diff --git a/socketserver/server/handlecore.go b/socketserver/server/handlecore.go
index bba45d62..882d6f76 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/handlecore.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/handlecore.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func RunSocketConnection(conn *websocket.Conn) {
 	stoppedChan := make(chan struct{})
 
 	var client ClientInfo
-	client.MessageChannel = _serverMessageChan
+	client.messageChannel = _serverMessageChan
 	client.RemoteAddr = conn.RemoteAddr()
 	client.MsgChannelIsDone = stoppedChan
 
diff --git a/socketserver/server/subscriptions.go b/socketserver/server/subscriptions.go
index 136fa603..7486876b 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/subscriptions.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/subscriptions.go
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ var ChatSubscriptionLock sync.RWMutex
 var GlobalSubscriptionInfo []*ClientInfo
 var GlobalSubscriptionLock sync.RWMutex
 
+// Send a message to the client.
+// Drops if buffer is full.
 func (client *ClientInfo) Send(msg ClientMessage) bool {
 	select {
-	case client.MessageChannel <- msg:
+	case client.messageChannel <- msg:
 		return true
 	case <-client.MsgChannelIsDone:
 		return false
diff --git a/socketserver/server/types.go b/socketserver/server/types.go
index e5b464d9..24482261 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/types.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/types.go
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ type AuthInfo struct {
 	UsernameValidated bool
 }
 
-type ClientVersion struct {
-	Major    int
-	Minor    int
-	Revision int
-}
-
 type ClientInfo struct {
 	// The client ID.
 	// This must be written once by the owning goroutine before the struct is passed off to any other goroutines.
@@ -134,15 +128,21 @@ type ClientInfo struct {
 	ReadyComplete bool
 
 	// Server-initiated messages should be sent via the Send() method.
-	MessageChannel chan<- ClientMessage
+	messageChannel chan<- ClientMessage
 
 	// Closed when the client is shutting down.
 	MsgChannelIsDone <-chan struct{}
 
-	// Take out an Add() on this during a command if you need to use the MessageChannel later.
+	// Take out an Add() on this during a command if you need to call Send() later.
 	MsgChannelKeepalive sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
+type ClientVersion struct {
+	Major    int
+	Minor    int
+	Revision int
+}
+
 func VersionFromString(v string) ClientVersion {
 	var cv ClientVersion
 	fmt.Sscanf(v, "ffz_%d.%d.%d", &cv.Major, &cv.Minor, &cv.Revision)