diff --git a/core/database.js b/core/database.js
index 2240607a..be697168 100644
--- a/core/database.js
+++ b/core/database.js
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ function createMessageBaseTables() {
 		'	message_id	INTEGER NOT NULL'				+
 		');'
 	);
+
+	dbs.message.run(
+		'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_message_status ('	+
+		'	user_id		INTEGER NOT NULL,'					+
+		'	message_id	INTEGER NOT NULL,'					+
+		'	status		INTEGER NOT NULL,'					+
+		'	UNIQUE(user_id, message_id, status),'			+
+		'	FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)'		+
+		');'
+	);
 }
 
 function createInitialMessageValues() {
diff --git a/core/message.js b/core/message.js
index cd8d4dfa..e3625e5e 100644
--- a/core/message.js
+++ b/core/message.js
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ Message.WellKnownAreaNames = {
 	Private	: 'private_mail'
 };
 
+Message.Status = {
+	New		: 0,
+	Read	: 1,
+};
+
 Message.MetaCategories = {
 	System				: 1,			//	ENiGMA1/2 stuff
 	FtnProperty			: 2,			//	Various FTN network properties, ftn_cost, ftn_origin, ...
diff --git a/core/message_area.js b/core/message_area.js
index a3288f74..eb8c9874 100644
--- a/core/message_area.js
+++ b/core/message_area.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var assert			= require('assert');
 exports.getAvailableMessageAreas			= getAvailableMessageAreas;
 exports.getMessageAreaByName				= getMessageAreaByName;
 exports.changeMessageArea					= changeMessageArea;
+exports.getMessageListForArea				= getMessageListForArea;
 
 function getAvailableMessageAreas() {
 	return Config.messages.areas;
@@ -95,15 +96,26 @@ function getMessageListForArea(options, areaName, cb) {
 					function msgRow(err, row) {
 						if(!err) {
 							msgList.push( { 
-								id			: row.message_id,
-								uuid		: row.message_uuid,
-								replyToId	: row.reply_to_message_id,
+								id				: row.message_id,
+								uuid			: row.message_uuid,
+								replyToId		: row.reply_to_message_id,
+								toUsername		: row.to_user_name,
+								fromUsername	: row.from_user_name,
+								subject			: row.subject,
+								timestamp		: row.modified_timestamp,
+								viewCount		: row.view_count,
 							} );
 						}
 					},
 					callback
 				);
+			},
+			function fetchStatus(callback) {
+				callback(null);//	:TODO: fixmeh.
 			}
-		]
+		],
+		function complete(err) {
+			cb(err, msgList);
+		}
 	);
 }
diff --git a/core/string_util.js b/core/string_util.js
index 8aaae22a..f98d0d5a 100644
--- a/core/string_util.js
+++ b/core/string_util.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ exports.pad					= pad;
 exports.replaceAt			= replaceAt;
 exports.isPrintable			= isPrintable;
 exports.debugEscapedString	= debugEscapedString;
-exports.format				= format;
 
 //	:TODO: create Unicode verison of this
 var VOWELS = [ 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' ];
diff --git a/mods/msg_list.js b/mods/msg_list.js
index 6a90083d..bc16589d 100644
--- a/mods/msg_list.js
+++ b/mods/msg_list.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 var MenuModule			= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
 var ViewController		= require('../core/view_controller.js').ViewController;
+var messageArea			= require('../core/message_area.js');
 
 //var moment				= require('moment');
 var async				= require('async');
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ exports.moduleInfo = {
 //		
 //	Ideas
 //	* Module config can define custom formats for items & focused items (inc. Pipe Codes)
-//	* Single list view with advanced formatting (would need textOverflow stuff)
+//	* Single list view with advanced formatting (would need textOverflow stuff), advanced formatting...
 //	* Multiple LV's in sync with keyboard input
 //	* New Table LV (TV)
 //	* 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ MessageListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
 
 	var vc		= self.viewControllers.msgList = new ViewController( { client : self.client } );
 
-	async.series(
+	async.waterfall(
 		[
 			function callParentMciReady(callback) {
 				MessageListModule.super_.prototype.mciReady.call(this, mciData, callback);
@@ -66,10 +67,31 @@ MessageListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
 				vc.loadFromMenuConfig(loadOpts, callback);
 			},
 			function fetchMessagesInArea(callback) {
-				
+				messageArea.getMessageListForArea( { client : self.client }, self.client.user.properties.message_area_name, function msgs(err, msgList) {
+					callback(err, msgList);
+				});
+			},
+			function populateList(msgList, callback) {
+				var msgListView = vc.getView(1);
+
+				//	:TODO: {name!over5}, ...over6, over7... -> "text..." for format()
+
+				var msgNum = 1;
+				msgListView.setItems(_.map(msgList, function formatMsgListEntry(mle) {
+					return '{msgNum} - {subj}         {to}'.format( { 
+						msgNum	: msgNum++, 
+						subj	: mle.subject,
+						to		: mle.to
+					} );
+				}));
+
+				msgListView.redraw();
 			}
 		],
 		function complete(err) {
+			if(err) {
+				console.log(err)
+			}
 			cb(err);
 		}
 	);