diff --git a/slack/channels.py b/slack/channels.py
index 8e3372f..9b8787d 100644
--- a/slack/channels.py
+++ b/slack/channels.py
@@ -35,8 +35,41 @@ class Channel:
             self.fetch_info()
         return self.__unread
 
+    def read(self):
+        if self.__last_ts == None:
+            self.fetch_info()
+        return history(self.__id, self.__last_ts);
 
 
+
+class Message:
+    def __init__(self, json):
+        self.__time = json["ts"]
+        self.__user = json["user"]
+        self.__text = json["text"].encode("utf-8").decode("latin-1")
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return self.__time < other.__time
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "<Message time:%s user:%s text:%s>" % (self.__time, self.__user, self.__text)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__str__()
+
+
+
+def history(channel, timestamp):
+    ret = api.call("channels.history", token = auth.token(), channel = channel, oldest = timestamp)
+    if ret["ok"] == False:
+        return None
+
+    m_list = []
+    for message in ret["messages"]:
+        m_list += [ Message(message) ]
+    m_list.sort()
+    return m_list
+
 def info(channel):
     ret = api.call("channels.info", token = auth.token(), channel = channel)
     if ret["ok"] == False:
diff --git a/slackmail.py b/slackmail.py
index 569f826..1c80761 100644
--- a/slackmail.py
+++ b/slackmail.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import os
 import slack
-import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
@@ -14,52 +13,40 @@ for channel in slack.channels.list():
         continue
     if channel.unread_count() == 0 or channel.unread_count() == None:
         continue
-    print(channel, channel.unread_count())
+    print(channel.read())
 
-sys.exit(0)
-
-
-def read_channel(id, ts):
-    args = { "channel" : id, "oldest" : ts }
-    call = call_method_auth("channels.history", args)
-    if call["ok"] == True:
-        messages = call["messages"]
-        messages.reverse()
-        for message in messages:
-            yield message
-
-def _write_message(fout, user, message):
-    dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(message["ts"]))
-    text = message["text"].encode("utf-8").decode("latin-1")
-    fout.write("%s %s: %s\n" % (str(dt), user, text))
-
-def write_message(fout, message):
-    call = call_method_auth("users.info", {"user" : message["user"]})
-    if call["ok"] == False:
-        name = message["user"]
-    else:
-        first = call["user"]["profile"].get("first_name", "")
-        last  = call["user"]["profile"].get("last_name", "")
-        name = "%s %s" % (first, last)
-        if first == "" and last == "":
-            name = call["user"]["name"]
-    _write_message(fout, name, message)
-
-
-tmp_dir = "/tmp/%s" % team
-if not os.path.exists(tmp_dir):
-    os.mkdir(tmp_dir)
-
-for id in list_channel_ids():
-    channel = find_channel_info(id)
-    if not channel["is_member"]:
-        continue
-    if channel["unread_count"] == 0:
-        continue
-
-    fout = open("%s/%s" % (tmp_dir, channel["name"]), 'w')
-    fout.write(channel["purpose"]["value"].encode("utf-8").decode("latin-1"))
-    fout.write("\n")
-    for message in read_channel(id, channel["last_read"]):
-        write_message(fout, message)
-    fout.close()
+#def _write_message(fout, user, message):
+#    dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(message["ts"]))
+#    text = message["text"].encode("utf-8").decode("latin-1")
+#    fout.write("%s %s: %s\n" % (str(dt), user, text))
+#
+#def write_message(fout, message):
+#    call = call_method_auth("users.info", {"user" : message["user"]})
+#    if call["ok"] == False:
+#        name = message["user"]
+#    else:
+#        first = call["user"]["profile"].get("first_name", "")
+#        last  = call["user"]["profile"].get("last_name", "")
+#        name = "%s %s" % (first, last)
+#        if first == "" and last == "":
+#            name = call["user"]["name"]
+#    _write_message(fout, name, message)
+#
+#
+#tmp_dir = "/tmp/%s" % team
+#if not os.path.exists(tmp_dir):
+#    os.mkdir(tmp_dir)
+#
+#for id in list_channel_ids():
+#    channel = find_channel_info(id)
+#    if not channel["is_member"]:
+#        continue
+#    if channel["unread_count"] == 0:
+#        continue
+#
+#    fout = open("%s/%s" % (tmp_dir, channel["name"]), 'w')
+#    fout.write(channel["purpose"]["value"].encode("utf-8").decode("latin-1"))
+#    fout.write("\n")
+#    for message in read_channel(id, channel["last_read"]):
+#        write_message(fout, message)
+#    fout.close()