diff --git a/mailnews/compose/public/nsIMsgPost.h b/mailnews/compose/public/nsIMsgPost.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..169bfb37784c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailnews/compose/public/nsIMsgPost.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * DO NOT EDIT.  THIS FILE IS GENERATED FROM nsIMsgPost.idl
+ */
+
+#ifndef __gen_nsIMsgPost_h__
+#define __gen_nsIMsgPost_h__
+
+#include "nsISupports.h" /* interface nsISupports */
+#include "nsIMsgCompFields.h" /* interface nsIMsgCompFields */
+#include "nsID.h" /* interface nsID */
+
+#ifdef XPIDL_JS_STUBS
+#include "jsapi.h"
+#endif
+
+/* starting interface:    nsIMsgPost */
+
+/* {a6fc080a-f1bb-11d2-84c2-004005263078} */
+#define NS_IMSGPOST_IID_STR "a6fc080a-f1bb-11d2-84c2-004005263078"
+#define NS_IMSGPOST_IID \
+  {0xa6fc080a, 0xf1bb, 0x11d2, \
+    { 0x84, 0xc2, 0x00, 0x40, 0x05, 0x26, 0x30, 0x78 }}
+
+class nsIMsgPost : public nsISupports {
+ public: 
+  NS_DEFINE_STATIC_IID_ACCESSOR(NS_IMSGPOST_IID)
+
+  /* void PostMessage (in nsIMsgCompFields fields); */
+  NS_IMETHOD PostMessage(nsIMsgCompFields *fields) = 0;
+
+#ifdef XPIDL_JS_STUBS
+  static NS_EXPORT_(JSObject *) InitJSClass(JSContext *cx);
+  static NS_EXPORT_(JSObject *) GetJSObject(JSContext *cx, nsIMsgPost *priv);
+#endif
+};
+
+#endif /* __gen_nsIMsgPost_h__ */
diff --git a/mailnews/compose/public/nsIMsgPost.idl b/mailnews/compose/public/nsIMsgPost.idl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfb972776b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailnews/compose/public/nsIMsgPost.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+*/
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+#include "nsIMsgCompFields.idl"
+
+
+[object, uuid(a6fc080a-f1bb-11d2-84c2-004005263078)]
+interface nsIMsgPost: nsISupports {
+
+	void PostMessage(in nsIMsgCompFields fields);
+};
+
diff --git a/mailnews/compose/public/nsMsgPostFact.h b/mailnews/compose/public/nsMsgPostFact.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd78fe69be5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailnews/compose/public/nsMsgPostFact.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+ */
+
+/********************************************************************************************************
+ 
+   Message Post Class Factory.
+ 
+*********************************************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef _MsgPostFact_H_
+#define _MsgPostFact_H_
+
+#include "nsIMsgPost.h"
+
+extern nsresult NS_NewMsgPost(const nsIID &aIID, void ** aInstancePtrResult);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPost.cpp b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPost.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce711857b0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPost.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* Insert copyright and license here 1995 */
+
+#include "msgCore.h"
+
+#include "nsMsgPost.h"
+#include "nsMsgCompFields.h"
+
+static NS_DEFINE_IID(kIMsgPost, NS_IMSGPOST_IID);
+static NS_DEFINE_IID(kISupportsIID, NS_ISUPPORTS_IID);
+
+nsresult NS_NewMsgPost(const nsIID &aIID, void ** aInstancePtrResult)
+{
+  /* note this new macro for assertions...they can take a string describing the assertion */
+  NS_PRECONDITION(nsnull != aInstancePtrResult, "nsnull ptr");
+  if (nsnull != aInstancePtrResult)
+    {
+      nsMsgPost* pPost = new nsMsgPost();
+      if (pPost)
+	return pPost->QueryInterface(kIMsgPost, aInstancePtrResult);
+      else
+	return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY; /* we couldn't allocate the object */
+    }
+  else
+    return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER; /* aInstancePtrResult was NULL....*/
+}
+
+nsMsgPost::nsMsgPost()
+{
+	NS_INIT_REFCNT();
+}
+
+nsMsgPost::~nsMsgPost()
+{
+}
+
+/* the following macro actually implement addref, release and query interface for our component. */
+NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(nsMsgPost, nsIMsgPost::GetIID());
+
+nsresult 
+nsMsgPost::PostMessage(nsIMsgCompFields *fields)
+{
+	const char* pBody;
+	PRInt32 nBodyLength;
+
+	if (fields) {
+		pBody = ((nsMsgCompFields *)fields)->GetBody();
+		if (pBody)
+			nBodyLength = PL_strlen(pBody);
+		else
+			nBodyLength = 0;
+
+		printf("PostMessage to: %s\n", ((nsMsgCompFields *)fields)->GetNewsgroups());
+		printf("subject: %s\n", ((nsMsgCompFields *)fields)->GetSubject());
+		printf("\n%s", pBody);
+
+	}
+	return NS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPost.h b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPost.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78a6ab6fdae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPost.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MSGPOST_H__
+#define __MSGPOST_H__
+
+#include "nsIMsgPost.h"
+
+class nsMsgPost : public nsIMsgPost
+{
+public:
+  nsMsgPost();
+  virtual ~nsMsgPost();
+
+  /* this macro defines QueryInterface, AddRef and Release for this class */
+  NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
+
+  NS_IMETHOD PostMessage(nsIMsgCompFields *fields);
+};
+
+#endif /*  __MSGPOST_H__ */