diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/doCMDS.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/doCMDS.java
index a100b1657..e87a91b62 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/doCMDS.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/doCMDS.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class doCMDS implements Runnable {
 
 	// FIX ME
 	// I need a better way to do versioning, but this will do for now.
-	public static final String BMAJ = "00",  BMIN = "00",  BREV = "01",  BEXT = "-A";
+	public static final String BMAJ = "00",  BMIN = "00",  BREV = "01",  BEXT = "-B";
 	public static final String BOBversion = BMAJ + "." + BMIN + "." + BREV + BEXT;
 	private Socket server;
 	private Properties props;
diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/nickname.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/nickname.java
index d1ece7be7..37f16bb18 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/nickname.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/nickname.java
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ package net.i2p.BOB;
  */
 public class nickname {
 
-	private static final int maxWritersWaiting = 2;
 	private volatile Object[][] data;
 	private volatile int index,  writersWaiting,  readers;
-	private volatile boolean writingInProgress;
 
 	/**
 	 * make initial NULL object
@@ -42,40 +40,35 @@ public class nickname {
 	public nickname() {
 		this.data = new Object[1][2];
 		this.index = this.writersWaiting = this.readers = 0;
-		this.writingInProgress = false;
 	}
 
 	synchronized public void getReadLock() {
-		while(writingInProgress | (writersWaiting >= maxWritersWaiting)) {
+		while((writersWaiting != 0)) {
 			try {
 				wait();
 			} catch(InterruptedException ie) {
 			}
-			readers++;
 		}
+		readers++;
 	}
 
 	synchronized public void releaseReadLock() {
 		readers--;
-		if((readers == 0) & (writersWaiting > 0)) {
-			notifyAll();
-		}
+		notifyAll();
 	}
 
 	synchronized public void getWriteLock() {
 		writersWaiting++;
-		while((readers > 0) | writingInProgress) {
+		while(readers != 0 && writersWaiting != 1 ) {
 			try {
 				wait();
 			} catch(InterruptedException ie) {
 			}
 		}
-		writersWaiting--;
-		writingInProgress = true;
 	}
 
 	synchronized public void releaseWriteLock() {
-		writingInProgress = false;
+		writersWaiting--;
 		notifyAll();
 	}
 
@@ -84,7 +77,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	 * @param key
 	 * @return an objects index
 	 */
-	public synchronized int idx(Object key) {
+	public int idx(Object key) {
 		for(int i = 0; i < index; i++) {
 			if(key.equals(data[i][0])) {
 				return i;
@@ -98,7 +91,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	 *
 	 * @param key
 	 */
-	public synchronized void kill(Object key) {
+	public void kill(Object key) {
 
 		int i, j, k, l;
 		Object[][] olddata;
@@ -131,7 +124,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	 * @param key
 	 * @param val
 	 */
-	public synchronized void add(Object key, Object val) {
+	public void add(Object key, Object val) {
 		Object[][] olddata;
 		int i, j;
 		i = 0;
@@ -155,7 +148,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	 * @return Object
 	 * @throws java.lang.RuntimeException
 	 */
-	public synchronized Object get(Object key) throws RuntimeException {
+	public Object get(Object key) throws RuntimeException {
 		for(int i = 0; i < index; i++) {
 			if(key.equals(data[i][0])) {
 				return data[i][1];
@@ -170,7 +163,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	 * @param key
 	 * @return true if an object exists, else returns false
 	 */
-	public synchronized boolean exists(Object key) {
+	public boolean exists(Object key) {
 		for(int i = 0; i < index; i++) {
 			if(key.equals(data[i][0])) {
 				return true;
@@ -186,7 +179,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	 * @return an indexed Object
 	 * @throws java.lang.RuntimeException
 	 */
-	public synchronized Object getnext(int i) throws RuntimeException {
+	public Object getnext(int i) throws RuntimeException {
 		if(i < index && i > -1) {
 			return data[i][1];
 		}
@@ -196,7 +189,7 @@ public class nickname {
 	/**
 	 * @return the count of how many objects
 	 */
-	public synchronized int getcount() {
+	public int getcount() {
 		return index;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Base64.java b/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Base64.java
index 078e130d3..f9d47152b 100644
--- a/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Base64.java
+++ b/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Base64.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class Base64 implements Encoding {
 		return "base64";
 	}
 	/**
-	 * @param string
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws EncodingException 
 	 */
 	public String encode( byte in[] ) throws EncodingException
 	{
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class Base64 implements Encoding {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param str
+	 * @param text 
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public ReadBuffer decode(String text) throws DecodingException {
diff --git a/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Encoding.java b/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Encoding.java
index a9b794bc4..9b77fb335 100644
--- a/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Encoding.java
+++ b/apps/susimail/src/src/i2p/susi/webmail/encoding/Encoding.java
@@ -36,37 +36,44 @@ public interface Encoding {
 	 * 
 	 * @param in
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws EncodingException 
 	 */
 	public String encode( byte in[] ) throws EncodingException;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param str
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws EncodingException 
 	 */
 	public String encode( String str ) throws EncodingException;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param in
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws DecodingException 
 	 */
 	public ReadBuffer decode( byte in[] ) throws DecodingException;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param in
-	 * @param size
+	 * @param offset 
+	 * @param length 
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws DecodingException 
 	 */
 	public ReadBuffer decode( byte in[], int offset, int length ) throws DecodingException;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param str
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws DecodingException 
 	 */
 	public ReadBuffer decode( String str ) throws DecodingException;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param in
 	 * @return
+	 * @throws DecodingException 
 	 */
 	public ReadBuffer decode( ReadBuffer in ) throws DecodingException;
 }