diff --git a/config.h.dist b/config.h.dist
index 484ec60..e1d0c55 100644
--- a/config.h.dist
+++ b/config.h.dist
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@
 	Firmware build options
 */
 
+/*
+	RepRap Host changes it's communications protocol from time to time and intentionally avoids backwards compatibility. Set this to the date the source code of your Host was fetched from RepRap's repository, which is likely also the build date.
+	See the discussion on the reprap-dev mailing list from 11 Oct. 2010.
+
+	Undefine it for best human readability, set it to an old date for compatibility with hosts before August 2010
+*/
+// #define REPRAP_HOST_COMPATIBILITY 19750101
+#define REPRAP_HOST_COMPATIBILITY 20100806
+// #define REPRAP_HOST_COMPATIBILITY <date of next RepRap Host compatibility break>
+
+
 // this option makes the step interrupt interruptible.
 // this should help immensely with dropped serial characters, but may also make debugging infuriating due to the complexities arising from nested interrupts
 #define		STEP_INTERRUPT_INTERRUPTIBLE	1
@@ -174,7 +185,7 @@
  *	list of PWM-able pins and corresponding timers
  *	timer1 is used for step timing so don't use OC1A/OC1B
  *	
- *	For Arudino Diecimila/Duemilanove/UNO
+ *	For Arduino Diecimila/Duemilanove/UNO
  *	Don't use OC1A/OC1B (DIO9/DIO10)
  *	
  *	OC0A												DIO6
diff --git a/gcode.c b/gcode.c
index 42c16c4..2e68b6c 100644
--- a/gcode.c
+++ b/gcode.c
@@ -775,7 +775,12 @@ void process_gcode_command(GCODE_COMMAND *gcmd) {
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 void request_resend(void) {
+	#if defined REPRAP_HOST_COMPATIBILITY && REPRAP_HOST_COMPATIBILITY >= 20100806
+	serial_writestr_P(PSTR("rs "));
+	#else
 	serial_writestr_P(PSTR("Resend:"));
+	#endif
+	serial_writestr_P(PSTR("rs "));
 	serwrite_uint8(next_target.N);
 	serial_writechar('\n');
 }
diff --git a/temp.h b/temp.h
index 02a3b07..9955a9e 100644
--- a/temp.h
+++ b/temp.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 
 #include	"config.h"
 
-// RepRap host software isn't exactly tolerant on what it ready back.
-#define REPRAP_HOST_COMPATIBILITY
-
 #define		TEMP_FLAG_PRESENT		1
 #define		TEMP_FLAG_TCOPEN		2