diff --git a/src/bytes.rs b/src/bytes.rs
index e6f71d446..7eae51a44 100644
--- a/src/bytes.rs
+++ b/src/bytes.rs
@@ -319,43 +319,68 @@ pub trait Populatable {
 	/// Copies a bunch of bytes `d` to `self`, overwriting as necessary.
 	///
 	/// If `d` is smaller, zero-out the remaining bytes.
-	fn populate_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]);
+	fn populate_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]) {
+		let mut s = self.as_slice_mut();
+		for i in 0..s.len() {
+			s[i] = if i < d.len() {d[i]} else {0};
+		}
+	}
 
 	/// Copies a bunch of bytes `d` to `self`, overwriting as necessary.
 	///
 	/// If `d` is smaller, will leave some bytes untouched.
-	fn copy_from_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]);
+	fn fax_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]) {
+		use std::io::Write;
+		self.as_slice_mut().write(&d).unwrap();
+	}
+
+	/// Copies a bunch of bytes `d` to `self`, overwriting as necessary.
+	///
+	/// If `d` is smaller, will leave some bytes untouched.
+	fn fax_right_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]) {
+		use std::io::Write;
+		self.as_slice_mut().write(&d).unwrap();
+	}
+
+	/// Copies the raw representation of an object `d` to `self`, overwriting as necessary.
+	///
+	/// If `d` is smaller, zero-out the remaining bytes.
+	fn populate_raw_from(&mut self, d: &BytesConvertable) { self.populate_raw(d.as_slice()); }
+
+	/// Copies the raw representation of an object `d` to `self`, overwriting as necessary.
+	///
+	/// If `d` is smaller, will leave some bytes untouched.
+	fn fax_raw_from(&mut self, d: &BytesConvertable) { self.populate_raw(d.as_slice()); }
+
+	/// Get the raw slice for this object.
+	fn as_slice_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8];
 }
 
 impl<T> Populatable for T where T: Sized {
-	fn populate_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]) {
+	fn as_slice_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
 		use std::mem;
-		use std::slice;
-		unsafe {
-			let mut s = slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self as *mut T as *mut u8, mem::size_of::<T>());
-			for i in 0..s.len() {
-				s[i] = if i < d.len() {d[i]} else {0};
-			}
-		};
-	}
-
-	fn copy_from_raw(&mut self, d: &[u8]) {
-		use std::mem;
-		use std::io::Write;
 		unsafe {
 			slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self as *mut T as *mut u8, mem::size_of::<T>())
-		}.write(&d).unwrap();
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-//impl<T: Sized> Populatable for slice<T> {}
+impl<T> Populatable for [T] where T: Sized {
+	fn as_slice_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+		use std::mem;
+		unsafe {
+			slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, mem::size_of::<T>() * self.len())
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 #[test]
-fn copy_from_raw() {
+fn fax_raw() {
 	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
-	x.copy_from_raw(&[1u8; 2][..]);
+	x.fax_raw(&[1u8; 2][..]);
 	assert_eq!(x, [1u8, 1, 255, 255]);
-	x.copy_from_raw(&[1u8; 6][..]);
+	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
+	x.fax_raw(&[1u8; 6][..]);
 	assert_eq!(x, [1u8, 1, 1, 1]);
 }
 
@@ -364,6 +389,27 @@ fn populate_raw() {
 	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
 	x.populate_raw(&[1u8; 2][..]);
 	assert_eq!(x, [1u8, 1, 0, 0]);
+	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
 	x.populate_raw(&[1u8; 6][..]);
 	assert_eq!(x, [1u8, 1, 1, 1]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn populate_raw_dyn() {
+	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
+	x.populate_raw(&[1u8; 2][..]);
+	assert_eq!(&x[..], [1u8, 1, 0, 0]);
+	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
+	x.populate_raw(&[1u8; 6][..]);
+	assert_eq!(&x[..], [1u8, 1, 1, 1]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fax_raw_dyn() {
+	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
+	x.fax_raw(&[1u8; 2][..]);
+	assert_eq!(&x[..], [1u8, 1, 255, 255]);
+	let mut x = [255u8; 4];
+	x.fax_raw(&[1u8; 6][..]);
+	assert_eq!(&x[..], [1u8, 1, 1, 1]);
 }
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