diff --git a/slack/channels.py b/slack/channels.py
index 9b8787d..792ce2a 100644
--- a/slack/channels.py
+++ b/slack/channels.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #
 from . import api
 from . import auth
+from . import users
+from datetime import datetime
 
 
 class Channel:
@@ -16,10 +18,10 @@ class Channel:
         self.__last_ts = json.get("last_read", None)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "<Channel id:%s name:%s is_member:%s>" % (self.__id, self.__name, self.__member)
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return self.__str__()
+        topic=""
+        if self.__topic != "":
+            topic = "\nTopic: %s" % self.__topic
+        return "%s: %s%s" % (self.__name, self.__purpose, topic)
 
     def fetch_info(self):
         json = info(self.__id)
@@ -44,18 +46,15 @@ class Channel:
 
 class Message:
     def __init__(self, json):
-        self.__time = json["ts"]
-        self.__user = json["user"]
+        self.__time = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(json["ts"]))
+        self.__user = users.info(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__()
+        return "%s %s: %s" % (self.__time.time(), self.__user.name(), self.__text)
 
 
 
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ def info(channel):
         return None
     return ret["channel"]
 
-
 def list():
     ret = api.call("channels.list", token = auth.token())
     if ret["ok"] == False:
diff --git a/slack/users.py b/slack/users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44cf2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slack/users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2015 (c) Anna Schumaker
+#
+from . import api
+from . import auth
+
+
+__USERS = dict()
+
+class User:
+    def __init__(self, json):
+        self.__user  = json.get("name", "")
+        self.__first = json["profile"].get("first_name", "")
+        self.__last  = json["profile"].get("last_name", "")
+
+    def name(self):
+        if self.__first == "" and self.__last == "":
+            return self.__user
+        return "%s %s" % (self.__first, self.__last)
+
+
+
+def info(user):
+    ret = __USERS.get(user, None)
+    if ret:
+        return ret
+
+    ret = api.call("users.info", token = auth.token(), user = user);
+    if ret["ok"] == False:
+        return None
+
+    ret = User(ret["user"])
+    __USERS[user] = ret
+    return ret
diff --git a/slackmail.py b/slackmail.py
index 1c80761..f874863 100644
--- a/slackmail.py
+++ b/slackmail.py
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ for channel in slack.channels.list():
         continue
     if channel.unread_count() == 0 or channel.unread_count() == None:
         continue
-    print(channel.read())
+    print(channel)
+    for message in channel.read():
+        print(message)
+    print()
 
 #def _write_message(fout, user, message):
 #    dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(message["ts"]))