diff --git a/etc/agent.conf b/etc/agent.conf
index 1ad1ff91c..a01b25bf9 100644
--- a/etc/agent.conf
+++ b/etc/agent.conf
@@ -3,22 +3,6 @@ input {
     path => [ "/var/log/messages", "/var/log/*.log" ]
     type => "linux-syslog"
   }
-
-  tcp {
-    port => 1234
-    type => "linux-syslog"
-  }
-}
-
-filter {
-  grok {
-    type => "linux-syslog"
-    pattern => ["%{SYSLOG_SUDO}", "%{SYSLOG_KERNEL}", "%{SYSLOGLINE}"]
-    add_tag => "test_tag1"
-    add_tag => ["test_tag2", "test_tag3"]
-    add_field => ["grok_filtered", "true"]
-    add_field => ["test_key", "the pid is %{pid}"]
-  }
 }
 
 output {
diff --git a/etc/indexer.conf b/etc/indexer.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1437a49c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/indexer.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+input {
+  amqp {
+    host => "127.0.0.1"
+    user => "guest"
+    pass => "guest"
+    exchange_type => "topic"
+    name => "testing"
+    type => "all"
+  }
+
+  tcp {
+    port => 1234
+    type => "linux-syslog"
+  }
+}
+
+filter {
+  grok {
+    type => "linux-syslog"
+    pattern => ["%{SYSLOG_SUDO}", "%{SYSLOG_KERNEL}", "%{SYSLOGLINE}"]
+    add_tag => "grok"
+    add_field => ["test_key", "the pid is %{pid}"]
+  }
+}
+
+output {
+  stdout {
+    debug => true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/logstash/agent.rb b/lib/logstash/agent.rb
index 948c6855d..a1b58feaa 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/agent.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/agent.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class LogStash::Agent
     # NOTE(petef) we should use a SizedQueue here (w/config params for size)
     #filter_queue = Queue.new
     filter_queue = SizedQueue.new(10)
-    output_queue = MultiQueue.new
+    output_queue = LogStash::MultiQueue.new
 
     input_target = @filters.length > 0 ? filter_queue : output_queue
     # Start inputs
@@ -126,14 +126,19 @@ class LogStash::Agent
     @outputs.each do |output|
       queue = SizedQueue.new(10)
       output_queue.add_queue(queue)
+      @threads["outputs/#{output.to_s}"] = Thread.new(queue) do |queue|
+        begin
+          JThread.currentThread().setName("output/#{output.to_s}")
+          output.logger = @logger
+          output.register
 
-      @threads["outputs/#{output}"] = Thread.new do
-        JThread.currentThread().setName("output/#{output}")
-        output.logger = @logger
-        output.register
-
-        while event = queue.pop do
-          output.receive(event)
+          while event = queue.pop do
+            @logger.debug("Sending event to #{output.to_s}")
+            output.receive(event)
+          end
+        rescue Exception => e
+          @logger.warn(["Output #{output.to_s} thread exception", e])
+          retry
         end
       end # Thread.new
     end # @outputs.each
diff --git a/lib/logstash/file/manager.rb b/lib/logstash/file/manager.rb
index 76158f39f..d7ca63f76 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/file/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/file/manager.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class LogStash::File::Manager
           "@tags" => config["tag"].dup,
         })
         e.source = "file://#{@hostname}/#{path}"
+        @logger.debug(["New event from file input", path, e])
         @output_queue << e
       end # f.tail
     end # File.open
diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/amqp.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/amqp.rb
index ce06fa526..2ee13dc8f 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/amqp.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/amqp.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
 require "bunny" # rubygem 'bunny'
 require "logstash/inputs/base"
 require "logstash/namespace"
-require "mq" # rubygem 'amqp'
-#require "uuidtools" # rubygem 'uuidtools'
-require "cgi"
-require "uri"
 
 class LogStash::Inputs::Amqp < LogStash::Inputs::Base
   MQTYPES = [ "fanout", "queue", "topic" ]
 
   config_name "amqp"
-  #config "host" => (lambda do |value|
-    ## Use URI to validate.
-    #u = URI.parse("dummy:///")
-    #begin
-      #u.host = value
-    #rescue => e
-      #return false, "Invalid hostname #{value.inspect}"
-    #end
-    #return true
-  #) # config "host"
 
   config :host => :string
   config :user => :string
diff --git a/lib/logstash/multiqueue.rb b/lib/logstash/multiqueue.rb
index 97397f63a..547510296 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/multiqueue.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/multiqueue.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-class MultiQueue
+require "logstash/namespace"
+
+class LogStash::MultiQueue
   public
   def initialize(*queues)
     @mutex = Mutex.new
     @queues = queues
-  end
+  end # def initialize
 
   # Push an object to all queues.
   public
   def push(object)
+    puts "*** Pushing object into MultiQueue: #{object}"
     @queues.each { |q| q.push(object) }
-  end
+  end # def push
+  alias :<< :push
 
   alias_method :<<, :push
 
@@ -19,5 +23,10 @@ class MultiQueue
     @mutex.synchronize do
       @queues << queue
     end
-  end
+  end # def add_queue
+
+  public
+  def size
+    return @queues.collect { |q| q.size }
+  end # def size
 end