diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 249e09c..d5c3078 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl<'a, T, U> IrcServer<'a, T, U> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Handles messages internally for basic bot functionality
     fn handle_message(&self, message: &Message) {
         if message.command[] == "PING" {
             utils::send_pong(self, message.suffix.as_ref().unwrap()[]).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/server/utils.rs b/src/server/utils.rs
index 2e44829..d594152 100644
--- a/src/server/utils.rs
+++ b/src/server/utils.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #![experimental]
 
 use std::io::IoResult;
-use data::command::{JOIN, NICK, PONG, USER};
+use data::command::{JOIN, KILL, NICK, OPER, PONG, PRIVMSG, SAMODE, SANICK, USER};
 use data::kinds::{IrcReader, IrcWriter};
 use server::Server;
 
@@ -19,3 +19,23 @@ pub fn send_pong<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, msg: &str) -> IoResult<()>
 pub fn send_join<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, chanlist: &str) -> IoResult<()> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
     server.send(JOIN(chanlist, None))
 }
+
+pub fn send_oper<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, username: &str, password: &str) -> IoResult<()> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    server.send(OPER(username, password))
+}
+
+pub fn send_privmsg<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, target: &str, message: &str) -> IoResult<()> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    server.send(PRIVMSG(target, message))
+}
+
+pub fn send_kill<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, target: &str, message: &str) -> IoResult<()> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    server.send(KILL(target, message))
+}
+
+pub fn send_samode<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, target: &'a str, mode: &'a str, modeparams: Option<&'a str>) -> IoResult<()> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    server.send(SAMODE(target, mode, modeparams))
+}
+
+pub fn send_sanick<'a, T, U>(server: &Server<'a, T, U>, old_nick: &str, new_nick: &str) -> IoResult<()> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    server.send(SANICK(old_nick, new_nick))
+}