diff --git a/scripts/register/confirm.py b/scripts/register/confirm.py
index 90d8a47ad..bd7786cb3 100755
--- a/scripts/register/confirm.py
+++ b/scripts/register/confirm.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+# this script picks all NEW users from the database, (subscribed through 
+# the web interface), and sends them their customer-id and password
+# if the mail was sent cuccessfully, it sets the user to the 'WAITING'
+# state, meaning that we wait for his confirmation.
+
 import sys
 import MySQLdb
 import smtplib
@@ -39,14 +44,13 @@ while records>0:
 	"    http://www.vinyambar.de/accounts.shtml\n"+
 	"\n"+
         "Das Vinyambar-Team")
+    now = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime())
     try:
         server.sendmail(From, email, Msg)
-	print "Sent confirmation to "+email+"."
+	print "[%s] USER %d - UPDATE: status='WAITING' " % (now, customerid)
         update=db.cursor()
-        update.execute("UPDATE users set status='CONFIRMED' WHERE id="+
-            str(int(customerid)));
+        update.execute("UPDATE users set status='WAITING' WHERE id="+
+            str(int(customerid)))
     except:
-        print "Could not send Error to "+email
-        print "Reason was: '"+Reason+"'"
-        print "Exception is:", sys.exc_type, ":", sys.exc_value
+	print "[%s] USER %d - ERROR: could not send to %s: %s " % (now, customerid, email, sys.exc_indo())
 	sys.exit()
diff --git a/scripts/register/zat.py b/scripts/register/zat.py
index 958498f28..d6418f89c 100755
--- a/scripts/register/zat.py
+++ b/scripts/register/zat.py
@@ -4,15 +4,24 @@ import sys
 import os
 
 dbname=sys.argv[1]
-game=int(sys.argv[2])
+gid=int(sys.argv[2])
 date=sys.argv[3]
 price=1.25
 db=MySQLdb.connect(db=dbname)
-patchdir='/home/eressea/vinyambar-rsync/vin'+str(game)+'/data'
+patchdir='/home/eressea/vinyambar-rsync/vin'+str(gid)+'/data'
 
 cursor=db.cursor()
 
-k = cursor.execute('select name, patch from games where id='+str(game))
+def SetUser(cursor, num, newuser):
+    update = db.cursor()
+    while num:
+	num = num-1
+	uid, faction = cursor.fetchone()
+	update.execute("insert into transfers (faction, game, src,dst) values ('"+faction+"', "+str(gid)+", "+str(int(uid))+", 0)")
+	update.execute("update subscriptions set user="+str(newuser)+" where game="+str(gid)+" and faction='"+faction+"'")
+
+
+k = cursor.execute('select name, patch from games where id='+str(gid))
 if k==0:
     print "Unbekanntes Spiel"
 
@@ -28,28 +37,27 @@ while os.access(patchdir+'/patch-'+str(int(patch+1))+'.sql', os.F_OK):
     patch=patch+1
     print "  Patching to level "+str(patch)
     os.system('mysql ' + dbname + ' < ' + patchdir+'/patch-'+str(int(patch))+'.sql')
-    cursor.execute('update games set patch='+str(int(patch))+' where id='+str(game))
+    cursor.execute('update games set patch='+str(int(patch))+' where id='+str(gid))
 
-k = cursor.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET user=0, status='CANCELLED' where game="+str(int(game))+" and status='TRANSFERED' and updated<'"+date+"'")
-if k:
-    print "Removing untransfered subscriptions."
+k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='TRANSFERED' and updated<'"+date+"'")
+print "Removing "+str(int(k))+" transfered subscriptions."
+SetUser(cursor, int(k), 0)
 
-k = cursor.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET user=0 where game="+str(int(game))+" and status='CANCELLED' and updated<'"+date+"'")
-if k:
-    print "Removing cancelled subscriptions."
+k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='CANCELLED' and updated<'"+date+"'")
+print "Removing "+str(int(k))+" cancelled subscriptions."
+SetUser(cursor, int(k), 0)
 
-k = cursor.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET user=0 where game="+str(int(game))+" and status='DEAD'")
-if k:
-    print "Removing dead subscriptions."
+k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='DEAD'")
+print "Removing "+str(int(k))+" dead subscriptions."
 
 k = cursor.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='CANCELLED' where game="+str(int(game))+" and status='ACTIVE' and lastturn+3<="+str(lastturn))
 if k:
     print "Cancelling subscriptions with 3+ NMRs."
 
-k = cursor.execute("SELECT users.id FROM users, subscriptions WHERE users.id=subscriptions.user and subscriptions.status='ACTIVE' and subscriptions.game="+str(game))
+k = cursor.execute("SELECT users.id FROM users, subscriptions WHERE users.id=subscriptions.user and subscriptions.status='ACTIVE' and subscriptions.game="+str(gid))
 while k!=0:
     k=k-1
     user = int(cursor.fetchone()[0])
     update=db.cursor()
-    update.execute("INSERT INTO transactions (user,date,balance,description) VALUES ("+str(user)+", '"+date+"', -"+str(price)+", 'ZAT-"+str(game)+"')")
+    update.execute("INSERT INTO transactions (user,date,balance,description) VALUES ("+str(user)+", '"+date+"', -"+str(price)+", 'ZAT-"+str(gid)+"')")