diff --git a/src/conn.rs b/src/conn.rs
index 5d34548..67b744c 100644
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -19,41 +19,65 @@ pub struct Connection<T: IrcReader, U: IrcWriter> {
 
 /// A Connection over a buffered NetStream.
 pub type NetConnection = Connection<BufferedReader<NetStream>, BufferedWriter<NetStream>>;
+/// An internal type
+type NetReaderWriterPair = (BufferedReader<NetStream>, BufferedWriter<NetStream>);
+
 
 impl Connection<BufferedReader<NetStream>, BufferedWriter<NetStream>> {
     /// Creates a thread-safe TCP connection to the specified server.
     #[experimental]
-    pub fn connect(host: &str, port: u16) 
-    -> IoResult<NetConnection> {  
+    pub fn connect(host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<NetConnection> {  
+        let (reader, writer) = try!(Connection::connect_internal(host, port));
+        Ok(Connection::new(reader, writer))
+    }
+
+    /// connects to the specified server and returns a reader-writer pair.
+    fn connect_internal(host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<NetReaderWriterPair> {
         let socket = try!(TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", host, port)[]));
-        Ok(Connection::new(
-            BufferedReader::new(NetStream::UnsecuredTcpStream(socket.clone())),
-            BufferedWriter::new(NetStream::UnsecuredTcpStream(socket))
-        ))
+        Ok((BufferedReader::new(NetStream::UnsecuredTcpStream(socket.clone())),
+            BufferedWriter::new(NetStream::UnsecuredTcpStream(socket))))
     }
 
     /// Creates a thread-safe TCP connection to the specified server over SSL.
     /// If the library is compiled without SSL support, this method panics.
     #[experimental]
-    #[cfg(feature = "ssl")]
     pub fn connect_ssl(host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<NetConnection> {
+        let (reader, writer) = try!(Connection::connect_ssl_internal(host, port));
+        Ok(Connection::new(reader, writer))
+    }
+
+    /// Connects over SSL to the specified server and returns a reader-writer pair.
+    #[cfg(feature = "ssl")]
+    fn connect_ssl_internal(host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<NetReaderWriterPair> {
         let socket = try!(TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", host, port)[]));
         let ssl = try!(ssl_to_io(SslContext::new(SslMethod::Tlsv1)));
         let ssl_socket = try!(ssl_to_io(SslStream::new(&ssl, socket)));
-        Ok(Connection::new(
-            BufferedReader::new(NetStream::SslTcpStream(ssl_socket.clone())),
-            BufferedWriter::new(NetStream::SslTcpStream(ssl_socket)),
-        ))
+        Ok((BufferedReader::new(NetStream::SslTcpStream(ssl_socket.clone())), 
+            BufferedWriter::new(NetStream::SslTcpStream(ssl_socket))))
     }
 
-    /// Creates a thread-safe TCP connection to the specified server over SSL.
-    /// If the library is compiled without SSL support, this method panics.
-    #[experimental]
+    /// Panics because SSL support is not compiled in.
     #[cfg(not(feature = "ssl"))]
-    pub fn connect_ssl(host: &str, port: u16) 
-    -> IoResult<NetConnection> {
+    fn connect_ssl_internal(host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<NetReaderWriterPair> {
         panic!("Cannot connect to {}:{} over SSL without compiling with SSL support.", host, port)
     }
+
+    /// Reconnects to the specified server, dropping the current connection.
+    pub fn reconnect(&self, host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<()> {
+        let use_ssl = match self.reader.lock().get_ref() {
+            &NetStream::UnsecuredTcpStream(_) =>  false,
+            #[cfg(feature = "ssl")]
+            &NetStream::SslTcpStream(_) => true,
+        };
+        let (reader, writer) = if use_ssl {
+            try!(Connection::connect_ssl_internal(host, port))
+        } else {
+            try!(Connection::connect_internal(host, port))
+        };
+        *self.reader.lock() = reader;
+        *self.writer.lock() = writer;
+        Ok(())
+    }
     
     /// Sets the keepalive for the network stream.
     #[experimental]
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 5002a3c..c5a7331 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -62,13 +62,8 @@ impl IrcServer<BufferedReader<NetStream>, BufferedWriter<NetStream>> {
 
     /// Reconnects to the IRC server.
     #[experimental]
-    pub fn reconnect(&mut self) -> IoResult<()> {
-        self.conn = try!(if self.config.use_ssl() {
-            Connection::connect_ssl(self.config.server(), self.config.port())
-        } else {
-            Connection::connect(self.config.server(), self.config.port())
-        });    
-        Ok(())
+    pub fn reconnect(&self) -> IoResult<()> {
+        self.conn.reconnect(self.config().server(), self.config.port()) 
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/utils.rs b/src/server/utils.rs
index 31da151..b0323a2 100644
--- a/src/server/utils.rs
+++ b/src/server/utils.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use std::io::IoResult;
 use data::{Command, Config, User};
 use data::Command::{CAP, INVITE, JOIN, KICK, KILL, MODE, NICK, NOTICE};
-use data::Command::{OPER, PASS, PONG, PRIVMSG, SAMODE, SANICK, TOPIC, USER};
+use data::Command::{OPER, PASS, PONG, PRIVMSG, QUIT, SAMODE, SANICK, TOPIC, USER};
 use data::command::CapSubCommand::{END, REQ};
 use data::kinds::{IrcReader, IrcWriter};
 use server::{Server, ServerIterator};
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ impl<'a, T: IrcReader, U: IrcWriter> Wrapper<'a, T, U> {
     pub fn send_invite(&self, nick: &str, chan: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
         self.server.send(INVITE(nick, chan))
     }
+
+    /// Quits the server entirely with a message. 
+    /// This defaults to `Powered by Rust.` if none is specified.
+    #[experimental]
+    pub fn send_quit(&self, msg: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
+        self.server.send(QUIT(Some(if msg.len() == 0 {
+            "Powered by Rust."
+        } else {
+            msg
+        })))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]