diff --git a/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.cpp b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.cpp
index fb443af1200..ca969d2b76a 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ nsNntpUrl::nsNntpUrl(nsISupports* aContainer, nsIURLGroup* aGroup)
 	m_offlineNews = nsnull;
 	m_newsgroupList = nsnull;
 	m_errorMessage = nsnull;
-	
+
 	// nsINetLibUrl specific state
     m_URL_s = nsnull;
- 
+    m_messageToPost = nsnull;
+    
 	// nsIURL specific state
     m_protocol = nsnull;
     m_host = nsnull;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ nsNntpUrl::~nsNntpUrl()
 	NS_IF_RELEASE(m_newsgroup);
 	NS_IF_RELEASE(m_offlineNews);
 	NS_IF_RELEASE(m_newsgroupList);
+    PR_FREEIF(m_messageToPost);
 	PR_FREEIF(m_errorMessage);
 
     PR_FREEIF(m_spec);
@@ -898,6 +900,25 @@ nsresult nsNntpUrl::ToString(PRUnichar* *aString) const
 	return NS_OK;
 }
 
+nsresult nsNntpUrl::SetMessageToPost(char *aString)
+{
+    NS_LOCK_INSTANCE();
+    PR_FREEIF(m_messageToPost);
+    m_messageToPost = PL_strdup(aString);
+    NS_UNLOCK_INSTANCE();
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
+nsresult nsNntpUrl::GetMessageToPost(char **aString)
+{
+    NS_LOCK_INSTANCE();
+    char *result;
+    if (!aString) return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
+    *aString = PL_strdup(m_messageToPost);
+    NS_UNLOCK_INSTANCE();
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // End of functions which should be made obsolete after modifying nsIURL
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
\ No newline at end of file
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.h b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.h
index 1e7f7e11eed..9d9cf5013e2 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.h
+++ b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpUrl.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ public:
 	// caller must free using PR_FREE
 	NS_IMETHOD GetErrorMessage (char ** errorMessage) const;
 
+    NS_IMETHOD SetMessageToPost(char *messageToPost);
+    NS_IMETHOD GetMessageToPost(char **messageToPost);
     // nsNntpUrl
 
     nsNntpUrl(nsISupports* aContainer, nsIURLGroup* aGroup);
@@ -103,7 +105,9 @@ protected:
     char		*m_ref;
     char		*m_search;
 	char		*m_errorMessage;
-    
+    char		*m_messageToPost; // temp char buffer of message to post
+                                // (eventually probably a message
+                                // instance of some kind)
 	PRInt32 m_port;
     nsISupports*    m_container;
 
@@ -117,4 +121,4 @@ protected:
 	void ReconstructSpec(void);
 };
 
-#endif // nsNntpUrl_h__
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // nsNntpUrl_h__