diff --git a/disknet.lua b/disknet.lua
index 65e4b52..205861d 100644
--- a/disknet.lua
+++ b/disknet.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-local disknet = {}
+local disknet = disknet or {}
 
 local tArg = {...}
 
 disknet.mainPath = "disk/DISKNET"	-- path of shared file
 local limitChannelsToModem = false	-- if true, can only use number channels from 1 to 65535
-local checkDelay = 0.05				-- amount of time (seconds) between checking the file -- if 0, checks super fast so don't do that
+local checkDelay = 0.05			-- amount of time (seconds) between checking the file -- if 0, checks super fast so don't do that
 local maximumBufferSize = 64		-- largest amount of messages per channel buffered
 
 local isUsingTweaked = false
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ end
 local openChannels = {}
 local yourID = os.getComputerID()
 local uniqueID = math.random(1, 2^31 - 1) -- prevents receiving your own messages
-local msgCheckList = {} -- makes sure duplicate messages aren't received
-local ageToToss = 0.005	-- amount of time before a message is removed
+disknet.msgCheckList = {}	-- makes sure duplicate messages aren't received
+local ageToToss = 0.005		-- amount of time before a message is removed
 
---	used for synching times between different emulators
+-- used for synching times between different emulators
 disknet._timeMod = 0
 
 -- do not think for one second that os.epoch("utc") would be a proper substitute
 local getTime = function()
-	return (os.time() + (-1 + os.day()) * 24) + disknet._timeMod
+	if os.day then
+		return (os.time() + (-1 + os.day()) * 24) + disknet._timeMod
+	else
+		return os.time() + disknet._timeMod
+	end
 end
 
 local function serialize(tbl)
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ disknet.isOpen = function(channel)
 		error(grr)
 	end
 end
+isOpen = disknet.isOpen
 
 disknet.open = function(channel)
 	local valid, grr = checkValidChannel(channel)
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ disknet.open = function(channel)
 		error(grr)
 	end
 end
+open = disknet.open
 
 disknet.close = function(channel)
 	local valid, grr = checkValidChannel(channel)
@@ -135,15 +141,18 @@ disknet.close = function(channel)
 		error(grr)
 	end
 end
+close = disknet.close
 
 disknet.closeAll = function()
 	openChannels = {}
 end
+closeAll = disknet.closeAll
 
 disknet.send = function(channel, message, recipient)
 	local valid, grr = checkValidChannel(channel)
 	if valid then
 		if not fs.exists(fs.combine(disknet.mainPath, tostring(channel))) then
+			fs.makeDir(disknet.mainPath)
 			fs.open(fs.combine(disknet.mainPath, tostring(channel)), "w").close()
 		end
 		local contents = textutils.unserialize(readFile(fs.combine(disknet.mainPath, tostring(channel))))
@@ -188,6 +197,7 @@ disknet.send = function(channel, message, recipient)
 		error(grr)
 	end
 end
+send = disknet.send
 
 local fList, pList, sList = {}, {}, {}
 
@@ -204,6 +214,7 @@ local loadFList = function()
 	end
 end
 
+-- returns: string message, string/number channel, number senderID, number timeThatMessageWasSentAt
 disknet.receive = function(channel, senderFilter)
 	local valid, grr = checkValidChannel(channel)
 	if valid or not channel then
@@ -224,7 +235,7 @@ disknet.receive = function(channel, senderFilter)
 							if contents[1] then
 								if not output then
 									for look = 1, #contents do
-										if (contents[look].uniqueID ~= uniqueID) and (not msgCheckList[contents[look].messageID]) then	-- make sure you're not receiving messages that you sent
+										if (contents[look].uniqueID ~= uniqueID) and (not disknet.msgCheckList[contents[look].messageID]) then	-- make sure you're not receiving messages that you sent
 											if (not contents[look].recipient) or contents[look].recipient == yourID then				-- make sure that messages intended for others aren't picked up
 												if (not channel) or channel == contents[look].channel then								-- make sure that messages are the same channel as the filter, if any
 													if (not senderFilter) or senderFilter == contents[look].id then						-- make sure that the sender is the same as the id filter, if any
@@ -234,7 +245,7 @@ disknet.receive = function(channel, senderFilter)
 															goWithIt = true
 														end
 														if cTime - (contents[look].time or 0) <= ageToToss or goWithIt then						-- make sure the message isn't too old
-															msgCheckList[contents[look].messageID] = true
+															disknet.msgCheckList[contents[look].messageID] = true
 															output = {}
 															for k,v in pairs(contents[look]) do
 																output[k] = v
@@ -252,7 +263,7 @@ disknet.receive = function(channel, senderFilter)
 								doRewrite = false
 								for t = #contents, 1, -1 do
 									if cTime - (contents[t].time or 0) > ageToToss or cTime - (contents[t].time or 0) < -1 then
-										msgCheckList[contents[t].messageID] = nil
+										disknet.msgCheckList[contents[t].messageID] = nil
 										table.remove(contents, t)
 										doRewrite = true
 									end
@@ -300,6 +311,7 @@ disknet.receive = function(channel, senderFilter)
 		error(grr)
 	end
 end
+receive = disknet.receive
 
 -- not really needed if going between CCEmuX and another emulator, but may be needed between two separate CCEmuX daemons
 disknet.receive_TS = function(...)
@@ -309,5 +321,6 @@ disknet.receive_TS = function(...)
 	end
 	return message, channel, id, time
 end
+receive_TS = disknet.receive_TS
 
 return disknet