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diff --git a/perl/DXMsg.pm b/perl/DXMsg.pm
index 10857152..d5631904 100644
--- a/perl/DXMsg.pm
+++ b/perl/DXMsg.pm
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 package DXMsg;
 
-@ISA = qw(DXProt DXChannel);
-
 use DXUtil;
 use DXChannel;
 use DXUser;
@@ -28,12 +26,11 @@ use DXDebug;
 use DXLog;
 use IO::File;
 use Fcntl;
-use Carp;
 
 use strict;
 use vars qw(%work @msg $msgdir %valid %busy $maxage $last_clean
 			@badmsg @swop $swopfn $badmsgfn $forwardfn @forward $timeout $waittime
-		    $queueinterval $lastq);
+		    $queueinterval $lastq $importfn $minchunk $maxchunk);
 
 %work = ();						# outstanding jobs
 @msg = ();						# messages we have
@@ -49,10 +46,14 @@ $waittime = 30*60;              # time an aborted outgoing message waits before
 $queueinterval = 1*60;          # run the queue every 1 minute
 $lastq = 0;
 
+$minchunk = 4800;               # minimum chunk size for a split message
+$maxchunk = 6000;               # maximum chunk size
 
-$badmsgfn = "$msgdir/badmsg.pl";  # list of TO address we wont store
+$badmsgfn = "$msgdir/badmsg.pl";    # list of TO address we wont store
 $forwardfn = "$msgdir/forward.pl";  # the forwarding table
-$swopfn = "$msgdir/swop.pl";  # the swopping table
+$swopfn = "$msgdir/swop.pl";        # the swopping table
+$importfn = "$msgdir/import";       # import directory
+
 
 %valid = (
 		  fromnode => '5,From Node',
@@ -79,13 +80,6 @@ $swopfn = "$msgdir/swop.pl";  # the swopping table
 		  waitt => '5,Wait until,cldatetime',
 		 );
 
-sub DESTROY
-{
-	my $self = shift;
-	undef $self->{lines};
-	undef $self->{gotit};
-}
-
 # allocate a new object
 # called fromnode, tonode, from, to, datetime, private?, subject, nolinesper  
 sub alloc                  
@@ -107,6 +101,7 @@ sub alloc
 	$self->{rrreq} = shift;
 	$self->{gotit} = [];
 	$self->{lastt} = $main::systime;
+	$self->{lines} = [];
     
 	return $self;
 }
@@ -119,7 +114,6 @@ sub workclean
 	delete $ref->{tonode};
 	delete $ref->{fromnode};
 	delete $ref->{stream};
-	delete $ref->{lines};
 	delete $ref->{file};
 	delete $ref->{count};
 	delete $ref->{lastt} if exists $ref->{lastt};
@@ -133,23 +127,14 @@ sub process
 	# this is periodic processing
 	if (!$self || !$line) {
 
-		if ($main::systime > $lastq + $queueinterval) {
-
-			# wander down the work queue stopping any messages that have timed out
-			for (keys %busy) {
-				my $node = $_;
-				my $ref = $busy{$_};
-				if (exists $ref->{lastt} && $main::systime >= $ref->{lastt} + $timeout) {
-					dbg('msg', "Timeout, stopping msgno: $ref->{msgno} -> $node");
-					$ref->stop_msg($node);
-					
-					# delay any outgoing messages that fail
-					$ref->{waitt} = $main::systime + $waittime + rand(120) if $node ne $main::mycall;
-				}
-			}
+		if ($main::systime >= $lastq + $queueinterval) {
 
 			# queue some message if the interval timer has gone off
 			queue_msg(0);
+
+			# import any messages in the import directory
+			import_msgs();
+			
 			$lastq = $main::systime;
 		}
 
@@ -176,6 +161,7 @@ sub process
 
 			my $t = cltounix($f[5], $f[6]);
 			my $stream = next_transno($f[2]);
+			$f[13] = $self->call unless $f[13] && $f[13] gt ' ';
 			my $ref = DXMsg->alloc($stream, uc $f[3], $f[4], $t, $f[7], $f[8], $f[13], '0', $f[11]);
 			
 			# fill in various forwarding state variables
@@ -186,6 +172,7 @@ sub process
 			$ref->{stream} = $stream;
 			$ref->{count} = 0;	# no of lines between PC31s
 			dbg('msg', "new message from $f[4] to $f[3] '$f[8]' stream $stream\n");
+			Log('msg', "Incoming message $f[4] to $f[3] '$f[8]'" );
 			$work{"$f[2]$stream"} = $ref; # store in work
 			$busy{$f[2]} = $ref; # set interlock
 			$self->send(DXProt::pc30($f[2], $f[1], $stream)); # send ack
@@ -193,7 +180,7 @@ sub process
 
 			# look to see whether this is a non private message sent to a known callsign
 			my $uref = DXUser->get_current($ref->{to});
-			if (iscallsign($ref->{to}) && !$ref->{private} && $uref && $uref->homenode) {
+			if (is_callsign($ref->{to}) && !$ref->{private} && $uref && $uref->homenode) {
 				$ref->{private} = 1;
 				dbg('msg', "set bull to $ref->{to} to private");
 			}
@@ -203,6 +190,7 @@ sub process
 		if ($pcno == 29) {		# incoming text
 			my $ref = $work{"$f[2]$f[3]"};
 			if ($ref) {
+				$f[4] =~ s/\%5E/^/g;
 				push @{$ref->{lines}}, $f[4];
 				$ref->{count}++;
 				if ($ref->{count} >= $ref->{linesreq}) {
@@ -228,7 +216,6 @@ sub process
 				$work{"$f[2]$f[3]"} = $ref;	# new ref
 				dbg('msg', "incoming subject ack stream $f[3]\n");
 				$busy{$f[2]} = $ref; # interlock
-				$ref->{lines} = [];
 				push @{$ref->{lines}}, ($ref->read_msg_body);
 				$ref->send_tranche($self);
 				$ref->{lastt} = $main::systime;
@@ -263,7 +250,7 @@ sub process
 				# remove extraneous rubbish from the hash
 				# remove it from the work in progress vector
 				# stuff it on the msg queue
-				if ($ref->{lines} && @{$ref->{lines}} > 0) { # ignore messages with 0 lines
+				if ($ref->{lines}) {
 					if ($ref->{file}) {
 						$ref->store($ref->{lines});
 					} else {
@@ -274,8 +261,8 @@ sub process
 							if ($ref->{subject} eq $m->{subject} && $ref->{t} == $m->{t} && $ref->{from} eq $m->{from} && $ref->{to} eq $m->{to}) {
 								$ref->stop_msg($self->call);
 								my $msgno = $m->{msgno};
-								dbg('msg', "duplicate message to $msgno\n");
-								Log('msg', "duplicate message to $msgno");
+								dbg('msg', "duplicate message from $ref->{from} -> $ref->{to} to $msgno");
+								Log('msg', "duplicate message from $ref->{from} -> $ref->{to} to $msgno");
 								return;
 							}
 						}
@@ -284,8 +271,7 @@ sub process
 						$ref->swop_it($self->call);
 						
 						# look for 'bad' to addresses 
-#						if (grep $ref->{to} eq $_, @badmsg) {
-						if ($ref->dump_it($self->call)) {
+						if ($ref->dump_it) {
 							$ref->stop_msg($self->call);
 							dbg('msg', "'Bad' message $ref->{to}");
 							Log('msg', "'Bad' message $ref->{to}");
@@ -398,12 +384,7 @@ sub store
 {
 	my $ref = shift;
 	my $lines = shift;
-	
-	# we only proceed if there are actually any lines in the file
-#	if (!$lines || @{$lines} == 0) {
-#		return;
-#	}
-	
+
 	if ($ref->{file}) {			# a file
 		dbg('msg', "To be stored in $ref->{to}\n");
 		
@@ -454,15 +435,13 @@ sub del_msg
 	my $self = shift;
 	
 	# remove it from the active message list
-	@msg = map { $_ != $self ? $_ : () } @msg;
-	
-	# belt and braces (one day I will ask someone if this is REALLY necessary)
-	delete $self->{gotit};
-	delete $self->{list};
+	dbg('msg', "\@msg = " . scalar @msg . " before delete");
+	@msg = grep { $_ != $self } @msg;
 	
 	# remove the file
 	unlink filename($self->{msgno});
 	dbg('msg', "deleting $self->{msgno}\n");
+	dbg('msg', "\@msg = " . scalar @msg . " after delete");
 }
 
 # clean out old messages from the message queue
@@ -471,18 +450,18 @@ sub clean_old
 	my $ref;
 	
 	# mark old messages for deletion
+	dbg('msg', "\@msg = " . scalar @msg . " before delete");
 	foreach $ref (@msg) {
-		if (!$ref->{keep} && $ref->{t} < $main::systime - $maxage) {
+		if (ref($ref) && !$ref->{keep} && $ref->{t} < $main::systime - $maxage) {
 			$ref->{deleteme} = 1;
-			delete $ref->{gotit};
-			delete $ref->{list};
 			unlink filename($ref->{msgno});
 			dbg('msg', "deleting old $ref->{msgno}\n");
 		}
 	}
 	
 	# remove them all from the active message list
-	@msg = map { $_->{deleteme} ? () : $_ } @msg;
+	@msg = grep { !$_->{deleteme} } @msg;
+	dbg('msg', "\@msg = " . scalar @msg . " after delete");
 	$last_clean = $main::systime;
 }
 
@@ -496,17 +475,24 @@ sub read_msg_header
 	my @f;
 	my $size;
 	
-	$file = new IO::File;
-	if (!open($file, $fn)) {
-		print "Error reading $fn $!\n";
+	$file = new IO::File "$fn";
+	if (!$file) {
+	    dbg('err', "Error reading $fn $!");
+	    Log('err', "Error reading $fn $!");
 		return undef;
 	}
 	$size = -s $fn;
 	$line = <$file>;			# first line
+	if ($size == 0 || !$line) {
+	    dbg('err', "Empty $fn $!");
+	    Log('err', "Empty $fn $!");
+		return undef;
+	}
 	chomp $line;
 	$size -= length $line;
 	if (! $line =~ /^===/o) {
-		print "corrupt first line in $fn ($line)\n";
+		dbg('err', "corrupt first line in $fn ($line)");
+		Log('err', "corrupt first line in $fn ($line)");
 		return undef;
 	}
 	$line =~ s/^=== //o;
@@ -517,7 +503,8 @@ sub read_msg_header
 	chomp $line;
 	$size -= length $line;
 	if (! $line =~ /^===/o) {
-		print "corrupt second line in $fn ($line)\n";
+	    dbg('err', "corrupt second line in $fn ($line)");
+	    Log('err', "corrupt second line in $fn ($line)");
 		return undef;
 	}
 	$line =~ s/^=== //o;
@@ -543,10 +530,11 @@ sub read_msg_body
 	
 	$file = new IO::File;
 	if (!open($file, $fn)) {
-		print "Error reading $fn $!\n";
+		dbg('err' ,"Error reading $fn $!");
+		Log('err' ,"Error reading $fn $!");
 		return undef;
 	}
-	chomp (@out = <$file>);
+	@out = map {chomp; $_} <$file>;
 	close($file);
 	
 	shift @out if $out[0] =~ /^=== /;
@@ -582,15 +570,13 @@ sub queue_msg
 	my $call = shift;
 	my $ref;
 	my $clref;
-	my @nodelist = DXChannel::get_all_ak1a();
 	
 	# bat down the message list looking for one that needs to go off site and whose
 	# nearest node is not busy.
 
 	dbg('msg', "queue msg ($sort)\n");
+	my @nodelist = DXChannel::get_all_nodes;
 	foreach $ref (@msg) {
-		# firstly, is it private and unread? if so can I find the recipient
-		# in my cluster node list offsite?
 
 		# ignore 'delayed' messages until their waiting time has expired
 		if (exists $ref->{waitt}) {
@@ -598,20 +584,36 @@ sub queue_msg
 			delete $ref->{waitt};
 		} 
 
+		# any time outs?
+		if (exists $ref->{lastt} && $main::systime >= $ref->{lastt} + $timeout) {
+			my $node = $ref->{tonode};
+			dbg('msg', "Timeout, stopping msgno: $ref->{msgno} -> $node");
+			Log('msg', "Timeout, stopping msgno: $ref->{msgno} -> $node");
+			$ref->stop_msg($node);
+			
+			# delay any outgoing messages that fail
+			$ref->{waitt} = $main::systime + $waittime + rand(120) if $node ne $main::mycall;
+			delete $ref->{lastt};
+			next;
+		}
+
+		# firstly, is it private and unread? if so can I find the recipient
+		# in my cluster node list offsite?
+
 		# deal with routed private messages
-		my $noderef;
+		my $dxchan;
 		if ($ref->{private}) {
 			next if $ref->{'read'};           # if it is read, it is stuck here
 			$clref = DXCluster->get_exact($ref->{to});
 			unless ($clref) {             # otherwise look for a homenode
-				my $uref = DXUser->get($ref->{to});
+				my $uref = DXUser->get_current($ref->{to});
 				my $hnode =  $uref->homenode if $uref;
 				$clref = DXCluster->get_exact($hnode) if $hnode;
 			}
-			if ($clref && !grep { $clref->{dxchan} == $_ } DXCommandmode::get_all) {
+			if ($clref && !grep { $clref->dxchan == $_ } DXCommandmode::get_all()) {
 				next if $clref->call eq $main::mycall;  # i.e. it lives here
-				$noderef = $clref->{dxchan};
-				$ref->start_msg($noderef) if !get_busy($noderef->call)  && $noderef->state eq 'normal';
+				$dxchan = $clref->dxchan;
+				$ref->start_msg($dxchan) if $dxchan && !get_busy($dxchan->call)  && $dxchan->state eq 'normal';
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -620,13 +622,15 @@ sub queue_msg
 		# the nodelist up above, if there are sites that haven't got it yet
 		# then start sending it - what happens when we get loops is anyone's
 		# guess, use (to, from, time, subject) tuple?
-		foreach $noderef (@nodelist) {
-			next if $noderef->call eq $main::mycall;
-			next if grep { $_ eq $noderef->call } @{$ref->{gotit}};
-			next unless $ref->forward_it($noderef->call);           # check the forwarding file
+		foreach $dxchan (@nodelist) {
+			my $call = $dxchan->call;
+			next unless $call;
+			next if $call eq $main::mycall;
+			next if ref $ref->{gotit} && grep $_ eq $call, @{$ref->{gotit}};
+			next unless $ref->forward_it($call);           # check the forwarding file
 
 			# if we are here we have a node that doesn't have this message
-			$ref->start_msg($noderef) if !get_busy($noderef->call)  && $noderef->state eq 'normal';
+			$ref->start_msg($dxchan) if !get_busy($call)  && $dxchan->state eq 'normal';
 			last;
 		}
 
@@ -656,7 +660,7 @@ sub start_msg
 	my ($self, $dxchan) = @_;
 	
 	dbg('msg', "start msg $self->{msgno}\n");
-	$self->{linesreq} = 5;
+	$self->{linesreq} = 10;
 	$self->{count} = 0;
 	$self->{tonode} = $dxchan->call;
 	$self->{fromnode} = $main::mycall;
@@ -732,9 +736,9 @@ sub init
 	my $ref;
 		
 	# load various control files
-	print "load badmsg: ", (load_badmsg() or "Ok"), "\n";
-	print "load forward: ", (load_forward() or "Ok"), "\n";
-	print "load swop: ", (load_swop() or "Ok"), "\n";
+	dbg('err', "load badmsg: " . (load_badmsg() or "Ok"));
+	dbg('err', "load forward: " . (load_forward() or "Ok"));
+	dbg('err', "load swop: " . (load_swop() or "Ok"));
 
 	# read in the directory
 	opendir($dir, $msgdir) or confess "can't open $msgdir $!";
@@ -743,13 +747,18 @@ sub init
 
 	@msg = ();
 	for (sort @dir) {
-		next unless /^m\d+$/o;
+		next unless /^m\d\d\d\d\d\d$/;
 		
 		$ref = read_msg_header("$msgdir/$_");
-		next unless $ref;
+		unless ($ref) {
+			dbg('err', "Deleting $_");
+			Log('err', "Deleting $_");
+			unlink "$msgdir/$_";
+			next;
+		}
 		
 		# delete any messages to 'badmsg.pl' places
-		if (grep $ref->{to} eq $_, @badmsg) {
+		if ($ref->dump_it) {
 			dbg('msg', "'Bad' TO address $ref->{to}");
 			Log('msg', "'Bad' TO address $ref->{to}");
 			$ref->del_msg;
@@ -834,32 +843,32 @@ sub do_send_stuff
 		if ($line eq "\032" || $line eq '%1A' || uc $line eq "/EX") {
 			my $to;
 			
-			if (@{$loc->{lines}} > 0) {
-				foreach $to (@{$loc->{to}}) {
-					my $ref;
-					my $systime = $main::systime;
-					my $mycall = $main::mycall;
-					$ref = DXMsg->alloc(DXMsg::next_transno('Msgno'),
-										uc $to,
-										$self->call, 
-										$systime,
-										$loc->{private}, 
-										$loc->{subject}, 
-										$mycall,
-										'0',
-										$loc->{rrreq});
-					$ref->store($loc->{lines});
-					$ref->add_dir();
-					push @out, $self->msg('m11', $ref->{msgno}, $to);
-					#push @out, "msgno $ref->{msgno} sent to $to";
-					my $dxchan = DXChannel->get(uc $to);
-					if ($dxchan) {
-						if ($dxchan->is_user()) {
-							$dxchan->send($dxchan->msg('m9'));
-						}
+			foreach $to (@{$loc->{to}}) {
+				my $ref;
+				my $systime = $main::systime;
+				my $mycall = $main::mycall;
+				$ref = DXMsg->alloc(DXMsg::next_transno('Msgno'),
+									uc $to,
+									exists $loc->{from} ? $loc->{from} : $self->call, 
+									$systime,
+									$loc->{private}, 
+									$loc->{subject}, 
+									exists $loc->{origin} ? $loc->{origin} : $mycall,
+									'0',
+									$loc->{rrreq});
+				$ref->swop_it($self->call);
+				$ref->store($loc->{lines});
+				$ref->add_dir();
+				push @out, $self->msg('m11', $ref->{msgno}, $to);
+				#push @out, "msgno $ref->{msgno} sent to $to";
+				my $dxchan = DXChannel->get(uc $to);
+				if ($dxchan) {
+					if ($dxchan->is_user()) {
+						$dxchan->send($dxchan->msg('m9'));
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
 			delete $loc->{lines};
 			delete $loc->{to};
 			delete $self->{loc};
@@ -964,7 +973,6 @@ sub forward_it
 sub dump_it
 {
 	my $ref = shift;
-	my $call = shift;
 	my $i;
 	
 	for ($i = 0; $i < @badmsg; $i += 3) {
@@ -1035,6 +1043,185 @@ sub swop_it
 	return $count;
 }
 
+# import any msgs in the import directory
+# the messages are in BBS format (but may have cluster extentions
+# so SB UK < GB7TLH is legal
+sub import_msgs
+{
+	# are there any to do in this directory?
+	return unless -d $importfn;
+	unless (opendir(DIR, $importfn)) {
+		dbg('msg', "can\'t open $importfn $!");
+		Log('msg', "can\'t open $importfn $!");
+		return;
+	} 
+
+	my @names = readdir(DIR);
+	closedir(DIR);
+	my $name;
+	foreach $name (@names) {
+		next if $name =~ /^\./;
+		my $splitit = $name =~ /^split/;
+		my $fn = "$importfn/$name";
+		next unless -f $fn;
+		unless (open(MSG, $fn)) {
+	 		dbg('msg', "can\'t open import file $fn $!");
+			Log('msg', "can\'t open import file $fn $!");
+			unlink($fn);
+			next;
+		}
+		my @msg = map { chomp; $_ } <MSG>;
+		close(MSG);
+		unlink($fn);
+		my @out = import_one($DXProt::me, \@msg, $splitit);
+		Log('msg', @out);
+	}
+}
+
+# import one message as a list in bbs (as extended) mode
+# takes a reference to an array containing the whole message
+sub import_one
+{
+	my $dxchan = shift;
+	my $ref = shift;
+	my $splitit = shift;
+	my $private = '1';
+	my $rr = '0';
+	my $notincalls = 1;
+	my $from = $dxchan->call;
+	my $origin = $main::mycall;
+	my @to;
+	my @out;
+				
+	# first line;
+	my $line = shift @$ref;
+	my @f = split /\s+/, $line;
+ 	unless (@f && $f[0] =~ /^(:?S|SP|SB|SEND)$/ ) {
+		my $m = "invalid first line in import '$line'";
+		dbg('MSG', $m );
+		return (1, $m);
+	}
+	while (@f) {
+		my $f = uc shift @f;
+		next if $f eq 'SEND';
+
+		# private / noprivate / rr
+		if ($notincalls && ($f eq 'B' || $f eq 'SB' || $f =~ /^NOP/oi)) {
+			$private = '0';
+		} elsif ($notincalls && ($f eq 'P' || $f eq 'SP' || $f =~ /^PRI/oi)) {
+			;
+		} elsif ($notincalls && ($f eq 'RR')) {
+			$rr = '1';
+		} elsif ($f eq '@' && @f) {       # this is bbs syntax, for origin
+			$origin = uc shift @f;
+		} elsif ($f eq '<' && @f) {     # this is bbs syntax  for from call
+			$from = uc shift @f;
+		} elsif ($f =~ /^\$/) {     # this is bbs syntax  for a bid
+			next;
+		} elsif ($f =~ /^<\S+/) {     # this is bbs syntax  for from call
+			($from) = $f =~ /^<(\S+)$/;
+		} elsif ($f =~ /^\@\S+/) {     # this is bbs syntax for origin
+			($origin) = $f =~ /^\@(\S+)$/;
+		} else {
+
+			# callsign ?
+			$notincalls = 0;
+
+			# is this callsign a distro?
+			my $fn = "$msgdir/distro/$f.pl";
+			if (-e $fn) {
+				my $fh = new IO::File $fn;
+				if ($fh) {
+					local $/ = undef;
+					my $s = <$fh>;
+					$fh->close;
+					my @call;
+					@call = eval $s;
+					return (1, "Error in Distro $f.pl:", $@) if $@;
+					if (@call > 0) {
+						push @f, @call;
+						next;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			
+			if (grep $_ eq $f, @DXMsg::badmsg) {
+				push @out, $dxchan->msg('m3', $f);
+			} else {
+	 			push @to, $f;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# subject is the next line
+	my $subject = shift @$ref;
+	
+	# strip off trailing lines 
+	pop @$ref while (@$ref && $$ref[-1] =~ /^\s*$/);
+	
+	# strip off /EX or /ABORT
+	return ("aborted") if @$ref && $$ref[-1] =~ m{^/ABORT$}i; 
+	pop @$ref if (@$ref && $$ref[-1] =~ m{^/EX$}i);									 
+
+	# sort out any splitting that needs to be done
+	my @chunk;
+	if ($splitit) {
+		my $lth = 0;
+		my $lines = [];
+		for (@$ref) {
+			if ($lth >= $maxchunk || ($lth > $minchunk && /^\s*$/)) {
+				push @chunk, $lines;
+				$lines = [];
+				$lth = 0;
+			} 
+			push @$lines, $_;
+			$lth += length; 
+		}
+		push @chunk, $lines if @$lines;
+	} else {
+		push @chunk, $ref;
+	}
+				  
+    # write all the messages away
+	my $i;
+	for ( $i = 0;  $i < @chunk; $i++) {
+		my $chunk = $chunk[$i];
+		my $ch_subject;
+		if (@chunk > 1) {
+			my $num = " [" . ($i+1) . "/" . scalar @chunk . "]";
+			$ch_subject = substr($subject, 0, 27 - length $num) .  $num;
+		} else {
+			$ch_subject = $subject;
+		}
+		my $to;
+		foreach $to (@to) {
+			my $systime = $main::systime;
+			my $mycall = $main::mycall;
+			my $mref = DXMsg->alloc(DXMsg::next_transno('Msgno'),
+									$to,
+									$from, 
+									$systime,
+									$private, 
+									$ch_subject, 
+									$origin,
+									'0',
+									$rr);
+			$mref->swop_it($main::mycall);
+			$mref->store($chunk);
+			$mref->add_dir();
+			push @out, $dxchan->msg('m11', $mref->{msgno}, $to);
+			#push @out, "msgno $ref->{msgno} sent to $to";
+			my $todxchan = DXChannel->get(uc $to);
+			if ($todxchan) {
+				if ($todxchan->is_user()) {
+					$todxchan->send($todxchan->msg('m9'));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return @out;
+}
+
 no strict;
 sub AUTOLOAD
 {
@@ -1044,6 +1231,9 @@ sub AUTOLOAD
 	$name =~ s/.*:://o;
 	
 	confess "Non-existant field '$AUTOLOAD'" if !$valid{$name};
+	# this clever line of code creates a subroutine which takes over from autoload
+	# from OO Perl - Conway
+	*{$AUTOLOAD} = sub {@_ > 1 ? $_[0]->{$name} = $_[1] : $_[0]->{$name}} ;
 	@_ ? $self->{$name} = shift : $self->{$name} ;
 }