diff --git a/source/app.d b/source/app.d
index 8889706..c1233bf 100644
--- a/source/app.d
+++ b/source/app.d
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void commandLine()
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			//client.sendMessage()
+			dclient.sendMessage(false, currentChannel, commandLine);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/client.d b/source/client.d
index 1431a5b..3e13a3d 100644
--- a/source/client.d
+++ b/source/client.d
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class DClient
 	public bool sendMessage(bool isUser, string location, string message)
 	{
 		/* The protocol data to send */
-		byte[] protocolData;
+		byte[] protocolData = [5];
 
 		/**
 		* If we are sending to a user then the
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ public class DClient
 		*/
 		protocolData ~= [!isUser];
 
+		/* Encode the length of `location` */
+		protocolData ~= [cast(byte)location.length];
+
+		/* Encode the user/channel name */
+		protocolData ~= cast(byte[])location;
+
 		/* Encode the message */
 		protocolData ~= cast(byte[])message;