diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0c82c39..b1a1d9e 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/xml"
 	"flag"
 	"log"
 	"xmpp"
@@ -29,9 +30,56 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
 	log.Printf("Connection established for %s\n", x.JID)
+
+	// Announce presence.
 	x.Send(xmpp.Presence{})
-	x.Send(xmpp.Message{To: "carol@localhost", Body: "Hello!"})
+
+	// Filter messages into dedicated channel and start a thread to log them.
+	_, messages := x.AddFilter(
+		func(v interface{}) bool {
+			_, ok := v.(*xmpp.Message)
+			return ok
+		},
+	)
+	go func() {
+		for message := range messages {
+			log.Printf("* message: %v\n", message)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Log any stanzas that are not handled elsewhere.
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			stanza := x.Recv()
+			log.Printf("* recv: %v\n", stanza)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Get disco#info for home server.
+	info := &DiscoInfo{}
+	iq := xmpp.Iq{Id: "abc", Type: "get", To: x.JID.Domain}
+	iq.PayloadEncode(info)
+	reply, _ := x.SendRecv(&iq)
+	reply.PayloadDecode(info)
+	log.Printf("* info: %v\n", info)
 
 	select {}
 }
+
+type DiscoInfo struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info query"`
+	Identity []DiscoIdentity `xml:"identity"`
+	Feature []DiscoFeature `xml:"feature"`
+}
+
+type DiscoIdentity struct {
+	Type string `xml:"type,attr"`
+	Name string `xml:"name,attr"`
+	Category string `xml:"category,attr"`
+}
+
+type DiscoFeature struct {
+	Var string `xml:"var,attr"`
+}
diff --git a/src/xmpp/xmpp.go b/src/xmpp/xmpp.go
index 8f24904..7e26fce 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/xmpp.go
+++ b/src/xmpp/xmpp.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package xmpp
 
-import "log"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+)
 
 // Handles XMPP conversations over a Stream. Use NewClientXMPP and/or
 // NewComponentXMPP to create and configuring a XMPP instance.
@@ -11,6 +14,8 @@ type XMPP struct {
 	stream *Stream
 	in chan interface{}
 	out chan interface{}
+	nextFilterId FilterId
+	filters map[FilterId]filter
 }
 
 func newXMPP(jid JID, stream *Stream) *XMPP {
@@ -19,6 +24,8 @@ func newXMPP(jid JID, stream *Stream) *XMPP {
 		stream,
 		make(chan interface{}),
 		make(chan interface{}),
+		0,
+		make(map[FilterId]filter),
 	}
 	go x.sender()
 	go x.receiver()
@@ -30,6 +37,69 @@ func (x *XMPP) Send(v interface{}) {
 	x.out <- v
 }
 
+func (x *XMPP) Recv() interface{} {
+	return <-x.in
+}
+
+func (x *XMPP) SendRecv(iq *Iq) (*Iq, error) {
+
+	fid, ch := x.AddFilter(IqResult(iq.Id))
+	defer x.RemoveFilter(fid)
+
+	x.Send(iq)
+
+	stanza := <-ch
+	reply, ok := stanza.(*Iq)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected Iq, for %T", stanza)
+	}
+	return reply, nil
+}
+
+type FilterId int64
+
+func (fid FilterId) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Invalid filter id: %d", fid)
+}
+
+func (x *XMPP) AddFilter(fn FilterFn) (FilterId, chan interface{}) {
+	ch := make(chan interface{})
+	filterId := x.nextFilterId
+	x.nextFilterId ++
+	x.filters[filterId] = filter{fn, ch}
+	return filterId, ch
+}
+
+func (x *XMPP) RemoveFilter(id FilterId) error {
+	filter, ok := x.filters[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return id
+	}
+	close(filter.ch)
+	delete(x.filters, id)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func IqResult(id string) FilterFn {
+	return func(v interface{}) bool {
+		iq, ok := v.(*Iq)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		if iq.Id != id {
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
+type FilterFn func(v interface{}) bool
+
+type filter struct {
+	fn FilterFn
+	ch chan interface{}
+}
+
 func (x *XMPP) sender() {
 	for v := range x.out {
 		x.stream.Send(v)
@@ -60,6 +130,20 @@ func (x *XMPP) receiver() {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		x.in <- v
+		filtered := false
+		for _, filter := range x.filters {
+			if filter.fn(v) {
+				filter.ch <- v
+				filtered = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !filtered {
+			x.in <- v
+		}
 	}
 }
+
+// BUG(matt): filter id generation is not re-entrant.
+
+// BUG(matt): filters map is not re-entrant.