diff --git a/src/lib/comm.rs b/src/lib/comm.rs
index 8d416b7d60f..798daf1db12 100644
--- a/src/lib/comm.rs
+++ b/src/lib/comm.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ native "rust-intrinsic" mod rusti {
 
 resource chan_ptr(ch: *rustrt::rust_chan) {
     rustrt::drop_chan(ch);
-    rustrt::drop_chan(ch); // FIXME: We shouldn't have to do this
-                           // twice.
 }
 
 resource port_ptr(po: *rustrt::rust_port) {
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp b/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp
index 1b6ad431cab..862373e07dd 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ new_chan(rust_task *task, rust_port *port) {
 extern "C" CDECL
 void del_chan(rust_task *task, rust_chan *chan) {
     LOG(task, comm, "del_chan(0x%" PRIxPTR ")", (uintptr_t) chan);
-    chan->destroy();
+    I(task->sched, false);
 }
 
 extern "C" CDECL
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_chan.cpp b/src/rt/rust_chan.cpp
index 4b9320688a1..045694eee61 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_chan.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_chan.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ rust_chan::~rust_chan() {
     KLOG(kernel, comm, "del rust_chan(task=0x%" PRIxPTR ")",
          (uintptr_t) this);
 
-    this->destroy();
+    I(this->kernel, !is_associated());
 
     A(kernel, is_associated() == false,
       "Channel must be disassociated before being freed.");
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ rust_chan::~rust_chan() {
  * Link this channel with the specified port.
  */
 void rust_chan::associate(rust_port *port) {
+    this->ref();
     this->port = port;
     scoped_lock with(port->lock);
     KLOG(kernel, task,
          "associating chan: 0x%" PRIxPTR " with port: 0x%" PRIxPTR,
          this, port);
-    this->ref();
     this->task = port->task;
     this->task->ref();
     this->port->chans.push(this);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void rust_chan::disassociate() {
     port->chans.swap_delete(this);
 
     // Delete reference to the port.
-    port = NULL;
+     port = NULL;
 
     this->deref();
 }
@@ -99,30 +99,6 @@ rust_chan *rust_chan::clone(rust_task *target) {
         rust_chan(kernel, port, buffer.unit_sz);
 }
 
-/**
- * Cannot Yield: If the task were to unwind, the dropped ref would still
- * appear to be live, causing modify-after-free errors.
- */
-void rust_chan::destroy() {
-    if (is_associated()) {
-        // We're trying to delete a channel that another task may be
-        // reading from. We have two options:
-        //
-        // 1. We can flush the channel by blocking in upcall_flush_chan()
-        //    and resuming only when the channel is flushed. The problem
-        //    here is that we can get ourselves in a deadlock if the
-        //    parent task tries to join us.
-        //
-        // 2. We can leave the channel in a "dormnat" state by not freeing
-        //    it and letting the receiver task delete it for us instead.
-        if (buffer.is_empty() == false) {
-            return;
-        }
-        scoped_lock with(port->lock);
-        disassociate();
-    }
-}
-
 //
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: C++
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_chan.h b/src/rt/rust_chan.h
index eff4958f683..9dbd9337a18 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_chan.h
+++ b/src/rt/rust_chan.h
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ public:
     void send(void *sptr);
 
     rust_chan *clone(rust_task *target);
-
-    // Called whenever the channel's ref count drops to zero.
-    void destroy();
 };
 
 //
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
index 205f24c2699..6f258d9f6e7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ fn test05() {
     value = po.recv();
     value = po.recv();
     assert (value == 30);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-1.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-1.rs
index 360f4d7feae..f634af9cee9 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-1.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-1.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ fn main() { test00(); }
 
 fn start() { log "Started / Finished task."; }
 
-fn test00() { let t: task = spawn start(); join(t); log "Completing."; }
\ No newline at end of file
+fn test00() { let t: task = spawn start(); join(t); log "Completing."; }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
index 65a1bc2b91d..cdd18478dbc 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,32 @@
 use std;
 import std::task;
+import std::comm;
 
-fn start(c: chan[chan[str]]) {
-    let p: port[str];
+fn start(pcc: *u8) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pcc);
+    let p;
 
     let a;
     let b;
-    p = port();
-    c <| chan(p);
-    p |> a;
+    p = comm::mk_port[str]();
+    c.send(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr());
+    a = p.recv();
     log_err a;
-    p |> b;
+    b = p.recv();
     log_err b;
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let p: port[chan[str]];
+    let p : comm::_port[*u8];
     let child;
 
-    p = port();
-    child = spawn start(chan(p));
-    let c;
+    p = comm::mk_port();
+    child = spawn start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr());
+    let pc; let c;
 
-    p |> c;
-    c <| "A";
-    c <| "B";
+    pc = p.recv();
+    c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pc);
+    c.send("A");
+    c.send("B");
     task::yield();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
index 682b6d2a430..1e3dc70e18e 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 // xfail-stage3
+use std;
+import std::comm;
 
-fn start(c: chan[chan[str]]) { let p: port[str] = port(); c <| chan(p); }
+fn start(pcc: *u8) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pcc);
+    let p : comm::_port[int] = comm::mk_port();
+    c.send(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr());
+}
 
 fn main() {
-    let p: port[chan[str]] = port();
-    let child = spawn start(chan(p));
-    let c;
-    p |> c;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
+    let child = spawn start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr());
+    let pc = p.recv();
+    let c : comm::_chan[int] = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pc);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-12.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-12.rs
index 516225567a6..bb05a7c24ba 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-12.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-12.rs
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ fn test00() {
     task::join(t);
 
     log "Joined task.";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
index 9cc5e7504c3..163ccbefb22 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use std;
 import std::task;
+import std::comm;
 
-fn start(c: chan[int], start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
+fn start(pc: *u8, start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pc);
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { c <| start + i; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { c.send(start + i); i += 1; }
 }
 
 fn main() {
     log "Check that we don't deadlock.";
-    let p: port[int] = port();
-    let a: task = spawn start(chan(p), 0, 10);
+    let p : comm::_port[int] = comm::mk_port();
+    let a: task = spawn start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), 0, 10);
     task::join(a);
     log "Joined task";
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
index f211ade79fd..9b666dd32ec 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
@@ -3,20 +3,25 @@
 // xfail-stage3
 // This test fails when run with multiple threads
 
-fn start(c: chan[int], n: int) {
+use std;
+import std::comm;
+
+fn start(pc: *u8, n: int) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr();
     let i: int = n;
 
 
-    while i > 0 { c <| 0; i = i - 1; }
+    while i > 0 { c.send(0); i = i - 1; }
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let p: port[int] = port();
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
     // Spawn a task that sends us back messages. The parent task
     // is likely to terminate before the child completes, so from
     // the child's point of view the receiver may die. We should
     // drop messages on the floor in this case, and not crash!
-    let child = spawn start(chan(p), 10);
+    let child = spawn start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), 10);
     let c;
-    p |> c;
+    let pc = p.recv();
+    c = chan::chan_from_unsafe_ptr();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
index 6ca323faddf..e901fef3962 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
@@ -1,39 +1,43 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 
+use std;
+import std::comm;
+import std::comm::mk_port;
+
 // Tests of ports and channels on various types
 fn test_rec() {
     type r = {val0: int, val1: u8, val2: char};
 
-    let po: port[r] = port();
-    let ch: chan[r] = chan(po);
+    let po = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch = po.mk_chan();
     let r0: r = {val0: 0, val1: 1u8, val2: '2'};
-    ch <| r0;
+    ch.send(r0);
     let r1: r;
-    po |> r1;
+    r1 = po.recv();
     assert (r1.val0 == 0);
     assert (r1.val1 == 1u8);
     assert (r1.val2 == '2');
 }
 
 fn test_vec() {
-    let po: port[int[]] = port();
-    let ch: chan[int[]] = chan(po);
+    let po = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch = po.mk_chan();
     let v0: int[] = ~[0, 1, 2];
-    ch <| v0;
+    ch.send(v0);
     let v1: int[];
-    po |> v1;
+    v1 = po.recv();
     assert (v1.(0) == 0);
     assert (v1.(1) == 1);
     assert (v1.(2) == 2);
 }
 
 fn test_str() {
-    let po: port[str] = port();
-    let ch: chan[str] = chan(po);
+    let po = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch = po.mk_chan();
     let s0: str = "test";
-    ch <| s0;
+    ch.send(s0);
     let s1: str;
-    po |> s1;
+    s1 = po.recv();
     assert (s1.(0) as u8 == 't' as u8);
     assert (s1.(1) as u8 == 'e' as u8);
     assert (s1.(2) as u8 == 's' as u8);
@@ -42,33 +46,34 @@ fn test_str() {
 
 fn test_tag() {
     tag t { tag1; tag2(int); tag3(int, u8, char); }
-    let po: port[t] = port();
-    let ch: chan[t] = chan(po);
-    ch <| tag1;
-    ch <| tag2(10);
-    ch <| tag3(10, 11u8, 'A');
+    let po = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch = po.mk_chan();
+    ch.send(tag1);
+    ch.send(tag2(10));
+    ch.send(tag3(10, 11u8, 'A'));
+    // FIXME: Do port semantics really guarantee these happen in order?
     let t1: t;
-    po |> t1;
+    t1 = po.recv();
     assert (t1 == tag1);
-    po |> t1;
+    t1 = po.recv();
     assert (t1 == tag2(10));
-    po |> t1;
+    t1 = po.recv();
     assert (t1 == tag3(10, 11u8, 'A'));
 }
 
 fn test_chan() {
-    let po: port[chan[int]] = port();
-    let ch: chan[chan[int]] = chan(po);
-    let po0: port[int] = port();
-    let ch0: chan[int] = chan(po0);
-    ch <| ch0;
-    let ch1: chan[int];
-    po |> ch1;
+    let po = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch = po.mk_chan();
+    let po0 = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch0 = po0.mk_chan();
+    ch.send(ch0);
+    let ch1;
+    ch1 = po.recv();
     // Does the transmitted channel still work?
 
-    ch1 <| 10;
+    ch1.send(10);
     let i: int;
-    po0 |> i;
+    i = po0.recv();
     assert (i == 10);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs
index 9494bcc5d5d..a5d0af1aef0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 use std;
 import std::task;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { log "===== WITHOUT THREADS ====="; test00(); }
 
-fn test00_start(ch: chan[int], message: int, count: int) {
+fn test00_start(pch: *u8, message: int, count: int) {
     log "Starting test00_start";
+    let ch = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pch);
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < count { log "Sending Message"; ch <| message; i = i + 1; }
+    while i < count { log "Sending Message"; ch.send(message); i = i + 1; }
     log "Ending test00_start";
 }
 
@@ -16,15 +18,15 @@ fn test00() {
 
     log "Creating tasks";
 
-    let po: port[int] = port();
-    let ch: chan[int] = chan(po);
+    let po = comm::mk_port();
+    let ch = po.mk_chan();
 
     let i: int = 0;
 
     // Create and spawn tasks...
     let tasks: vec[task] = [];
     while i < number_of_tasks {
-        tasks += [spawn test00_start(ch, i, number_of_messages)];
+        tasks += [spawn test00_start(ch.unsafe_ptr(), i, number_of_messages)];
         i = i + 1;
     }
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ fn test00() {
         i = 0;
         while i < number_of_messages {
             let value: int;
-            po |> value;
+            value = po.recv();
             sum += value;
             i = i + 1;
         }
@@ -47,4 +49,4 @@ fn test00() {
     // assert (sum == (((number_of_tasks * (number_of_tasks - 1)) / 2) *
     //       number_of_messages));
     assert (sum == 480);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
index 1b002a6b246..3f1e05fce9e 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
@@ -1,42 +1,43 @@
-
+use std;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { test00(); }
 
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let sum: int = 0;
-    let p: port[int] = port();
-    let c: chan[int] = chan(p);
-    c <| 1;
-    c <| 2;
-    c <| 3;
-    c <| 4;
-    p |> r;
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
+    let c = p.mk_chan();
+    c.send(1);
+    c.send(2);
+    c.send(3);
+    c.send(4);
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    p |> r;
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    p |> r;
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    p |> r;
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    c <| 5;
-    c <| 6;
-    c <| 7;
-    c <| 8;
-    p |> r;
+    c.send(5);
+    c.send(6);
+    c.send(7);
+    c.send(8);
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    p |> r;
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    p |> r;
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
-    p |> r;
+    r = p.recv();
     sum += r;
     log r;
     assert (sum == 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
index d1562038d6a..3126d98d99b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-
+use std;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { test00(); }
 
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let sum: int = 0;
-    let p: port[int] = port();
-    let c: chan[int] = chan(p);
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
+    let c = p.mk_chan();
     let number_of_messages: int = 1000;
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { c <| i; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { c.send(i); i += 1; }
     i = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { p |> r; sum += r; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { r = p.recv(); sum += r; i += 1; }
     assert (sum == number_of_messages * (number_of_messages - 1) / 2);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs
index c273d87479c..74555ded400 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
-
+use std;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { test00(); }
 
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let sum: int = 0;
-    let p: port[int] = port();
-    let c0: chan[int] = chan(p);
-    let c1: chan[int] = chan(p);
-    let c2: chan[int] = chan(p);
-    let c3: chan[int] = chan(p);
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
+    let c0 = p.mk_chan();
+    let c1 = p.mk_chan();
+    let c2 = p.mk_chan();
+    let c3 = p.mk_chan();
     let number_of_messages: int = 1000;
     let i: int = 0;
     while i < number_of_messages {
-        c0 <| i;
-        c1 <| i;
-        c2 <| i;
-        c3 <| i;
+        c0.send(i);
+        c1.send(i);
+        c2.send(i);
+        c3.send(i);
         i += 1;
     }
     i = 0;
     while i < number_of_messages {
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
         i += 1;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs
index d6db6724226..6040487a986 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 use std;
 import std::task;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { test00(); }
 
-fn test00_start(c: chan[int], start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
+fn test00_start(pc: *u8, start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pc);
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { c <| start + i; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { c.send(start + i); i += 1; }
 }
 
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let sum: int = 0;
-    let p: port[int] = port();
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
     let number_of_messages: int = 10;
 
     let t0: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 0,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 0,
                            number_of_messages);
     let t1: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 1,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 1,
                            number_of_messages);
     let t2: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 2,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 2,
                            number_of_messages);
     let t3: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 3,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 3,
                            number_of_messages);
 
     let i: int = 0;
     while i < number_of_messages {
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
         i += 1;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs
index d6db6724226..6040487a986 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 use std;
 import std::task;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { test00(); }
 
-fn test00_start(c: chan[int], start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
+fn test00_start(pc: *u8, start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pc);
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { c <| start + i; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { c.send(start + i); i += 1; }
 }
 
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let sum: int = 0;
-    let p: port[int] = port();
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
     let number_of_messages: int = 10;
 
     let t0: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 0,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 0,
                            number_of_messages);
     let t1: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 1,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 1,
                            number_of_messages);
     let t2: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 2,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 2,
                            number_of_messages);
     let t3: task =
-        spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages * 3,
+        spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(), number_of_messages * 3,
                            number_of_messages);
 
     let i: int = 0;
     while i < number_of_messages {
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
-        p |> r;
+        r = p.recv();
         sum += r;
         i += 1;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs
index c8a0626e82b..9a04e113ac9 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 use std;
 import std::task;
+import std::comm;
 
 fn main() { test00(); }
 
-fn test00_start(c: chan[int], number_of_messages: int) {
+fn test00_start(pc: *u8, number_of_messages: int) {
+    let c = comm::chan_from_unsafe_ptr(pc);
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { c <| i; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { c.send(i); i += 1; }
 }
 
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let sum: int = 0;
-    let p: port[int] = port();
+    let p = comm::mk_port();
     let number_of_messages: int = 10;
 
-    let t0: task = spawn test00_start(chan(p), number_of_messages);
+    let t0: task = spawn test00_start(p.mk_chan().unsafe_ptr(),
+                                      number_of_messages);
 
     let i: int = 0;
-    while i < number_of_messages { p |> r; sum += r; log r; i += 1; }
+    while i < number_of_messages { r = p.recv(); sum += r; log r; i += 1; }
 
     task::join(t0);
 
diff --git a/src/test/stdtest/comm.rs b/src/test/stdtest/comm.rs
index 6bc212a42f7..b65939e2854 100644
--- a/src/test/stdtest/comm.rs
+++ b/src/test/stdtest/comm.rs
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ fn send_recv() {
     let v = p.recv();
     log_err v;
     assert(42 == v);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}