkey}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{providerkey}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
             providerkey=self.pprint(self.providerkey, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyProwl.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyProwl.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushBullet.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushBullet.py
index 4a3dd8494..9bae32f96 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushBullet.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushBullet.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from json import dumps
 from json import loads
 
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
-from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
+from ..utils import is_email
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import validate_regex
@@ -230,22 +230,29 @@ class NotifyPushBullet(NotifyBase):
                 'body': body,
             }
 
-            if recipient is PUSHBULLET_SEND_TO_ALL:
+            # Check if an email was defined
+            match = is_email(recipient)
+            if match:
+                payload['email'] = match['full_email']
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    "PushBullet recipient {} parsed as an email address"
+                    .format(recipient))
+
+            elif recipient is PUSHBULLET_SEND_TO_ALL:
                 # Send to all
                 pass
 
-            elif GET_EMAIL_RE.match(recipient):
-                payload['email'] = recipient
-                self.logger.debug(
-                    "Recipient '%s' is an email address" % recipient)
-
             elif recipient[0] == '#':
                 payload['channel_tag'] = recipient[1:]
-                self.logger.debug("Recipient '%s' is a channel" % recipient)
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    "PushBullet recipient {} parsed as a channel"
+                    .format(recipient))
 
             else:
                 payload['device_iden'] = recipient
-                self.logger.debug("Recipient '%s' is a device" % recipient)
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    "PushBullet recipient {} parsed as a device"
+                    .format(recipient))
 
             okay, response = self._send(
                 self.notify_url.format('pushes'), payload)
@@ -315,6 +322,7 @@ class NotifyPushBullet(NotifyBase):
                 files=files,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             try:
@@ -352,14 +360,14 @@ class NotifyPushBullet(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured communicating with PushBullet.')
+                'A Connection error occurred communicating with PushBullet.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
             return False, response
 
         except (OSError, IOError) as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'An I/O error occured while reading {}.'.format(
+                'An I/O error occurred while reading {}.'.format(
                     payload.name if payload else 'attachment'))
             self.logger.debug('I/O Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False, response
@@ -375,12 +383,8 @@ class NotifyPushBullet(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         targets = '/'.join([NotifyPushBullet.quote(x) for x in self.targets])
         if targets == PUSHBULLET_SEND_TO_ALL:
@@ -388,21 +392,20 @@ class NotifyPushBullet(NotifyBase):
             # it from the recipients list
             targets = ''
 
-        return '{schema}://{accesstoken}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{accesstoken}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             accesstoken=self.pprint(self.accesstoken, privacy, safe=''),
             targets=targets,
-            args=NotifyPushBullet.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyPushBullet.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushSafer.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushSafer.py
index 8e056087e..2d74dc371 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushSafer.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushSafer.py
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class NotifyPushSafer(NotifyBase):
 
                 except (OSError, IOError) as e:
                     self.logger.warning(
-                        'An I/O error occured while reading {}.'.format(
+                        'An I/O error occurred while reading {}.'.format(
                             attachment.name if attachment else 'attachment'))
                     self.logger.debug('I/O Exception: %s' % str(e))
                     return False
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ class NotifyPushSafer(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             try:
@@ -746,7 +747,7 @@ class NotifyPushSafer(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured communicating with PushSafer.')
+                'A Connection error occurred communicating with PushSafer.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
             return False, response
@@ -756,29 +757,25 @@ class NotifyPushSafer(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         if self.priority is not None:
             # Store our priority; but only if it was specified
-            args['priority'] = \
+            params['priority'] = \
                 next((key for key, value in PUSHSAFER_PRIORITY_MAP.items()
                       if value == self.priority),
                      DEFAULT_PRIORITY)  # pragma: no cover
 
         if self.sound is not None:
             # Store our sound; but only if it was specified
-            args['sound'] = \
+            params['sound'] = \
                 next((key for key, value in PUSHSAFER_SOUND_MAP.items()
                       if value == self.sound), '')  # pragma: no cover
 
         if self.vibration is not None:
             # Store our vibration; but only if it was specified
-            args['vibration'] = str(self.vibration)
+            params['vibration'] = str(self.vibration)
 
         targets = '/'.join([NotifyPushSafer.quote(x) for x in self.targets])
         if targets == PUSHSAFER_SEND_TO_ALL:
@@ -786,20 +783,20 @@ class NotifyPushSafer(NotifyBase):
             # it from the recipients list
             targets = ''
 
-        return '{schema}://{privatekey}/{targets}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{privatekey}/{targets}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             privatekey=self.pprint(self.privatekey, privacy, safe=''),
             targets=targets,
-            args=NotifyPushSafer.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyPushSafer.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushed.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushed.py
index d9428393d..c6dfe6ad1 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushed.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushed.py
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Pushed notification.')
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Pushed notification.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
             # Return; we're done
@@ -304,14 +305,10 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{app_key}/{app_secret}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{app_key}/{app_secret}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             app_key=self.pprint(self.app_key, privacy, safe=''),
             app_secret=self.pprint(
@@ -323,17 +320,16 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
                     # Users are prefixed with an @ symbol
                     ['@{}'.format(x) for x in self.users],
                 )]),
-            args=NotifyPushed.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyPushed.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushjet.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushjet.py
index 0dcb596d3..49e6596e6 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushjet.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushjet.py
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
         '{schema}://{host}/{secret_key}',
         '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{secret_key}',
         '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}/{secret_key}',
-
-        # Kept for backwards compatibility; will be depricated eventually
-        '{schema}://{secret_key}@{host}',
-        '{schema}://{secret_key}@{host}:{port}',
     )
 
     # Define our tokens
@@ -123,12 +119,8 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
@@ -141,15 +133,16 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
                     self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
             )
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{secret}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{secret}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyPushjet.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             secret=self.pprint(
                 self.secret_key, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyPushjet.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyPushjet.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -199,6 +192,7 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -222,7 +216,7 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Pushjet '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Pushjet '
                 'notification to %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -235,7 +229,7 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         Syntax:
            pjet://hostname/secret_key
@@ -246,16 +240,8 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
            pjets://hostname:port/secret_key
            pjets://user:pass@hostname/secret_key
            pjets://user:pass@hostname:port/secret_key
-
-        Legacy (Depricated) Syntax:
-           pjet://secret_key@hostname
-           pjet://secret_key@hostname:port
-           pjets://secret_key@hostname
-           pjets://secret_key@hostname:port
-
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -276,22 +262,4 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
             results['secret_key'] = \
                 NotifyPushjet.unquote(results['qsd']['secret'])
 
-        if results.get('secret_key') is None:
-            # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.9
-            NotifyPushjet.logger.deprecate(
-                'The Pushjet URL contains secret_key in the user field'
-                ' which will be deprecated in an upcoming '
-                'release. Please place this in the path of the URL instead.'
-            )
-
-            # Store it as it's value based on the user field
-            results['secret_key'] = \
-                NotifyPushjet.unquote(results.get('user'))
-
-            # there is no way http-auth is enabled, be sure to unset the
-            # current defined user (if present). This is done due to some
-            # logic that takes place in the send() since we support http-auth.
-            results['user'] = None
-            results['password'] = None
-
         return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushover.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushover.py
index 48bcb786f..e9fdb7028 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushover.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyPushover.py
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
                 files=files,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Pushover:%s ' % (
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Pushover:%s ' % (
                     payload['device']) + 'notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
 
         except (OSError, IOError) as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'An I/O error occured while reading {}.'.format(
+                'An I/O error occurred while reading {}.'.format(
                     attach.name if attach else 'attachment'))
             self.logger.debug('I/O Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
@@ -496,19 +497,20 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
             PushoverPriority.EMERGENCY: 'emergency',
         }
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'priority':
                 _map[self.template_args['priority']['default']]
                 if self.priority not in _map else _map[self.priority],
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
+
         # Only add expire and retry for emergency messages,
         # pushover ignores for all other priorities
         if self.priority == PushoverPriority.EMERGENCY:
-            args.update({'expire': self.expire, 'retry': self.retry})
+            params.update({'expire': self.expire, 'retry': self.retry})
+
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
 
         # Escape our devices
         devices = '/'.join([NotifyPushover.quote(x, safe='')
@@ -519,22 +521,21 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
             # it from the devices list
             devices = ''
 
-        return '{schema}://{user_key}@{token}/{devices}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{user_key}@{token}/{devices}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             user_key=self.pprint(self.user_key, privacy, safe=''),
             token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
             devices=devices,
-            args=NotifyPushover.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyPushover.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRocketChat.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRocketChat.py
index cca947edc..9beda2564 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRocketChat.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRocketChat.py
@@ -285,15 +285,15 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'avatar': 'yes' if self.avatar else 'no',
             'mode': self.mode,
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # Determine Authentication
         if self.mode == RocketChatAuthMode.BASIC:
             auth = '{user}:{password}@'.format(
@@ -310,10 +310,11 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyRocketChat.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             targets='/'.join(
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
                     # Users
                     ['@{}'.format(x) for x in self.users],
                 )]),
-            args=NotifyRocketChat.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyRocketChat.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -476,6 +477,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -502,7 +504,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Rocket.Chat '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Rocket.Chat '
                 '{}:notification.'.format(self.mode))
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -529,6 +531,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
                 api_url,
                 data=payload,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -570,13 +573,13 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
             # - TypeError = r.content is None
             # - AttributeError = r is None
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A commuication error occured authenticating {} on '
+                'A commuication error occurred authenticating {} on '
                 'Rocket.Chat.'.format(self.user))
             return False
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A connection error occured authenticating {} on '
+                'A connection error occurred authenticating {} on '
                 'Rocket.Chat.'.format(self.user))
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
@@ -595,6 +598,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
                 api_url,
                 headers=self.headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -622,7 +626,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured logging off the '
+                'A Connection error occurred logging off the '
                 'Rocket.Chat server')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
@@ -633,7 +637,7 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
@@ -665,7 +669,6 @@ class NotifyRocketChat(NotifyBase):
             )
 
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRyver.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRyver.py
index b34b56686..b825dd774 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRyver.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyRyver.py
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Ryver:%s ' % (
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Ryver:%s ' % (
                     self.organization) + 'notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -273,15 +274,15 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'mode': self.mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # Determine if there is a botname present
         botname = ''
         if self.user:
@@ -289,24 +290,23 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
                 botname=NotifyRyver.quote(self.user, safe=''),
             )
 
-        return '{schema}://{botname}{organization}/{token}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{botname}{organization}/{token}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             botname=botname,
             organization=NotifyRyver.quote(self.organization, safe=''),
             token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyRyver.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyRyver.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -323,19 +323,8 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
             # no token
             results['token'] = None
 
-        if 'webhook' in results['qsd']:
-            # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.5
-            NotifyRyver.logger.deprecate(
-                'The Ryver URL contains the parameter '
-                '"webhook=" which will be deprecated in an upcoming '
-                'release. Please use "mode=" instead.'
-            )
-
-        # use mode= for consistency with the other plugins but we also
-        # support webhook= for backwards compatibility.
-        results['mode'] = results['qsd'].get(
-            'mode', results['qsd'].get(
-                'webhook', RyverWebhookMode.RYVER))
+        # Retrieve the mode
+        results['mode'] = results['qsd'].get('mode', RyverWebhookMode.RYVER)
 
         # use image= for consistency with the other plugins
         results['include_image'] = \
@@ -352,15 +341,15 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
         result = re.match(
             r'^https?://(?P<org>[A-Z0-9_-]+)\.ryver\.com/application/webhook/'
             r'(?P<webhook_token>[A-Z0-9]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyRyver.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{org}/{webhook_token}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{org}/{webhook_token}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyRyver.secure_protocol,
                     org=result.group('org'),
                     webhook_token=result.group('webhook_token'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py
index 6045c136e..adbbdfbb3 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending AWS '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending AWS '
                 'notification to "%s".' % (to),
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -579,15 +580,11 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         return '{schema}://{key_id}/{key_secret}/{region}/{targets}/'\
-            '?{args}'.format(
+            '?{params}'.format(
                 schema=self.secure_protocol,
                 key_id=self.pprint(self.aws_access_key_id, privacy, safe=''),
                 key_secret=self.pprint(
@@ -601,18 +598,17 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
                         # Topics are prefixed with a pound/hashtag symbol
                         ['#{}'.format(x) for x in self.topics],
                     )]),
-                args=NotifySNS.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifySNS.urlencode(params),
             )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySendGrid.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySendGrid.py
index 7c0c1a12e..12f829fb3 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySendGrid.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySendGrid.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
-from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
+from ..utils import is_email
 from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
@@ -170,18 +170,15 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        self.from_email = from_email
-        try:
-            result = GET_EMAIL_RE.match(self.from_email)
-            if not result:
-                # let outer exception handle this
-                raise TypeError
-
-        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
-            msg = 'Invalid ~From~ email specified: {}'.format(self.from_email)
+        result = is_email(from_email)
+        if not result:
+            msg = 'Invalid ~From~ email specified: {}'.format(from_email)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        # Store email address
+        self.from_email = result['full_email']
+
         # Acquire Targets (To Emails)
         self.targets = list()
 
@@ -201,8 +198,9 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
         # Validate recipients (to:) and drop bad ones:
         for recipient in parse_list(targets):
 
-            if GET_EMAIL_RE.match(recipient):
-                self.targets.append(recipient)
+            result = is_email(recipient)
+            if result:
+                self.targets.append(result['full_email'])
                 continue
 
             self.logger.warning(
@@ -213,8 +211,9 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
         # Validate recipients (cc:) and drop bad ones:
         for recipient in parse_list(cc):
 
-            if GET_EMAIL_RE.match(recipient):
-                self.cc.add(recipient)
+            result = is_email(recipient)
+            if result:
+                self.cc.add(result['full_email'])
                 continue
 
             self.logger.warning(
@@ -225,8 +224,9 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
         # Validate recipients (bcc:) and drop bad ones:
         for recipient in parse_list(bcc):
 
-            if GET_EMAIL_RE.match(recipient):
-                self.bcc.add(recipient)
+            result = is_email(recipient)
+            if result:
+                self.bcc.add(result['full_email'])
                 continue
 
             self.logger.warning(
@@ -245,41 +245,38 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         if len(self.cc) > 0:
             # Handle our Carbon Copy Addresses
-            args['cc'] = ','.join(self.cc)
+            params['cc'] = ','.join(self.cc)
 
         if len(self.bcc) > 0:
             # Handle our Blind Carbon Copy Addresses
-            args['bcc'] = ','.join(self.bcc)
+            params['bcc'] = ','.join(self.bcc)
 
         if self.template:
             # Handle our Template ID if if was specified
-            args['template'] = self.template
+            params['template'] = self.template
 
-        # Append our template_data into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v
-                    for k, v in self.template_data.items()})
+        # Append our template_data into our parameter list
+        params.update(
+            {'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.template_data.items()})
 
         # a simple boolean check as to whether we display our target emails
         # or not
         has_targets = \
             not (len(self.targets) == 1 and self.targets[0] == self.from_email)
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}:{from_email}/{targets}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}:{from_email}/{targets}?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
-            from_email=self.quote(self.from_email, safe='@'),
+            # never encode email since it plays a huge role in our hostname
+            from_email=self.from_email,
             targets='' if not has_targets else '/'.join(
                 [NotifySendGrid.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifySendGrid.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifySendGrid.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -361,6 +358,7 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
                 if r.status_code not in (
                         requests.codes.ok, requests.codes.accepted):
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending SendGrid '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending SendGrid '
                     'notification to {}.'.format(target))
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -404,7 +402,7 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
 
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySimplePush.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySimplePush.py
index 8093d0e44..dd192e794 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySimplePush.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySimplePush.py
@@ -142,14 +142,6 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
             # Default Event Name
             self.event = None
 
-        # Encrypt Message (providing support is available)
-        if self.password and self.user and not CRYPTOGRAPHY_AVAILABLE:
-            # Provide the end user at least some notification that they're
-            # not getting what they asked for
-            self.logger.warning(
-                'SimplePush extended encryption is not supported by this '
-                'system.')
-
         # Used/cached in _encrypt() function
         self._iv = None
         self._iv_hex = None
@@ -189,6 +181,15 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
         Perform SimplePush Notification
         """
 
+        # Encrypt Message (providing support is available)
+        if self.password and self.user and not CRYPTOGRAPHY_AVAILABLE:
+            # Provide the end user at least some notification that they're
+            # not getting what they asked for
+            self.logger.warning(
+                "Authenticated SimplePush Notifications are not supported by "
+                "this system; `pip install cryptography`.")
+            return False
+
         headers = {
             'User-Agent': self.app_id,
             'Content-type': "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             # Get our SimplePush response (if it's possible)
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending SimplePush notification.')
+                'A Connection error occurred sending SimplePush notification.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
             # Return; we're done
@@ -285,15 +287,11 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         if self.event:
-            args['event'] = self.event
+            params['event'] = self.event
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -305,21 +303,21 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
                     self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
             )
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{apikey}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{apikey}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             auth=auth,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifySimplePush.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifySimplePush.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySinch.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySinch.py
index 454cdbf73..c3cc32675 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySinch.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySinch.py
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ class NotifySinch(NotifyBase):
                     data=json.dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 # The responsne might look like:
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ class NotifySinch(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Sinch:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Sinch:%s ' % (
                         target) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -399,15 +400,15 @@ class NotifySinch(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'region': self.region,
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{spi}:{token}@{source}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{spi}:{token}@{source}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             spi=self.pprint(
                 self.service_plan_id, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Tail, safe=''),
@@ -415,13 +416,13 @@ class NotifySinch(NotifyBase):
             source=NotifySinch.quote(self.source, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifySinch.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifySinch.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifySinch.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySlack.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySlack.py
index d4e4f6112..3e024a64c 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySlack.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySlack.py
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 files=files,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -622,14 +623,14 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
             # }
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured posting {}to Slack.'.format(
+                'A Connection error occurred posting {}to Slack.'.format(
                     attach.name if attach else ''))
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
 
         except (OSError, IOError) as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'An I/O error occured while reading {}.'.format(
+                'An I/O error occurred while reading {}.'.format(
                     attach.name if attach else 'attachment'))
             self.logger.debug('I/O Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return False
@@ -648,15 +649,15 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'footer': 'yes' if self.include_footer else 'no',
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if self.mode == SlackMode.WEBHOOK:
             # Determine if there is a botname present
             botname = ''
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
                 )
 
             return '{schema}://{botname}{token_a}/{token_b}/{token_c}/'\
-                '{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+                '{targets}/?{params}'.format(
                     schema=self.secure_protocol,
                     botname=botname,
                     token_a=self.pprint(self.token_a, privacy, safe=''),
@@ -675,23 +676,23 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
                     targets='/'.join(
                         [NotifySlack.quote(x, safe='')
                             for x in self.channels]),
-                    args=NotifySlack.urlencode(args),
+                    params=NotifySlack.urlencode(params),
                 )
         # else -> self.mode == SlackMode.BOT:
         return '{schema}://{access_token}/{targets}/'\
-            '?{args}'.format(
+            '?{params}'.format(
                 schema=self.secure_protocol,
                 access_token=self.pprint(self.access_token, privacy, safe=''),
                 targets='/'.join(
                     [NotifySlack.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.channels]),
-                args=NotifySlack.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifySlack.urlencode(params),
             )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
@@ -760,16 +761,16 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
             r'(?P<token_a>[A-Z0-9]+)/'
             r'(?P<token_b>[A-Z0-9]+)/'
             r'(?P<token_c>[A-Z0-9]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifySlack.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{token_a}/{token_b}/{token_c}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{token_a}/{token_b}/{token_c}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifySlack.secure_protocol,
                     token_a=result.group('token_a'),
                     token_b=result.group('token_b'),
                     token_c=result.group('token_c'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySyslog.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySyslog.py
index a6506648f..2457410e2 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySyslog.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifySyslog.py
@@ -233,32 +233,33 @@ class NotifySyslog(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'logperror': 'yes' if self.log_perror else 'no',
             'logpid': 'yes' if self.log_pid else 'no',
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{facility}/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://{facility}/?{params}'.format(
             facility=self.template_tokens['facility']['default']
             if self.facility not in SYSLOG_FACILITY_RMAP
             else SYSLOG_FACILITY_RMAP[self.facility],
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
-            args=NotifySyslog.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifySyslog.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
+            # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
 
         # if specified; save hostname into facility
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTechulusPush.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTechulusPush.py
index 6614decdc..5dcb33e5f 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTechulusPush.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTechulusPush.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class NotifyTechulusPush(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code not in (
                     requests.codes.ok, requests.codes.no_content):
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ class NotifyTechulusPush(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Techulus Push '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Techulus Push '
                 'notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -185,28 +186,23 @@ class NotifyTechulusPush(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyTechulusPush.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyTechulusPush.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTelegram.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTelegram.py
index 0b6a2343f..4bfd2d368 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTelegram.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTelegram.py
@@ -229,23 +229,19 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
         # Parse our list
         self.targets = parse_list(targets)
 
+        # if detect_owner is set to True, we will attempt to determine who
+        # the bot owner is based on the first person who messaged it.  This
+        # is not a fool proof way of doing things as over time Telegram removes
+        # the message history for the bot.  So what appears (later on) to be
+        # the first message to it, maybe another user who sent it a message
+        # much later.  Users who set this flag should update their Apprise
+        # URL later to directly include the user that we should message.
         self.detect_owner = detect_owner
 
         if self.user:
             # Treat this as a channel too
             self.targets.append(self.user)
 
-        if len(self.targets) == 0 and self.detect_owner:
-            _id = self.detect_bot_owner()
-            if _id:
-                # Store our id
-                self.targets.append(str(_id))
-
-        if len(self.targets) == 0:
-            err = 'No chat_id(s) were specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(err)
-            raise TypeError(err)
-
         # Track whether or not we want to send an image with our notification
         # or not.
         self.include_image = include_image
@@ -325,6 +321,7 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
                     files=files,
                     data=payload,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -349,7 +346,7 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A connection error occured posting Telegram '
+                'A connection error occurred posting Telegram '
                 'attachment.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -393,6 +390,7 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
                 url,
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -436,12 +434,12 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
             # - TypeError = r.content is None
             # - AttributeError = r is None
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A communication error occured detecting the Telegram User.')
+                'A communication error occurred detecting the Telegram User.')
             return 0
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A connection error occured detecting the Telegram User.')
+                'A connection error occurred detecting the Telegram User.')
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
             return 0
 
@@ -472,7 +470,7 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
             entry = response['result'][0]
             _id = entry['message']['from'].get('id', 0)
             _user = entry['message']['from'].get('first_name')
-            self.logger.info('Detected telegram user %s (userid=%d)' % (
+            self.logger.info('Detected Telegram user %s (userid=%d)' % (
                 _user, _id))
             # Return our detected userid
             return _id
@@ -488,6 +486,19 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
         Perform Telegram Notification
         """
 
+        if len(self.targets) == 0 and self.detect_owner:
+            _id = self.detect_bot_owner()
+            if _id:
+                # Permanently store our id in our target list for next time
+                self.targets.append(str(_id))
+                self.logger.info(
+                    'Update your Telegram Apprise URL to read: '
+                    '{}'.format(self.url(privacy=True)))
+
+        if len(self.targets) == 0:
+            self.logger.warning('There were not Telegram chat_ids to notify.')
+            return False
+
         headers = {
             'User-Agent': self.app_id,
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -597,6 +608,7 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
                     data=dumps(payload),
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
@@ -631,7 +643,7 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A connection error occured sending Telegram:%s ' % (
+                    'A connection error occurred sending Telegram:%s ' % (
                         payload['chat_id']) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -663,29 +675,29 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': self.include_image,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
             'detect': 'yes' if self.detect_owner else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # No need to check the user token because the user automatically gets
         # appended into the list of chat ids
-        return '{schema}://{bot_token}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{bot_token}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             bot_token=self.pprint(self.bot_token, privacy, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyTelegram.quote('@{}'.format(x)) for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyTelegram.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyTelegram.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         # This is a dirty hack; but it's the only work around to tgram://
@@ -718,17 +730,14 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
                 tgram.group('protocol'),
                 tgram.group('prefix'),
                 tgram.group('btoken_a'),
-                tgram.group('remaining')))
+                tgram.group('remaining')), verify_host=False)
 
         else:
             # Try again
-            results = NotifyBase.parse_url(
-                '%s%s/%s' % (
-                    tgram.group('protocol'),
-                    tgram.group('btoken_a'),
-                    tgram.group('remaining'),
-                ),
-            )
+            results = NotifyBase.parse_url('%s%s/%s' % (
+                tgram.group('protocol'),
+                tgram.group('btoken_a'),
+                tgram.group('remaining')), verify_host=False)
 
         # The first token is stored in the hostname
         bot_token_a = NotifyTelegram.unquote(results['host'])
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwilio.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwilio.py
index db0223a8a..4ab19713f 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwilio.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwilio.py
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
                     data=payload,
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
 
                 if r.status_code not in (
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Twilio:%s ' % (
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Twilio:%s ' % (
                         target) + 'notification.'
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -367,14 +368,10 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{sid}:{token}@{source}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{sid}:{token}@{source}/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             sid=self.pprint(
                 self.account_sid, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Tail, safe=''),
@@ -382,13 +379,13 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
             source=NotifyTwilio.quote(self.source, safe=''),
             targets='/'.join(
                 [NotifyTwilio.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-            args=NotifyTwilio.urlencode(args))
+            params=NotifyTwilio.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwist.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwist.py
index 0aafe18a2..39bec5eaa 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwist.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwist.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
-from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
+from ..utils import is_email
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -140,12 +140,6 @@ class NotifyTwist(NotifyBase):
         #   <workspace_id>:<channel_id>
         self.channel_ids = set()
 
-        # Initialize our Email Object
-        self.email = email if email else '{}@{}'.format(
-            self.user,
-            self.host,
-        )
-
         # The token is None if we're not logged in and False if we
         # failed to log in.  Otherwise it is set to the actual token
         self.token = None
@@ -171,26 +165,31 @@ class NotifyTwist(NotifyBase):
         #  }
         self._cached_channels = dict()
 
-        try:
-            result = GET_EMAIL_RE.match(self.email)
-            if not result:
-                # let outer exception handle this
-                raise TypeError
-
-            if email:
-                # Force user/host to be that of the defined email for
-                # consistency. This is very important for those initializing
-                # this object with the the email object would could potentially
-                # cause inconsistency to contents in the NotifyBase() object
-                self.user = result.group('fulluser')
-                self.host = result.group('domain')
-
-        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
+        # Initialize our Email Object
+        self.email = email if email else '{}@{}'.format(
+            self.user,
+            self.host,
+        )
+
+        # Check if it is valid
+        result = is_email(self.email)
+        if not result:
+            # let outer exception handle this
             msg = 'The Twist Auth email specified ({}) is invalid.'\
                 .format(self.email)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        # Re-assign email based on what was parsed
+        self.email = result['full_email']
+        if email:
+            # Force user/host to be that of the defined email for
+            # consistency. This is very important for those initializing
+            # this object with the the email object would could potentially
+            # cause inconsistency to contents in the NotifyBase() object
+            self.user = result['user']
+            self.host = result['domain']
+
         if not self.password:
             msg = 'No Twist password was specified with account: {}'\
                 .format(self.email)
@@ -229,28 +228,25 @@ class NotifyTwist(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
-
-        return '{schema}://{password}:{user}@{host}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
-            schema=self.secure_protocol,
-            password=self.pprint(
-                self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
-            user=self.quote(self.user, safe=''),
-            host=self.host,
-            targets='/'.join(
-                [NotifyTwist.quote(x, safe='') for x in chain(
-                    # Channels are prefixed with a pound/hashtag symbol
-                    ['#{}'.format(x) for x in self.channels],
-                    # Channel IDs
-                    self.channel_ids,
-                )]),
-            args=NotifyTwist.urlencode(args),
-        )
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return '{schema}://{password}:{user}@{host}/{targets}/' \
+            '?{params}'.format(
+                schema=self.secure_protocol,
+                password=self.pprint(
+                    self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
+                user=self.quote(self.user, safe=''),
+                host=self.host,
+                targets='/'.join(
+                    [NotifyTwist.quote(x, safe='') for x in chain(
+                        # Channels are prefixed with a pound/hashtag symbol
+                        ['#{}'.format(x) for x in self.channels],
+                        # Channel IDs
+                        self.channel_ids,
+                    )]),
+                params=NotifyTwist.urlencode(params),
+            )
 
     def login(self):
         """
@@ -640,7 +636,9 @@ class NotifyTwist(NotifyBase):
                 api_url,
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
-                verify=self.verify_certificate)
+                verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
+            )
 
             # Get our JSON content if it's possible
             try:
@@ -679,7 +677,9 @@ class NotifyTwist(NotifyBase):
                         api_url,
                         data=payload,
                         headers=headers,
-                        verify=self.verify_certificate)
+                        verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                        timeout=self.request_timeout
+                    )
 
                     # Get our JSON content if it's possible
                     try:
@@ -725,11 +725,10 @@ class NotifyTwist(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwitter.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwitter.py
index f6e57624a..437cd1e83 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwitter.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyTwitter.py
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
     # The services URL
     service_url = 'https://twitter.com/'
 
-    # The default secure protocol is twitter.  'tweet' is left behind
-    # for backwards compatibility of older apprise usage
-    secure_protocol = ('twitter', 'tweet')
+    # The default secure protocol is twitter.
+    secure_protocol = 'twitter'
 
     # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
     setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_twitter'
@@ -510,7 +509,9 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
-                verify=self.verify_certificate)
+                verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
+            )
 
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -577,21 +578,21 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'mode': self.mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         if len(self.targets) > 0:
-            args['to'] = ','.join([NotifyTwitter.quote(x, safe='')
-                                   for x in self.targets])
+            params['to'] = ','.join(
+                [NotifyTwitter.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets])
 
         return '{schema}://{ckey}/{csecret}/{akey}/{asecret}' \
-            '/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
-                schema=self.secure_protocol[0],
+            '/{targets}/?{params}'.format(
+                schema=self.secure_protocol,
                 ckey=self.pprint(self.ckey, privacy, safe=''),
                 csecret=self.pprint(
                     self.csecret, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
@@ -601,17 +602,16 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
                 targets='/'.join(
                     [NotifyTwitter.quote('@{}'.format(target), safe='')
                      for target in self.targets]),
-                args=NotifyTwitter.urlencode(args))
+                params=NotifyTwitter.urlencode(params))
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -662,9 +662,4 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
             results['targets'] += \
                 NotifyTwitter.parse_list(results['qsd']['to'])
 
-        if results.get('schema', 'twitter').lower() == 'tweet':
-            # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.9
-            NotifyTwitter.logger.deprecate(
-                'tweet:// has been replaced by twitter://')
-
         return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWebexTeams.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWebexTeams.py
index 35d4ffbee..5e8021330 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWebexTeams.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWebexTeams.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class NotifyWebexTeams(NotifyBase):
                 data=dumps(payload),
                 headers=headers,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code not in (
                     requests.codes.ok, requests.codes.no_content):
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class NotifyWebexTeams(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending Webex Teams '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Webex Teams '
                 'notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -208,28 +209,23 @@ class NotifyWebexTeams(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        return '{schema}://{token}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{token}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
-            args=NotifyWebexTeams.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyWebexTeams.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
@@ -248,14 +244,14 @@ class NotifyWebexTeams(NotifyBase):
         result = re.match(
             r'^https?://api\.ciscospark\.com/v[1-9][0-9]*/webhooks/incoming/'
             r'(?P<webhook_token>[A-Z0-9_-]+)/?'
-            r'(?P<args>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:
             return NotifyWebexTeams.parse_url(
-                '{schema}://{webhook_token}/{args}'.format(
+                '{schema}://{webhook_token}/{params}'.format(
                     schema=NotifyWebexTeams.secure_protocol,
                     webhook_token=result.group('webhook_token'),
-                    args='' if not result.group('args')
-                    else result.group('args')))
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else result.group('params')))
 
         return None
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py
index 50e7e60ae..9c957f9df 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 
 except ImportError:
     # No problem; we just simply can't support this plugin because we're
-    # either using Linux, or simply do not have pypiwin32 installed.
+    # either using Linux, or simply do not have pywin32 installed.
     pass
 
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class NotifyWindows(NotifyBase):
 
     # Define object templates
     templates = (
-        '{schema}://_/',
+        '{schema}://',
     )
 
     # Define our template arguments
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ class NotifyWindows(NotifyBase):
 
         if not self._enabled:
             self.logger.warning(
-                "Windows Notifications are not supported by this system.")
+                "Windows Notifications are not supported by this system; "
+                "`pip install pywin32`.")
             return False
 
         # Always call throttle before any remote server i/o is made
@@ -222,18 +223,18 @@ class NotifyWindows(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'duration': str(self.duration),
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://_/?{args}'.format(
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
+        return '{schema}://?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.protocol,
-            args=NotifyWindows.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyWindows.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -245,19 +246,7 @@ class NotifyWindows(NotifyBase):
 
         """
 
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-        if not results:
-            results = {
-                'schema': NotifyWindows.protocol,
-                'user': None,
-                'password': None,
-                'port': None,
-                'host': '_',
-                'fullpath': None,
-                'path': None,
-                'url': url,
-                'qsd': {},
-            }
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
 
         # Include images with our message
         results['include_image'] = \
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXBMC.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXBMC.py
index d286ac60e..22f4219c0 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXBMC.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXBMC.py
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ class NotifyXBMC(NotifyBase):
     # Allows the user to specify the NotifyImageSize object
     image_size = NotifyImageSize.XY_128
 
-    # The number of seconds to display the popup for
-    default_popup_duration_sec = 12
-
     # XBMC default protocol version (v2)
     xbmc_remote_protocol = 2
 
@@ -137,8 +134,9 @@ class NotifyXBMC(NotifyBase):
         super(NotifyXBMC, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         # Number of seconds to display notification for
-        self.duration = self.default_popup_duration_sec \
-            if not (isinstance(duration, int) and duration > 0) else duration
+        self.duration = self.template_args['duration']['default'] \
+            if not (isinstance(duration, int) and
+                    self.template_args['duration']['min'] > 0) else duration
 
         # Build our schema
         self.schema = 'https' if self.secure else 'http'
@@ -264,6 +262,7 @@ class NotifyXBMC(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ class NotifyXBMC(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending XBMC/KODI '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending XBMC/KODI '
                 'notification.'
             )
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
@@ -302,15 +301,15 @@ class NotifyXBMC(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+        # Define any URL parameters
+        params = {
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'duration': str(self.duration),
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
+
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
         if self.user and self.password:
@@ -331,20 +330,21 @@ class NotifyXBMC(NotifyBase):
             # Append 's' to schema
             default_schema += 's'
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=default_schema,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyXBMC.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if not self.port or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
-            args=NotifyXBMC.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyXBMC.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXML.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXML.py
index 340446c1e..21ddf0b64 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXML.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXML.py
@@ -143,15 +143,11 @@ class NotifyXML(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Store our defined headers into our URL parameters
+        params = {'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()}
 
-        # Append our headers into our args
-        args.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+        # Extend our parameters
+        params.update(self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs))
 
         # Determine Authentication
         auth = ''
@@ -168,14 +164,15 @@ class NotifyXML(NotifyBase):
 
         default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}/?{params}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
-            hostname=NotifyXML.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             fullpath=NotifyXML.quote(self.fullpath, safe='/'),
-            args=NotifyXML.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyXML.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -234,6 +231,7 @@ class NotifyXML(NotifyBase):
                 headers=headers,
                 auth=auth,
                 verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
             )
             if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                 # We had a problem
@@ -257,7 +255,7 @@ class NotifyXML(NotifyBase):
 
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             self.logger.warning(
-                'A Connection error occured sending XML '
+                'A Connection error occurred sending XML '
                 'notification to %s.' % self.host)
             self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -270,11 +268,10 @@ class NotifyXML(NotifyBase):
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXMPP/__init__.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXMPP/__init__.py
index a1cd0073a..48dbc19b0 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXMPP/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyXMPP/__init__.py
@@ -272,20 +272,16 @@ class NotifyXMPP(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         if self.jid:
-            args['jid'] = self.jid
+            params['jid'] = self.jid
 
         if self.xep:
             # xep are integers, so we need to just iterate over a list and
             # switch them to a string
-            args['xep'] = ','.join([str(xep) for xep in self.xep])
+            params['xep'] = ','.join([str(xep) for xep in self.xep])
 
         # Target JID(s) can clash with our existing paths, so we just use comma
         # and/or space as a delimiters - %20 = space
@@ -307,25 +303,25 @@ class NotifyXMPP(NotifyBase):
                 self.password if self.password else self.user, privacy,
                 mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe='')
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}@{hostname}{port}/{jids}?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}@{hostname}{port}/{jids}?{params}'.format(
             auth=auth,
             schema=default_schema,
-            hostname=NotifyXMPP.quote(self.host, safe=''),
+            # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a valid one
+            hostname=self.host,
             port='' if not self.port or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
             jids=jids,
-            args=NotifyXMPP.urlencode(args),
+            params=NotifyXMPP.urlencode(params),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
         results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyZulip.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyZulip.py
index 00024218f..2290efb0d 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyZulip.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/NotifyZulip.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import validate_regex
-from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
+from ..utils import is_email
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # A Valid Bot Name
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
         targets = list(self.targets)
         while len(targets):
             target = targets.pop(0)
-            if GET_EMAIL_RE.match(target):
+            result = is_email(target)
+            if result:
                 # Send a private message
                 payload['type'] = 'private'
             else:
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
                 payload['type'] = 'stream'
 
             # Set our target
-            payload['to'] = target
+            payload['to'] = target if not result else result['full_email']
 
             self.logger.debug('Zulip POST URL: %s (cert_verify=%r)' % (
                 url, self.verify_certificate,
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
                     headers=headers,
                     auth=auth,
                     verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                    timeout=self.request_timeout,
                 )
                 if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
                     # We had a problem
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
-                    'A Connection error occured sending Zulip '
+                    'A Connection error occurred sending Zulip '
                     'notification to {}.'.format(target))
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -327,12 +329,8 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
 
-        # Define any arguments set
-        args = {
-            'format': self.notify_format,
-            'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
-        }
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
 
         # simplify our organization in our URL if we can
         organization = '{}{}'.format(
@@ -341,25 +339,24 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
             if self.hostname != self.default_hostname else '')
 
         return '{schema}://{botname}@{org}/{token}/' \
-            '{targets}?{args}'.format(
+            '{targets}?{params}'.format(
                 schema=self.secure_protocol,
                 botname=NotifyZulip.quote(self.botname, safe=''),
                 org=NotifyZulip.quote(organization, safe=''),
                 token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
                 targets='/'.join(
                     [NotifyZulip.quote(x, safe='') for x in self.targets]),
-                args=NotifyZulip.urlencode(args),
+                params=NotifyZulip.urlencode(params),
             )
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_url(url):
         """
         Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
-        us to substantiate this object.
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
 
         """
-        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
-
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url, verify_host=False)
         if not results:
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/plugins/__init__.py b/libs/apprise/plugins/__init__.py
index fd41cb7fd..22d938771 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -23,17 +23,16 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import os
 import six
 import re
 import copy
 
-from os import listdir
 from os.path import dirname
 from os.path import abspath
 
 # Used for testing
 from . import NotifyEmail as NotifyEmailBase
-from .NotifyGrowl import gntp
 from .NotifyXMPP import SleekXmppAdapter
 
 # NotifyBase object is passed in as a module not class
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..common import NOTIFY_TYPES
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import GET_SCHEMA_RE
+from ..logger import logger
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 from ..AppriseLocale import LazyTranslation
 
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ __all__ = [
     # Tokenizer
     'url_to_dict',
 
-    # gntp (used for NotifyGrowl Testing)
-    'gntp',
-
     # sleekxmpp access points (used for NotifyXMPP Testing)
     'SleekXmppAdapter',
 ]
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ def __load_matrix(path=abspath(dirname(__file__)), name='apprise.plugins'):
     # The .py extension is optional as we support loading directories too
     module_re = re.compile(r'^(?P<name>Notify[a-z0-9]+)(\.py)?$', re.I)
 
-    for f in listdir(path):
+    for f in os.listdir(path):
         match = module_re.match(f)
         if not match:
             # keep going
@@ -131,29 +128,39 @@ def __load_matrix(path=abspath(dirname(__file__)), name='apprise.plugins'):
         # Load our module into memory so it's accessible to all
         globals()[plugin_name] = plugin
 
-        # Load protocol(s) if defined
-        proto = getattr(plugin, 'protocol', None)
-        if isinstance(proto, six.string_types):
-            if proto not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                SCHEMA_MAP[proto] = plugin
-
-        elif isinstance(proto, (set, list, tuple)):
-            # Support iterables list types
-            for p in proto:
-                if p not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                    SCHEMA_MAP[p] = plugin
-
-        # Load secure protocol(s) if defined
-        protos = getattr(plugin, 'secure_protocol', None)
-        if isinstance(protos, six.string_types):
-            if protos not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                SCHEMA_MAP[protos] = plugin
-
-        if isinstance(protos, (set, list, tuple)):
-            # Support iterables list types
-            for p in protos:
-                if p not in SCHEMA_MAP:
-                    SCHEMA_MAP[p] = plugin
+        fn = getattr(plugin, 'schemas', None)
+        try:
+            schemas = set([]) if not callable(fn) else fn(plugin)
+
+        except TypeError:
+            # Python v2.x support where functions associated with classes
+            # were considered bound to them and could not be called prior
+            # to the classes initialization.  This code can be dropped
+            # once Python v2.x support is dropped. The below code introduces
+            # replication as it already exists and is tested in
+            # URLBase.schemas()
+            schemas = set([])
+            for key in ('protocol', 'secure_protocol'):
+                schema = getattr(plugin, key, None)
+                if isinstance(schema, six.string_types):
+                    schemas.add(schema)
+
+                elif isinstance(schema, (set, list, tuple)):
+                    # Support iterables list types
+                    for s in schema:
+                        if isinstance(s, six.string_types):
+                            schemas.add(s)
+
+        # map our schema to our plugin
+        for schema in schemas:
+            if schema in SCHEMA_MAP:
+                logger.error(
+                    "Notification schema ({}) mismatch detected - {} to {}"
+                    .format(schema, SCHEMA_MAP[schema], plugin))
+                continue
+
+            # Assign plugin
+            SCHEMA_MAP[schema] = plugin
 
     return SCHEMA_MAP
 
@@ -452,6 +459,7 @@ def url_to_dict(url):
     schema = GET_SCHEMA_RE.match(_url)
     if schema is None:
         # Not a valid URL; take an early exit
+        logger.error('Unsupported URL: {}'.format(url))
         return None
 
     # Ensure our schema is always in lower case
@@ -466,10 +474,28 @@ def url_to_dict(url):
                   for r in MODULE_MAP.values()
                   if r['plugin'].parse_native_url(_url) is not None),
                  None)
+
+        if not results:
+            logger.error('Unparseable URL {}'.format(url))
+            return None
+
+        logger.trace('URL {} unpacked as:{}{}'.format(
+            url, os.linesep, os.linesep.join(
+                ['{}="{}"'.format(k, v) for k, v in results.items()])))
+
     else:
         # Parse our url details of the server object as dictionary
         # containing all of the information parsed from our URL
         results = SCHEMA_MAP[schema].parse_url(_url)
+        if not results:
+            logger.error('Unparseable {} URL {}'.format(
+                SCHEMA_MAP[schema].service_name, url))
+            return None
+
+        logger.trace('{} URL {} unpacked as:{}{}'.format(
+            SCHEMA_MAP[schema].service_name, url,
+            os.linesep, os.linesep.join(
+                ['{}="{}"'.format(k, v) for k, v in results.items()])))
 
     # Return our results
     return results
diff --git a/libs/apprise/utils.py b/libs/apprise/utils.py
index b1758c1e5..8d0920071 100644
--- a/libs/apprise/utils.py
+++ b/libs/apprise/utils.py
@@ -104,40 +104,129 @@ GET_SCHEMA_RE = re.compile(r'\s*(?P<schema>[a-z0-9]{2,9})://.*$', re.I)
 
 # Regular expression based and expanded from:
 # http://www.regular-expressions.info/email.html
+# Extended to support colon (:) delimiter for parsing names from the URL
+# such as:
+#   - 'Optional Name':[email protected]
+#   - 'Optional Name' <[email protected]>
+#
+# The expression also parses the general email as well such as:
+#   - [email protected]
+#   - [email protected]
 GET_EMAIL_RE = re.compile(
-    r"(?P<fulluser>((?P<label>[^+]+)\+)?"
-    r"(?P<userid>[a-z0-9$%=_~-]+"
-    r"(?:\.[a-z0-9$%+=_~-]+)"
-    r"*))@(?P<domain>(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+"
-    r"[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*"
-    r"[a-z0-9]))?",
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
+    r'((?P<name>[^:<]+)?[:<\s]+)?'
+    r'(?P<full_email>((?P<label>[^+]+)\+)?'
+    r'(?P<email>(?P<userid>[a-z0-9$%=_~-]+'
+    r'(?:\.[a-z0-9$%+=_~-]+)'
+    r'*)@(?P<domain>('
+    r'(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+'
+    r'[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]))|'
+    r'[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{5,})))'
+    r'\s*>?', re.IGNORECASE)
 
 # Regular expression used to extract a phone number
 GET_PHONE_NO_RE = re.compile(r'^\+?(?P<phone>[0-9\s)(+-]+)\s*$')
 
 # Regular expression used to destinguish between multiple URLs
 URL_DETECTION_RE = re.compile(
-    r'([a-z0-9]+?:\/\/.*?)[\s,]*(?=$|[a-z0-9]+?:\/\/)', re.I)
+    r'([a-z0-9]+?:\/\/.*?)(?=$|[\s,]+[a-z0-9]{2,9}?:\/\/)', re.I)
+
+EMAIL_DETECTION_RE = re.compile(
+    r'[\s,]*([^@]+@.*?)(?=$|[\s,]+'
+    + r'(?:[^:<]+?[:<\s]+?)?'
+    r'[^@\s,]+@[^\s,]+)',
+    re.IGNORECASE)
 
 # validate_regex() utilizes this mapping to track and re-use pre-complied
 # regular expressions
 REGEX_VALIDATE_LOOKUP = {}
 
 
-def is_hostname(hostname):
+def is_ipaddr(addr, ipv4=True, ipv6=True):
+    """
+    Validates against IPV4 and IPV6 IP Addresses
+    """
+
+    if ipv4:
+        # Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5284147/\
+        #       validating-ipv4-addresses-with-regexp
+        re_ipv4 = re.compile(
+            r'^(?P<ip>((25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}'
+            r'(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))$'
+        )
+        match = re_ipv4.match(addr)
+        if match is not None:
+            # Return our matched IP
+            return match.group('ip')
+
+    if ipv6:
+        # Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53497/\
+        #              regular-expression-that-matches-valid-ipv6-addresses
+        #
+        # IPV6 URLs should be enclosed in square brackets when placed on a URL
+        #   Source: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2732
+        #   - For this reason, they are additionally checked for existance
+        re_ipv6 = re.compile(
+            r'\[?(?P<ip>(([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-f]{1,4}|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:)'
+            r'{1,7}:|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-f]{1,4}|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,5}'
+            r'(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,4}'
+            r'(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,3}'
+            r'(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,2}'
+            r'(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-f]{1,4}:'
+            r'((:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|'
+            r'fe80:(:[0-9a-f]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-z]{1,}|::'
+            r'(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}((25[0-5]'
+            r'|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|'
+            r'1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,4}:((25[0-5]|'
+            r'(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|'
+            r'1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])))\]?', re.I,
+        )
+
+        match = re_ipv6.match(addr)
+        if match is not None:
+            # Return our matched IP between square brackets since that is
+            # required for URL formatting as per RFC 2732.
+            return '[{}]'.format(match.group('ip'))
+
+    # There was no match
+    return False
+
+
+def is_hostname(hostname, ipv4=True, ipv6=True):
     """
     Validate hostname
     """
-    if len(hostname) > 255 or len(hostname) == 0:
+    # The entire hostname, including the delimiting dots, has a maximum of 253
+    # ASCII characters.
+    if len(hostname) > 253 or len(hostname) == 0:
         return False
 
+    # Strip trailling period on hostname (if one exists)
     if hostname[-1] == ".":
         hostname = hostname[:-1]
 
-    allowed = re.compile(r'(?!-)[A-Z\d_-]{1,63}(?<!-)$', re.IGNORECASE)
-    return all(allowed.match(x) for x in hostname.split("."))
+    # Split our hostname up
+    labels = hostname.split(".")
+
+    # ipv4 check
+    if len(labels) == 4 and re.match(r'[0-9.]+', hostname):
+        return is_ipaddr(hostname, ipv4=ipv4, ipv6=False)
+
+    # - RFC 1123 permits hostname labels to start with digits
+    #     - digit must be followed by alpha/numeric so we don't end up
+    #       processing IP addresses here
+    # - Hostnames can ony be comprised of alpha-numeric characters and the
+    #   hyphen (-) character.
+    # - Hostnames can not start with the hyphen (-) character.
+    # - labels can not exceed 63 characters
+    allowed = re.compile(
+        r'(?!-)[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{1,62}(?<!-)$',
+        re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+
+    if not all(allowed.match(x) for x in labels):
+        return is_ipaddr(hostname, ipv4=ipv4, ipv6=ipv6)
+
+    return hostname
 
 
 def is_email(address):
@@ -152,11 +241,33 @@ def is_email(address):
     """
 
     try:
-        return GET_EMAIL_RE.match(address) is not None
+        match = GET_EMAIL_RE.match(address)
+
     except TypeError:
-        # invalid syntax
+        # not parseable content
         return False
 
+    if match:
+        return {
+            # The name parsed from the URL (if one exists)
+            'name': '' if match.group('name') is None
+            else match.group('name').strip(),
+            # The email address
+            'email': match.group('email'),
+            # The full email address (includes label if specified)
+            'full_email': match.group('full_email'),
+            # The label (if specified) e.g: [email protected]
+            'label': '' if match.group('label') is None
+            else match.group('label').strip(),
+            # The user (which does not include the label) from the email
+            # parsed.
+            'user': match.group('userid'),
+            # The domain associated with the email address
+            'domain': match.group('domain'),
+        }
+
+    return False
+
 
 def tidy_path(path):
     """take a filename and or directory and attempts to tidy it up by removing
@@ -384,30 +495,22 @@ def parse_url(url, default_schema='http', verify_host=True):
             # and it's already assigned
             pass
 
-    try:
-        (result['host'], result['port']) = \
-            re.split(r'[:]+', result['host'])[:2]
-
-    except ValueError:
-        # no problem then, user only exists
-        # and it's already assigned
-        pass
-
-    if result['port']:
-        try:
-            result['port'] = int(result['port'])
-
-        except (ValueError, TypeError):
-            # Invalid Port Specified
+    # Max port is 65535 so (1,5 digits)
+    match = re.search(
+        r'^(?P<host>.+):(?P<port>[1-9][0-9]{0,4})$', result['host'])
+    if match:
+        # Separate our port from our hostname (if port is detected)
+        result['host'] = match.group('host')
+        result['port'] = int(match.group('port'))
+
+    if verify_host:
+        # Verify and Validate our hostname
+        result['host'] = is_hostname(result['host'])
+        if not result['host']:
+            # Nothing more we can do without a hostname; give the user
+            # some indication as to what went wrong
             return None
 
-        if result['port'] == 0:
-            result['port'] = None
-
-    if verify_host and not is_hostname(result['host']):
-        # Nothing more we can do without a hostname
-        return None
-
     # Re-assemble cleaned up version of the url
     result['url'] = '%s://' % result['schema']
     if isinstance(result['user'], six.string_types):
@@ -469,26 +572,76 @@ def parse_bool(arg, default=False):
     return bool(arg)
 
 
-def split_urls(urls):
+def parse_emails(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     Takes a string containing URLs separated by comma's and/or spaces and
     returns a list.
     """
 
-    try:
-        results = URL_DETECTION_RE.findall(urls)
+    # for Python 2.7 support, store_unparsable is not in the url above
+    # as just parse_emails(*args, store_unparseable=True) since it is
+    # an invalid syntax.  This is the workaround to be backards compatible:
+    store_unparseable = kwargs.get('store_unparseable', True)
 
-    except TypeError:
-        results = []
+    result = []
+    for arg in args:
+        if isinstance(arg, six.string_types) and arg:
+            _result = EMAIL_DETECTION_RE.findall(arg)
+            if _result:
+                result += _result
+
+            elif not _result and store_unparseable:
+                # we had content passed into us that was lost because it was
+                # so poorly formatted that it didn't even come close to
+                # meeting the regular expression we defined. We intentially
+                # keep it as part of our result set so that parsing done
+                # at a higher level can at least report this to the end user
+                # and hopefully give them some indication as to what they
+                # may have done wrong.
+                result += \
+                    [x for x in filter(bool, re.split(STRING_DELIMITERS, arg))]
 
-    if len(results) > 0 and results[len(results) - 1][-1] != urls[-1]:
-        # we always want to save the end of url URL if we can; This handles
-        # cases where there is actually a comma (,) at the end of a single URL
-        # that would have otherwise got lost when our regex passed over it.
-        results[len(results) - 1] += \
-            re.match(r'.*?([\s,]+)?$', urls).group(1).rstrip()
+        elif isinstance(arg, (set, list, tuple)):
+            # Use recursion to handle the list of Emails
+            result += parse_emails(*arg, store_unparseable=store_unparseable)
+
+    return result
 
-    return results
+
+def parse_urls(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Takes a string containing URLs separated by comma's and/or spaces and
+    returns a list.
+    """
+
+    # for Python 2.7 support, store_unparsable is not in the url above
+    # as just parse_urls(*args, store_unparseable=True) since it is
+    # an invalid syntax.  This is the workaround to be backards compatible:
+    store_unparseable = kwargs.get('store_unparseable', True)
+
+    result = []
+    for arg in args:
+        if isinstance(arg, six.string_types) and arg:
+            _result = URL_DETECTION_RE.findall(arg)
+            if _result:
+                result += _result
+
+            elif not _result and store_unparseable:
+                # we had content passed into us that was lost because it was
+                # so poorly formatted that it didn't even come close to
+                # meeting the regular expression we defined. We intentially
+                # keep it as part of our result set so that parsing done
+                # at a higher level can at least report this to the end user
+                # and hopefully give them some indication as to what they
+                # may have done wrong.
+                result += \
+                    [x for x in filter(bool, re.split(STRING_DELIMITERS, arg))]
+
+        elif isinstance(arg, (set, list, tuple)):
+            # Use recursion to handle the list of URLs
+            result += parse_urls(*arg, store_unparseable=store_unparseable)
+
+    return result
 
 
 def parse_list(*args):