diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
index 79dfda44f..f946e8fa4 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
@@ -2034,21 +2034,6 @@ mail_cmd(unit * u, struct order * ord)
 }
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static void
-report_option(unit * u, const char * sec, struct order * ord)
-{
-  const messageclass * mc;
-  const char *s;
-
-  mc = mc_find(sec);
-
-  if (mc == NULL) {
-    cmistake(u, ord, 135, MSG_EVENT);
-    return;
-  }
-  s = getstrtoken();
-}
-
 static int
 banner_cmd(unit * u, struct order * ord)
 {
@@ -2123,28 +2108,6 @@ password_cmd(unit * u, struct order * ord)
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-report_cmd(unit * u, struct order * ord)
-{
-  const char * s;
-  int i;
-
-  init_tokens(ord);
-  skip_token();
-  s = getstrtoken();
-
-  i = atoi(s);
-  sprintf(buf, "%d", i);
-  if (!strcmp(buf, s)) {
-    /* int level;
-    level = geti();
-    not implemented yet. set individual levels for f->msglevels */
-  } else {
-    report_option(u, s, ord);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 send_cmd(unit * u, struct order * ord)
 {
@@ -2225,10 +2188,6 @@ set_passw(void)
           if (password_cmd(u, ord)!=0) ord = NULL;
           break;
 
-        case K_REPORT:
-          if (report_cmd(u, ord)!=0) ord = NULL;
-          break;
-
         case K_SEND:
           if (send_cmd(u, ord)!=0) ord = NULL;
           break;
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index 3b0aaebce..b9faa76ff 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -585,24 +585,24 @@ rpunit(FILE * F, const faction * f, const unit * u, int indent, int mode)
 static void
 rp_messages(FILE * F, message_list * msgs, faction * viewer, int indent, boolean categorized)
 {
-	messageclass * category;
+	nrsection * section;
 	if (!msgs) return;
-	for (category=msgclasses; category; category=category->next) {
+	for (section = sections; section; section=section->next) {
 		int k = 0;
 		struct mlist * m = msgs->begin;
 		while (m) {
 			/* messagetype * mt = m->type; */
-			if (strcmp(nr_section(m->msg), category->name)==0) {
+			if (strcmp(nr_section(m->msg), section->name)==0) {
 				char lbuf[8192];
 
 				if (!k && categorized) {
-					const char * category_title;
+					const char * section_title;
 					char cat_identifier[24];
 
           rnl(F);
-					sprintf(cat_identifier, "section_%s", category->name);
-					category_title = LOC(viewer->locale, cat_identifier);
-					centre(F, category_title, true);
+					sprintf(cat_identifier, "section_%s", section->name);
+					section_title = LOC(viewer->locale, cat_identifier);
+					centre(F, section_title, true);
 					rnl(F);
           k = 1;
 				}
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
index 160a7595d..3aa0c6632 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ const char *keywords[MAXKEYWORDS] =
 	"ZERSTOEREN",
 	"ZUECHTEN",
 	"DEFAULT",
-	"REPORT",
 	"URSPRUNG",
 	"EMAIL",
 	"MEINUNG",
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.h b/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
index 419c2af89..2f191da5a 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ enum {
   K_DESTROY,
   K_BREED,
   K_DEFAULT,
-  K_REPORT,
   K_URSPRUNG,
   K_EMAIL,
   K_VOTE,
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/message.c b/src/common/kernel/message.c
index 4adae0b30..4ea2dddf7 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/message.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/message.c
@@ -58,37 +58,6 @@ typedef struct msg_setting {
 #include "region.h"
 #include "eressea.h"
 
-messageclass * msgclasses;
-
-const messageclass *
-mc_find(const char * name)
-{
-	messageclass ** mcp = &msgclasses;
-	if (name==NULL) return NULL;
-	for (;*mcp;mcp=&(*mcp)->next) {
-		messageclass * mc = *mcp;
-		if (!strcmp(mc->name, name)) break;
-	}
-	return *mcp;
-}
-
-const messageclass *
-mc_add(const char * name)
-{
-	messageclass ** mcp = &msgclasses;
-	if (name==NULL) return NULL;
-	for (;*mcp;mcp=&(*mcp)->next) {
-		messageclass * mc = *mcp;
-		if (!strcmp(mc->name, name)) break;
-	}
-	if (!*mcp) {
-		messageclass * mc = calloc(sizeof(messageclass), 1);
-		mc->name = strdup(name);
-		*mcp = mc;
-	}
-	return *mcp;
-}
-
 static void
 arg_set(variant args[], const message_type * mtype, const char * buffer, variant v)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/message.h b/src/common/kernel/message.h
index ddf6c1051..6c804a718 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/message.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/message.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <util/message.h>
 
 struct message;
-struct messageclass;
 struct faction;
 struct msglevel;
 
@@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ typedef struct message_list {
 
 extern void free_messagelist(message_list * msgs);
 
-typedef struct messageclass {
-  struct messageclass * next;
-  const char * name;
-} messageclass;
-
 typedef struct msglevel {
 	/* used to set specialized msg-levels */
 	struct msglevel *next;
@@ -53,11 +47,6 @@ extern struct message * msg_feedback(const struct unit *, struct order *cmd,
                                   const char * name, const char* sig, ...);
 extern struct message * add_message(struct message_list** pm, struct message * m);
 
-/* message sections */
-extern struct messageclass * msgclasses;
-extern const struct messageclass * mc_add(const char * name);
-extern const struct messageclass * mc_find(const char * name);
-
 #define ADDMSG(msgs, mcreate) { message * m = mcreate; if (m) { assert(m->refcount>=1); add_message(msgs, m); msg_release(m); } }
 
 extern void cmistake(const struct unit * u, struct order *ord, int mno, int mtype);
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
index 7b400a2af..0f96a6814 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -1758,7 +1758,6 @@ parse_messages(xmlDocPtr doc)
 
     section = xmlGetProp(node, BAD_CAST "section");
     if (section==NULL) section = BAD_CAST default_section;
-    mc_add((const char*)section);
 
     /* strings */
     xpath->node = node;
diff --git a/src/common/util/nrmessage.c b/src/common/util/nrmessage.c
index ea7f845d5..84b18c982 100644
--- a/src/common/util/nrmessage.c
+++ b/src/common/util/nrmessage.c
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  |                   |  Ingo Wilken <Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>
  +-------------------+  Stefan Reich <reich@halbling.de>
 
- This program may not be used, modified or distributed 
+ This program may not be used, modified or distributed
  without prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
- 
+
 */
 
 #include <config.h>
@@ -31,101 +31,138 @@
 #define NRT_MAXHASH 1021
 static nrmessage_type * messagetypes[NRT_MAXHASH];
 
-const char * 
+const char *
 nrt_string(const struct nrmessage_type *type)
 {
-	return type->string;
+  return type->string;
 }
 
-nrmessage_type * 
+nrmessage_type *
 nrt_find(const struct locale * lang, const struct message_type * mtype)
 {
-	nrmessage_type * found = NULL;
-	unsigned int hash = hashstring(mtype->name) % NRT_MAXHASH;
-	nrmessage_type * type = messagetypes[hash];
-	while (type) {
-		if (type->mtype==mtype) {
-			if (found==NULL) found = type;
-			else if (type->lang==NULL) found = type;
-			if (lang==type->lang) {
-				found = type;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		type = type->next;
-	}
+  nrmessage_type * found = NULL;
+  unsigned int hash = hashstring(mtype->name) % NRT_MAXHASH;
+  nrmessage_type * type = messagetypes[hash];
+  while (type) {
+    if (type->mtype==mtype) {
+      if (found==NULL) found = type;
+      else if (type->lang==NULL) found = type;
+      if (lang==type->lang) {
+        found = type;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    type = type->next;
+  }
   if (lang && found->lang!=lang) {
     log_warning(("could not find nr-type %s for locale %s, substituting with %s\n",
       mtype->name, locale_name(lang), locale_name(found->lang)));
   }
-	return found;
+  return found;
 }
 
-void 
+nrsection * sections;
+
+const nrsection *
+section_find(const char * name)
+{
+  nrsection ** mcp = &sections;
+  if (name==NULL) return NULL;
+  for (;*mcp;mcp=&(*mcp)->next) {
+    nrsection * mc = *mcp;
+    if (!strcmp(mc->name, name)) break;
+  }
+  return *mcp;
+}
+
+const nrsection *
+section_add(const char * name)
+{
+  nrsection ** mcp = &sections;
+  if (name==NULL) return NULL;
+  for (;*mcp;mcp=&(*mcp)->next) {
+    nrsection * mc = *mcp;
+    if (!strcmp(mc->name, name)) break;
+  }
+  if (!*mcp) {
+    nrsection * mc = calloc(sizeof(nrsection), 1);
+    mc->name = strdup(name);
+    *mcp = mc;
+  }
+  return *mcp;
+}
+
+void
 nrt_register(const struct message_type * mtype, const struct locale * lang, const char * string, int level, const char * section)
 {
-	unsigned int hash = hashstring(mtype->name) % NRT_MAXHASH;
-	nrmessage_type * nrt = messagetypes[hash];
-	while (nrt && (nrt->lang!=lang || nrt->mtype!=mtype)) {
-		nrt = nrt->next;
-	}
-	if (!nrt) {
-		int i;
-		char zNames[256];
-		char * c = zNames;
-		nrt = malloc(sizeof(nrmessage_type));
-		nrt->lang = lang;
-		nrt->mtype = mtype;
-		nrt->next = messagetypes[hash];
-		nrt->level=level;
-		if (section) nrt->section = strdup(section);
-		else nrt->section = NULL;
-		messagetypes[hash] = nrt;
-		assert(string && *string);
-		nrt->string = strdup(string);
+  unsigned int hash = hashstring(mtype->name) % NRT_MAXHASH;
+  nrmessage_type * nrt = messagetypes[hash];
+  while (nrt && (nrt->lang!=lang || nrt->mtype!=mtype)) {
+    nrt = nrt->next;
+  }
+  if (!nrt) {
+    int i;
+    char zNames[256];
+    char * c = zNames;
+    nrt = malloc(sizeof(nrmessage_type));
+    nrt->lang = lang;
+    nrt->mtype = mtype;
+    nrt->next = messagetypes[hash];
+    nrt->level=level;
+    if (section) {
+      const nrsection * s = section_find(section);
+      if (s==NULL) {
+        s = section_add(section);
+      }
+      nrt->section = s->name;
+    }
+    else nrt->section = NULL;
+    messagetypes[hash] = nrt;
+    assert(string && *string);
+    nrt->string = strdup(string);
                 *c = '\0';
-		for (i=0;i!=mtype->nparameters;++i) {
-			if (i!=0) *c++ = ' ';
-			c+= strlen(strcpy(c, mtype->pnames[i]));
-		}
-		nrt->vars = strdup(zNames);
-		/* TODO: really necessary to strdup them all? here? better to extend the caller? hash? */
-	}
+    for (i=0;i!=mtype->nparameters;++i) {
+      if (i!=0) *c++ = ' ';
+      c+= strlen(strcpy(c, mtype->pnames[i]));
+    }
+    nrt->vars = strdup(zNames);
+    /* TODO: really necessary to strdup them all? here? better to extend the caller? hash? */
+  }
 }
 
 size_t
 nr_render(const struct message * msg, const struct locale * lang, char * buffer, size_t size, const void * userdata)
 {
-	struct nrmessage_type * nrt = nrt_find(lang, msg->type);
+  struct nrmessage_type * nrt = nrt_find(lang, msg->type);
 
-	if (nrt) {
-		const char * m = translate(nrt->string, userdata, nrt->vars, msg->parameters);
-		if (m) {
-			return strlcpy(buffer, m, size);
-		} else {
-			log_error(("Couldn't render message %s\n", nrt->mtype->name));
-		}
-	}
+  if (nrt) {
+    const char * m = translate(nrt->string, userdata, nrt->vars, msg->parameters);
+    if (m) {
+      return strlcpy(buffer, m, size);
+    } else {
+      log_error(("Couldn't render message %s\n", nrt->mtype->name));
+    }
+  }
   if (size>0 && buffer) buffer[0] = 0;
-	return 0;
+  return 0;
 }
 
-int 
+int
 nr_level(const struct message *msg)
 {
-	nrmessage_type * nrt = nrt_find(NULL, msg->type);
-	return nrt->level;
+  nrmessage_type * nrt = nrt_find(NULL, msg->type);
+  return nrt->level;
 }
 
-const char * 
+const char *
 nr_section(const struct message *msg)
 {
-	nrmessage_type * nrt = nrt_find(default_locale, msg->type);
-	return nrt->section;
+  nrmessage_type * nrt = nrt_find(default_locale, msg->type);
+  return nrt->section;
 }
 
-const char * 
+const char *
 nrt_section(const nrmessage_type * nrt)
 {
-	return nrt->section;
+  return nrt->section;
 }
diff --git a/src/common/util/nrmessage.h b/src/common/util/nrmessage.h
index b738a9473..d9a931570 100644
--- a/src/common/util/nrmessage.h
+++ b/src/common/util/nrmessage.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  |                   |  Ingo Wilken <Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>
  +-------------------+  Stefan Reich <reich@halbling.de>
 
- This program may not be used, modified or distributed 
+ This program may not be used, modified or distributed
  without prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
 */
 
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ struct message;
 struct message_type;
 struct nrmessage_type;
 
-extern void nrt_register(const struct message_type * mtype, 
-                         const struct locale * lang, const char * script, 
-								 int level, const char * section);
-extern struct nrmessage_type * nrt_find(const struct locale *, 
-													 const struct message_type *);
+typedef struct nrsection {
+  char * name;
+  struct nrsection * next;
+} nrsection;
+
+extern nrsection * sections;
+
+extern void nrt_register(const struct message_type * mtype,
+                         const struct locale * lang, const char * script,
+                         int level, const char * section);
+extern struct nrmessage_type * nrt_find(const struct locale *,
+                                        const struct message_type *);
 extern const char * nrt_string(const struct nrmessage_type *type);
 extern const char * nrt_section(const struct nrmessage_type * mt);
 
diff --git a/src/res/de/strings.xml b/src/res/de/strings.xml
index 60b53cdce..895df01d1 100644
--- a/src/res/de/strings.xml
+++ b/src/res/de/strings.xml
@@ -674,7 +674,10 @@
 
   <!--Meldungssektionen -->
   <string name="section_events">
-    <text locale="de">Meldungen und Ereignisse</text>
+    <text locale="de">Ereignisse</text>
+  </string>
+  <string name="section_mail">
+    <text locale="de">Botschaften</text>
   </string>
   <string name="section_errors">
     <text locale="de">Warnungen und Fehler</text>
diff --git a/src/res/en/strings.xml b/src/res/en/strings.xml
index de74e097b..bd87e76d5 100644
--- a/src/res/en/strings.xml
+++ b/src/res/en/strings.xml
@@ -257,8 +257,11 @@
     <text locale="en">an unknown unit</text>
   </string>
 
+  <string name="section_mail">
+    <text locale="en">Dispatches</text>
+  </string>
   <string name="section_events">
-    <text locale="en">Messages and Events</text>
+    <text locale="en">Events</text>
   </string>
   <string name="section_errors">
     <text locale="en">Warnings and Errors</text>
diff --git a/src/res/messages.xml b/src/res/messages.xml
index 86d22a7f2..b77a647e6 100644
--- a/src/res/messages.xml
+++ b/src/res/messages.xml
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
     <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - $race($race,0) do not give things away."</text>
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - $race($race,0) do not give things away."</text>
   </message>
-  <message name="regionmessage" section="events">
+  <message name="regionmessage" section="mail">
     <type>
       <arg name="sender" type="unit"/>
       <arg name="region" type="region"/>
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
     <text locale="de">"Eine Botschaft von $unit($sender) aus $region($region): '$string'"</text>
     <text locale="en">"A message by $unit($sender) from $region($region): '$string'"</text>
   </message>
-  <message name="unitmessage" section="events">
+  <message name="unitmessage" section="mail">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
       <arg name="region" type="region"/>