diff --git a/app/controllers/artifacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/artifacts_controller.rb
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+class ArtifactsController < ApplicationController
+
+  def versioncheck
+
+    # the reported client version
+    client_version = params[:ver]
+
+    # the name of the client
+    product = params[:product]
+
+    # the os (Win32/MacOSX/Unix)
+    os = params[:os]
+
+    product = "#{product}/#{os}"
+
+    unless ArtifactUpdate::PRODUCTS.include? product
+      render :text => "Unknown product type"
+      return
+    end
+
+    @artifact = ArtifactUpdate.find_by_product_and_environment(product, ArtifactUpdate::DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT)
+
+    if @artifact.nil?
+      @log.error "no product was found for #{product} and environment: #{ArtifactUpdate::DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT}"
+      render :text => "No product available"
+      return
+    elsif @artifact.version == client_version
+      render :text => "You have the latest version."
+      return
+    else
+      render :layout => false
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/views/artifacts/versioncheck.html.erb b/app/views/artifacts/versioncheck.html.erb
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+<!-- modeled after dialog in original client -->
+<table style="background: #262626; color: #000000; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
+    <tr>
+        <td width=70><%= image_tag "logo.png" %></td>
+        <td><h1>New version available</h1>
+
+        <p>Version <%= @artifact.version %> is now released on Jamkazam.com<br/>
+            Please <a href="<%= @artifact.uri %>">download directly</a> from here.</p></td>
+    </tr>
+</table>
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