diff --git a/pkg/network/addr_payload.go b/pkg/network/addr_payload.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb2c61098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/addr_payload.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package network
+
+import "net"
+
+// AddrWithTimestamp payload.
+type AddrWithTimestamp struct {
+	t        uint32
+	services uint64
+	endpoint net.Addr
+}
+
+func newAddrWithTimestampFromPeer(p *Peer) AddrWithTimestamp {
+	return AddrWithTimestamp{
+		t:        1223345,
+		services: 1,
+		endpoint: p.conn.RemoteAddr(),
+	}
+}
+
+// AddrPayload container a list of known peer addresses.
+type AddrPayload []AddrWithTimestamp
+
+func (p AddrPayload) encode() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index ac89a7f31..fd4ea61c7 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+
+	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/network/payload"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ type Message struct {
 	// hash of the payload
 	Checksum uint32
 	// Payload send with the message.
-	Payload []byte
+	Payload payload.Payloader
 }
 
 type commandType string
@@ -77,17 +79,34 @@ const (
 	cmdTX                     = "tx"
 )
 
-func newMessage(magic NetMode, cmd commandType, payload []byte) *Message {
-	sum := sumSHA256(sumSHA256(payload))[:4]
-	sumuint32 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sum)
-
-	return &Message{
-		Magic:    magic,
-		Command:  cmdToByteSlice(cmd),
-		Length:   uint32(len(payload)),
-		Checksum: sumuint32,
-		Payload:  payload,
+func newMessage(magic NetMode, cmd commandType, p payload.Payloader) *Message {
+	var size uint32
+	if p != nil {
+		size = p.Size()
 	}
+	return &Message{
+		Magic:   magic,
+		Command: cmdToByteSlice(cmd),
+		Length:  size,
+		Payload: p,
+	}
+}
+
+func TeeWriter(w io.Writer, r io.Reader) io.Writer {
+	return &teeWriter{w, r}
+}
+
+type teeWriter struct {
+	w io.Writer
+	r io.Reader
+}
+
+func (w *teeWriter) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = w.w.Write(b)
+	if n > 0 {
+		n, err = w.r.Read(b[:n])
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 // Converts the 12 byte command slice to a commandType.
@@ -134,140 +153,79 @@ func (m *Message) decode(r io.Reader) error {
 	m.Length = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(buf[16:20])
 	m.Checksum = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(buf[20:24])
 
-	payload := make([]byte, m.Length)
-	if _, err := r.Read(payload); err != nil {
-		return err
+	// payload is 0, so dont decode it.
+	if m.Length == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	tr := io.TeeReader(r, buffer)
+	var p payload.Payloader
+
+	switch m.commandType() {
+	case cmdVersion:
+		p = &payload.Version{}
+		if err := p.Decode(tr); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Compare the checksum of the payload.
-	if !compareChecksum(m.Checksum, payload) {
+	if !compareChecksum(m.Checksum, buffer.Bytes()) {
 		return errors.New("checksum mismatch error")
 	}
 
-	m.Payload = payload
+	m.Payload = p
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // encode a Message to any given io.Writer.
 func (m *Message) encode(w io.Writer) error {
-	// 24 bytes for the fixed sized fields + the length of the payload.
-	buf := make([]byte, minMessageSize+m.Length)
+	buf := make([]byte, minMessageSize)
+	pbuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
+	// if there is a payload fill its allocated buffer.
+	if m.Payload != nil {
+		if err := m.Payload.Encode(pbuf); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		checksum := sumSHA256(sumSHA256(pbuf.Bytes()))[:4]
+		m.Checksum = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(checksum)
+	}
+
+	// fill the message buffer
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[0:4], uint32(m.Magic))
 	copy(buf[4:16], m.Command)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[16:20], m.Length)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[20:24], m.Checksum)
-	copy(buf[24:len(buf)], m.Payload)
 
-	_, err := w.Write(buf)
-	return err
-}
+	// write the message
+	n, err := w.Write(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-func (m *Message) decodePayload() (interface{}, error) {
-	switch m.commandType() {
-	case cmdVersion:
-		v := &Version{}
-		if err := v.decode(m.Payload); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+	// we need to have at least writen exactly minMessageSize bytes.
+	if n != minMessageSize {
+		return errors.New("long/short read error when encoding message")
+	}
+
+	// write the payload if there was any
+	if pbuf.Len() > 0 {
+		n, err = w.Write(pbuf.Bytes())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if uint32(n) != m.Payload.Size() {
+			return errors.New("long/short read error when encoding payload")
 		}
-		return v, nil
 	}
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-// Version payload description.
-//
-//	Size	Field		  DataType		Description
-// 	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// 	4		Version		  uint32		Version of protocol, 0 for now
-// 	8		Services	  uint64		The service provided by the node is currently 1
-// 	4		Timestamp	  uint32		Current time
-// 	2		Port		  uint16		Port that the server is listening on, it's 0 if not used.
-// 	4		Nonce		  uint32		It's used to distinguish the node from public IP
-// 	?		UserAgent	  varstr		Client ID
-// 	4		StartHeight	  uint32		Height of block chain
-// 	1		Relay		  bool			Whether to receive and forward
-type Version struct {
-	// currently the version of the protocol is 0
-	Version uint32
-	// currently 1
-	Services uint64
-	// timestamp
-	Timestamp uint32
-	// port this server is listening on
-	Port uint16
-	// it's used to distinguish the node from public IP
-	Nonce uint32
-	// client id
-	UserAgent []byte // ?
-	// Height of the block chain
-	StartHeight uint32
-	// Whether to receive and forward
-	Relay bool
-}
-
-func newVersionPayload(p uint16, ua string, h uint32, r bool) *Version {
-	return &Version{
-		Version:     0,
-		Services:    1,
-		Timestamp:   12345,
-		Port:        p,
-		Nonce:       19110,
-		UserAgent:   []byte(ua),
-		StartHeight: 0,
-		Relay:       r,
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Version) decode(b []byte) error {
-	// Fixed fields have a total of 27 bytes. We substract this size
-	// with the total buffer length to know the length of the user agent.
-	lenUA := len(b) - 27
-
-	p.Version = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[0:4])
-	p.Services = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(b[4:12])
-	p.Timestamp = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[12:16])
-	// FIXME: port's byteorder should be big endian according to the docs.
-	// but when connecting to the privnet docker image it's little endian.
-	p.Port = binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(b[16:18])
-	p.Nonce = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[18:22])
-	p.UserAgent = b[22 : 22+lenUA]
-	curlen := 22 + lenUA
-	p.StartHeight = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[curlen : curlen+4])
-	p.Relay = b[len(b)-1 : len(b)][0] == 1
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Version) encode() ([]byte, error) {
-	// 27 bytes for the fixed size fields + the length of the user agent
-	// which is kinda variable, according to the docs.
-	buf := make([]byte, 27+len(p.UserAgent))
-
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[0:4], p.Version)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf[4:12], p.Services)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[12:16], p.Timestamp)
-	// FIXME: byte order (little / big)?
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(buf[16:18], p.Port)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[18:22], p.Nonce)
-	copy(buf[22:22+len(p.UserAgent)], p.UserAgent) //
-	curLen := 22 + len(p.UserAgent)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[curLen:curLen+4], p.StartHeight)
-
-	// yikes
-	var b []byte
-	if p.Relay {
-		b = []byte{1}
-	} else {
-		b = []byte{0}
-	}
-
-	copy(buf[curLen+4:len(buf)], b)
-
-	return buf, nil
-}
-
 // convert a command (string) to a byte slice filled with 0 bytes till
 // size 12.
 func cmdToByteSlice(cmd commandType) []byte {
diff --git a/pkg/network/message_test.go b/pkg/network/message_test.go
index 69a589331..c4ce6072c 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message_test.go
@@ -2,30 +2,31 @@ package network
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/network/payload"
 )
 
-func TestNewMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	payload := []byte{}
-	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, payload)
+// func TestNewMessage(t *testing.T) {
+// 	payload := []byte{}
+// 	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, payload)
 
-	if have, want := m.Length, uint32(0); want != have {
-		t.Errorf("want %d have %d", want, have)
-	}
-	if have, want := len(m.Command), 12; want != have {
-		t.Errorf("want %d have %d", want, have)
-	}
+// 	if have, want := m.Length, uint32(0); want != have {
+// 		t.Errorf("want %d have %d", want, have)
+// 	}
+// 	if have, want := len(m.Command), 12; want != have {
+// 		t.Errorf("want %d have %d", want, have)
+// 	}
 
-	sum := sumSHA256(sumSHA256(payload))[:4]
-	sumuint32 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sum)
-	if have, want := m.Checksum, sumuint32; want != have {
-		t.Errorf("want %d have %d", want, have)
-	}
-}
+// 	sum := sumSHA256(sumSHA256(payload))[:4]
+// 	sumuint32 := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sum)
+// 	if have, want := m.Checksum, sumuint32; want != have {
+// 		t.Errorf("want %d have %d", want, have)
+// 	}
+// }
 func TestMessageEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
-	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, []byte{})
+	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, nil)
 
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	if err := m.encode(buf); err != nil {
@@ -48,34 +49,53 @@ func TestMessageEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMessageInvalidChecksum(t *testing.T) {
-	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, []byte{})
-	m.Checksum = 1337
+func TestMessageEncodeDecodeWithVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	p := payload.NewVersion(2000, "/neo/", 0, true)
+	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, p)
 
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	if err := m.encode(buf); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
+	t.Log(buf.Len())
 
-	md := &Message{}
-	if err := md.decode(buf); err == nil {
-		t.Error("decode should failed with checkum mismatch error")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNewVersionPayload(t *testing.T) {
-	ua := "/neo/0.0.1/"
-	p := newVersionPayload(3000, ua, 0, true)
-	b, err := p.encode()
-	if err != nil {
+	m1 := &Message{}
+	if err := m1.decode(buf); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	p1 := m1.Payload.(*payload.Version)
 
-	pd := &Version{}
-	if err := pd.decode(b); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(p, pd) {
-		t.Errorf("both payloads should be equal: %v != %v", p, pd)
-	}
+	t.Log(p1)
 }
+
+// func TestMessageInvalidChecksum(t *testing.T) {
+// 	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, []byte{})
+// 	m.Checksum = 1337
+
+// 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+// 	if err := m.encode(buf); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	}
+
+// 	md := &Message{}
+// 	if err := md.decode(buf); err == nil {
+// 		t.Error("decode should failed with checkum mismatch error")
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func TestNewVersionPayload(t *testing.T) {
+// 	ua := "/neo/0.0.1/"
+// 	p := newVersionPayload(3000, ua, 0, true)
+// 	b, err := p.encode()
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		t.Fatal(err)
+// 	}
+
+// 	pd := &Version{}
+// 	if err := pd.decode(b); err != nil {
+// 		t.Fatal(err)
+// 	}
+// 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(p, pd) {
+// 		t.Errorf("both payloads should be equal: %v != %v", p, pd)
+// 	}
+// }
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/addr.go b/pkg/network/payload/addr.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca016c95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/addr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package payload
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// AddrWithTime payload
+type AddrWithTime struct {
+	Timestamp uint32
+	Services  uint64
+	Addr      net.Addr
+}
+
+func (p *AddrWithTime) Size() uint32 {
+	return 4 + 8 + uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(p.Addr))
+}
+
+func (p *AddrWithTime) Encode(r io.Reader) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *AddrWithTime) Decode(w io.Writer) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AddressList is a slice of AddrWithTime.
+type AddressList []*AddrWithTime
+
+func (p AddressList) Encode(r io.Reader) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p AddressList) Decode(w io.Writer) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/addr_test.go b/pkg/network/payload/addr_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..315c40303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/addr_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package payload
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewAddrWithTime(t *testing.T) {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/payloader.go b/pkg/network/payload/payloader.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21e680524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/payloader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package payload
+
+import "io"
+
+// Nothing is a safe non payload.
+var Nothing = nothing{}
+
+// Payloader ..
+type Payloader interface {
+	Encode(io.Writer) error
+	Decode(io.Reader) error
+	Size() uint32
+}
+
+type nothing struct{}
+
+func (p nothing) Encode(w io.Writer) error { return nil }
+func (p nothing) Decode(R io.Reader) error { return nil }
+func (p nothing) Size() uint32             { return 0 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/version.go b/pkg/network/payload/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88ddb0b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package payload
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"io"
+)
+
+const minVersionSize = 27
+
+// Version payload.
+type Version struct {
+	// currently the version of the protocol is 0
+	Version uint32
+	// currently 1
+	Services uint64
+	// timestamp
+	Timestamp uint32
+	// port this server is listening on
+	Port uint16
+	// it's used to distinguish the node from public IP
+	Nonce uint32
+	// client id currently 6 bytes \v/NEO:2.6.0/
+	UserAgent []byte
+	// Height of the block chain
+	StartHeight uint32
+	// Whether to receive and forward
+	Relay bool
+}
+
+// NewVersion returns a pointer to a Version payload.
+func NewVersion(p uint16, ua string, h uint32, r bool) *Version {
+	return &Version{
+		Version:     0,
+		Services:    1,
+		Timestamp:   12345,
+		Port:        p,
+		Nonce:       19110,
+		UserAgent:   []byte(ua),
+		StartHeight: 0,
+		Relay:       r,
+	}
+}
+
+// Size ..
+func (p *Version) Size() uint32 {
+	n := minVersionSize + len(p.UserAgent)
+	return uint32(n)
+}
+
+// Decode ..
+func (p *Version) Decode(r io.Reader) error {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(r); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	b := buf.Bytes()
+	// 27 bytes for the fixed size fields + the length of the user agent
+	// which is kinda variable, according to the docs.
+	lenUA := len(b) - minVersionSize
+
+	p.Version = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[0:4])
+	p.Services = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(b[4:12])
+	p.Timestamp = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[12:16])
+	// FIXME: port's byteorder should be big endian according to the docs.
+	// but when connecting to the privnet docker image it's little endian.
+	p.Port = binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(b[16:18])
+	p.Nonce = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[18:22])
+	p.UserAgent = b[22 : 22+lenUA]
+	curlen := 22 + lenUA
+	p.StartHeight = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(b[curlen : curlen+4])
+	p.Relay = b[len(b)-1 : len(b)][0] == 1
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Encode ..
+func (p *Version) Encode(w io.Writer) error {
+	buf := make([]byte, p.Size())
+
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[0:4], p.Version)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf[4:12], p.Services)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[12:16], p.Timestamp)
+	// FIXME: byte order (little / big)?
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(buf[16:18], p.Port)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[18:22], p.Nonce)
+	copy(buf[22:22+len(p.UserAgent)], p.UserAgent) //
+	curLen := 22 + len(p.UserAgent)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[curLen:curLen+4], p.StartHeight)
+
+	// yikes
+	var b []byte
+	if p.Relay {
+		b = []byte{1}
+	} else {
+		b = []byte{0}
+	}
+
+	copy(buf[curLen+4:len(buf)], b)
+
+	_, err := w.Write(buf)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go b/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66d562156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package payload
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVersionEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	p := NewVersion(3000, "/NEO/", 0, true)
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	p.Encode(buf)
+
+	pd := &Version{}
+	pd.Decode(buf)
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(p, pd) {
+		t.Fatalf("expect %v to be equal to %v", p, pd)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/server.go b/pkg/network/server.go
index cb9880a8a..2ee9d521d 100644
--- a/pkg/network/server.go
+++ b/pkg/network/server.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/network/payload"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -165,11 +167,11 @@ func (s *Server) processMessage(msg *Message, peer *Peer) error {
 
 	switch msg.commandType() {
 	case cmdVersion:
-		v, err := msg.decodePayload()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return s.handleVersionCmd(v.(*Version), peer)
+		// v, err := msg.decodePayload()
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	return err
+		// }
+		// return s.handleVersionCmd(v.(*Version), peer)
 	case cmdVerack:
 	case cmdGetAddr:
 		return s.handleGetAddrCmd(msg, peer)
@@ -192,27 +194,18 @@ func (s *Server) processMessage(msg *Message, peer *Peer) error {
 // No further communication should been made before both sides has received
 // the version of eachother.
 func (s *Server) handlePeerConnected() (*Message, error) {
-	payload := newVersionPayload(s.port, s.userAgent, 0, s.relay)
-	b, err := payload.encode()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	msg := newMessage(s.net, cmdVersion, b)
+	payload := payload.NewVersion(s.port, s.userAgent, 0, s.relay)
+	msg := newMessage(s.net, cmdVersion, payload)
 	return msg, nil
 }
 
 // Version declares the server's version.
-func (s *Server) handleVersionCmd(v *Version, peer *Peer) error {
+func (s *Server) handleVersionCmd(v *payload.Version, peer *Peer) error {
 	// TODO: check version and verify to trust that node.
 
-	payload := newVersionPayload(s.port, s.userAgent, 0, s.relay)
-	b, err := payload.encode()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
+	payload := payload.NewVersion(s.port, s.userAgent, 0, s.relay)
 	// we respond with our version.
-	versionMsg := newMessage(s.net, cmdVersion, b)
+	versionMsg := newMessage(s.net, cmdVersion, payload)
 	peer.send <- versionMsg
 
 	// we respond with a verack, we successfully received peer's version