diff --git a/lib/protocol.js b/lib/protocol.js
index 3293312..fd62da3 100644
--- a/lib/protocol.js
+++ b/lib/protocol.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 var util = require('util');
 
 var STRING_MAX_LENGTH = 240;
+var SRV_STRING_MAX_LENGTH = 32767;
 
 var packets = {
   0x00: [
@@ -22,9 +23,14 @@ var packets = {
     { name: "serverHost", type: "string" },
     { name: "serverPort", type: "int" }
   ],
-  0x03: [
-    { name: "message", type: "string" }
-  ],
+  0x03: {
+    toServer: [
+      { name: "message", type: "string" }
+    ],
+    toClient: [
+      { name: "message", type: "ustring" }
+    ]
+  },
   0x04: [
     { name: "age", type: "long" },
     { name: "time", type: "long" }
@@ -517,6 +523,7 @@ var types = {
   'byte': [readByte, writeByte, 1],
   'ubyte': [readUByte, writeUByte, 1],
   'string': [readString, writeString, sizeOfString],
+  'ustring': [readString, writeString, sizeOfUString],
   'byteArray16': [readByteArray16, writeByteArray16, sizeOfByteArray16],
   'bool': [readBool, writeBool, 1],
   'double': [readDouble, writeDouble, 8],
@@ -1270,6 +1277,11 @@ function sizeOfString(value) {
   return 2 + 2 * value.length;
 }
 
+function sizeOfUString(value) {
+  assert.ok(value.length < SRV_STRING_MAX_LENGTH, "string greater than max length");
+  return 2 + 2 * value.length;
+}
+
 function writeString(value, buffer, offset) {
   buffer.writeInt16BE(value.length, offset);
   offset += 2;