diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index abb5162..59e7aeb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 project(syslog-bulk-uploader)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-g -Wall")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-g -Wall -Werror")
 add_definitions(-std=c++11)
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(test)
 enable_testing()
 add_test(NAME SyslogBulkUploaderTests COMMAND SyslogBulkUploaderTests)
 add_test(NAME SyslogMessageTests COMMAND SyslogMessageTests)
+add_test(NAME RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests COMMAND RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e0eb5f..f5ca5ab 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ add_library(slbu-lib
     Facility.cpp
     Severity.cpp
     SyslogMessage.cpp
+    UDPWriter.cpp
+    RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage
 )
 
 add_executable(syslog-bulk-uploader main.cpp)
diff --git a/src/Facility.h b/src/Facility.h
index f0e73cb..f2f8d4f 100644
--- a/src/Facility.h
+++ b/src/Facility.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public:
     Facility(const Facility & orig) : _value(orig._value) {
     };
 
+    virtual ~Facility() {
+    };
+
     bool operator!=(const Facility & right) const {
         bool result = !(*this == right); // Reuse equals operator
         return result;
@@ -56,8 +59,10 @@ public:
         return os;
     }
 
-    virtual ~Facility() {
-    };
+    uint8_t as_int() const {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
 private:
 
     const std::map<std::string, uint8_t> _values{
diff --git a/src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.cpp b/src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9e6b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Marko Živanović
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <boost/date_time.hpp>
+#include "RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.h"
+
+using namespace boost::posix_time;
+using namespace std;
+
+static time_facet* f = new time_facet("%b %e %H:%M:%S");
+static stringstream ss;
+
+std::string RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage::operator()() {
+    ss.str("");
+    ss.imbue(locale(locale::classic(), f));
+
+    ss << "<" << to_string(_message.priority()) << ">";
+    ss << _message.timestamp() << " ";
+    ss << _message.source() << " ";
+    ss << _message.message();
+
+    return ss.str();
+}
diff --git a/src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.h b/src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..562fd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Marko Živanović
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RFC3164FORMATTEDSYSLOGMESSAGE_H
+#define	RFC3164FORMATTEDSYSLOGMESSAGE_H
+
+#include "SyslogMessage.h"
+
+class RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage {
+public:
+
+    RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage(const SyslogMessage& msg) : _message(msg) {
+    };
+
+    RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage(const RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage& orig) : _message(orig._message) {
+    };
+
+    virtual ~RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage() {
+    };
+
+    std::string operator()();
+
+private:
+    const SyslogMessage& _message;
+};
+
+#endif	/* RFC3164FORMATTEDSYSLOGMESSAGE_H */
+
diff --git a/src/Severity.h b/src/Severity.h
index 1851dad..cdca9dc 100644
--- a/src/Severity.h
+++ b/src/Severity.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public:
     Severity(const Severity& orig) : _value(orig._value) {
     };
 
+    virtual ~Severity() {
+    };
+
     bool operator!=(const Severity& right) const {
         bool result = !(*this == right); // Reuse equals operator
         return result;
@@ -49,14 +52,15 @@ public:
         return _value == right._value;
     }
 
-    virtual ~Severity() {
-    };
-
     friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Severity& obj) {
         os << obj._value;
         return os;
     }
 
+    uint8_t as_int() const {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
 private:
 
     const std::map<std::string, uint8_t> _values{
diff --git a/src/SyslogMessage.cpp b/src/SyslogMessage.cpp
index 1a1d9e1..396f283 100644
--- a/src/SyslogMessage.cpp
+++ b/src/SyslogMessage.cpp
@@ -87,3 +87,4 @@ const std::string SyslogMessage::readMessage(std::istream & src) {
     }
     return ret;
 };
+
diff --git a/src/SyslogMessage.h b/src/SyslogMessage.h
index e27213a..9f08779 100644
--- a/src/SyslogMessage.h
+++ b/src/SyslogMessage.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public:
         return _timestamp;
     }
 
+    const uint8_t priority() const {
+        return (_facility.as_int() * 8) +_severity.as_int();
+    };
+
     friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const SyslogMessage& obj) {
         os << "SyslogMessage{timestamp:" << obj._timestamp << ", facility:" << obj._facility <<
                 ", severity:" << obj._severity << ",source:" << obj._source << ",message:" << obj._message << "}";
diff --git a/src/UDPWriter.cpp b/src/UDPWriter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d6aa9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UDPWriter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Marko Živanović
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <string>
+#include "UDPWriter.h"
+#include "RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.h"
+
+using namespace boost::asio::ip;
+
+UDPWriter::UDPWriter(const std::string& destination, const int port) : _destination(destination), _port(port) {
+    udp::resolver resolver(_ios);
+    udp::resolver::query query(_destination, std::to_string(_port));
+    udp::resolver::iterator it = resolver.resolve(query);
+    if (it != udp::resolver::iterator()) {
+        auto endpoint = *it;
+        _socket.connect(endpoint);
+    } else {
+        throw "Destination not found: " + destination;
+    }
+};
+
+void UDPWriter::sendMessage(std::shared_ptr<SyslogMessage> message) {
+    if (_socket.is_open()) {
+        auto formatted = RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage{*message};
+        auto buff = ::boost::asio::buffer(formatted());
+        _socket.send(buff);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/UDPWriter.h b/src/UDPWriter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..869a5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UDPWriter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Marko Živanović
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef UDPWRITER_H
+#define	UDPWRITER_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#include "Writer.h"
+
+class UDPWriter : public Writer {
+public:
+
+    UDPWriter(const std::string&, const int);
+
+    virtual void sendMessage(std::shared_ptr<SyslogMessage>);
+
+private:
+    const std::string& _destination;
+    const int _port;
+    boost::asio::io_service _ios;
+    boost::asio::ip::udp::socket _socket{_ios};
+};
+
+#endif	/* UDPWRITER_H */
+
diff --git a/src/Writer.h b/src/Writer.h
index 5c4187e..40000ce 100644
--- a/src/Writer.h
+++ b/src/Writer.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #ifndef WRITER_H
 #define	WRITER_H
 
+#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 #include "SyslogMessage.h"
 
 class Writer : private boost::noncopyable {
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a3a394b..cb4be34 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ target_link_libraries(SyslogMessageTests
         ${Boost_DATE_TIME_LIBRARY}
 )
 
+add_executable(RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests
+	slbu-lib
+	${Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY}
+        ${Boost_DATE_TIME_LIBRARY}
+)
+
diff --git a/test/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests.cpp b/test/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2677b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Marko Živanović
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessageTests
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include "../src/SyslogMessage.h"
+#include "../src/RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(format) {
+    stringstream ss("2015-09-02 13:33:11     Local4.Critical 192.168.0.1     test message");
+    SyslogMessage m(ss);
+    RFC3164FormattedSyslogMessage f(m);
+    string s = f();
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s, "<162>Sep  2 13:33:11 192.168.0.1 test message");
+}
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