diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f246d9c..9476a35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ shard.lock
 bin
 drop
 lib
+rules/
+redirections/
 
 pongd
 pongc
diff --git a/src/ipcd.cr b/src/ipcd.cr
index 99f73a5..de97527 100644
--- a/src/ipcd.cr
+++ b/src/ipcd.cr
@@ -67,17 +67,33 @@ module IPCd
 
 		def to_s(io : IO)
 			io << "ipcd\n"
-			io << @rules.to_s + "\n" + @redirections.to_s
+			@rules.to_s(io)
+			@redirections.to_s(io)
 		end
 
-		# The client asks to ipcd to open a connection to a service
-		# the service name is used unless there is a redirection that is provided to the client through
-		# a IPC_NETWORK environment variable
-		# This environment variable is sent from the client to ipcd, that's what is parsed here
+		# Client => ipcd => Service.
+		# ipcd creates a network connection to the remote host,
+		# then provides a file descriptor to the client.
+		# Besides ipcd configuration, the client shares its IPC_NETWORK
+		# environment variable to ipcd to understand how to contact the service.
 
-		# parse_lookup_payload extract the right service URI to use from the IPC_NETWORK content
-		# sent by the client in the form:
-		# `requested-service-name;service1 uri;service2 uri;...` etc.
+		# IPC_NETWORK environment variable contains pairs of URIs (redirections).
+		# Format: "requested-service new-URI"
+		# Example: "pong tcp://example.com:8000/pong"
+		#
+		# The URI indicates the scheme, the domain (or directly the IP address) and the port
+		# to contact the remote service. The path indicates the remote service to use.
+		#
+		# Several redirections can be put into the IPC_NETWORK variable, using a semi-colon.
+		# Example: "pong tcp://example.com/pong;auth tls://example.com:9000/auth"
+
+		# ipcd prioritises IPC_NETWORK over its own configuration for redirections.
+		# This environment variable is sent from the client to ipcd, that's what is parsed here.
+
+		# parse_lookup_payload extracts the right service URI to use from the message sent by
+		# a client, containing the service to contact and the IPC_NETWORK content.
+		# Format: "requested-service;IPC_NETWORK content"
+		# Example: "pong;pong tcp://example.com:3000/pong-8"
 		def self.parse_lookup_payload (payload : String) : URI
 			items = payload.split (";")
 			requested_service_name = items.delete_at(0).chomp()
@@ -85,30 +101,27 @@ module IPCd
 
 			services_redirections = {} of String => URI
 
-			# from each item (separated by a semicolon), get the service name and the new uri to use
-			# format: `service-name uri;service-name uri`
-			# uri can be:
+			# Format: "service-name URI;service-name URI"
+			# URI can be:
 			#   * distant service (with protocol to use): https://some.example.com/pong
 			#   * local service: "local:newpong" or simply "newpong"
 			items.each do |item|
-				x = /([^ ]+) ([^ ]+)/.match(item)
-				unless x.nil?
-					service, newuri = x.captures()
-					if service.nil?
-						next
-					elsif newuri.nil?
-						next
+				case item
+				when /(?<origin>[^ ]+) +(?<destination_uri>[^ ]+)/
+					origin, destination_uri = $~["origin"], $~["destination_uri"]
+					uri = URI.parse destination_uri
+					if uri.scheme.nil?
+						uri = URI.parse "unix:///#{destination_uri}"
 					end
-
-					Baguette::Log.debug "service: #{service}  redirection uri: #{newuri}"
-					uri = URI.parse newuri
-					services_redirections[service] = uri
+					services_redirections[origin] = uri
+				else
+					Baguette::Log.error "cannot understand configuration #{item}"
 				end
 			end
 
 			services_redirections.each do |k, v|
-				Baguette::Log.debug "possible redirection (from env. var.):  service: #{k}  uri: #{v}"
 				if k == requested_service_name
+					Baguette::Log.info "prefered redirection (from IPC_NETWORK): #{k} => #{v}"
 					requested_service = v
 				end
 			end
@@ -117,50 +130,67 @@ module IPCd
 		end
 
 		# XXX: WIP
-		def service_lookup (message : IPC::Message, fd : Int32)
-			payload = String.new message.payload
+		def service_lookup (message : IPC::Message, client_fd : Int32)
+			requested_service = IPCd::Service.parse_lookup_payload String.new(message.payload)
 
-			requested_service = IPCd::Service.parse_lookup_payload payload
+			# Now, we want to get the service used for transport.
+			# Network services used to carry libipc messages are named based on the scheme.
+			# Examples: tcp, udp, ws, etc.
+			network_service_name = requested_service.scheme
 
-			scheme = requested_service.scheme
-			if scheme.nil?
-				raise "no SCHEME in redirection"
+			if network_service_name.nil?
+				raise "no scheme"
 			end
 
-			service_name = scheme
-			if scheme == "unix"
-				# scheme == unix => simple redirection
-
-				# the URI is "unix:///service" so the path is "/service"
-				# first, remove its slash prefix
-				service_name = requested_service.path.lchop
+			# In case of "unix", then it's a simple redirection to do, no network required.
+			if requested_service.scheme == "unix"
+				# The URI is "unix:///service" so the path is "/service".
+				# Service to contact is simply the path minus the slash.
+				network_service_name = requested_service.path.lchop
+			end
+
+			Baguette::Log.debug "connecting to #{network_service_name}"
+
+			service = begin
+				IPC::Client.new network_service_name
+			rescue e
+				# Better raise message.
+				raise "cannot contact #{network_service_name}"
+			end
+
+			# Will probably never happen in practice.
+			if service.fd.nil?
+				raise "no fd for #{network_service_name}"
 			end
 
-			Baguette::Log.info "service name: #{service_name}"
-			service = IPC::Client.new service_name
 			service_fd = service.fd.not_nil!
 
-			# TODO: for remote services, we have to connect to communication service
-			# these communication services need an URI to work on
-			# The protocol:
-			# ipcd sends an URI to the communication service, which responds with a "OK" message
-			if scheme != "unix"
-				service.send  service_fd, 1.to_u8, "#{requested_service.to_s}\n"
+			# A network service is necessary for remote communications, and it requires an URI.
+			# TODO: protocol between ipcd and network services.
+			# The (draft) protocol:
+			# - ipcd sends an URI to the network service
+			# - network service responds with a "OK" message
+			if requested_service.scheme != "unix"
+				service.send  service_fd, 1.to_u8, requested_service.to_s
 				response = service.read
 				payload = String.new response.payload
 				if payload.chomp != "OK"
-					raise "service #{service_name} response was #{payload.chomp}"
+					raise "service #{network_service_name} response was #{payload.chomp}"
 				end
 			end
 
-			# Then we provide the file descriptor to the client
-			r = LibIPC.ipc_provide_fd(fd, service_fd)
+			Baguette::Log.debug "providing the fd from #{network_service_name} to the client #{client_fd}"
+
+			# Provide the file descriptor to the client.
+			r = LibIPC.ipc_provide_fd(client_fd, service_fd)
 			if r.error_code != 0
 				m = String.new r.error_message.to_slice
 				raise Exception.new "cannot send the file descriptor of the requested service: #{m}"
 			end
 
-			# finally, the service should be closed in ipcd
+			Baguette::Log.debug "everything went well, closing the service fd"
+
+			# Finally, the service should be closed in ipcd.
 			service.close
 		end
 	end