diff --git a/src/api.py b/src/api.py
index 3f44e932..f142953b 100644
--- a/src/api.py
+++ b/src/api.py
@@ -622,14 +622,22 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
         elif len(params) == 4:
             toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message = params
             encodingType = 2
+            TTL = 4*24*60*60
         elif len(params) == 5:
             toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message, encodingType = params
+            TTL = 4*24*60*60
+        elif len(params) == 6:
+            toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message, encodingType, TTL = params
         if encodingType != 2:
             raise APIError(6, 'The encoding type must be 2 because that is the only one this program currently supports.')
         subject = self._decode(subject, "base64")
         message = self._decode(message, "base64")
         if len(subject + message) > (2 ** 18 - 500):
             raise APIError(27, 'Message is too long.')
+        if TTL < 60*60:
+            TTL = 60*60
+        if TTL > 28*24*60*60:
+            TTL = 28*24*60*60
         toAddress = addBMIfNotPresent(toAddress)
         fromAddress = addBMIfNotPresent(fromAddress)
         status, addressVersionNumber, streamNumber, toRipe = self._verifyAddress(toAddress)
@@ -644,8 +652,21 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
 
         ackdata = OpenSSL.rand(32)
 
-        t = ('', toAddress, toRipe, fromAddress, subject, message, ackdata, int(
-            time.time()), 'msgqueued', 1, 1, 'sent', 2)
+        t = ('', 
+             toAddress, 
+             toRipe, 
+             fromAddress, 
+             subject, 
+             message, 
+             ackdata, 
+             int(time.time()), # sentTime (this won't change)
+             int(time.time()), # lastActionTime
+             0, 
+             'msgqueued', 
+             0, 
+             'sent', 
+             2, 
+             TTL)
         helper_sent.insert(t)
 
         toLabel = ''
@@ -667,14 +688,22 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
         if len(params) == 3:
             fromAddress, subject, message = params
             encodingType = 2
+            TTL = 4*24*60*60
         elif len(params) == 4:
             fromAddress, subject, message, encodingType = params
+            TTL = 4*24*60*60
+        elif len(params) == 5:
+            fromAddress, subject, message, encodingType, TTL = params
         if encodingType != 2:
             raise APIError(6, 'The encoding type must be 2 because that is the only one this program currently supports.')
         subject = self._decode(subject, "base64")
         message = self._decode(message, "base64")
         if len(subject + message) > (2 ** 18 - 500):
             raise APIError(27, 'Message is too long.')
+        if TTL < 60*60:
+            TTL = 60*60
+        if TTL > 28*24*60*60:
+            TTL = 28*24*60*60
         fromAddress = addBMIfNotPresent(fromAddress)
         self._verifyAddress(fromAddress)
         try:
@@ -686,9 +715,21 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
         toAddress = '[Broadcast subscribers]'
         ripe = ''
 
-
-        t = ('', toAddress, ripe, fromAddress, subject, message, ackdata, int(
-            time.time()), 'broadcastqueued', 1, 1, 'sent', 2)
+        t = ('', 
+             toAddress, 
+             ripe, 
+             fromAddress, 
+             subject, 
+             message, 
+             ackdata, 
+             int(time.time()), # sentTime (this doesn't change)
+             int(time.time()), # lastActionTime
+             0, 
+             'broadcastqueued', 
+             0, 
+             'sent', 
+             2, 
+             TTL)
         helper_sent.insert(t)
 
         toLabel = '[Broadcast subscribers]'
@@ -884,23 +925,6 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
         data += ']}'
         return data
 
-    def HandleGetPubKeyByHash(self, params):
-        # Method will eventually be used by a particular Android app to
-        # retrieve pubkeys. Please do not yet add this to the api docs.
-        if len(params) != 1:
-            raise APIError(0, 'I need 1 parameter!')
-        requestedHash, = params
-        if len(requestedHash) != 40:
-            raise APIError(19, 'The length of hash should be 20 bytes (encoded in hex thus 40 characters).')
-        requestedHash = self._decode(requestedHash, "hex")
-        queryreturn = sqlQuery('''SELECT transmitdata FROM pubkeys WHERE hash = ? ; ''', requestedHash)
-        data = '{"pubkey":['
-        for row in queryreturn:
-            transmitdata, = row
-            data += json.dumps({'data':transmitdata.encode('hex')}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
-        data += ']}'
-        return data
-
     def HandleClientStatus(self, params):
         if len(shared.connectedHostsList) == 0:
             networkStatus = 'notConnected'
@@ -980,7 +1004,6 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
     handlers['disseminatePubkey'] = HandleDissimatePubKey
     handlers['getMessageDataByDestinationHash'] = HandleGetMessageDataByDestinationHash
     handlers['getMessageDataByDestinationTag'] = HandleGetMessageDataByDestinationHash
-    handlers['getPubkeyByHash'] = HandleGetPubKeyByHash
     handlers['clientStatus'] = HandleClientStatus
     handlers['decodeAddress'] = HandleDecodeAddress