diff --git a/HubConnection.go b/HubConnection.go
index 6ee8597..85b670d 100644
--- a/HubConnection.go
+++ b/HubConnection.go
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ func (this *HubConnection) SayRaw(protocolCommand string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (this *HubConnection) SayKeepalive() error {
+	if !this.connValid {
+		return ErrNotConnected
+	}
+
+	return this.SayRaw(this.proto.ProtoMessageSeparator())
+}
+
 func (this *HubConnection) Disconnect() {
 	this.autoReconnect = false
 	if this.conn != nil {
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ func (this *HubConnection) worker() {
 				err = nil
 
 				// Send KA packet
-				err = this.proto.SayKeepalive()
+				err = this.SayKeepalive()
 			}
 
 			if nbytes > 0 {
diff --git a/NmdcProtocol.go b/NmdcProtocol.go
index 1ac3fd1..2c4afeb 100644
--- a/NmdcProtocol.go
+++ b/NmdcProtocol.go
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProcessCommand(message string) {
 	// ```````````
 	if this.rxPublicChat.MatchString(message) {
 		pubchat_parts := this.rxPublicChat.FindStringSubmatch(message)
-		this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_PUBLIC, Nick: pubchat_parts[1], Message: this.Unescape(pubchat_parts[2])})
+		this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_PUBLIC, Nick: pubchat_parts[1], Message: this.unescape(pubchat_parts[2])})
 		return
 	}
 
 	// System messages
 	// ```````````````
 	if message[0] != '$' {
-		this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_FROM_HUB, Nick: this.hc.HubName, Message: this.Unescape(message)})
+		this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_FROM_HUB, Nick: this.hc.HubName, Message: this.unescape(message)})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProcessCommand(message string) {
 			this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_FROM_CONN, Message: "This account is passworded."})
 			this.hc.Disconnect()
 		} else {
-			this.hc.SayRaw("$MyPass " + this.Escape(this.hc.Hco.NickPassword) + "|")
+			this.hc.SayRaw("$MyPass " + this.escape(this.hc.Hco.NickPassword) + "|")
 		}
 
 	case "$Quit":
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProcessCommand(message string) {
 		if this.rxIncomingTo.MatchString(commandParts[1]) {
 			txparts := this.rxIncomingTo.FindStringSubmatch(commandParts[1])
 			if txparts[1] == this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick && txparts[2] == txparts[3] {
-				this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_PRIVATE, Nick: txparts[2], Message: this.Unescape(txparts[4])})
+				this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_PRIVATE, Nick: txparts[2], Message: this.unescape(txparts[4])})
 				valid = true
 			}
 		}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProcessCommand(message string) {
 				Type:    UserCommandType(typeInt),
 				Context: UserCommandContext(contextInt),
 				Message: usc[3],
-				Command: this.Unescape(usc[4]),
+				Command: this.unescape(usc[4]),
 			}
 
 			this.hc.processEvent(HubEvent{EventType: EVENT_USERCOMMAND, UserCommand: &uscStruct})
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProcessCommand(message string) {
 				this.sayInfo()
 				this.hc.SayRaw("$GetNickList|")
 			} else {
-				this.hc.SayRaw("$ValidateNick " + this.Escape(this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick) + "|")
+				this.hc.SayRaw("$ValidateNick " + this.escape(this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick) + "|")
 			}
 
 			// This also counts as the end of the handshake from our POV. Consider
@@ -282,24 +282,24 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProcessCommand(message string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (this *NmdcProtocol) Escape(plaintext string) string {
+func (this *NmdcProtocol) escape(plaintext string) string {
 	v1 := strings.Replace(plaintext, "&", "&", -1)
 	v2 := strings.Replace(v1, "|", "|", -1)
 	return strings.Replace(v2, "$", "$", -1)
 }
 
-func (this *NmdcProtocol) Unescape(encoded string) string {
+func (this *NmdcProtocol) unescape(encoded string) string {
 	v1 := strings.Replace(encoded, "$", "$", -1)
 	v2 := strings.Replace(v1, "|", "|", -1)
 	return strings.Replace(v2, "&", "&", -1)
 }
 
 func (this *NmdcProtocol) SayPublic(message string) {
-	this.hc.SayRaw("<" + this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick + "> " + this.Escape(message) + "|")
+	this.hc.SayRaw("<" + this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick + "> " + this.escape(message) + "|")
 }
 
 func (this *NmdcProtocol) SayPrivate(recipient, message string) {
-	this.hc.SayRaw("$To: " + recipient + " From: " + this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick + " $<" + this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick + "> " + this.Escape(message) + "|")
+	this.hc.SayRaw("$To: " + recipient + " From: " + this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick + " $<" + this.hc.Hco.Self.Nick + "> " + this.escape(message) + "|")
 }
 
 func (this *NmdcProtocol) sayInfo() {
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) parseMyINFO(protomsg string) (*UserInfo, error) {
 	matches := this.rxMyInfo.FindStringSubmatch(protomsg)
 	if matches != nil {
 		ret.Nick = matches[1]
-		ret.Description = this.Unescape(matches[2])
-		ret.ClientTag = this.Unescape(matches[3])
+		ret.Description = this.unescape(matches[2])
+		ret.ClientTag = this.unescape(matches[3])
 		ret.ClientVersion = matches[4]
 		ret.ConnectionMode = ConnectionMode(matches[5][0])
 		maybeParse(matches[6], &ret.HubsUnregistered, 0)
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) parseMyINFO(protomsg string) (*UserInfo, error) {
 			ret.Speed = ""
 		}
 		ret.Flag = UserFlag(matches[10][len(matches[10])-1])
-		ret.Email = this.Unescape(matches[11])
+		ret.Email = this.unescape(matches[11])
 		maybeParse(matches[12], &ret.ShareSize, 0)
 
 		return &ret, nil
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) parseMyINFO(protomsg string) (*UserInfo, error) {
 	matches = this.rxMyInfoNoTag.FindStringSubmatch(protomsg)
 	if matches != nil {
 		ret.Nick = matches[1]
-		ret.Description = this.Unescape(matches[2])
+		ret.Description = this.unescape(matches[2])
 		ret.ClientTag = ""
 		ret.ClientVersion = "0"
 		ret.ConnectionMode = CONNECTIONMODE_PASSIVE
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) parseMyINFO(protomsg string) (*UserInfo, error) {
 			ret.Speed = ""
 		}
 		ret.Flag = UserFlag(matches[3][len(matches[3])-1])
-		ret.Email = this.Unescape(matches[4])
+		ret.Email = this.unescape(matches[4])
 		maybeParse(matches[5], &ret.ShareSize, 0)
 
 		return &ret, nil
@@ -382,10 +382,6 @@ func (this *NmdcProtocol) getUserMyINFO(u *UserInfo) string {
 	)
 }
 
-func (this *NmdcProtocol) SayKeepalive() error {
-	return this.hc.SayRaw("|")
-}
-
 func (this *NmdcProtocol) ProtoMessageSeparator() string {
 	return "|"
 }
diff --git a/Protocol.go b/Protocol.go
index fe95707..d4ef391 100644
--- a/Protocol.go
+++ b/Protocol.go
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@ package libnmdc
 type Protocol interface {
 	ProcessCommand(msg string)
 
-	Escape(string) string
-
-	Unescape(string) string
-
 	SayPublic(string)
 
 	SayPrivate(user, message string)
 
-	SayKeepalive() error
-
 	ProtoMessageSeparator() string
 }