diff -r 8b883753394a -r 6d1392a3e0a6 BLIP/BLIPMessage.h
--- a/BLIP/BLIPMessage.h	Sun Jul 13 10:42:50 2008 -0700
+++ b/BLIP/BLIPMessage.h	Tue Jun 23 13:52:28 2009 -0700
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 /** Abstract superclass for <a href=".#blipdesc">BLIP</a> requests and responses. */
 @interface BLIPMessage : NSObject 
 {
+    @protected
     BLIPConnection *_connection;
     UInt16 _flags;
     UInt32 _number;