diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/common.go b/src/pkg/netchan/common.go
index 87981ca8603..bde3087a5a0 100644
--- a/src/pkg/netchan/common.go
+++ b/src/pkg/netchan/common.go
@@ -43,22 +43,22 @@ const (
 // A header is sent as a prefix to every transmission.  It will be followed by
 // a request structure, an error structure, or an arbitrary user payload structure.
 type header struct {
-	name        string
-	payloadType int
-	seqNum      int64
+	Name        string
+	PayloadType int
+	SeqNum      int64
 }
 
 // Sent with a header once per channel from importer to exporter to report
 // that it wants to bind to a channel with the specified direction for count
 // messages.  If count is -1, it means unlimited.
 type request struct {
-	count int64
-	dir   Dir
+	Count int64
+	Dir   Dir
 }
 
 // Sent with a header to report an error.
 type error struct {
-	error string
+	Error string
 }
 
 // Used to unify management of acknowledgements for import and export.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (ed *encDec) decode(value reflect.Value) os.Error {
 // Encode a header and payload onto the connection.
 func (ed *encDec) encode(hdr *header, payloadType int, payload interface{}) os.Error {
 	ed.encLock.Lock()
-	hdr.payloadType = payloadType
+	hdr.PayloadType = payloadType
 	err := ed.enc.Encode(hdr)
 	if err == nil {
 		if payload != nil {
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/export.go b/src/pkg/netchan/export.go
index 50f9cd40b9d..9ad388c1828 100644
--- a/src/pkg/netchan/export.go
+++ b/src/pkg/netchan/export.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func newClient(exp *Exporter, conn net.Conn) *expClient {
 
 func (client *expClient) sendError(hdr *header, err string) {
 	error := &error{err}
-	expLog("sending error to client:", error.error)
+	expLog("sending error to client:", error.Error)
 	client.encode(hdr, payError, error) // ignore any encode error, hope client gets it
 	client.mu.Lock()
 	client.errored = true
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ func (client *expClient) sendError(hdr *header, err string) {
 func (client *expClient) getChan(hdr *header, dir Dir) *chanDir {
 	exp := client.exp
 	exp.mu.Lock()
-	ech, ok := exp.chans[hdr.name]
+	ech, ok := exp.chans[hdr.Name]
 	exp.mu.Unlock()
 	if !ok {
-		client.sendError(hdr, "no such channel: "+hdr.name)
+		client.sendError(hdr, "no such channel: "+hdr.Name)
 		return nil
 	}
 	if ech.dir != dir {
-		client.sendError(hdr, "wrong direction for channel: "+hdr.name)
+		client.sendError(hdr, "wrong direction for channel: "+hdr.Name)
 		return nil
 	}
 	return ech
@@ -106,24 +106,24 @@ func (client *expClient) run() {
 			expLog("error decoding client header:", err)
 			break
 		}
-		switch hdr.payloadType {
+		switch hdr.PayloadType {
 		case payRequest:
 			*req = request{}
 			if err := client.decode(reqValue); err != nil {
 				expLog("error decoding client request:", err)
 				break
 			}
-			switch req.dir {
+			switch req.Dir {
 			case Recv:
-				go client.serveRecv(*hdr, req.count)
+				go client.serveRecv(*hdr, req.Count)
 			case Send:
 				// Request to send is clear as a matter of protocol
 				// but not actually used by the implementation.
 				// The actual sends will have payload type payData.
 				// TODO: manage the count?
 			default:
-				error.error = "request: can't handle channel direction"
-				expLog(error.error, req.dir)
+				error.Error = "request: can't handle channel direction"
+				expLog(error.Error, req.Dir)
 				client.encode(hdr, payError, error)
 			}
 		case payData:
@@ -132,19 +132,19 @@ func (client *expClient) run() {
 			client.serveClosed(*hdr)
 		case payAck:
 			client.mu.Lock()
-			if client.ackNum != hdr.seqNum-1 {
+			if client.ackNum != hdr.SeqNum-1 {
 				// Since the sequence number is incremented and the message is sent
 				// in a single instance of locking client.mu, the messages are guaranteed
 				// to be sent in order.  Therefore receipt of acknowledgement N means
 				// all messages <=N have been seen by the recipient.  We check anyway.
-				expLog("sequence out of order:", client.ackNum, hdr.seqNum)
+				expLog("sequence out of order:", client.ackNum, hdr.SeqNum)
 			}
-			if client.ackNum < hdr.seqNum { // If there has been an error, don't back up the count. 
-				client.ackNum = hdr.seqNum
+			if client.ackNum < hdr.SeqNum { // If there has been an error, don't back up the count. 
+				client.ackNum = hdr.SeqNum
 			}
 			client.mu.Unlock()
 		default:
-			log.Exit("netchan export: unknown payload type", hdr.payloadType)
+			log.Exit("netchan export: unknown payload type", hdr.PayloadType)
 		}
 	}
 	client.exp.delClient(client)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (client *expClient) serveRecv(hdr header, count int64) {
 		// number, not one beyond.
 		client.mu.Lock()
 		client.seqNum++
-		hdr.seqNum = client.seqNum
+		hdr.SeqNum = client.seqNum
 		client.seqLock.Lock() // guarantee ordering of messages
 		client.mu.Unlock()
 		err := client.encode(&hdr, payData, val.Interface())
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/import.go b/src/pkg/netchan/import.go
index eef8e9397c0..baae367a0c9 100644
--- a/src/pkg/netchan/import.go
+++ b/src/pkg/netchan/import.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (imp *Importer) run() {
 			imp.shutdown()
 			return
 		}
-		switch hdr.payloadType {
+		switch hdr.PayloadType {
 		case payData:
 			// done lower in loop
 		case payError:
@@ -86,25 +86,25 @@ func (imp *Importer) run() {
 				impLog("error:", e)
 				return
 			}
-			if err.error != "" {
-				impLog("response error:", err.error)
-				if sent := imp.errors <- os.ErrorString(err.error); !sent {
+			if err.Error != "" {
+				impLog("response error:", err.Error)
+				if sent := imp.errors <- os.ErrorString(err.Error); !sent {
 					imp.shutdown()
 					return
 				}
 				continue // errors are not acknowledged.
 			}
 		case payClosed:
-			ich := imp.getChan(hdr.name)
+			ich := imp.getChan(hdr.Name)
 			if ich != nil {
 				ich.ch.Close()
 			}
 			continue // closes are not acknowledged.
 		default:
-			impLog("unexpected payload type:", hdr.payloadType)
+			impLog("unexpected payload type:", hdr.PayloadType)
 			return
 		}
-		ich := imp.getChan(hdr.name)
+		ich := imp.getChan(hdr.Name)
 		if ich == nil {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ func (imp *Importer) run() {
 			return
 		}
 		// Acknowledge receipt
-		ackHdr.name = hdr.name
-		ackHdr.seqNum = hdr.seqNum
+		ackHdr.Name = hdr.Name
+		ackHdr.SeqNum = hdr.SeqNum
 		imp.encode(ackHdr, payAck, nil)
 		// Create a new value for each received item.
 		value := reflect.MakeZero(ich.ch.Type().(*reflect.ChanType).Elem())
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ func (imp *Importer) ImportNValues(name string, chT interface{}, dir Dir, n int)
 	}
 	imp.chans[name] = &chanDir{ch, dir}
 	// Tell the other side about this channel.
-	hdr := &header{name: name}
-	req := &request{count: int64(n), dir: dir}
+	hdr := &header{Name: name}
+	req := &request{Count: int64(n), Dir: dir}
 	if err = imp.encode(hdr, payRequest, req); err != nil {
 		impLog("request encode:", err)
 		return err