diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
index bec562d65..0ecaef4e9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.47 2002/08/14 19:07:55 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.48 2002/09/13 06:41:34 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.dobj;
 
@@ -438,6 +438,27 @@ public class DObject implements Streamable
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Posts a message event on this distrubuted object.
+     */
+    public void postMessage (String name, Object[] args)
+    {
+        postEvent(new MessageEvent(_oid, name, args));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Posts the specified event either to our dobject manager or to the
+     * compound event for which we are currently transacting.
+     */
+    public void postEvent (DEvent event)
+    {
+        if (_tevent != null) {
+            _tevent.postEvent(event);
+        } else {
+            _omgr.postEvent(event);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if this object is active and registered with the
      * distributed object system. If an object is created via
@@ -496,19 +517,6 @@ public class DObject implements Streamable
         return buf.append("]").toString();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Posts the specified event either to our dobject manager or to the
-     * compound event for which we are currently transacting.
-     */
-    public void postEvent (DEvent event)
-    {
-        if (_tevent != null) {
-            _tevent.postEvent(event);
-        } else {
-            _omgr.postEvent(event);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Begins a transaction on this distributed object. In some
      * situations, it is desirable to cause multiple changes to