From: Dirk Koopman <djk@tobit.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Change DXUser->get* to DXUser::get*
X-Git-Tag: 1.55^0
X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.net/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ab811a0c902225075a9bd69749f65594079433a9;p=spider.git

Change DXUser->get* to DXUser::get*

and also check the output of thaw more carefully, complain if it
isn't a DXUser.
---

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index c97a6e5c..66f67086 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+06May08=======================================================================
+1. Finally made the incompatible change of changing DXUser->get* to
+DXUser::get*. This will break any third party addons or commands use these
+commands.
 22Apr08=======================================================================
 1. Added two Xmas Is calls.
 15Apr08=======================================================================
diff --git a/cmd/Notes.txt b/cmd/Notes.txt
index c058941b..4e23e130 100644
--- a/cmd/Notes.txt
+++ b/cmd/Notes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Programming Notes ($Id$)
+Programming Notes
 
 * Every command that can used on the command line lives in either this
   directory ('cmd') or in a local version ('local_cmd'). You are cajoled or
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Programming Notes ($Id$)
                               locators
 
 * It is important that you remember when you have tie hashes using MLDBM
-  et al. If you do a DXUser->get($call) you will get a different (older)
+  et al. If you do a DXUser::get($call) you will get a different (older)
   thing than the one in $self->$user. This is almost certainly NOT what
   you want if want to modify a user that is currently connected.
 
diff --git a/cmd/catchup.pl b/cmd/catchup.pl
index 81bf0539..2bf0d5e7 100644
--- a/cmd/catchup.pl
+++ b/cmd/catchup.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ my @f = split /\s+/, $line;
 return (1, "usage: catchup <node call> all|[<msgno ...]") unless @f >= 2;
 
 my $call = uc shift @f;
-my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 return (1, "$call not a node") unless $user && $user->sort ne 'U';
 
 my @out;
diff --git a/cmd/clear/announce.pl b/cmd/clear/announce.pl
index 9abee68b..7e41c475 100644
--- a/cmd/clear/announce.pl
+++ b/cmd/clear/announce.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my $f;
 if ($self->priv >= 8) {
 	if (@f && is_callsign(uc $f[0])) {
 		$f = uc shift @f;
-		my $uref = DXUser->get($f);
+		my $uref = DXUser::get($f);
 		$call = $uref->call if $uref;
 	} elsif (@f && lc $f[0] eq 'node_default' || lc $f[0] eq 'user_default') {
 		$call = lc shift @f;
diff --git a/cmd/clear/route.pl b/cmd/clear/route.pl
index 403a777a..f7ab802a 100644
--- a/cmd/clear/route.pl
+++ b/cmd/clear/route.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my $f;
 if ($self->priv >= 8) {
 	if (@f && is_callsign(uc $f[0])) {
 		$f = uc shift @f;
-		my $uref = DXUser->get($f);
+		my $uref = DXUser::get($f);
 		$call = $uref->call if $uref;
 	} elsif (@f && lc $f[0] eq 'node_default' || lc $f[0] eq 'user_default') {
 		$call = lc shift @f;
diff --git a/cmd/clear/spots.pl b/cmd/clear/spots.pl
index 5ba0c8de..a7aa20af 100644
--- a/cmd/clear/spots.pl
+++ b/cmd/clear/spots.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my $f;
 if ($self->priv >= 8) {
 	if (@f && is_callsign(uc $f[0])) {
 		$f = uc shift @f;
-		my $uref = DXUser->get($f);
+		my $uref = DXUser::get($f);
 		$call = $uref->call if $uref;
 	} elsif (@f && lc $f[0] eq 'node_default' || lc $f[0] eq 'user_default') {
 		$call = lc shift @f;
diff --git a/cmd/clear/wcy.pl b/cmd/clear/wcy.pl
index fe9583ef..68706046 100644
--- a/cmd/clear/wcy.pl
+++ b/cmd/clear/wcy.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my $f;
 if ($self->priv >= 8) {
 	if (@f && is_callsign(uc $f[0])) {
 		$f = uc shift @f;
-		my $uref = DXUser->get($f);
+		my $uref = DXUser::get($f);
 		$call = $uref->call if $uref;
 	} elsif (@f && lc $f[0] eq 'node_default' || lc $f[0] eq 'user_default') {
 		$call = lc shift @f;
diff --git a/cmd/clear/wwv.pl b/cmd/clear/wwv.pl
index 0d52f5c8..8201eb47 100644
--- a/cmd/clear/wwv.pl
+++ b/cmd/clear/wwv.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my $f;
 if ($self->priv >= 8) {
 	if (@f && is_callsign(uc $f[0])) {
 		$f = uc shift @f;
-		my $uref = DXUser->get($f);
+		my $uref = DXUser::get($f);
 		$call = $uref->call if $uref;
 	} elsif (@f && lc $f[0] eq 'node_default' || lc $f[0] eq 'user_default') {
 		$call = lc shift @f;
diff --git a/cmd/connect.pl b/cmd/connect.pl
index 24002985..fd893974 100644
--- a/cmd/connect.pl
+++ b/cmd/connect.pl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('already', $call)) if DXChannel::get($call);
 return (1, $self->msg('outconn', $call)) if grep {$_->{call} eq $call} @main::outstanding_connects;
 return (1, $self->msg('conscript', $lccall)) unless -e "$main::root/connect/$lccall";
 
-my $user = DXUser->get($call);
+my $user = DXUser::get($call);
 return (1, $self->msg('lockout', $call)) if $user && $user->lockout;
 
 my @out;
diff --git a/cmd/create/user.pl b/cmd/create/user.pl
index 4eeece8a..3b30f2ff 100644
--- a/cmd/create/user.pl
+++ b/cmd/create/user.pl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9 || $self->remotecmd;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	$user = DXUser->get($call);
+	$user = DXUser::get($call);
 	unless ($user) {
 		$user = DXUser->new($call);
 		$user->sort('U');
diff --git a/cmd/delete/user.pl b/cmd/delete/user.pl
index 2dc60db9..27065d98 100644
--- a/cmd/delete/user.pl
+++ b/cmd/delete/user.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		if ($user) {
 			$user->del;
 			push @out, $self->msg('deluser', $call);
diff --git a/cmd/forward/latlong.pl b/cmd/forward/latlong.pl
index 2282be3c..e9afd710 100644
--- a/cmd/forward/latlong.pl
+++ b/cmd/forward/latlong.pl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use DB_File;
 my ($action, $count, $key, $data);
 for ($action = R_FIRST, $count = 0; !$DXUser::dbm->seq($key, $data, $action); $action = R_NEXT) {
 	if ($data =~ m{(?:lat|long) =>}) {
-		my $u = DXUser->get_current($key);
+		my $u = DXUser::get_current($key);
 		if ($u) {
 			my $lat = $u->lat;
 			my $long = $u->long;
diff --git a/cmd/forward/opername.pl b/cmd/forward/opername.pl
index 91acc8b4..08333724 100644
--- a/cmd/forward/opername.pl
+++ b/cmd/forward/opername.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ($self->priv < 1) {
 
 my $call;
 foreach $call (@f) {
-	my $ref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $ref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($ref) {
 		my $name = $ref->name;  
 		my $qth = $ref->qth;
diff --git a/cmd/set/arcluster.pl b/cmd/set/arcluster.pl
index cfed97ab..1587f703 100644
--- a/cmd/set/arcluster.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/arcluster.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/bbs.pl b/cmd/set/bbs.pl
index d0960a30..8709dcd0 100644
--- a/cmd/set/bbs.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/bbs.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/believe.pl b/cmd/set/believe.pl
index 95d776c3..479aa920 100644
--- a/cmd/set/believe.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/believe.pl
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ my @nodes;
 
 return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 6;
 return (1, $self->msg('e22', $node)) unless is_callsign($node);
-my $user = DXUser->get_current($node);
+my $user = DXUser::get_current($node);
 return (1, $self->msg('e13', $node)) unless $user->is_node;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e22', $node)) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $u = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $u = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($u->is_node) {
 			push @nodes, $call;
 	} else {
diff --git a/cmd/set/clx.pl b/cmd/set/clx.pl
index f27174ad..eaead5ab 100644
--- a/cmd/set/clx.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/clx.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/dxcq.pl b/cmd/set/dxcq.pl
index 89c1a9c7..bfe40760 100644
--- a/cmd/set/dxcq.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/dxcq.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @out;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantdxcq(1);
 		if ($user->wantdxitu) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/dxgrid.pl b/cmd/set/dxgrid.pl
index 0dfd29dd..8a2798b8 100644
--- a/cmd/set/dxgrid.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/dxgrid.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @out;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantgrid(1);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/set/dxitu.pl b/cmd/set/dxitu.pl
index 45e07497..0e002ba7 100644
--- a/cmd/set/dxitu.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/dxitu.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @out;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantdxitu(1);
 		if ($user->wantdxcq) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/dxnet.pl b/cmd/set/dxnet.pl
index 2d184adb..6d201136 100644
--- a/cmd/set/dxnet.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/dxnet.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/email.pl b/cmd/set/email.pl
index ac6c991c..c5bfe52b 100644
--- a/cmd/set/email.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/email.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @f = split /\s+/, $line;
 
 return (1, $self->msg('emaile1')) if !$line;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$user->email(\@f);
 	$user->wantemail(1);
diff --git a/cmd/set/homebbs.pl b/cmd/set/homebbs.pl
index 72a48f0a..ca563975 100644
--- a/cmd/set/homebbs.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/homebbs.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $line =~ s/\s+$//;
 
 return (1, $self->msg('bbse1')) if !$line;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$line = uc $line;
 	$user->bbs($line);
diff --git a/cmd/set/homenode.pl b/cmd/set/homenode.pl
index a643bed7..605c0c21 100644
--- a/cmd/set/homenode.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/homenode.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $line =~ s/[{}]//g;   # no braces allowed
 
 return (1, $self->msg('hnodee1')) if !$line;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$line = uc $line;
 	$user->homenode($line);
diff --git a/cmd/set/isolate.pl b/cmd/set/isolate.pl
index 90de6683..893c204c 100644
--- a/cmd/set/isolate.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/isolate.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		my $f;
diff --git a/cmd/set/language.pl b/cmd/set/language.pl
index 8429a384..5c85b303 100644
--- a/cmd/set/language.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/language.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $line = lc $line;
 return (1, $self->msg('lange1', join(',', @lang))) unless grep $_ eq $line, @lang;
 
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$user->lang($line);
 	$user->put();
diff --git a/cmd/set/local_node.pl b/cmd/set/local_node.pl
index b221c881..0605c959 100644
--- a/cmd/set/local_node.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/local_node.pl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ my @out;
 return (1, $self->msg('e5')) unless $self->priv >= 5;
 
 foreach my $call (@args) {
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	push(@out, $self->msg('e3', 'set/localnode', $call)), next unless $user; 
 	push(@out, $self->msg('e13', $call)), next unless $user->is_node; 
 	my $group = $user->group || [];
diff --git a/cmd/set/location.pl b/cmd/set/location.pl
index 1e758f81..834ce613 100644
--- a/cmd/set/location.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/location.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('loce1')) if !$line;
 return (1, $self->msg('loce3', uc $line)) if is_qra($line);
 return (1, $self->msg('loce2', $line)) unless is_latlong($line);
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$line = uc $line;
 	my ($lat, $long) = DXBearing::stoll($line);
diff --git a/cmd/set/lockout.pl b/cmd/set/lockout.pl
index ac7cc83a..feb326eb 100644
--- a/cmd/set/lockout.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/lockout.pl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if ($self->priv < 9) {
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
 	unless ($self->remotecmd || $self->inscript) {
-		if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+		if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 			$ref->lockout(1);
 			$ref->put();
 			push @out, $self->msg("lockout", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/set/name.pl b/cmd/set/name.pl
index b8dd3150..4fae3e16 100644
--- a/cmd/set/name.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/name.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $line =~ s/[{}]//g;   # no braces allowed
 
 return (1, $self->msg('namee1')) if !$line;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$user->name($line);
 	$user->put();
diff --git a/cmd/set/node.pl b/cmd/set/node.pl
index 82e8be11..8a1f8111 100644
--- a/cmd/set/node.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/node.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/obscount.pl b/cmd/set/obscount.pl
index 1e9b53b5..1bf73e2d 100644
--- a/cmd/set/obscount.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/obscount.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
 	my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($call);
 	$user = $dxchan->user if $dxchan;
-	$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		unless ($user->is_node) {
 			push @out, $self->msg('e13', $call);
diff --git a/cmd/set/passphrase.pl b/cmd/set/passphrase.pl
index 9cd270c6..7e6b743f 100644
--- a/cmd/set/passphrase.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/passphrase.pl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if ($call) {
 		return (1, $self->msg('e5'));
 	}
 	return (1, $self->msg('e29')) unless @args;
-	if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+	if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 		$ref->passphrase($args[0]);
 		$ref->put();
 		push @out, $self->msg("passphrase", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/set/password.pl b/cmd/set/password.pl
index 3a1dc242..9366c0bb 100644
--- a/cmd/set/password.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/password.pl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if ($call) {
 		return (1, $self->msg('e5'));
 	}
 	return (1, $self->msg('e29')) unless @args;
-	if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+	if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 		$ref->passwd($args[0]);
 		$ref->put();
 		push @out, $self->msg("password", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/set/pinginterval.pl b/cmd/set/pinginterval.pl
index 33131cc5..4d215747 100644
--- a/cmd/set/pinginterval.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/pinginterval.pl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
 	my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($call);
 	$user = $dxchan->user if $dxchan;
-	$user = DXUser->get($call) unless $user;
+	$user = DXUser::get($call) unless $user;
 	if ($user) {
 		unless ($user->is_node) {
 			push @out, $self->msg('e13', $call);
diff --git a/cmd/set/privilege.pl b/cmd/set/privilege.pl
index 183c101b..865819e7 100644
--- a/cmd/set/privilege.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/privilege.pl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 			$ref->user->priv($priv);
 			$ref->user->put();
 		}
-		if (!$ref && ($user = DXUser->get($call))) {
+		if (!$ref && ($user = DXUser::get($call))) {
 			$user->priv($priv);
 			$user->put();
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/set/prompt.pl b/cmd/set/prompt.pl
index 3ff1291e..61045672 100644
--- a/cmd/set/prompt.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/prompt.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $line =~ s/\s+$//;
 
 return (1, $self->msg('e9')) if !$line;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$user->prompt($line);
 	$self->{prompt} = $line;    # this is like this because $self->prompt is a function that does something else
diff --git a/cmd/set/qra.pl b/cmd/set/qra.pl
index e4c4edcb..96000de4 100644
--- a/cmd/set/qra.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/qra.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $line =~ s/\s+$//;
 return (1, $self->msg('qrae1')) if !$line;
 return (1, $self->msg('qrae2', $line)) unless is_qra($line);
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	my $qra = uc $line;
 	my $oldqra = $user->qra || "";
diff --git a/cmd/set/qth.pl b/cmd/set/qth.pl
index 03c5c849..84462f0c 100644
--- a/cmd/set/qth.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/qth.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $line =~ s/[{}]//g;   # no braces allowed
 
 return (1, $self->msg('qthe1')) if !$line;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$user->qth($line);
 	$user->put();
diff --git a/cmd/set/register.pl b/cmd/set/register.pl
index 22c85be9..ac96c2a4 100644
--- a/cmd/set/register.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/register.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('reginac')) unless $main::reqreg;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
 	unless ($self->remotecmd || $self->inscript) {
-		if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+		if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 			$ref->registered(1);
 			$ref->put();
 			push @out, $self->msg("reg", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/set/routepc19.pl b/cmd/set/routepc19.pl
index 4c5d2efc..a63af3cf 100644
--- a/cmd/set/routepc19.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/routepc19.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantroutepc19(1);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/set/sendpc16.pl b/cmd/set/sendpc16.pl
index 11ca2e87..a33c8160 100644
--- a/cmd/set/sendpc16.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/sendpc16.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantsendpc16(1);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/set/spider.pl b/cmd/set/spider.pl
index bd50853c..23cdd378 100644
--- a/cmd/set/spider.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/spider.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		$create = !$user;
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) if $create;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/sys_location.pl b/cmd/set/sys_location.pl
index 428d5bfc..33633b67 100644
--- a/cmd/set/sys_location.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/sys_location.pl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('loce1')) if !$line;
 return (1, $self->msg('loce3', uc $line)) if is_qra($line);
 return (1, $self->msg('loce2', $line)) unless is_latlong($line);
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$line = uc $line;
 	my ($lat, $long) = DXBearing::stoll($line);
diff --git a/cmd/set/user.pl b/cmd/set/user.pl
index 832dcac6..209f0e98 100644
--- a/cmd/set/user.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/user.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		return (1, $self->msg('usernf', $call)) if !$user;
 		$user->sort('U');
 		$user->priv(0);
diff --git a/cmd/set/uservar.pl b/cmd/set/uservar.pl
index c5e39fb7..9d955a7c 100644
--- a/cmd/set/uservar.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/uservar.pl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('suser1')) if @args < 3;
 
 
 my $call = uc $args[0];
-my $ref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+my $ref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 my $field = $args[1];
 my $value = $args[2];
 
diff --git a/cmd/set/usstate.pl b/cmd/set/usstate.pl
index f6c56721..3babc880 100644
--- a/cmd/set/usstate.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/usstate.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('db3', 'FCC USDB')) unless $USDB::present;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantusstate(1);
 		if ($user->wantdxitu) {
diff --git a/cmd/set/wantpc16.pl b/cmd/set/wantpc16.pl
index 0567de40..9006b1c6 100644
--- a/cmd/set/wantpc16.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/wantpc16.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantpc16(1);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/set/wantpc9x.pl b/cmd/set/wantpc9x.pl
index 60566f04..2a5f42f9 100644
--- a/cmd/set/wantpc9x.pl
+++ b/cmd/set/wantpc9x.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantpc9x(1);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/show/grayline.pl b/cmd/show/grayline.pl
index c2c6fcff..c1a50922 100644
--- a/cmd/show/grayline.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/grayline.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ my @in;
 
 if (@list) {
 	foreach $l (@list) {
-		my $user = DXUser->get_current(uc $l);
+		my $user = DXUser::get_current(uc $l);
 		if ($user && $user->lat && $user->long) {
 			push @in, [$user->qth, $user->lat, -$user->long, uc $l ];
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/show/isolate.pl b/cmd/show/isolate.pl
index 17470bde..daa77f42 100644
--- a/cmd/show/isolate.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/isolate.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use DB_File;
 my ($action, $count, $key, $data) = (0,0,0,0);
 for ($action = DXUser::R_FIRST, $count=0; !$DXUser::dbm->seq($key, $data, $action); $action = DXUser::R_NEXT) {
 	if ($data =~ m{isolate}) {
-		my $u = DXUser->get_current($key);
+		my $u = DXUser::get_current($key);
 		if ($u && $u->isolate) {
 			push @out, $key;
 			++$count;
diff --git a/cmd/show/lockout.pl b/cmd/show/lockout.pl
index ff56ca19..91ae4f4a 100644
--- a/cmd/show/lockout.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/lockout.pl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ my ($action, $count, $key, $data) = (0,0,0,0);
 eval qq{for (\$action = DXUser::R_FIRST, \$count = 0; !\$DXUser::dbm->seq(\$key, \$data, \$action); \$action = DXUser::R_NEXT) {
 	if (\$data =~ m{lockout}) {
 		if (\$line eq 'ALL' || \$key =~ /^$line/) {
-			my \$ur = DXUser->get_current(\$key);
+			my \$ur = DXUser::get_current(\$key);
 			if (\$ur && \$ur->lockout) {
 				push \@out, \$key;
 				++\$count;
diff --git a/cmd/show/moon.pl b/cmd/show/moon.pl
index 6203797f..1bc61479 100644
--- a/cmd/show/moon.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/moon.pl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ my @in;
 
 if (@list) {
 	foreach $l (@list) {
-		my $user = DXUser->get_current(uc $l);
+		my $user = DXUser::get_current(uc $l);
 		if ($user && $user->lat && $user->long) {
 			push @in, [$user->qth, $user->lat, -$user->long, uc $l ];
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/show/node.pl b/cmd/show/node.pl
index 1c6ee49e..b41cd93f 100644
--- a/cmd/show/node.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/node.pl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if (@call == 0) {
 my $call;
 foreach $call (sort @call) {
 	my $clref = Route::Node::get($call);
-	my $uref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $uref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	my ($sort, $ver, $build);
 	
 	my $pcall = sprintf "%-11s", $call;
diff --git a/cmd/show/registered.pl b/cmd/show/registered.pl
index 593ef0f5..5eb6d78d 100644
--- a/cmd/show/registered.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/registered.pl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ my ($action, $count, $key, $data) = (0,0,0,0);
 eval qq{for (\$action = DXUser::R_FIRST, \$count = 0; !\$DXUser::dbm->seq(\$key, \$data, \$action); \$action = DXUser::R_NEXT) {
 	if (\$data =~ m{registered}) {					
 		if (!\$line || (\$line && \$key =~ /^$line/)) {
-			my \$u = DXUser->get_current(\$key);
+			my \$u = DXUser::get_current(\$key);
 			if (\$u && \$u->registered) {
 				push \@out, \$key;
 				++\$count;
diff --git a/cmd/show/station.pl b/cmd/show/station.pl
index a5ffe2ad..55976a69 100644
--- a/cmd/show/station.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/station.pl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if (@f <= 2 && uc $f[0] eq 'ALL') {
 	}
 	
 	foreach $call (@calls) {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 		next if !$ref;
 		my $lat = $ref->lat;
 		my $long = $ref->long;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if (@f <= 2 && uc $f[0] eq 'ALL') {
 	}
 } else {
 	foreach $call (@f) {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 		if ($ref) {
 			my $name = $ref->name;  
 			my $qth = $ref->qth;
diff --git a/cmd/show/sun.pl b/cmd/show/sun.pl
index 36aaa078..cf27423e 100644
--- a/cmd/show/sun.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/sun.pl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ my @in;
 
 if (@list) {
 	foreach $l (@list) {
-		my $user = DXUser->get_current(uc $l);
+		my $user = DXUser::get_current(uc $l);
 		if ($user && $user->lat && $user->long) {
 			push @in, [$user->qth, $user->lat, -$user->long, uc $l ];
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/show/users.pl b/cmd/show/users.pl
index 125b23d1..1d665eba 100644
--- a/cmd/show/users.pl
+++ b/cmd/show/users.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ my @out;
 
 if (@list) {
 	foreach my $call (sort @list) {
-		my $uref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+		my $uref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 		if ($uref) {
 			my $name = $uref->name || '?';
 			my $qth = $uref->qth || '?';
diff --git a/cmd/spoof.pl b/cmd/spoof.pl
index ad2f9b8c..e0194a11 100644
--- a/cmd/spoof.pl
+++ b/cmd/spoof.pl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if ($self->priv < 9) {
 
 my @out;
 $call = uc $call;
-my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 unless ($user) {
 	$user = DXUser->new($call);
 	push @out, $self->msg('spf1', $call);
diff --git a/cmd/stat/user.pl b/cmd/stat/user.pl
index 1e0f15da..5cb57f29 100644
--- a/cmd/stat/user.pl
+++ b/cmd/stat/user.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ my $call;
 my @out;
 foreach $call (@list) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $ref = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $ref = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($ref) {
 		if ($self->consort eq 'ax25') {
 			@out = grep { !/(Password|Privilege)/ } print_all_fields($self, $ref, "User Information $call");
diff --git a/cmd/sysop.pl b/cmd/sysop.pl
index ba42ba60..6dcef2c2 100644
--- a/cmd/sysop.pl
+++ b/cmd/sysop.pl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 my ($self, $line) = @_;
-my $user = DXUser->get_current($self->call);
+my $user = DXUser::get_current($self->call);
 my $passwd = $user->passwd if $user;
 my $lth = length $passwd;
 $lth = 100 unless $lth;
diff --git a/cmd/uncatchup.pl b/cmd/uncatchup.pl
index 8a6d736a..8a6f02a6 100644
--- a/cmd/uncatchup.pl
+++ b/cmd/uncatchup.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ my @f = split /\s+/, $line;
 return (1, "usage: catchup <node call> all|[<msgno ...]") unless @f >= 2;
 
 my $call = uc shift @f;
-my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 return (1, "$call not a node") unless $user && $user->sort ne 'U';
 
 my @out;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/believe.pl b/cmd/unset/believe.pl
index 2d0a6e3a..a7dcfb83 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/believe.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/believe.pl
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ my @nodes;
 
 return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 6;
 return (1, $self->msg('e22', $node)) unless is_callsign($node);
-my $user = DXUser->get_current($node);
+my $user = DXUser::get_current($node);
 return (1, $self->msg('e13', $node)) unless $user->is_node;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e22', $node)) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $u = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $u = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	push @nodes, $call;
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/unset/dxcq.pl b/cmd/unset/dxcq.pl
index fc2d7c5e..6cc68f05 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/dxcq.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/dxcq.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @out;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantdxcq(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/dxgrid.pl b/cmd/unset/dxgrid.pl
index f18f2c22..bee3d906 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/dxgrid.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/dxgrid.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @out;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantgrid(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/dxitu.pl b/cmd/unset/dxitu.pl
index 27b7fc41..1b4c2456 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/dxitu.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/dxitu.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my @out;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantdxitu(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/email.pl b/cmd/unset/email.pl
index 0f61405e..c05a9e53 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/email.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/email.pl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ my ($self, $line) = @_;
 my $call = $self->call;
 my $user;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	$user->wantemail(0);
 	$user->put();
diff --git a/cmd/unset/isolate.pl b/cmd/unset/isolate.pl
index 07ad21dc..df14e8a9 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/isolate.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/isolate.pl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $call (@args) {
 	if ($chan) {
 		push @out, $self->msg('nodee1', $call);
 	} else {
-		$user = DXUser->get($call);
+		$user = DXUser::get($call);
 		return (1, $self->msg('usernf', $call)) if !$user; 
 		$user->isolate(0);
 		$user->close();
diff --git a/cmd/unset/local_node.pl b/cmd/unset/local_node.pl
index c9439ae3..9753fb59 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/local_node.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/local_node.pl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ my @out;
 return (1, $self->msg('e5')) unless $self->priv >= 5;
 
 foreach my $call (@args) {
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	push(@out, $self->msg('e3', 'set/localnode', $call)), next unless $user; 
 	push(@out, $self->msg('e13', $call)), next unless $user->is_node; 
 	my $group = $user->group || [];
diff --git a/cmd/unset/lockout.pl b/cmd/unset/lockout.pl
index 406d2125..02169f30 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/lockout.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/lockout.pl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if ($self->priv < 9) {
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
 	unless ($self->remotecmd || $self->inscript) {
-		if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+		if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 			$ref->lockout(0);
 			$ref->put();
 			push @out, $self->msg("lockoutun", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/unset/passphrase.pl b/cmd/unset/passphrase.pl
index 9bf6a61c..15ef58d1 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/passphrase.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/passphrase.pl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ($self->priv < 9) {
 
 for (@args) {
 	my $call = uc $_;
-	if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+	if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 		$ref->unset_passphrase;
 		$ref->put();
 		push @out, $self->msg("passphraseu", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/unset/password.pl b/cmd/unset/password.pl
index fcaa4c74..0a844ca7 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/password.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/password.pl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ($self->priv < 9) {
 
 for (@args) {
 	my $call = uc $_;
-	if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+	if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 		$ref->unset_passwd;
 		$ref->put();
 		push @out, $self->msg("passwordu", $call);
diff --git a/cmd/unset/prompt.pl b/cmd/unset/prompt.pl
index 4aff6d4a..063c9d48 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/prompt.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/prompt.pl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ my ($self, $line) = @_;
 my $call = $self->call;
 my $user;
 
-$user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+$user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 if ($user) {
 	delete $user->{prompt};
 	delete $self->{prompt};
diff --git a/cmd/unset/register.pl b/cmd/unset/register.pl
index 5ba142d6..a0c36d78 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/register.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/register.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('reginac')) unless $main::reqreg;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
 	unless ($self->remotecmd || $self->inscript) {
-		if ($ref = DXUser->get_current($call)) {
+		if ($ref = DXUser::get_current($call)) {
 			$ref->registered(0);
 			$ref->put();
 			my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($call);
diff --git a/cmd/unset/routepc19.pl b/cmd/unset/routepc19.pl
index ffb46f89..d04bedca 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/routepc19.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/routepc19.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantroutepc19(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/sendpc16.pl b/cmd/unset/sendpc16.pl
index 59919491..0ef16cb3 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/sendpc16.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/sendpc16.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantsendpc16(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/usstate.pl b/cmd/unset/usstate.pl
index df61bae5..2a2d95dd 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/usstate.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/usstate.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('db3', 'FCC USDB')) unless $USDB::present;
 
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	$call = uc $call;
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantusstate(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/wantpc16.pl b/cmd/unset/wantpc16.pl
index f87b6db5..a749084a 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/wantpc16.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/wantpc16.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantpc16(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/cmd/unset/wantpc9x.pl b/cmd/unset/wantpc9x.pl
index 2bc876ba..e7279583 100644
--- a/cmd/unset/wantpc9x.pl
+++ b/cmd/unset/wantpc9x.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9;
 foreach $call (@args) {
 	return (1, $self->msg('e12')) unless is_callsign($call);
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->wantpc9x(0);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/perl/DXCommandmode.pm b/perl/DXCommandmode.pm
index cdde9a20..854a6354 100644
--- a/perl/DXCommandmode.pm
+++ b/perl/DXCommandmode.pm
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ sub format_dx_spot
 	my $comment = substr (($_[3] || ''), 0, $clth);
 	$comment .= ' ' x ($clth - length($comment));
 	if ($self->{user}->wantgrid) {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($_[4]);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($_[4]);
 		if ($ref) {
 			$loc = $ref->qra || '';
 			$loc = ' ' . substr($loc, 0, 4) if $loc;
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ sub dx_spot
 	} elsif ($self->{gtk}) {
 		my ($dxloc, $byloc);
 
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($_[4]);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($_[4]);
 		if ($ref) {
 			$byloc = $ref->qra;
 			$byloc = substr($byloc, 0, 4) if $byloc;
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ sub dx_spot
 
 		my $spot = $_[1];
 		$spot =~ s|/\w{1,4}$||;
-		$ref = DXUser->get_current($spot);
+		$ref = DXUser::get_current($spot);
 		if ($ref) {
 			$dxloc = $ref->qra;
 			$dxloc = substr($dxloc, 0, 4) if $dxloc;
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ sub import_cmd
 			    if ($dxchan) {
 					@out = $s->run($dxchan, 1);
 				} else {
-					my $u = DXUser->get($call);
+					my $u = DXUser::get($call);
 					if ($u) {
 						$dxchan = $main::me;
 						my $old = $dxchan->{call};
diff --git a/perl/DXCron.pm b/perl/DXCron.pm
index 2c02be53..70c8e660 100644
--- a/perl/DXCron.pm
+++ b/perl/DXCron.pm
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ sub last_connect
 {
 	my $call = uc shift;
 	return $main::systime if DXChannel::get($call);
-	my $user = DXUser->get($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get($call);
 	return $user ? $user->lastin : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/perl/DXMsg.pm b/perl/DXMsg.pm
index 9c75a048..e6662b59 100644
--- a/perl/DXMsg.pm
+++ b/perl/DXMsg.pm
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ sub alloc
 	$self->{gotit} = [];
 #	$self->{lastt} = $main::systime;
 	$self->{lines} = [];
-	$self->{private} = 1 if $bulltopriv && DXUser->get_current($self->{to});
+	$self->{private} = 1 if $bulltopriv && DXUser::get_current($self->{to});
     
 	return $self;
 }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ sub handle_28
 	$ref->{lastt} = $main::systime;
 
 	# look to see whether this is a non private message sent to a known callsign
-	my $uref = DXUser->get_current($ref->{to});
+	my $uref = DXUser::get_current($ref->{to});
 	if (is_callsign($ref->{to}) && !$ref->{private} && $uref && $uref->homenode) {
 		$ref->{private} = 1;
 		dbg("set bull to $ref->{to} to private") if isdbg('msg');
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ sub notify
 {
 	my $ref = shift;
 	my $to = $ref->{to};
-	my $uref = DXUser->get_current($to);
+	my $uref = DXUser::get_current($to);
 	my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($to);
 	if (((*Net::SMTP && $email_server) || $email_prog) && $uref && $uref->wantemail) {
 		my $email = $uref->email;
diff --git a/perl/DXProt.pm b/perl/DXProt.pm
index 4d79ecf5..69eb2228 100644
--- a/perl/DXProt.pm
+++ b/perl/DXProt.pm
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ sub init
 	do "$main::data/hop_table.pl" if -e "$main::data/hop_table.pl";
 	confess $@ if $@;
 
-	my $user = DXUser->get($main::mycall);
+	my $user = DXUser::get($main::mycall);
 	die "User $main::mycall not setup or disappeared RTFM" unless $user;
 
 	$myprot_version += $main::version*100;
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ sub process_rcmd
 {
 	my ($self, $tonode, $fromnode, $user, $cmd) = @_;
 	if ($tonode eq $main::mycall) {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($fromnode);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($fromnode);
 		my $cref = Route::Node::get($fromnode);
 		Log('rcmd', 'in', ($ref->{priv}||0), $fromnode, $cmd);
 		if ($cmd !~ /^\s*rcmd/i && $cref && $ref && $ref->homenode && $cref->call eq $ref->homenode) { # not allowed to relay RCMDS!
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ sub process_rcmd
 			$self->send_rcmd_reply($main::mycall, $fromnode, $user, "your attempt is logged, Tut tut tut...!");
 		}
 	} else {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($tonode);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($tonode);
 		if ($ref && $ref->is_clx) {
 			$self->route($tonode, pc84($fromnode, $tonode, $user, $cmd));
 		} else {
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ sub process_rcmd_reply
 			$dxchan->send($line) if $dxchan;
 		}
 	} else {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($tonode);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($tonode);
 		if ($ref && $ref->is_clx) {
 			$self->route($tonode, pc85($fromnode, $tonode, $user, $line));
 		} else {
diff --git a/perl/DXProtHandle.pm b/perl/DXProtHandle.pm
index f28de6d0..e7160d7c 100644
--- a/perl/DXProtHandle.pm
+++ b/perl/DXProtHandle.pm
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ sub handle_11
 	#
 
 	# fix up qra locators of known users
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($spot[4]);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($spot[4]);
 	if ($user) {
 		my $qra = $user->qra;
 		unless ($qra && is_qra($qra)) {
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ sub handle_16
 
 		# reject this if we think it is a node already
 		my $r = Route::Node::get($call);
-		my $u = DXUser->get_current($call) unless $r;
+		my $u = DXUser::get_current($call) unless $r;
 		if ($r || ($u && $u->is_node)) {
 			dbg("PCPROT: $call is a node") if isdbg('chanerr');
 			next;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ sub handle_16
 		}
 
 		# add this station to the user database, if required
-		my $user = DXUser->get_current($ncall);
+		my $user = DXUser::get_current($ncall);
 		$user = DXUser->new($call) unless $user;
 		$user->homenode($parent->call) if !$user->homenode;
 		$user->node($parent->call);
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ sub handle_17
 	$parent->del_user($uref);
 
 	# send info to all logged in thingies
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($ncall);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($ncall);
 	$self->tell_login('logoutu', "$ncall: $ucall") if $user && $user->is_local_node;
 	$self->tell_buddies('logoutb', $ucall, $ncall);
 
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ sub check_add_node
 	my $call = shift;
 
 	# add this station to the user database, if required (don't remove SSID from nodes)
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	if (!$user) {
 		$user = DXUser->new($call);
 		$user->priv(1);		# I have relented and defaulted nodes
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ sub handle_41
 	}
 
 	# add this station to the user database, if required
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	$user = DXUser->new($call) unless $user;
 
 	if ($sort == 1) {
diff --git a/perl/DXUser.pm b/perl/DXUser.pm
index c4e3996b..e2c24f59 100644
--- a/perl/DXUser.pm
+++ b/perl/DXUser.pm
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ sub new
 
 sub get
 {
-	my $pkg = shift;
 	my $call = uc shift;
 	my $data;
 	
@@ -248,6 +247,11 @@ sub get
 	# search for it
 	unless ($dbm->get($call, $data)) {
 		$ref = decode($data);
+		dbg("DXUser::get: data error on $call $!") unless $ref;
+		if ($ref && ref $ref ne 'DXUser') {
+			dbg("DXUser::get: got strange answer from decode ". ref $ref. " ignoring");
+			return undef;
+		}
 		$lru->put($call, $ref);
 		return $ref;
 	}
@@ -264,14 +268,11 @@ sub get
 
 sub get_current
 {
-	my $pkg = shift;
 	my $call = uc shift;
   
 	my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($call);
 	return $dxchan->user if $dxchan;
-	my $rref = Route::get($call);
-	return $rref->user if $rref && exists $rref->{user};
-	return $pkg->get($call);
+	return get($call);
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/perl/DXXml/Cmd.pm b/perl/DXXml/Cmd.pm
index f9521e46..5f894568 100644
--- a/perl/DXXml/Cmd.pm
+++ b/perl/DXXml/Cmd.pm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sub handle_input
 			@in = (DXCommandmode::run_cmd($dxchan, $cmd));
 		} else {
 			# remote command
-			my $ref = DXUser->get_current($self->{o});
+			my $ref = DXUser::get_current($self->{o});
 			my $cref = Route::Node::get($self->{o});
 			my $answer;
 			
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ sub topcxx
 {
 	my $self = shift;
 
-	my $ref = DXUser->get_current($self->{to});
+	my $ref = DXUser::get_current($self->{to});
 	my $s;
 	
 	if ($ref && $ref->is_clx && $self->{u}) {
diff --git a/perl/DXXml/Ping.pm b/perl/DXXml/Ping.pm
index 29d7ab1c..27058719 100644
--- a/perl/DXXml/Ping.pm
+++ b/perl/DXXml/Ping.pm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ sub add
 
 	push @$ref, $self;
 	$pings{$to} = $ref;
-	my $u = DXUser->get_current($to);
+	my $u = DXUser::get_current($to);
 	if ($u) {
 		$u->lastping(($via || $from), $main::systime);
 		$u->put;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sub _handle_believe
 {
 	my ($from, $via) = @_;
 	
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($from);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($from);
 	if ($user) {
 		$user->set_believe($via);
 		$user->put;
diff --git a/perl/DXXml/Text.pm b/perl/DXXml/Text.pm
index 34bacc68..3b8b5b44 100644
--- a/perl/DXXml/Text.pm
+++ b/perl/DXXml/Text.pm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sub topcxx
 	my $dxchan = shift;
 	my @out;
 
-	my $ref = DXUser->get_current($self->{to});
+	my $ref = DXUser::get_current($self->{to});
 	for (split /(?:%0D)?\%0A/, $self->{content}) {
 		my $line = $_;
 		$line =~ s/\s*$//;
diff --git a/perl/ExtMsg.pm b/perl/ExtMsg.pm
index ae50f036..0ca2de83 100644
--- a/perl/ExtMsg.pm
+++ b/perl/ExtMsg.pm
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sub dequeue
 					my $sort = $conn->{csort};
 					$sort = 'local' if $conn->{peerhost} =~ /127\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/ || $conn->{peerhost} eq '::1';
 					my $uref;
-					if ($main::passwdreq || ($uref = DXUser->get_current($msg)) && $uref->passwd ) {
+					if ($main::passwdreq || ($uref = DXUser::get_current($msg)) && $uref->passwd ) {
 						$conn->conns($msg);
 						$conn->{state} = 'WP';
 						$conn->{decho} = $conn->{echo};
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sub dequeue
 					$conn->disconnect;
 				}
 			} elsif ($conn->{state} eq 'WP' ) {
-				my $uref = DXUser->get_current($conn->{call});
+				my $uref = DXUser::get_current($conn->{call});
 				$msg =~ s/[\r\n]+$//;
 				if ($uref && $msg eq $uref->passwd) {
 					my $sort = $conn->{csort};
diff --git a/perl/Filter.pm b/perl/Filter.pm
index e599c59b..b71ee95a 100644
--- a/perl/Filter.pm
+++ b/perl/Filter.pm
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ sub parse
 	while (@f) {
 		if ($ntoken == 0) {
 			
-			if (@f && $dxchan->priv >= 8 && ((is_callsign(uc $f[0]) && DXUser->get(uc $f[0])) || $f[0] =~ /(?:node|user)_default/)) {
+			if (@f && $dxchan->priv >= 8 && ((is_callsign(uc $f[0]) && DXUser::get(uc $f[0])) || $f[0] =~ /(?:node|user)_default/)) {
 				$call = shift @f;
 				if ($f[0] eq 'input') {
 					shift @f;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ sub cmd
 	return $dxchan->msg('filter5') unless $line;
 
 	my ($r, $filter, $fno, $user, $s) = $self->parse($dxchan, $sort, $line);
-	my $u = DXUser->get_current($user);
+	my $u = DXUser::get_current($user);
 	return (1, $dxchan->msg('isow', $user)) if $u && $u->isolate;
 	return (1, $filter) if $r;
 
diff --git a/perl/VE7CC.pm b/perl/VE7CC.pm
index c0138cd7..81a11144 100644
--- a/perl/VE7CC.pm
+++ b/perl/VE7CC.pm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sub dx_spot
 	my $t = shift;
 	my $loc_spotted = '';
 	my $loc_spotter = '';
-	my $ref = DXUser->get_current($spotted);
+	my $ref = DXUser::get_current($spotted);
 	if ($ref) {
 		my $loc = $ref->qra || '';
 		$loc_spotted =substr($loc, 0, 4) if $loc;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ sub dx_spot
 	
 	my $spotted_cc = (Prefix::cty_data($spotted))[5];
 	my $spotter_cc = (Prefix::cty_data($_[1]))[5];
-	$ref = DXUser->get_current($_[1]);
+	$ref = DXUser::get_current($_[1]);
 	if ($ref) {
 		my $loc = $ref->qra || '';
 		$loc_spotter = substr($loc, 0, 4) if $loc;
diff --git a/perl/Version.pm b/perl/Version.pm
index 95d16219..aded7d3d 100644
--- a/perl/Version.pm
+++ b/perl/Version.pm
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ use vars qw($version $subversion $build);
 
 $version = '1.54';
 $subversion = '0';
-$build = '219';
+$build = '220';
 
 1;
diff --git a/perl/cluster.pl b/perl/cluster.pl
index 4b7abd58..67918966 100755
--- a/perl/cluster.pl
+++ b/perl/cluster.pl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ sub new_channel
 
 	# set up the basic channel info
 	# is there one already connected to me - locally?
-	my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
+	my $user = DXUser::get_current($call);
 	my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($call);
 	if ($dxchan) {
 		if ($user && $user->is_node) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ sub new_channel
 	# is he locked out ?
 	my $basecall = $call;
 	$basecall =~ s/-\d+$//;
-	my $baseuser = DXUser->get_current($basecall);
+	my $baseuser = DXUser::get_current($basecall);
 	my $lock = $user->lockout if $user;
 	if ($baseuser && $baseuser->lockout || $lock) {
 		if (!$user || !defined $lock || $lock) {
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ DXUser->init($userfn, 1);
 
 # look for the sysop and the alias user and complain if they aren't there
 {
-	my $ref = DXUser->get($mycall);
+	my $ref = DXUser::get($mycall);
 	die "$mycall missing, run the create_sysop.pl script and please RTFM" unless $ref && $ref->priv == 9;
-	$ref = DXUser->get($myalias);
+	$ref = DXUser::get($myalias);
 	die "$myalias missing, run the create_sysop.pl script and please RTFM" unless $ref && $ref->priv == 9;
 }
 
diff --git a/perl/convert_users.pl b/perl/convert_users.pl
index 4aa3978b..b55daea0 100755
--- a/perl/convert_users.pl
+++ b/perl/convert_users.pl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ package DXUser;
 @all = DXUser::get_all_calls();
 
 for $a (@all) {
-	my $ref = DXUser->get($a);
+	my $ref = DXUser::get($a);
 	my $s = $ref->encode() if $ref;
 	print OUT "'$a' => q{$s},\n" if $a;
 	$count++;
diff --git a/perl/create_sysop.pl b/perl/create_sysop.pl
index 622bc056..c0ac9e3a 100755
--- a/perl/create_sysop.pl
+++ b/perl/create_sysop.pl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sub delete_it
 
 sub create_it
 {
-	my $ref = DXUser->get(uc $mycall);
+	my $ref = DXUser::get(uc $mycall);
 	$ref->del() if $ref;
 	
 	my $self = DXUser->new(uc $mycall);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ sub create_it
 	$self->close();
 
 	# now do one for the alias
-	$ref = DXUser->get(uc $myalias);
+	$ref = DXUser::get(uc $myalias);
 	$ref->del() if $ref;
 
 	$self = DXUser->new(uc $myalias);
diff --git a/perl/lock_nodes.pl b/perl/lock_nodes.pl
index d57a6a0a..4763fb12 100755
--- a/perl/lock_nodes.pl
+++ b/perl/lock_nodes.pl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ my @ignore;
 my ($action, $key, $data) = (0,0,0);
 for ($action = DXUser::R_FIRST, $count = 0; !$DXUser::dbm->seq($key, $data, $action); $action = DXUser::R_NEXT) {
 	if ($data =~ m{sort => '[ACRSX]'}) {
-		my $user = DXUser->get($key);
+		my $user = DXUser::get($key);
 		if ($user->is_node) {
 			$nodes ++;
 			if (grep $key eq $_, (@nodes, $mycall)) {
diff --git a/perl/update_sysop.pl b/perl/update_sysop.pl
index cec9f56e..2fccbb5a 100755
--- a/perl/update_sysop.pl
+++ b/perl/update_sysop.pl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sub create_it
 {
 	my $ref;
 	
-	while ($ref = DXUser->get(uc $mycall)) {
+	while ($ref = DXUser::get(uc $mycall)) {
 		print "old call $mycall deleted\n";
 		$ref->del();
 	}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ sub create_it
 	print "new call $mycall added\n";
 
 	# now do one for the alias
-	while ($ref = DXUser->get($myalias)) {
+	while ($ref = DXUser::get($myalias)) {
 		print "old call $myalias deleted\n";
 		$ref->del();
 	}