-DXNode->new(0, $mycall, 0, 1, $DXProtvars::myprot_version);
+DXNode->new(0, $mycall, 0, 1, $DXProt::myprot_version);
+
+# read in any existing message headers
+print "reading existing message headers\n";
+DXMsg->init();
+
+# read in any cron jobs
+print "reading cron jobs\n";
+DXCron->init();