removed some debugs
[citadel.git] / citadel / config.c
index 534eb58d94f85fc786b8189926d649807a980747..86077a0c634c3fa7d79947d68ee6b53a905f4dc6 100644 (file)
-/*
- * $Id$
- *
- * This function reads the citadel.config file.  It should be called at
- * the beginning of EVERY Citadel program.
- *
- */
-
-#ifdef DLL_EXPORT
-#define IN_LIBCIT
-#endif
+// Read and write the system configuration database
+//
+// Copyright (c) 1987-2022 by the citadel.org team
+//
+// This program is open source software.  Use, duplication, or disclosure
+// is subject to the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3.
+// The program is distributed without any warranty, expressed or implied.
 
 #include "sysdep.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include "citadel.h"
-#include "server.h"
-#include "dynloader.h"
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <crypt.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#include <libcitadel.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 #include "config.h"
+#include "ctdl_module.h"
 
-struct config config;
-char bbs_home_directory[PATH_MAX] = BBSDIR;
-int home_specified = 0;
+long config_msgnum = 0;
+HashList *ctdlconfig = NULL;   // new configuration
 
-/*
- * get_config() is called during the initialization of any program which
- * directly accesses Citadel data files.  It verifies the system's integrity
- * and reads citadel.config into memory.
- */
-void get_config(void) {
-       FILE *cfp;
-       struct stat st;
-
-       if (chdir(home_specified ? bbs_home_directory : BBSDIR) != 0) {
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "This program could not be started.\n"
-                       "Unable to change directory to %s\n"
-                       "Error: %s\n",
-                       (home_specified ? bbs_home_directory : BBSDIR),
-                       strerror(errno));
-               exit(1);
-       }
-       cfp = fopen("citadel.config", "rb");
-       if (cfp == NULL) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "This program could not be started.\n"
-                       "Unable to open %s/citadel.config\n"
-                       "Error: %s\n",
-                       (home_specified ? bbs_home_directory : BBSDIR),
-                       strerror(errno));
-               exit(1);
-       }
-       fread((char *) &config, sizeof(struct config), 1, cfp);
-       if (fstat(fileno(cfp), &st)) {
-               perror("citadel.config");
-               exit(1);
-       }
-#ifndef __CYGWIN__
-       if (st.st_uid != BBSUID || st.st_mode != (S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "check the permissions on citadel.config\n");
-               exit(1);
-       }
-#endif
-       fclose(cfp);
-
-       if (config.c_setup_level < REV_MIN) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "config: Your data files are out of date.  ");
-               fprintf(stderr, "Run setup to update them.\n");
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "        This program requires level %d.%02d\n",
-                       (REV_LEVEL / 100), (REV_LEVEL % 100));
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "        Data files are currently at %d.%02d\n",
-                       (config.c_setup_level / 100),
-                       (config.c_setup_level % 100));
-               exit(1);
-       }
-
-        /* Default maximum message length is 'unlimited' (max int)
-         * and the minimum is 8192
-         */
-        if (config.c_maxmsglen <= 0)
-                config.c_maxmsglen = INT_MAX;
-        if (config.c_maxmsglen < 8192)
-                config.c_maxmsglen = 8192;
-
-        /* Default lower and upper limits on number of worker threads */
-
-       if (config.c_min_workers < 3)           /* no less than 3 */
-               config.c_min_workers = 5;
-
-       if (config.c_max_workers == 0)                  /* default maximum */
-               config.c_max_workers = 256;
-
-       if (config.c_max_workers < config.c_min_workers)   /* max >= min */
-               config.c_max_workers = config.c_min_workers;
-}
-
-
-/*
- * Occasionally, we will need to write the config file, because some operations
- * change site-wide parameters.
- */
-void put_config(void)
-{
-       FILE *cfp;
 
-       if ((cfp = fopen("citadel.config", "rb+")) == NULL)
-               perror("citadel.config");
+void config_warn_if_port_unset(char *key, int default_port) {
+       int p = CtdlGetConfigInt(key);
+       if ((p < -1) || (p == 0) || (p > UINT16_MAX)) {
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "config: setting %s is not -1 (disabled) or a valid TCP port - setting to default %d", key, default_port);
+               CtdlSetConfigInt(key, default_port);
+       }
+}
+
+
+void config_warn_if_empty(char *key) {
+       if (IsEmptyStr(CtdlGetConfigStr(key))) {
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "config: setting %s is empty, but must not - check your config!", key);
+       }
+}
+
+
+void validate_config(void) {
+
+       // these shouldn't be empty
+       config_warn_if_empty("c_fqdn");
+       config_warn_if_empty("c_baseroom");
+       config_warn_if_empty("c_aideroom");
+       config_warn_if_empty("c_twitroom");
+       config_warn_if_empty("c_nodename");
+
+       // Sanity check for port bindings
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_smtp_port",        25);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_pop3_port",        110);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_imap_port",        143);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_msa_port",         587);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_port_number",      504);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_smtps_port",       465);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_pop3s_port",       995);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_imaps_port",       993);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_pftcpdict_port",   -1);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_xmpp_c2s_port",    5222);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_xmpp_s2s_port",    5269);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_nntp_port",        119);
+       config_warn_if_port_unset("c_nntps_port",       563);
+
+       if (getpwuid(ctdluid) == NULL) {
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "config: uid (%d) does not exist ... citserver will run as root", ctdluid);
+       }
+}
+
+
+// The "host key" is a 100-byte random string that is used to do some persistent hashing.
+// It must remain consistent throughout the lifetime of this Citadel installation
+void generate_host_key(void) {
+       syslog(LOG_INFO, "config: generating a host key");
+       int len = 0;
+       char host_key[128];
+
+       while (len < 100) {
+               do {
+                       host_key[len] = random() % 0x7F;
+               } while (!isalnum(host_key[len]));
+               host_key[++len] = 0;
+       }
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("host_key", host_key);
+}
+
+
+// Put some sane default values into our configuration.  Some will be overridden when we run setup.
+void brand_new_installation_set_defaults(void) {
+
+       struct utsname my_utsname;
+       struct hostent *he;
+       char detected_hostname[256];
+
+       // Determine our host name, in case we need to use it as a default
+       uname(&my_utsname);
+
+       // set some sample/default values in place of blanks...
+       extract_token(detected_hostname, my_utsname.nodename, 0, '.', sizeof detected_hostname);
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("c_nodename", detected_hostname);
+
+       if ((he = gethostbyname(my_utsname.nodename)) != NULL) {
+               CtdlSetConfigStr("c_fqdn", he->h_name);
+       }
        else {
-               fwrite((char *) &config, sizeof(struct config), 1, cfp);
+               CtdlSetConfigStr("c_fqdn", my_utsname.nodename);
+       }
+
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("c_humannode",         "Citadel Server");
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_initax",            4);
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("c_moreprompt",        "<more>");
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("c_twitroom",          "Trashcan");
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("c_baseroom",          BASEROOM);
+       CtdlSetConfigStr("c_aideroom",          "Aide");
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_sleeping",          900);
+
+       if (CtdlGetConfigInt("c_createax") == 0) {
+               CtdlSetConfigInt("c_createax", 3);
+       }
+
+       // Default port numbers for various services
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_port_number",       504);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_smtp_port",         25);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_pop3_port",         110);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_imap_port",         143);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_msa_port",          587);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_smtps_port",        465);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_pop3s_port",        995);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_imaps_port",        993);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_pftcpdict_port",    -1);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_xmpp_c2s_port",     5222);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_xmpp_s2s_port",     5269);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_nntp_port",         119);
+       CtdlSetConfigInt("c_nntps_port",        563);
+
+       // Prevent the "new installation, set defaults" behavior from occurring again
+       CtdlSetConfigLong("c_config_created_or_migrated", (long)time(NULL));
+}
+
+
+// Migrate a supplied legacy configuration to the new in-db format.
+// No individual site should ever have to do this more than once.
+void migrate_legacy_config(struct legacy_config *lconfig) {
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_nodename"            ,       lconfig->c_nodename             );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_fqdn"                ,       lconfig->c_fqdn                 );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_humannode"           ,       lconfig->c_humannode            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_creataide"           ,       lconfig->c_creataide            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_sleeping"            ,       lconfig->c_sleeping             );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_initax"              ,       lconfig->c_initax               );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_regiscall"           ,       lconfig->c_regiscall            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_twitdetect"          ,       lconfig->c_twitdetect           );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_twitroom"            ,       lconfig->c_twitroom             );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_moreprompt"          ,       lconfig->c_moreprompt           );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_restrict"            ,       lconfig->c_restrict             );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_site_location"       ,       lconfig->c_site_location        );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_sysadm"              ,       lconfig->c_sysadm               );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_maxsessions"         ,       lconfig->c_maxsessions          );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_ip_addr"             ,       lconfig->c_ip_addr              );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_port_number"         ,       lconfig->c_port_number          );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_ep_mode"             ,       lconfig->c_ep.expire_mode       );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_ep_value"            ,       lconfig->c_ep.expire_value      );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_userpurge"           ,       lconfig->c_userpurge            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_roompurge"           ,       lconfig->c_roompurge            );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_logpages"            ,       lconfig->c_logpages             );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_createax"            ,       lconfig->c_createax             );
+       CtdlSetConfigLong(      "c_maxmsglen"           ,       lconfig->c_maxmsglen            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_min_workers"         ,       lconfig->c_min_workers          );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_max_workers"         ,       lconfig->c_max_workers          );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_pop3_port"           ,       lconfig->c_pop3_port            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_smtp_port"           ,       lconfig->c_smtp_port            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_rfc822_strict_from"  ,       lconfig->c_rfc822_strict_from   );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_aide_zap"            ,       lconfig->c_aide_zap             );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_imap_port"           ,       lconfig->c_imap_port            );
+       CtdlSetConfigLong(      "c_net_freq"            ,       lconfig->c_net_freq             );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_disable_newu"        ,       lconfig->c_disable_newu         );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_enable_fulltext"     ,       lconfig->c_enable_fulltext      );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_baseroom"            ,       lconfig->c_baseroom             );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_aideroom"            ,       lconfig->c_aideroom             );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_purge_hour"          ,       lconfig->c_purge_hour           );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_mbxep_mode"          ,       lconfig->c_mbxep.expire_mode    );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_mbxep_value"         ,       lconfig->c_mbxep.expire_value   );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_ldap_host"           ,       lconfig->c_ldap_host            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_ldap_port"           ,       lconfig->c_ldap_port            );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_ldap_base_dn"        ,       lconfig->c_ldap_base_dn         );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_ldap_bind_dn"        ,       lconfig->c_ldap_bind_dn         );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_ldap_bind_pw"        ,       lconfig->c_ldap_bind_pw         );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_msa_port"            ,       lconfig->c_msa_port             );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_imaps_port"          ,       lconfig->c_imaps_port           );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_pop3s_port"          ,       lconfig->c_pop3s_port           );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_smtps_port"          ,       lconfig->c_smtps_port           );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_auto_cull"           ,       lconfig->c_auto_cull            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_allow_spoofing"      ,       lconfig->c_allow_spoofing       );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_journal_email"       ,       lconfig->c_journal_email        );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_journal_pubmsgs"     ,       lconfig->c_journal_pubmsgs      );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_journal_dest"        ,       lconfig->c_journal_dest         );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_default_cal_zone"    ,       lconfig->c_default_cal_zone     );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_pftcpdict_port"      ,       lconfig->c_pftcpdict_port       );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_auth_mode"           ,       lconfig->c_auth_mode            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_rbl_at_greeting"     ,       lconfig->c_rbl_at_greeting      );
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(       "c_pager_program"       ,       lconfig->c_pager_program        );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_imap_keep_from"      ,       lconfig->c_imap_keep_from       );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_xmpp_c2s_port"       ,       lconfig->c_xmpp_c2s_port        );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_xmpp_s2s_port"       ,       lconfig->c_xmpp_s2s_port        );
+       CtdlSetConfigLong(      "c_pop3_fetch"          ,       lconfig->c_pop3_fetch           );
+       CtdlSetConfigLong(      "c_pop3_fastest"        ,       lconfig->c_pop3_fastest         );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_spam_flag_only"      ,       lconfig->c_spam_flag_only       );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_guest_logins"        ,       lconfig->c_guest_logins         );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_nntp_port"           ,       lconfig->c_nntp_port            );
+       CtdlSetConfigInt(       "c_nntps_port"          ,       lconfig->c_nntps_port           );
+}
+
+
+// Called during the initialization of Citadel server.
+// It verifies the system's integrity and reads citadel.config into memory.
+void initialize_config_system(void) {
+       FILE *cfp;
+       int rv;
+       struct legacy_config lconfig;   // legacy configuration
+       ctdlconfig = NewHash(1, NULL);  // set up the real config system
+
+       // Ensure that we are linked to the correct version of libcitadel
+       if (libcitadel_version_number() < LIBCITADEL_VERSION_NUMBER) {
+               fprintf(stderr, "You are running libcitadel version %d\n", libcitadel_version_number());
+               fprintf(stderr, "citserver was compiled against version %d\n", LIBCITADEL_VERSION_NUMBER);
+               exit(CTDLEXIT_LIBCITADEL);
+       }
+
+       memset(&lconfig, 0, sizeof(struct legacy_config));
+       cfp = fopen(file_citadel_config, "rb");
+       if (cfp != NULL) {
+               if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_config_created_or_migrated") > 0) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Citadel Server found BOTH legacy and new configurations present.\n");
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Exiting to prevent data corruption.\n");
+                       exit(CTDLEXIT_CONFIG);
+               }
+               rv = fread((char *) &lconfig, sizeof(struct legacy_config), 1, cfp);
+               if (rv != 1) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, 
+                               "Warning: Found a legacy config file %s has unexpected size. \n",
+                               file_citadel_config
+                       );
+               }
+
+               migrate_legacy_config(&lconfig);
+
                fclose(cfp);
+               if (unlink(file_citadel_config) != 0) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Unable to remove legacy config file %s after migrating it.\n", file_citadel_config);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Exiting to prevent data corruption.\n");
+                       exit(CTDLEXIT_CONFIG);
+               }
+
+               // Prevent migration/initialization from happening again.
+               CtdlSetConfigLong("c_config_created_or_migrated", (long)time(NULL));
+
+       }
+
+       // New installation?  Set up configuration
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_config_created_or_migrated") <= 0) {
+               brand_new_installation_set_defaults();
+       }
+
+        // Default maximum message length is 10 megabytes.  This is site
+       // configurable.  Also check to make sure the limit has not been
+       // set below 8192 bytes.
+        if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_maxmsglen") <= 0)     CtdlSetConfigLong("c_maxmsglen", 10485760);
+        if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_maxmsglen") < 8192)   CtdlSetConfigLong("c_maxmsglen", 8192);
+
+       // Default lower and upper limits on number of worker threads
+       if (CtdlGetConfigInt("c_min_workers") < 5)      CtdlSetConfigInt("c_min_workers", 5);   // min
+       if (CtdlGetConfigInt("c_max_workers") == 0)     CtdlSetConfigInt("c_max_workers", 256); // default max
+       if (CtdlGetConfigInt("c_max_workers") < CtdlGetConfigInt("c_min_workers")) {
+               CtdlSetConfigInt("c_max_workers", CtdlGetConfigInt("c_min_workers"));           // max >= min
+       }
+
+       // Networking more than once every five minutes just isn't sane
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_net_freq") == 0)       CtdlSetConfigLong("c_net_freq", 3600);  // once per hour default
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_net_freq") < 300)      CtdlSetConfigLong("c_net_freq", 300);   // minimum 5 minutes
+
+       // Same goes for POP3
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_pop3_fetch") == 0)     CtdlSetConfigLong("c_pop3_fetch", 3600);        // once per hour default
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_pop3_fetch") < 300)    CtdlSetConfigLong("c_pop3_fetch", 300);         // 5 minutes min
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_pop3_fastest") == 0)   CtdlSetConfigLong("c_pop3_fastest", 3600);      // once per hour default
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_pop3_fastest") < 300)  CtdlSetConfigLong("c_pop3_fastest", 300);       // 5 minutes min
+
+       // LDAP sync frequency
+       if (CtdlGetConfigLong("c_ldap_sync_freq") == 0) CtdlSetConfigLong("c_ldap_sync_freq", 300);     // every 5 minutes default
+
+       // "create new user" only works with native authentication mode
+       if (CtdlGetConfigInt("c_auth_mode") != AUTHMODE_NATIVE) {
+               CtdlSetConfigInt("c_disable_newu", 1);
+       }
+
+       // If we do not have a host key, generate one now, and save it.
+       if (IsEmptyStr(CtdlGetConfigStr("host_key"))) {
+               generate_host_key();
+       }
+}
+
+
+// Called when Citadel server is shutting down.
+// Clears out the config hash table.
+void shutdown_config_system(void) {
+       DeleteHash(&ctdlconfig);
+}
+
+
+// Set a system config value.  Simple key/value here.
+void CtdlSetConfigStr(char *key, char *value) {
+       int key_len = strlen(key);
+       int value_len = strlen(value);
+
+       // Save it in memory
+       Put(ctdlconfig, key, key_len, strdup(value), NULL);
+
+       // Also write it to the config database
+
+       int dbv_size = key_len + value_len + 2;
+       char *dbv = malloc(dbv_size);
+       strcpy(dbv, key);
+       strcpy(&dbv[key_len + 1], value);
+       cdb_store(CDB_CONFIG, key, key_len, dbv, dbv_size);
+       free(dbv);
+}
+
+
+// Set a numeric system config value (long integer)
+void CtdlSetConfigLong(char *key, long value) {
+       char longstr[256];
+       sprintf(longstr, "%ld", value);
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(key, longstr);
+}
+
+
+// Set a numeric system config value (integer)
+void CtdlSetConfigInt(char *key, int value) {
+       char intstr[256];
+       sprintf(intstr, "%d", value);
+       CtdlSetConfigStr(key, intstr);
+}
+
+
+// Delete a system config value.
+void CtdlDelConfig(char *key) {
+       int key_len = strlen(key);
+
+       if (IsEmptyStr(key)) return;
+
+       // Delete from the database.
+       cdb_delete(CDB_CONFIG, key, key_len);
+
+       // Delete from the in-memory cache
+       HashPos *Pos = GetNewHashPos(ctdlconfig, 1);
+       if (GetHashPosFromKey(ctdlconfig, key, key_len, Pos)) {
+               DeleteEntryFromHash(ctdlconfig, Pos);
+       }
+       DeleteHashPos(&Pos);
+
+       assert(Pos == NULL);    // no memory leaks allowed
+}
+
+
+// Fetch a system config value.  Caller does *not* own the returned value and may not alter it.
+char *CtdlGetConfigStr(char *key) {
+       char *value = NULL;
+       struct cdbdata *cdb;
+       int key_len = strlen(key);
+
+       if (IsEmptyStr(key)) return(NULL);
+
+       // First look in memory
+       if (GetHash(ctdlconfig, key, key_len, (void *)&value)) {
+               return value;
+       }
+
+       // Then look in the database.
+       cdb = cdb_fetch(CDB_CONFIG, key, key_len);
+       if (cdb == NULL) {      // nope, not there either.
+               return(NULL);
+       }
+
+       // Got it.  Save it in memory for the next fetch.
+       value = strdup(cdb->ptr + key_len + 1);         // The key was stored there too; skip past it
+       cdb_free(cdb);
+       Put(ctdlconfig, key, key_len, value, NULL);
+       return value;
+}
+
+
+// Fetch a system config value - integer
+int CtdlGetConfigInt(char *key) {
+       char *s = CtdlGetConfigStr(key);
+       if (s) return atoi(s);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
+// Fetch a system config value - long integer
+long CtdlGetConfigLong(char *key) {
+       char *s = CtdlGetConfigStr(key);
+       if (s) return atol(s);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
+void CtdlGetSysConfigBackend(long msgnum, void *userdata) {
+       config_msgnum = msgnum;
+}
+
+
+// This is for fetching longer configuration sets which are stored in the message base.
+char *CtdlGetSysConfig(char *sysconfname) {
+       char hold_rm[ROOMNAMELEN];
+       long msgnum = -1;
+       char *conf;
+       struct CtdlMessage *msg;
+       char buf[SIZ];
+       
+       strcpy(hold_rm, CC->room.QRname);
+       if (CtdlGetRoom(&CC->room, SYSCONFIGROOM) != 0) {
+               CtdlGetRoom(&CC->room, hold_rm);
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       // The new way: hunt for the message number in the config database
+       msgnum = CtdlGetConfigLong(sysconfname);
+
+       // Legacy format: hunt through the local system configuration room for a message with a matching MIME type
+       if (msgnum <= 0) {
+               begin_critical_section(S_CONFIG);
+               config_msgnum = -1;
+               CtdlForEachMessage(MSGS_LAST, 1, NULL, sysconfname, NULL, CtdlGetSysConfigBackend, NULL);
+               msgnum = config_msgnum;
+               end_critical_section(S_CONFIG);
+               if (msgnum > 0) {
+                       CtdlSetConfigLong(sysconfname, msgnum);         // store it the new way so we don't have to do this again
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (msgnum <= 0) {
+               conf = NULL;
+       }
+       else {
+               msg = CtdlFetchMessage(msgnum, 1);
+               if (msg != NULL) {
+                       conf = strdup(msg->cm_fields[eMesageText]);
+                       CM_Free(msg);
+               }
+               else {
+                       conf = NULL;
+               }
+       }
+
+       CtdlGetRoom(&CC->room, hold_rm);
+
+       if (conf != NULL) {             // Strip the MIME headers, leaving only the content
+               do {
+                       extract_token(buf, conf, 0, '\n', sizeof buf);
+                       strcpy(conf, &conf[strlen(buf)+1]);
+               } while ( (!IsEmptyStr(conf)) && (!IsEmptyStr(buf)) );
+       }
+
+       return(conf);
+}
+
+
+// This is for storing longer configuration sets which are stored in the message base.
+void CtdlPutSysConfig(char *sysconfname, char *sysconfdata) {
+       long old_msgnum = -1;
+       long new_msgnum = -1;
+
+       // Search for the previous copy of this config item, so we can delete it
+       old_msgnum = CtdlGetConfigLong(sysconfname);
+
+       // Go ahead and save it, and write the new msgnum to the config database so we can find it again
+       new_msgnum = CtdlWriteObject(SYSCONFIGROOM, sysconfname, sysconfdata, (strlen(sysconfdata)+1), NULL, 0, 0);
+       if (new_msgnum > 0) {
+               CtdlSetConfigLong(sysconfname, new_msgnum);
+
+               // Now delete the old copy
+               if (old_msgnum > 0) {
+                       CtdlDeleteMessages(SYSCONFIGROOM, &old_msgnum, 1, "");
+               }
        }
 }