diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bb2fce..8260749 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # DIDgeridoo
 A bot for people with dissociative identity disorder.
-Currently only does and logs name changes.
+Currently only does and logs name changes and has basic inbox functionality for a single user per instance.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 98a92c2..ae8d496 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async fn name(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message) -> CommandResult {
 
 #[command]
 async fn inbox(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message) -> CommandResult {
-    if msg.author.id != INBOX_OWNER {
+    if msg.author.id != INBOX_OWNER || !msg.is_private() {
         send_or_log!(
             msg.reply(&ctx, "You don’t have the permission to do that")
                 .await
@@ -122,8 +122,23 @@ async fn inbox(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message) -> CommandResult {
             );
             return Ok(());
         }
-        let output = messages.into_iter().join("\n");
-        send_or_log!(msg.reply(&ctx, output).await);
+        for message in &messages {
+            let content = message.to_string();
+            // Since we’re prepending a name (and later a time) to the message,
+            // it could go over the limit of 2000 characters.
+            // There is some leniency in the numbers here because unicode codepoints are meh.
+            if content.len() > 1900 {
+                let (first, second) = content.split_at(1500);
+                send_or_log!(msg.channel_id.say(&ctx, &first).await);
+                send_or_log!(msg.channel_id.say(&ctx, &second).await);
+            } else {
+                send_or_log!(msg.channel_id.say(&ctx, &content).await);
+            }
+        }
+        println!("{:?}", messages); // paranoia for now so the messages aren’t lost
+        if let Err(e) = INBOX.clear_messages(name) {
+            eprintln!("Could not clear inbox of user {} because {}", name, e);
+        }
     } else {
         send_or_log!(msg.reply(&ctx, "Kein Name für die Abfrage.").await);
     }