diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 76cef67..b85be17 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type args struct {
 }
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
-	return "autogenpb " + VERSION + "    Built on " + BUILDTIME + `
+	return "go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb " + VERSION + "    Built on " + BUILDTIME + `
 
 Auto Generate protocol buffer Sort() and Marshal() functions
 
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ See the git sources for an example .proto file.
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
-	return "autogenpb " + VERSION + "    Built on " + BUILDTIME
+	return "go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb " + VERSION + "    Built on " + BUILDTIME
 }
diff --git a/generateSort.go b/generateSort.go
index a9d5259..4692884 100644
--- a/generateSort.go
+++ b/generateSort.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newIter(w io.Writer, msg *MsgName) string {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "type "+APPLE+"Iterator struct {")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sync.RWMutex // this isn't getting used properly yet?")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sync.Mutex")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	things []*"+APPLE+"")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	index  int")
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ func newIter(w io.Writer, msg *MsgName) string {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	if it.index >= len(it.things) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return false")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	it.Lock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	it.index++")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	it.Unlock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return true")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
diff --git a/protoReformat.go b/protoReformat.go
index 44426aa..98f9c86 100644
--- a/protoReformat.go
+++ b/protoReformat.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 // like 'goimport' but for .proto files
 
-var maxVarname int
-var maxVartype int
+// var maxVarname int
+// var maxVartype int
 var linesIter iter.Seq[string]
 
 func protoReformat(filename string) error {
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func protoReformat(filename string) error {
 		// find the end of the message
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "}") {
 			inMessage = false
-			// formatMessage(curmsg)
 			formatMessage2(fmtmsg)
 			if bigName < fmtmsg.MaxVarname {
 				bigName = fmtmsg.MaxVarname
@@ -65,12 +64,11 @@ func protoReformat(filename string) error {
 		fmtmsg.Lines = append(fmtmsg.Lines, line)
 	}
 
-	maxVarname = int(bigName)
-	maxVartype = int(bigType)
+	fmtmsg = new(FormatMsg)
+	fmtmsg.MaxVarname = bigName
+	fmtmsg.MaxVartype = bigType
 
-	var curmsg []string
-
-	// gets the max vartype and varname
+	// write out the messages
 	for line := range linesIter {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "message ") {
 			if inMessage {
@@ -95,11 +93,13 @@ func protoReformat(filename string) error {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "}") {
 			inMessage = false
 			// format and write the last message to the file
-			for _, newline := range formatMessage(curmsg) {
+			for _, newline := range formatMessage2(fmtmsg) {
 				newfile += fmt.Sprintln(newline)
 			}
 			newfile += fmt.Sprintln(line)
-			curmsg = nil
+			fmtmsg = new(FormatMsg)
+			fmtmsg.MaxVarname = bigName
+			fmtmsg.MaxVartype = bigType
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ func protoReformat(filename string) error {
 			newfile += fmt.Sprintln(line)
 			continue
 		}
-		curmsg = append(curmsg, line)
+
+		fmtmsg.Lines = append(fmtmsg.Lines, line)
 	}
 
 	pf, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ func protoReformat(filename string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+/*
 func formatMessage(curmsg []string) []string {
 	var newmsg []string
 
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ func formatMessage(curmsg []string) []string {
 	}
 	return newmsg
 }
+*/
 
 // returns vartype, varname, id, end
 func tokenMsgVar(line string) (string, string, string, string) {