diff --git a/servo/src/servo/content.rs b/servo/src/servo/content.rs
index 82e163c15b8c..c5d03b73bed0 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/content.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/content.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class Document {
 class Content<S:Sink send copy> {
     let sink: S;
     let layout: Layout;
-    let from_master: port<ControlMsg>;
-    let event_port: port<Event>;
+    let from_master: comm::port<ControlMsg>;
+    let event_port: comm::port<Event>;
 
     let scope: NodeScope;
     let jsrt: jsrt;
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/engine.rs b/servo/src/servo/engine.rs
index c6ffd644a1ca..8cc97b83e3c8 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/engine.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/engine.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ import layout::layout_task;
 import layout_task::Layout;
 import content::{Content, ExecuteMsg, ParseMsg, ExitMsg, create_content};
 
+import pipes::{port, chan};
+
 class Engine<S:Sink send copy> {
     let sink: S;
 
     let renderer: Renderer;
     let layout: Layout;
-    let content: chan<content::ControlMsg>;
+    let content: comm::chan<content::ControlMsg>;
 
-    new(sink: S) {
+    new(+sink: S) {
         self.sink = sink;
 
         let renderer = Renderer(sink);
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ class Engine<S:Sink send copy> {
         self.content = content;
     }
 
-    fn start() -> chan<Msg> {
+    fn start() -> comm::chan<Msg> {
         do spawn_listener::<Msg> |request| {
             while self.handle_request(request.recv()) {
                 // Go on...
@@ -47,10 +49,12 @@ class Engine<S:Sink send copy> {
           ExitMsg(sender) {
             self.content.send(content::ExitMsg);
             self.layout.send(layout_task::ExitMsg);
-            do listen |response_channel| {
-                self.renderer.send(renderer::ExitMsg(response_channel));
-                response_channel.recv();
-            }
+            
+            let (response_chan, response_port) = pipes::stream();
+
+            self.renderer.send(renderer::ExitMsg(response_chan));
+            response_port.recv();
+
             sender.send(());
             ret false;
           }
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/gfx/pngsink.rs b/servo/src/servo/gfx/pngsink.rs
index 634f44a124e4..c717fbb4f09a 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/gfx/pngsink.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/gfx/pngsink.rs
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ import layout::display_list::display_list;
 type PngSink = chan<Msg>;
 
 enum Msg {
-    BeginDrawing(chan<AzDrawTargetRef>),
-    Draw(chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, AzDrawTargetRef),
+    BeginDrawing(pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>),
+    Draw(pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, AzDrawTargetRef),
     Exit
 }
 
 impl PngSink of Sink for chan<Msg> {
-    fn begin_drawing(next_dt: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>) {
+    fn begin_drawing(+next_dt: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>) {
         self.send(BeginDrawing(next_dt))
     }
-    fn draw(next_dt: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, draw_me: AzDrawTargetRef) {
+    fn draw(+next_dt: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, draw_me: AzDrawTargetRef) {
         self.send(Draw(next_dt, draw_me))
     }
     fn add_event_listener(_listener: chan<Event>) {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn PngSink(output: chan<~[u8]>) -> PngSink {
     })
 }
 
-fn do_draw(sender: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>,
+fn do_draw(sender: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>,
            dt: AzDrawTargetRef,
            output: chan<~[u8]>,
            cairo_surf: *cairo_surface_t) {
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ fn sanity_check() {
 
         let dlist : display_list = dvec();
         renderer.send(RenderMsg(dlist));
-        listen(|from_renderer| {
-            renderer.send(renderer::ExitMsg(from_renderer));
-            from_renderer.recv();
-        });
+        let (exit_chan, exit_response_from_engine) = pipes::stream();
+        renderer.send(renderer::ExitMsg(exit_chan));
+        exit_response_from_engine.recv();
 
         sink.send(Exit)
     })
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/gfx/renderer.rs b/servo/src/servo/gfx/renderer.rs
index 8f11316e8112..a4706bc4c727 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/gfx/renderer.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/gfx/renderer.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import azure_hl::AsAzureRect;
 import ptr::addr_of;
 import arc::arc;
 
-type Renderer = chan<Msg>;
+import pipes::{port, chan};
+
+type Renderer = comm::chan<Msg>;
 
 enum Msg {
     RenderMsg(dl::display_list),
-    ExitMsg(comm::chan<()>)
+    ExitMsg(pipes::chan<()>)
 }
 
 #[doc = "
@@ -29,38 +31,45 @@ each rendered frame and submit them to be drawn to the display
 FIXME: Change this name to Compositor.
 "]
 iface Sink {
-    fn begin_drawing(next_dt: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>);
-    fn draw(next_dt: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, draw_me: AzDrawTargetRef);
-    fn add_event_listener(listener: chan<Event>);
+    fn begin_drawing(+next_dt: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>);
+    fn draw(+next_dt: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, draw_me: AzDrawTargetRef);
+    fn add_event_listener(listener: comm::chan<Event>);
 }
 
-fn Renderer<S: Sink send copy>(sink: S) -> chan<Msg> {
+fn Renderer<S: Sink send copy>(sink: S) -> comm::chan<Msg> {
     task::spawn_listener::<Msg>(|po| {
-        listen(|draw_target_ch| {
-            #debug("renderer: beginning rendering loop");
-            sink.begin_drawing(draw_target_ch);
+        let (draw_target_ch, draw_target_po) = pipes::stream();
+        let mut draw_target_ch = draw_target_ch;
+        let mut draw_target_po = draw_target_po;
 
-            loop {
-                alt po.recv() {
-                  RenderMsg(display_list) {
-                    #debug("renderer: got render request");
-                    let draw_target = draw_target_ch.recv();
-                    #debug("renderer: rendering");
+        #debug("renderer: beginning rendering loop");
+        sink.begin_drawing(draw_target_ch);
 
-                    do util::time::time(~"rendering") {
-                        clear(draw_target);
-                        draw_display_list(draw_target, display_list);
-                        #debug("renderer: returning surface");
-                        sink.draw(draw_target_ch, draw_target);
-                    }
-                  }
-                  ExitMsg(response_ch) {
-                    response_ch.send(());
-                    break;
-                  }
+        loop {
+            alt po.recv() {
+              RenderMsg(display_list) {
+                #debug("renderer: got render request");
+                let draw_target = draw_target_po.recv();
+                let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+                let mut draw_target_ch_ = some(ch);
+                draw_target_po = po;
+                #debug("renderer: rendering");
+                do util::time::time(~"rendering") {
+                    let mut draw_target_ch = none;
+                    draw_target_ch_ <-> draw_target_ch;
+                    let draw_target_ch = option::unwrap(draw_target_ch);
+                    clear(draw_target);
+                    draw_display_list(draw_target, display_list);
+                    #debug("renderer: returning surface");
+                    sink.draw(draw_target_ch, draw_target);
                 }
+              }
+              ExitMsg(response_ch) {
+                response_ch.send(());
+                break;
+              }
             }
-        })
+        }
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs b/servo/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
index 08aa27e4a88e..039688d0d21f 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ fn Layout(renderer: Renderer) -> Layout {
                     ping_channel.send(content::PongMsg);
                 }
                 ExitMsg {
-                    break;
+                  #debug("layout: ExitMsg received");
+                  break;
                 }
                 BuildMsg(node, styles) {
                     #debug("layout: received layout request for:");
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/parser/css_builder.rs b/servo/src/servo/parser/css_builder.rs
index 2f551e5c6c54..a210f03632c3 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/parser/css_builder.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/parser/css_builder.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import parser::parser_util::{parse_display_type, parse_font_size, parse_size};
 import util::color::parsing::parse_color;
 import vec::push;
 
-type TokenReader = {stream : port<Token>, mut lookahead : option<Token>};
+type TokenReader = {stream : pipes::port<Token>, mut lookahead : option<Token>};
 
 trait util_methods {
     fn get() -> Token;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl util_methods of util_methods for TokenReader {
     fn get() -> Token {
         alt copy self.lookahead {
           some(tok)  { self.lookahead = none; copy tok }
-          none       { recv(self.stream) }
+          none       { self.stream.recv() }
         }
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ impl parser_methods of parser_methods for TokenReader {
     }
 }
 
-fn build_stylesheet(stream : port<Token>) -> ~[~style::Rule] {
+fn build_stylesheet(+stream : pipes::port<Token>) -> ~[~style::Rule] {
     let mut rule_list = ~[];
     let reader = {stream : stream, mut lookahead : none};
 
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/parser/css_lexer.rs b/servo/src/servo/parser/css_lexer.rs
index 169947f37360..1e8bf6d246f0 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/parser/css_lexer.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/parser/css_lexer.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #[doc = "Code to lex and tokenize css files."]
 
-import comm::{port, chan};
 import dom::style;
 import option::is_none;
 import str::from_bytes;
 import vec::push;
 
+import pipes::{port, chan};
+
 import lexer_util::*;
 
 enum ParserState {
@@ -243,8 +244,7 @@ fn lex_css_from_bytes(-content : ~[u8], result_chan : chan<Token>) {
 }
 
 fn spawn_css_lexer_from_string(-content : ~str) -> port<Token> {
-    let result_port = port();
-    let result_chan = chan(result_port);
+    let (result_chan, result_port) = pipes::stream();
 
     task::spawn(|| lex_css_from_bytes(str::bytes(content), result_chan));
 
@@ -252,22 +252,21 @@ fn spawn_css_lexer_from_string(-content : ~str) -> port<Token> {
 }
 
 #[warn(no_non_implicitly_copyable_typarams)]
-fn spawn_css_lexer_from_file(-filename: ~str) -> port<Token> {
-    let result_port = port();
-    let result_chan = chan(result_port);
+fn spawn_css_lexer_task(-filename: ~str) -> pipes::port<Token> {
+    let (result_chan, result_port) = pipes::stream();
 
     task::spawn(|| {
-        assert (copy filename).ends_with(~".css");
+        assert filename.ends_with(".css");
         let file_try = io::read_whole_file(filename);
 
         // Check if the given css file existed, if it does, parse it,
         // otherwise just send an eof.
         if file_try.is_ok() {
-            #debug["Lexing css sheet %?", copy filename];
+            #debug["Lexing css sheet %?", filename];
             let file_data = file_try.get();
             lex_css_from_bytes(file_data, result_chan);
         } else {
-            #debug["Failed to open css sheet %?", copy filename];
+            #debug["Failed to open css sheet %?", filename];
             result_chan.send(Eof);
         }
     });
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/parser/html_builder.rs b/servo/src/servo/parser/html_builder.rs
index 189952ccde62..f2f83342ddf0 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/parser/html_builder.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/parser/html_builder.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ spawned, collates them, and sends them to the given result channel.
 * `from_parent` - A port on which to receive new links.
 
 "]
-fn css_link_listener(to_parent : chan<Stylesheet>, from_parent : port<CSSMessage>) {
+fn css_link_listener(to_parent : comm::chan<Stylesheet>, from_parent : comm::port<CSSMessage>) {
     let mut result_vec = ~[];
 
     loop {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ fn css_link_listener(to_parent : chan<Stylesheet>, from_parent : port<CSSMessage
             task::spawn(|| {
                 //TODO: deal with extraneous copies
                 let filename <- copy filename;
-                let css_stream = css_lexer::spawn_css_lexer_from_file(filename);
+                let css_stream = css_lexer::spawn_css_lexer_task(filename);
                 let mut css_rules = css_builder::build_stylesheet(css_stream);
                 result_chan.send(css_rules);
             });
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fn css_link_listener(to_parent : chan<Stylesheet>, from_parent : port<CSSMessage
     to_parent.send(css_rules);
 }
 
-fn js_script_listener(to_parent : chan<~[~[u8]]>, from_parent : port<js_message>) {
+fn js_script_listener(to_parent : comm::chan<~[~[u8]]>, from_parent : comm::port<js_message>) {
     let mut result_vec = ~[];
 
     loop {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn js_script_listener(to_parent : chan<~[~[u8]]>, from_parent : port<js_message>
 }
 
 #[warn(no_non_implicitly_copyable_typarams)]
-fn build_dom(scope: NodeScope, stream: port<Token>) -> (Node, port<Stylesheet>, port<~[~[u8]]>) {
+fn build_dom(scope: NodeScope, stream: comm::port<Token>) -> (Node, comm::port<Stylesheet>, comm::port<~[~[u8]]>) {
     // The current reference node.
     let mut cur_node = scope.new_node(Element(ElementData(~"html", ~HTMLDivElement)));
     // We will spawn a separate task to parse any css that is
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs b/servo/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
index 99cb70179ecb..52d6aafe885a 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ import std::cmp::fuzzy_eq;
 import task::task_builder;
 import vec::push;
 
-type OSMain = chan<Msg>;
+import pipes::chan;
+
+type OSMain = comm::chan<Msg>;
 
 enum Msg {
-    BeginDrawing(chan<AzDrawTargetRef>),
-    Draw(chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, AzDrawTargetRef),
-    AddKeyHandler(chan<()>),
-    AddEventListener(chan<Event>),
+    BeginDrawing(pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>),
+    Draw(pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, AzDrawTargetRef),
+    AddKeyHandler(pipes::chan<()>),
+    AddEventListener(comm::chan<Event>),
     Exit
 }
 
@@ -36,12 +38,17 @@ fn OSMain() -> OSMain {
 }
 
 fn mainloop(po: port<Msg>) {
-    let key_handlers: @dvec<chan<()>> = @dvec();
-    let event_listeners: @dvec<chan<Event>> = @dvec();
+    let key_handlers: @dvec<pipes::chan<()>> = @dvec();
+    let event_listeners: @dvec<comm::chan<Event>> = @dvec();
 
     glut::init();
     glut::init_display_mode(glut::DOUBLE);
 
+    #macro[
+        [#move[x],
+         unsafe { let y <- *ptr::addr_of(x); y }]
+    ];
+
     let surfaces = @surface_set();
 
     let window = glut::create_window(~"Servo");
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ fn mainloop(po: port<Msg>) {
         while po.peek() {
             alt po.recv() {
               AddKeyHandler(key_ch) {
-                key_handlers.push(key_ch);
+                key_handlers.push(#move(key_ch));
               }
               AddEventListener(event_listener) {
                 event_listeners.push(event_listener);
@@ -131,13 +138,13 @@ Implementation to allow the osmain channel to be used as a graphics
 sink for the renderer
 "]
 impl OSMain of Sink for OSMain {
-    fn begin_drawing(next_dt: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>) {
+    fn begin_drawing(+next_dt: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>) {
         self.send(BeginDrawing(next_dt))
     }
-    fn draw(next_dt: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, draw_me: AzDrawTargetRef) {
+    fn draw(+next_dt: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>, draw_me: AzDrawTargetRef) {
         self.send(Draw(next_dt, draw_me))
     }
-    fn add_event_listener(listener: chan<Event>) {
+    fn add_event_listener(listener: comm::chan<Event>) {
         self.send(AddEventListener(listener));
     }
 }
@@ -153,7 +160,7 @@ type surface_set = {
     }
 };
 
-fn lend_surface(surfaces: surface_set, recvr: chan<AzDrawTargetRef>) {
+fn lend_surface(surfaces: surface_set, recvr: pipes::chan<AzDrawTargetRef>) {
     // We are in a position to lend out the surface?
     assert surfaces.s1.have;
     // Ok then take it
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/servo.rc b/servo/src/servo/servo.rc
index 144cf8942979..812d03295aa6 100755
--- a/servo/src/servo/servo.rc
+++ b/servo/src/servo/servo.rc
@@ -114,4 +114,3 @@ mod opts;
 mod engine;
 
 import servo_text = text;
-
diff --git a/servo/src/servo/servo.rs b/servo/src/servo/servo.rs
index e7d200447f54..8a0f9203e601 100644
--- a/servo/src/servo/servo.rs
+++ b/servo/src/servo/servo.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import osmain::{OSMain, AddKeyHandler};
 import opts::{Opts, Screen, Png};
 import engine::{Engine, LoadURLMsg};
 
+import pipes::{port, chan};
+
 fn main(args: ~[~str]) {
     run(opts::from_cmdline_args(args))
 }
@@ -30,28 +32,30 @@ fn run_pipeline_screen(urls: ~[~str]) {
     // The platform event handler thread
     let osmain = OSMain();
 
+    // Send each file to render then wait for keypress
+    let (keypress_to_engine, keypress_from_osmain) = pipes::stream();
+    osmain.send(AddKeyHandler(keypress_to_engine));
+
     // Create a serve instance
     let engine = Engine(osmain);
     let engine_chan = engine.start();
 
-    // Send each file to render then wait for keypress
-    listen(|keypress_from_osmain| {
-        osmain.send(AddKeyHandler(keypress_from_osmain));
-
-        for urls.each |filename| {
-            #debug["master: Sending filename `%s`", filename];
-            engine_chan.send(LoadURLMsg(copy filename));
-            #debug["master: Waiting for keypress"];
-            keypress_from_osmain.recv();
-        }
-    });
+    for urls.each |filename| {
+        #debug["master: Sending filename `%s`", filename];
+        engine_chan.send(LoadURLMsg(copy filename));
+        #debug["master: Waiting for keypress"];
+        alt keypress_from_osmain.try_recv() {
+          some(*) { }
+          none { #error("keypress stream closed unexpectedly") }
+        };
+    }
 
     // Shut everything down
     #debug["master: Shut down"];
-    listen(|exit_response_from_engine| {
-        engine_chan.send(engine::ExitMsg(exit_response_from_engine));
-        exit_response_from_engine.recv();
-    });
+    let (exit_chan, exit_response_from_engine) = pipes::stream();
+    engine_chan.send(engine::ExitMsg(exit_chan));
+    exit_response_from_engine.recv();
+
     osmain.send(osmain::Exit);
 }
 
@@ -75,10 +79,9 @@ fn run_pipeline_png(-url: ~str, outfile: ~str) {
           }
           err(e) { fail e }
         }
-        listen(|exit_response_from_engine| {
-            engine_chan.send(engine::ExitMsg(exit_response_from_engine));
-            exit_response_from_engine.recv();
-        });
+        let (exit_chan, exit_response_from_engine) = pipes::stream();
+        engine_chan.send(engine::ExitMsg(exit_chan));
+        exit_response_from_engine.recv();
         sink.send(pngsink::Exit);
     })
 }