def __init__(self,dir):
MessageManager.__init__(self)
import os
path = os.path.join(dir,"messages.shelf")
# print "Will open shelf at " + path
from shelve import open
self.shelf = open(path)
for k in self.__dict__:
if k != "shelf":
self.__dict__[k] = self.shelf[k]
# print " loaded " + k + " = " + str(self.shelf[k])
self.synchronize()
