diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1dc141f..aaaa6b8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -90,10 +90,8 @@ pub struct Collection {
     collection: String,
 }
 
-async fn get_folder_contents(url_tail: &String) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+async fn get_folder_contents(url_tail: &String, password: &String) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     debug!("Entering: get_folder_contents()");
-    let password = get_password().unwrap().trim().to_string();
-    debug!("Received password: {}[END]", password);
     let root_url = "https://theadamcooper.com";
     let method = reqwest::Method::from_bytes(b"PROPFIND").unwrap();
     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
@@ -125,8 +123,28 @@ async fn get_folder_contents(url_tail: &String) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::e
     Ok(response_text)
 }
 
+async fn publicise_it(path: &String, password: &String) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    debug!("Entering: publicise()");
+    let url = "https://theadamcooper.com/nextcloud/ocs/v2.php/apps/files_sharing/api/v1/shares";
+    let method = reqwest::Method::POST;
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+    let params = [("path", path.as_str()), ("shareType", "3")];
+    debug!("url: {}", url);
+    let response_text = client
+        .request(method, url)
+        .basic_auth("adam", Some(password))
+        .header("OCS-APIRequest", "true")
+        .form(&params)
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
+    debug!("{:?}", response_text);
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn traverse(mut result: Multistatus) {
+async fn traverse(mut result: Multistatus, password: &String) {
     debug!("Entering: traverse()");
     // Initialize the indexed "pointer"
     let mut current_index: usize = 0;
@@ -139,8 +157,9 @@ async fn traverse(mut result: Multistatus) {
     // Depth first traversal
     while current_index < (&mut result.response).len() {
         debug!("current_index: {:?}", current_index);
+        let mut etag = (&mut result.response[current_index].propstat[0].prop.get_etag).clone();
         // If result.response[current_index] has not been visited
-        if !visited_items.contains_key(&mut result.response[current_index].propstat[0].prop.get_etag) {
+        if !visited_items.contains_key(&etag) {
             debug!("Fresh item...");
             // if it's a collection
             if !(&mut result.response[current_index].propstat[0].prop.resource_type.collection).is_empty() {
@@ -148,6 +167,7 @@ async fn traverse(mut result: Multistatus) {
                 // Get the contents XML
                 let folder_contents: String = get_folder_contents(
                     &result.response[current_index].href, // change to mutable borrow if necessary
+                    password,
                 )
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
@@ -162,9 +182,10 @@ async fn traverse(mut result: Multistatus) {
                 // else it's a node. if it's not public, publicise it.
                 if !(&mut result.response[current_index].propstat[0].prop.share_types).contains(&ShareType{ share_type: 3 }) {
                     println!("it's not public");
+                    publicise_it(&result.response[current_index].href, password).await.unwrap();
                 }
             }
-              // also add debugging statements in this function throughout!
+            visited_items.insert(etag, true);
         }
         current_index += 1;
     }
@@ -198,11 +219,10 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         .init();
     println!("Publicise it!");
 
-    // TODO: Call get_password here. Maybe get_password should then store the password in the
-    // environment?
+    let password: String = get_password().unwrap().trim().to_string();
     let folder_contents: String =
         // get_folder_contents("/nextcloud/remote.php/dav/files/adam/test_public/2019_test_public")
-        get_folder_contents(&String::from("/nextcloud/remote.php/dav/files/adam/test_public"))
+        get_folder_contents(&String::from("/nextcloud/remote.php/dav/files/adam/test_public"), &password)
             .await
             .unwrap();
     debug!("{:?}", folder_contents);
@@ -210,6 +230,6 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let mut result: Multistatus = from_str(&folder_contents).unwrap();
     println!("{:?}", result);
 
-    traverse(result);
+    traverse(result, &password);
     Ok(())
 }