diff --git a/src/host.rs b/src/host.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22dec8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/host.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+use std::{fmt, str::FromStr};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Host {
+    pub subdomain: Option<String>,
+    pub domain: String,
+    pub tld: String,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Host {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        if let Some(ref sub) = self.subdomain {
+            write!(f, "{sub}.{}.{}", self.domain, self.tld)
+        } else {
+            write!(f, "{}.{}", self.domain, self.tld)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ParseHostError {
+    MissingSeparator,
+    EmptyDomain,
+    EmptyTld,
+    EmptySubdomain,
+    IllegalWhitespace,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ParseHostError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{self:?}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ParseHostError {}
+
+impl FromStr for Host {
+    type Err = ParseHostError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if s.contains(|x: char| x.is_whitespace()) {
+            return Err(ParseHostError::IllegalWhitespace);
+        }
+        if let Some((domain, tld)) = s.rsplit_once('.') {
+            if domain.is_empty() {
+                Err(ParseHostError::EmptyDomain)
+            } else if tld.is_empty() {
+                Err(ParseHostError::EmptyTld)
+            } else if let Some((subdomain, domain)) = domain.rsplit_once('.') {
+                if subdomain.is_empty() {
+                    Err(ParseHostError::EmptySubdomain)
+                } else if domain.is_empty() {
+                    Err(ParseHostError::EmptyDomain)
+                } else {
+                    Ok(Host {
+                        subdomain: Some(subdomain.to_string()),
+                        domain: domain.to_string(),
+                        tld: tld.to_string()
+                    })
+                }
+            } else {
+                Ok(Host {
+                    subdomain: None,
+                    domain: domain.to_string(),
+                    tld: tld.to_string(),
+                })
+            }
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseHostError::MissingSeparator)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_missing_separator() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            "exampledotcom".parse::<Host>(),
+            Err(ParseHostError::MissingSeparator)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_empty_tld() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            "example.".parse::<Host>(),
+            Err(ParseHostError::EmptyTld)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_empty_domain() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            ".com".parse::<Host>(),
+            Err(ParseHostError::EmptyDomain)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            "example..com".parse::<Host>(),
+            Err(ParseHostError::EmptyDomain)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_empty_subdomain() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            ".example.com".parse::<Host>(),
+            Err(ParseHostError::EmptySubdomain)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_illegal_whitespace() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            "exam\tple.com".parse::<Host>(),
+            Err(ParseHostError::IllegalWhitespace)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_host() {
+        assert!("example.com".parse::<Host>().is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_host_with_subdomain() {
+        let host: Host = "mail.example.com".parse().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            host.subdomain,
+            Some(String::from("mail"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_complex_subdomain() {
+        let host: Host = "mail.sender.example.com".parse().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            host.subdomain,
+            Some(String::from("mail.sender"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fmt() {
+        let host = Host {
+            subdomain: None,
+            domain: String::from("example"),
+            tld: String::from("com")
+        };
+        let host_str = host.to_string();
+        assert_eq!(host_str.as_str(), "example.com");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fmt_with_subdomain() {
+        let host = Host {
+            subdomain: Some(String::from("mail")),
+            domain: String::from("example"),
+            tld: String::from("com")
+        };
+        let host_str = host.to_string();
+        assert_eq!(host_str.as_str(), "mail.example.com");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8280fc7..63b323c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pub mod host;
+pub mod request;
 pub mod response;
 pub mod status;
 
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e7efc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use crate::host::{Host, ParseHostError};
+use std::{fmt, str::FromStr};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Request {
+    user: String,
+    host: Host,
+    message: String,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Request {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "misfin://{}@{} {}\r\n", self.user, self.host, self.message)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/response.rs b/src/response.rs
index a4bd42f..33be283 100644
--- a/src/response.rs
+++ b/src/response.rs
@@ -92,5 +92,14 @@ mod tests {
         let response = "20 message delivered\n".parse::<Response>();
         assert_eq!(response, Err(ParseResponseError::Malformed));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_badint() {
+        let response = "twenty message deliverred\r\n".parse::<Response>();
+        match response {
+            Err(ParseResponseError::ParseInt(_)) => {},
+            _ => panic!(),
+        }
+    }
 }