diff --git a/src/packetserver/common/__init__.py b/src/packetserver/common/__init__.py
index 78913f9..98aede6 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/common/__init__.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/common/__init__.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Message:
     def payload(self):
         if 'd' in self.data:
             pl = self.data['d']
-            if type(pl) in (dict, str, bytes):
+            if type(pl) in (dict, str, bytes, list):
                 return pl
             else:
                 return str(pl)
@@ -173,11 +173,15 @@ class Message:
             return ""
 
     @payload.setter
-    def payload(self, payload: Union[str, bytes, dict]):
-        if type(payload) in (str, bytes, dict):
+    def payload(self, payload: Union[str, bytes, dict, list]):
+        logging.debug(f"Setting a message payload: {type(payload)}: {payload}")
+        if type(payload) in (str, bytes, dict, list):
+            logging.debug(f"Payload type is {type(payload)}, conversion to string unnecessary")
             self.data['d'] = payload
         else:
+            logging.debug("payload type is not in (str, bytes, dict, list); converting to string")
             self.data['d'] = str(payload)
+        logging.debug(f"Final payload is: {type(payload)}: {payload}")
 
     @classmethod
     def partial_unpack(cls, msg: dict) -> Self:
diff --git a/src/packetserver/server/__init__.py b/src/packetserver/server/__init__.py
index 0bd505e..3f5ab85 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/server/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Server:
         self.zeo_addr = None
         self.zeo_stop = None
         self.zeo = zeo
+        self.started = False
         if data_dir:
             data_path = Path(data_dir)
         else:
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ class Server:
     def register_path_handler(self, path_root: str, fn: Callable):
         self.handlers[path_root.strip().lower()] = fn
 
+    def server_worker(self):
+        """When called, do things. Should get called every so often."""
+        if not self.started:
+            return
+        # Add things to do here:
+        pass
+
     def start_db(self):
         if not self.zeo:
             self.storage = ZODB.FileStorage.FileStorage(self.data_file)
@@ -192,6 +200,11 @@ class Server:
         self.start_db()
         self.app.start(self.pe_server, self.pe_port)
         self.app.register_callsigns(self.callsign)
+        self.started = True
+        while self.started:
+            self.server_worker()
+            time.sleep(5)
+
 
     def exit_gracefully(self, signum, frame):
         self.stop()
diff --git a/src/packetserver/server/messages.py b/src/packetserver/server/messages.py
index 5dbafbd..528dc41 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/server/messages.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/server/messages.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class MessageAlreadySentError(Exception):
     pass
 
 class Message(persistent.Persistent):
-    def __init__(self, text: str, msg_to: Optional[Iterable[str],str]= None, msg_from: Optional[str] = None,
+    def __init__(self, text: str, msg_to: Optional[Iterable[str]]= None, msg_from: Optional[str] = None,
                  attachments: Optional[Iterable[Attachment]] = None):
         self.retrieved = False
         self.sent_at = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Message(persistent.Persistent):
                 "attachments": attachments,
                 "to": self.msg_to,
                 "from": self.msg_from,
-                "id": self.msg_id,
+                "id": str(self.msg_id),
                 "sent_at": self.sent_at.isoformat(),
                 "text": ""
             }
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ class Message(persistent.Persistent):
         
         return d
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: dict) -> Self:
+        return Message(data['text'],msg_to=data.get('to'), attachments=data.get("attachments"))
+
     def send(self, db: ZODB.DB) -> tuple:
         if self.msg_delivered:
             raise MessageAlreadySentError("Cannot send a private message that has already been sent.")
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ DisplayOptions = namedtuple('DisplayOptions', ['get_text', 'limit', 'sort_by', '
                                                'get_attachments', 'sent_received_all'])
 
 def parse_display_options(req: Request) -> DisplayOptions:
+    logging.debug(f"Parsing request vars for message get: {req.vars}")
     sent_received_all = "received"
     d = req.vars.get("source")
     if type(d) is str:
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ def parse_display_options(req: Request) -> DisplayOptions:
     try:
         limit = int(limit)
     except:
-        limit = 10
+        limit = None
 
     d = req.vars.get('fetch_text')
     if type(d) is str:
@@ -245,12 +250,15 @@ def parse_display_options(req: Request) -> DisplayOptions:
         get_text = True
 
     d = req.vars.get('fetch_attachments')
+    logging.debug(f"Parsing fetch_attachment var: {d}")
     if type(d) is str:
         d.lower().strip()
     if d in yes_values:
+        logging.debug("fetch_attachment is yes")
         get_attachments = True
     else:
         get_attachments = False
+        logging.debug("fetch_attachment is no")
 
     r = req.vars.get('reverse')
     if type(r) is str:
@@ -274,9 +282,9 @@ def parse_display_options(req: Request) -> DisplayOptions:
     if type(s) is str:
        s = s.lower()
     if s:
-        search = str(s)
+        search = str(s).lower()
 
-    return DisplayOptions(get_text, limit, sort_by, reverse, search, get_attachments, sent_receive_all)
+    return DisplayOptions(get_text, limit, sort_by, reverse, search, get_attachments, sent_received_all)
 
 
 def handle_message_get(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
@@ -285,21 +293,52 @@ def handle_message_get(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
     msg_return = []
     with db.transaction() as db:
         mailbox_create(username, db.root())
-        mb = db.root.messages['username']
-        messages = []
-        if opts.reverse:
-            for i in range(1,len(mb)+1):
-                messages.append(mb[len(mb) - 1])
+        mb = db.root.messages[username]
+        if opts.search:
+            messages = [msg for msg in mb if (opts.search in msg.text.lower()) or (opts.search in msg.msg_to[0].lower())
+                        or (opts.search in msg.msg_from.lower())]
         else:
-            for i in range(0,len(mb)):
-                messages.append(mb[i])
-        for msg in messages:
-            # do other filtering.
-            
-                
-    
+            messages = [msg for msg in mb]
 
-def object_root_handler(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
+        if opts.sort_by == "from":
+            messages.sort(key=lambda x: x.msg_from, reverse=opts.reverse)
+        elif opts.sort_by == "to":
+            messages.sort(key=lambda x: x.msg_to, reverse=opts.reverse)
+        else:
+            messages.sort(key=lambda x: x.sent_at, reverse=opts.reverse)
+
+        for i in range(0, len(messages)):
+            if opts.limit and (len(msg_return) >= opts.limit):
+                break
+
+            msg = messages[i]
+            msg.retrieved = True
+            msg_return.append(msg.to_dict(get_text=opts.get_text, get_attachments=opts.get_attachments))
+
+    response = Response.blank()
+    response.status_code = 200
+    response.payload = msg_return
+    send_response(conn, response, req)
+
+def handle_message_post(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
+    username = ax25.Address(conn.remote_callsign).call.upper().strip()
+    try:
+        msg = Message.from_dict(req.payload)
+    except:
+        send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=400)
+        logging.warning(f"User '{username}' attempted to post message with invalid payload: {req.payload}")
+        return
+    msg.msg_from = username
+    try:
+        send_counter, failed = msg.send(db)
+    except:
+        send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=500)
+        logging.error(f"Error while attempting to send message:\n{format_exc()}")
+        return
+
+    send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=201, payload={"successes": send_counter, "failed": failed})
+
+def message_root_handler(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
     logging.debug(f"{req} being processed by user_root_handler")
     if not user_authorized(conn, db):
         logging.debug(f"user {conn.remote_callsign} not authorized")
@@ -308,6 +347,8 @@ def object_root_handler(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB)
     logging.debug("user is authorized")
     if req.method is Request.Method.GET:
         handle_message_get(req, conn, db)
+    if req.method is Request.Method.POST:
+        handle_message_post(req, conn, db)
     else:
         send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=404)
 
diff --git a/src/packetserver/server/requests.py b/src/packetserver/server/requests.py
index 2a30223..3432be1 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/server/requests.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/server/requests.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from packetserver.common import Message, Request, Response, PacketServerConnecti
 from .bulletin import bulletin_root_handler
 from .users import user_root_handler, user_authorized
 from .objects import object_root_handler
+from .messages import message_root_handler
 import logging
 from typing import Union
 import ZODB
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ standard_handlers = {
     "": root_root_handler,
     "bulletin": bulletin_root_handler,
     "user": user_root_handler,
-    "object": object_root_handler
+    "object": object_root_handler,
+    "message": message_root_handler
 }