diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 69fbad760..094f8e6a5 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ o use real entropy to make random (ID, port) numbers more random.
 o in production mode, do not free memory on exit. In debug mode, test leaks.
 o profile memory allocation, and if performance issues, use special memory
   allocator. For example, with caches per thread.
-o sendmsg, writev.
+o do not do useless byteswap on query_id value. store qflags in uint16.
diff --git a/testcode/fake_event.c b/testcode/fake_event.c
index d4e4aef08..f5f9863b5 100644
--- a/testcode/fake_event.c
+++ b/testcode/fake_event.c
@@ -609,6 +609,19 @@ comm_point_send_reply(struct comm_reply* repinfo)
 	log_pkt("reply pkt: ", ans->pkt);
 }
 
+void 
+comm_point_send_reply_iov(struct comm_reply* repinfo, struct iovec* iov,
+        size_t iovlen)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	ldns_buffer_clear(repinfo->c->buffer);
+	for(i=1; i<iovlen; i++)
+		ldns_buffer_write(repinfo->c->buffer, iov[i].iov_base,
+			iov[i].iov_len);
+	ldns_buffer_flip(repinfo->c->buffer);
+	comm_point_send_reply(repinfo);
+}
+
 void 
 comm_point_drop_reply(struct comm_reply* repinfo)
 {
diff --git a/util/data/msgreply.c b/util/data/msgreply.c
index 72bcf550b..51554e923 100644
--- a/util/data/msgreply.c
+++ b/util/data/msgreply.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "util/data/msgreply.h"
 #include "util/storage/lookup3.h"
 #include "util/log.h"
+#include "util/netevent.h"
 
 /** determine length of a dname in buffer, no compression pointers allowed. */
 size_t
@@ -182,6 +183,28 @@ void reply_info_answer(struct reply_info* rep, uint16_t qflags,
 	ldns_buffer_flip(buffer);
 }
 
+void 
+reply_info_answer_iov(struct reply_info* rep, uint16_t qid,
+        uint16_t qflags, struct comm_reply* comrep)
+{
+	uint16_t flags;
+	/* [0]=tcp, [1]=id, [2]=flags, [3]=message */
+	struct iovec iov[4];
+
+	qid = htons(qid);
+	iov[1].iov_base = &qid;
+	iov[1].iov_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
+	flags = ldns_read_uint16(rep->reply);
+	flags |= (qflags & 0x0100); /* copy RD bit */
+	log_assert(flags & 0x8000); /* QR bit must be on in our replies */
+	flags = htons(flags);
+	iov[2].iov_base = &flags;
+	iov[2].iov_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
+	iov[3].iov_base = rep->reply+2;
+	iov[3].iov_len = rep->replysize-2;
+	comm_point_send_reply_iov(comrep, iov, 4);
+}
+
 struct msgreply_entry* query_info_entrysetup(struct query_info* q,
 	struct reply_info* r, hashvalue_t h)
 {
diff --git a/util/data/msgreply.h b/util/data/msgreply.h
index 9d458ba7d..a976d7b0f 100644
--- a/util/data/msgreply.h
+++ b/util/data/msgreply.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #ifndef UTIL_DATA_MSGREPLY_H
 #define UTIL_DATA_MSGREPLY_H
 #include "util/storage/lruhash.h"
+struct comm_reply;
 
 /**
  * Structure to store query information that makes answers to queries
@@ -143,6 +144,16 @@ hashvalue_t query_info_hash(struct query_info *q);
 void reply_info_answer(struct reply_info* rep, uint16_t qflags, 
 	ldns_buffer* buf);
 
+/**
+ * Generate and send out answer from reply_info.
+ * @param rep: reply to fill in.
+ * @param qid: query id.
+ * @param qflags: flags word from the query.
+ * @param comrep: communication reply point.
+ */
+void reply_info_answer_iov(struct reply_info* rep, uint16_t qid,
+	uint16_t qflags, struct comm_reply* comrep);
+
 /**
  * Setup query info entry
  * @param q: query info to copy. Emptied as if clear is called.
diff --git a/util/netevent.c b/util/netevent.c
index 566b4367f..d8b4d88f2 100644
--- a/util/netevent.c
+++ b/util/netevent.c
@@ -780,6 +780,69 @@ comm_point_send_reply(struct comm_reply *repinfo)
 	}
 }
 
+void 
+comm_point_send_reply_iov(struct comm_reply* repinfo, struct iovec* iov,
+        size_t iovlen)
+{
+	log_assert(repinfo && repinfo->c);
+	if(repinfo->c->type == comm_udp) {
+		struct msghdr hdr;
+		hdr.msg_name = &repinfo->addr;
+		hdr.msg_namelen = repinfo->addrlen;
+		hdr.msg_iov = iov + 1;
+		hdr.msg_iovlen = iovlen - 1;
+		hdr.msg_control = NULL;
+		hdr.msg_controllen = 0;
+		hdr.msg_flags = 0;
+		/* note that number of characters sent is not checked. */
+		if(sendmsg(repinfo->c->fd, &hdr, 0) == -1)
+			log_err("sendmsg: %s", strerror(errno));
+	} else {
+		/* try if it can be sent in writev right now */
+		size_t i;
+		uint16_t len = 0;
+		ssize_t done;
+		for(i=1; i<iovlen; i++)
+			len += iov[i].iov_len;
+		len = htons(len);
+		iov[0].iov_base = &len;
+		iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
+		if((done=writev(repinfo->c->fd, iov, (int)iovlen)) == -1) {
+#ifdef S_SPLINT_S
+			/* don't complain about returning stack references */
+			iov[0].iov_base = NULL;
+#endif
+			if(errno != EINTR && errno != EAGAIN) {
+				log_err("writev: %s", strerror(errno));
+				comm_point_drop_reply(repinfo);
+				return;
+			}
+			done = 0;
+		}
+#ifdef S_SPLINT_S
+		/* don't complain about returning stack references */
+		iov[0].iov_base = NULL;
+#endif
+		if((size_t)done == ntohs(len) + sizeof(uint16_t)) {
+			/* done in one call */
+			comm_point_drop_reply(repinfo);
+		} else {
+			/* sending remaining bytes */
+			ldns_buffer_clear(repinfo->c->buffer);
+			repinfo->c->tcp_byte_count = (size_t)done;
+			for(i=1; i<iovlen; i++)
+				ldns_buffer_write(repinfo->c->buffer,
+					iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len);
+			ldns_buffer_flip(repinfo->c->buffer);
+			if((size_t)done >= sizeof(uint16_t))
+				ldns_buffer_set_position(repinfo->c->buffer,
+					(size_t)done - sizeof(uint16_t));
+			comm_point_start_listening(repinfo->c, -1, 
+				TCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void 
 comm_point_drop_reply(struct comm_reply* repinfo)
 {
diff --git a/util/netevent.h b/util/netevent.h
index c6495549f..2f8295743 100644
--- a/util/netevent.h
+++ b/util/netevent.h
@@ -327,6 +327,18 @@ void comm_point_set_cb_arg(struct comm_point* c, void* arg);
  */
 void comm_point_send_reply(struct comm_reply* repinfo);
 
+/**
+ * Send reply. Message is not put into commpoint buffer, but in iovec.
+ * If it cannot be sent immediately (TCP) the message is copied to the buffer.
+ * @param repinfo: reply info copied from commpoint callback call.
+ * @param iov: iovector, array of base, len parts to send out.
+ *	caller must keep entry 0 free for use by tcp handler. Start at entry 1.
+ * @param iovlen: number of iov items to concatenate and send out.
+ *	this includes the entry 0, which is not filled in by caller.
+ */
+void comm_point_send_reply_iov(struct comm_reply* repinfo, struct iovec* iov,
+	size_t iovlen);
+
 /**
  * Drop reply. Cleans up.
  * @param repinfo: The reply info copied from a commpoint callback call.