#Checks for remote friend status
    if request.user.is_authenticated():
        current_profile = Profile.objects.get(user_id = request.user.id)
        follow_qs = Follow.objects.filter(from_profile_id=current_profile.id).filter(status='PENDING')

        for follow in follow_qs:
            #check each follow to_profile to see if they are remote or local
            to_profile_host = follow.to_profile_id.host

            host_port = to_profile_host.strip("http://").split(":")

            port = host_port[1]

            if port != "8000":
                host = Host.objects.filter( Q(host_url__icontains=port) ).first()
                friend_response = host.get_friend_response(str(current_profile.uuid), str(follow.to_profile_id.uuid))
                if friend_response['friends'].upper() == "YES" or friend_response['friends'] == True:
                    current_profile.friends.add(follow.to_profile_id)
                    current_profile.save()

                    follow.delete()