diff --git a/gmail/exceptions.py b/gmail/exceptions.py
index 3306d87..cc47306 100644
--- a/gmail/exceptions.py
+++ b/gmail/exceptions.py
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ class AuthenticationError(GmailException):
 
 class Timeout(GmailException):
     """The request timed out."""
+
+class MessageFormatError(GmailException):
+	"""Improper message format"""
diff --git a/gmail/gmail.py b/gmail/gmail.py
index 7fb09e1..c2b1374 100644
--- a/gmail/gmail.py
+++ b/gmail/gmail.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import re
 import imaplib
-
+import smtplib
 from mailbox import Mailbox
 from utf import encode as encode_utf7, decode as decode_utf7
 from exceptions import *
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.logged_in = False
         self.mailboxes = {}
         self.current_mailbox = None
-
+        #Change self.debug to True for SMTP debugging
+        self.debug = False
 
         # self.connect()
 
@@ -39,15 +40,16 @@ def connect(self, raise_errors=True):
         #     self.imap = None
 
         self.imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(self.GMAIL_IMAP_HOST, self.GMAIL_IMAP_PORT)
-
-        # self.smtp = smtplib.SMTP(self.server,self.port)
-        # self.smtp.set_debuglevel(self.debug)
-        # self.smtp.ehlo()
-        # self.smtp.starttls()
-        # self.smtp.ehlo()
-
+        self.smtp_connect()
+        
         return self.imap
 
+    def smtp_connect(self):
+        self.smtp = smtplib.SMTP(self.GMAIL_SMTP_HOST,self.GMAIL_SMTP_PORT)
+        self.smtp.set_debuglevel(self.debug)
+        self.smtp.ehlo()
+        self.smtp.starttls()
+        self.smtp.ehlo()
 
     def fetch_mailboxes(self):
         response, mailbox_list = self.imap.list()
@@ -104,12 +106,23 @@ def login(self, username, password):
                 self.fetch_mailboxes()
         except imaplib.IMAP4.error:
             raise AuthenticationError
-
-
-        # smtp_login(username, password)
+        
+        self.smtp_login(username, password)
 
         return self.logged_in
 
+    def smtp_login(self, username, password):
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password
+        
+        if not self.smtp:
+            self.smtp_connect()
+            
+        try:
+            self.smtp.login(self.username,self.password)
+        except SMTPAuthenticationError,e:
+            raise
+                
     def authenticate(self, username, access_token):
         self.username = username
         self.access_token = access_token
diff --git a/gmail/message.py b/gmail/message.py
index 9813ce4..9eb8a37 100644
--- a/gmail/message.py
+++ b/gmail/message.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import os
 from email.header import decode_header, make_header
 from imaplib import ParseFlags
+from email.utils import formatdate, make_msgid
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 
 class Message():
 
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ def __init__(self, mailbox, uid):
         self.cc = None
         self.delivered_to = None
 
+        #to_addrs variable for sending mail
+        self.to_addrs = []
+        
         self.sent_at = None
 
         self.flags = []
@@ -37,6 +42,9 @@ def __init__(self, mailbox, uid):
  
         self.attachments = None
         
+        #Message options and recepient options
+        self.msg_options = []
+        self.rcpt_options = []
 
 
     def is_read(self):
@@ -212,7 +220,48 @@ def fetch_thread(self):
         # combine and sort sent and received messages
         return sorted(dict(received_messages.items() + sent_messages.items()).values(), key=lambda m: m.sent_at)
 
-
+    def send(self):
+        if not self.gmail.logged_in:
+            self.gmail.login(self.username, self.password)
+        if self.fr is None:
+            self.fr = self.username
+        if self.message_id is None:
+            self.message_id = make_msgid()
+        if self.to is None:
+            raise MessageFormatError("To: field is not defined")
+        
+        self.sent_at = formatdate(time.time(),localtime=True)
+        self.to_addrs = self.to
+        if self.cc is not None:
+			self.to_addrs = self.to_addrs + ", " + self.cc
+        self.create_message()
+        print "sending message\n\n%s" %self.message.as_string()
+        self.gmail.smtp.sendmail(self.fr, self.to_addrs, self.message.as_string(), self.msg_options, self.rcpt_options)        
+
+    def create_message(self):
+        """Can create only text messages as of now"""
+        self.message = MIMEText(self.body)
+        self.message['to'] = self.to_addrs
+        self.message['from'] = self.fr
+        
+        if self.subject is not None:
+            self.message['subject'] = self.subject
+        
+        self.message['date'] = self.sent_at
+            
+    def reply(self, msg_text):
+        new_msg = Message(self.mailbox, self.uid)
+        new_msg.to = self.fr
+        if len(self.to.split(',')) > 1:
+			new_msg.to = new_msg.to + ", " + self.to.split(',')[1:]        
+        new_msg.fr = self.to.split(',')[0]
+        new_msg.cc = self.cc
+        new_msg.subject = self.subject
+        new_msg.body = msg_text
+        #send the message and then return the new message object for further communication
+        new_msg.send()
+        return new_msg
+					
 class Attachment:
 
     def __init__(self, attachment):