diff --git a/core/message_area.js b/core/message_area.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c35b33ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/message_area.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* jslint node: true */
+'use strict';
+
+var msgDb			= require('./database.js').dbs.message;
+
+var async			= require('async');
+var _				= require('lodash');
+var assert			= require('assert');
+
+exports.getAvailableMessageAreas			= getAvailableMessageAreas;
+
+function getAvailableMessageAreas(cb) {
+	var areas = [];	//	{ areaId, name, groupIds[] }
+	
+	async.series(
+		[
+			function getAreas(callback) {
+				msgDb.all(
+					'SELECT area_id, area_name '	+ 
+					'FROM message_area;',
+					function areaResults(err, areaRows) {
+						if(err) {
+							callback(err);
+						} else {
+							areaRows.forEach(function entry(ar) {
+								areas.push( {
+									areaId		: ar.area_id,
+									name		: ar.area_name,
+								});
+							});
+
+							callback(null);
+						}
+					}
+				);
+			},
+			function getAreaGroups(callback) {
+				var query = msgDb.prepare(
+					'SELECT group_id '			+
+					'FROM message_area_group '	+
+					'WHERE area_id=?;');
+
+				async.each(areas, function area(a, next) {
+					query.all( [ a.areaId ], function groupRows(err, groups) {
+						a.groupIds = groups;
+						next(err);
+					});
+				},
+				function complete(err) {
+					query.finalize(function finalized(err2) {
+						callback(err);	//	use orig err
+					});
+				});				
+			}
+		],
+		function complete(err) {
+			cb(err, areas);
+		}
+	);
+
+}
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diff --git a/core/view_controller.js b/core/view_controller.js
index 66966b82..81cb3862 100644
--- a/core/view_controller.js
+++ b/core/view_controller.js
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ function ViewController(options) {
 		function complete(err) {		
 			//	default to highest ID if no 'submit' entry present
 			if(!submitId) {
+				//	:TODO: fix bug here: If errornous MCI code sare used, we'll reference invalid views -- these should jsut be ignored
 				self.getView(highestId).submit = true;
 			}
 
diff --git a/mods/art/msg_area_list.ans b/mods/art/msg_area_list.ans
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f637e0d
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diff --git a/mods/menu.json b/mods/menu.json
index ccd0c053..90176865 100644
--- a/mods/menu.json
+++ b/mods/menu.json
@@ -263,15 +263,37 @@
 					//"extraArgs" : { "messageAreaId" : 123 }
 				},
 				{
+					"value"		: { "command" : "C" },
+					"action"	: "@menu:messageAreaChangeCurrentArea"
+				},
+				/*{
 					"value"		: { "command" : "A" },
 					"action"	: "@method:changeArea"
 				},
+				*/
 				{
 					"value"		: { "command" : "Q" },
 					"action"	: "@menu:mainMenu"
 				}
 			]
 		},
+		"messageAreaChangeCurrentArea" : {
+			"art"		: "msg_area_list.ans",
+			"module"	: "msg_area_list",
+			"options"	: { "cls" : true },
+			"form"		: {
+				"0" : {
+					"LVTL" : {
+						"mci" : {
+							"LV1" : {
+								"widht"		: 30,
+								"height"	: 10
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		//	:TODO: messageAreaSelect (change msg areas -> call @systemMethod -> fallback to menu
 		"messageAreaNewPost" : {
 			"module"	: "msg_area_post_fse",
diff --git a/mods/msg_area_list.js b/mods/msg_area_list.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01f11ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/msg_area_list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* jslint node: true */
+'use strict';
+
+var MenuModule			= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
+var ViewController		= require('../core/view_controller.js').ViewController;
+var messageArea			= require('../core/message_area.js');
+//var msgDb				= require('./database.js').dbs.message;
+
+var async				= require('async');
+var assert				= require('assert');
+var _					= require('lodash');
+
+exports.getModule			= MessageAreaListModule;
+
+exports.moduleInfo = {
+	name	: 'Message Area List',
+	desc	: 'Module for listing / choosing message areas',
+	author	: 'NuSkooler',
+};
+
+function MessageAreaListModule(options) {
+	MenuModule.call(this, options);
+
+	var self = this;
+
+}
+
+require('util').inherits(MessageAreaListModule, MenuModule);
+
+MessageAreaListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
+	var self	= this;
+	var vc		= self.viewControllers.areaList = new ViewController( { client : self.client } );
+
+	var messageAreas = [];
+
+	async.series(
+		[
+			function callParentMciReady(callback) {
+				MessageAreaListModule.super_.prototype.mciReady.call(this, mciData, function parentMciReady(err) {
+					callback(err);
+				});
+			},
+			function loadFromConfig(callback) {
+				var loadOpts = {
+					callingMenu	: self,
+					mciMap		: mciData.menu,
+					noInput		: true,
+				};
+
+				vc.loadFromMenuConfig(loadOpts, function startingViewReady(err) {
+					callback(err);
+				});
+			},
+			function fetchAreaData(callback) {
+				messageArea.getAvailableMessageAreas(function fetched(err, areas) {
+					messageAreas = areas;
+					callback(err);
+				});
+			},
+			function populateAreaListView(callback) {
+				var areaListView = vc.getView(1);
+
+				var areaList = [];
+				messageAreas.forEach(function entry(msgArea) {
+					//	:TODO: make this formattable/themable
+					areaList.push(msgArea.areaId + ' - ' + msgArea.name);
+				});
+
+				console.log(areaList)
+
+				areaListView.setItems(areaList);
+				areaListView.redraw();
+			}
+		],
+		function complete(err) {
+
+		}
+	);
+};
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