fixed an error in one of the log messages
[citadel.git] / citadel / msgbase.c
index d9629700fcd3736ed516a2a72614f9ecf5c78acd..30f9a6888b9c084a681e257656731a7b6ef4bbc0 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Implements the message store.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 1987-2012 by the citadel.org team
+ * Copyright (c) 1987-2018 by the citadel.org team
  *
  * This program is open source software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
  */
 
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <regex.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <libcitadel.h>
-
 #include "md5.h"
-
 #include "ctdl_module.h"
 #include "citserver.h"
 #include "control.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "clientsocket.h"
 #include "genstamp.h"
 #include "room_ops.h"
 #include "user_ops.h"
-
 #include "internet_addressing.h"
 #include "euidindex.h"
 #include "msgbase.h"
@@ -38,13 +39,11 @@ struct addresses_to_be_filed *atbf = NULL;
 static FILE *arcfp = NULL;
 void AdjRefCountList(long *msgnum, long nmsg, int incr);
 
-int MessageDebugEnabled = 0;
-
 /*
  * These are the four-character field headers we use when outputting
  * messages in Citadel format (as opposed to RFC822 format).
  */
-char *msgkeys[] = {
+char *msgkeys[91] = {
        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 
        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 
        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 
@@ -54,33 +53,58 @@ char *msgkeys[] = {
        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 
        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 
        NULL, 
-       "from", /* A */
-       NULL,   /* B */
-       NULL,   /* C */
-       NULL,   /* D */
-       "exti", /* E */
-       "rfca", /* F */
+       "from", /* A -> eAuthor       */
+       NULL,   /* B -> eBig_message  */
+       NULL,   /* C -> eRemoteRoom   */
+       NULL,   /* D -> eDestination  */
+       "exti", /* E -> eXclusivID    */
+       "rfca", /* F -> erFc822Addr   */
        NULL,   /* G */
-       "hnod", /* H */
-       "msgn", /* I */
-       "jrnl", /* J */
-       "rep2", /* K */
-       "list", /* L */
-       "text", /* M */
-       "node", /* N */
-       "room", /* O */
-       "path", /* P */
+       "hnod", /* H -> eHumanNode    */
+       "msgn", /* I -> emessageId    */
+       "jrnl", /* J -> eJournal      */
+       "rep2", /* K -> eReplyTo      */
+       "list", /* L -> eListID       */
+       "text", /* M -> eMesageText   */
+       "node", /* N -> eNodeName     */
+       "room", /* O -> eOriginalRoom */
+       "path", /* P -> eMessagePath  */
        NULL,   /* Q */
-       "rcpt", /* R */
-       "spec", /* S */
-       "time", /* T */
-       "subj", /* U */
-       "nvto", /* V */
-       "wefw", /* W */
+       "rcpt", /* R -> eRecipient    */
+       "spec", /* S -> eSpecialField */
+       "time", /* T -> eTimestamp    */
+       "subj", /* U -> eMsgSubject   */
+       "nvto", /* V -> eenVelopeTo   */
+       "wefw", /* W -> eWeferences   */
        NULL,   /* X */
-       "cccc", /* Y */
-       NULL    /* Z */
+       "cccc", /* Y -> eCarbonCopY   */
+       NULL   /* Z */
+
 };
+HashList *msgKeyLookup = NULL;
+
+int GetFieldFromMnemonic(eMsgField *f, const char* c)
+{
+       void *v = NULL;
+       if (GetHash(msgKeyLookup, c, 4, &v)) {
+               *f = (eMsgField) v;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+void FillMsgKeyLookupTable(void)
+{
+       long i;
+
+       msgKeyLookup = NewHash (1, FourHash);
+
+       for (i=0; i < 91; i++) {
+               if (msgkeys[i] != NULL) {
+                       Put(msgKeyLookup, msgkeys[i], 4, (void*)i, reference_free_handler);
+               }
+       }
+}
 
 eMsgField FieldOrder[]  = {
 /* Important fields */
@@ -268,8 +292,7 @@ int CM_IsValidMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg) {
        if (msg == NULL)
                return 0;
        if ((msg->cm_magic) != CTDLMESSAGE_MAGIC) {
-               struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_WARNING, "CM_IsValidMsg() -- self-check failed\n");
+               syslog(LOG_WARNING, "msgbase: CM_IsValidMsg() self-check failed");
                return 0;
        }
        return 1;
@@ -385,11 +408,10 @@ int CtdlMsgCmp(struct CtdlMessage *msg, struct CtdlMessage *template) {
  * Retrieve the "seen" message list for the current room.
  */
 void CtdlGetSeen(char *buf, int which_set) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        visit vbuf;
 
        /* Learn about the user and room in question */
-       CtdlGetRelationship(&vbuf, &CCC->user, &CCC->room);
+       CtdlGetRelationship(&vbuf, &CC->user, &CC->room);
 
        if (which_set == ctdlsetseen_seen)
                safestrncpy(buf, vbuf.v_seen, SIZ);
@@ -405,7 +427,6 @@ void CtdlGetSeen(char *buf, int which_set) {
 void CtdlSetSeen(long *target_msgnums, int num_target_msgnums,
                int target_setting, int which_set,
                struct ctdluser *which_user, struct ctdlroom *which_room) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct cdbdata *cdbfr;
        int i, k;
        int is_seen = 0;
@@ -429,15 +450,15 @@ void CtdlSetSeen(long *target_msgnums, int num_target_msgnums,
 
        /* If no room was specified, we go with the current room. */
        if (!which_room) {
-               which_room = &CCC->room;
+               which_room = &CC->room;
        }
 
        /* If no user was specified, we go with the current user. */
        if (!which_user) {
-               which_user = &CCC->user;
+               which_user = &CC->user;
        }
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlSetSeen(%d msgs starting with %ld, %s, %d) in <%s>\n",
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlSetSeen(%d msgs starting with %ld, %s, %d) in <%s>",
                   num_target_msgnums, target_msgnums[0],
                   (target_setting ? "SET" : "CLEAR"),
                   which_set,
@@ -474,18 +495,16 @@ void CtdlSetSeen(long *target_msgnums, int num_target_msgnums,
 
 
 #if 0  /* This is a special diagnostic section.  Do not allow it to run during normal operation. */
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "There are %d messages in the room.\n", num_msgs);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "There are %d messages in the room.\n", num_msgs);
        for (i=0; i<num_msgs; ++i) {
                if ((i > 0) && (msglist[i] <= msglist[i-1])) abort();
        }
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "We are twiddling %d of them.\n", num_target_msgnums);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "We are twiddling %d of them.\n", num_target_msgnums);
        for (k=0; k<num_target_msgnums; ++k) {
                if ((k > 0) && (target_msgnums[k] <= target_msgnums[k-1])) abort();
        }
 #endif
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "before update: %s\n", ChrPtr(vset));
-
        /* Translate the existing sequence set into an array of booleans */
        setstr = NewStrBuf();
        lostr = NewStrBuf();
@@ -607,8 +626,6 @@ void CtdlSetSeen(long *target_msgnums, int num_target_msgnums,
                vset = new_set;
        }
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, " after update: %s\n", ChrPtr(vset));
-
        /* Decide which message set we're manipulating */
        switch (which_set) {
                case ctdlsetseen_seen:
@@ -636,7 +653,6 @@ int CtdlForEachMessage(int mode, long ref, char *search_string,
                         ForEachMsgCallback CallBack,
                        void *userdata)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        int a, i, j;
        visit vbuf;
        struct cdbdata *cdbfr;
@@ -665,13 +681,13 @@ int CtdlForEachMessage(int mode, long ref, char *search_string,
                if (need_to_free_re) regfree(&re);
                return -1;
        }
-       CtdlGetUser(&CCC->user, CCC->curr_user);
+       CtdlGetUser(&CC->user, CC->curr_user);
 
        if (server_shutting_down) {
                if (need_to_free_re) regfree(&re);
                return -1;
        }
-       CtdlGetRelationship(&vbuf, &CCC->user, &CCC->room);
+       CtdlGetRelationship(&vbuf, &CC->user, &CC->room);
 
        if (server_shutting_down) {
                if (need_to_free_re) regfree(&re);
@@ -679,7 +695,7 @@ int CtdlForEachMessage(int mode, long ref, char *search_string,
        }
 
        /* Load the message list */
-       cdbfr = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGLISTS, &CCC->room.QRnumber, sizeof(long));
+       cdbfr = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGLISTS, &CC->room.QRnumber, sizeof(long));
        if (cdbfr == NULL) {
                if (need_to_free_re) regfree(&re);
                return 0;       /* No messages at all?  No further action. */
@@ -737,7 +753,7 @@ int CtdlForEachMessage(int mode, long ref, char *search_string,
                                        free(msglist);
                                        return -1;
                                }
-                               msg = CtdlFetchMessage(msglist[a], 1);
+                               msg = CtdlFetchMessage(msglist[a], 1, 1);
                                if (msg != NULL) {
                                        if (CtdlMsgCmp(msg, compare)) {
                                                msglist[a] = 0L;
@@ -826,7 +842,7 @@ int CtdlForEachMessage(int mode, long ref, char *search_string,
                                || ((mode == MSGS_EQ) && (thismsg == ref))
                            )
                            ) {
-                               if ((mode == MSGS_NEW) && (CCC->user.flags & US_LASTOLD) && (lastold > 0L) && (printed_lastold == 0) && (!is_seen)) {
+                               if ((mode == MSGS_NEW) && (CC->user.flags & US_LASTOLD) && (lastold > 0L) && (printed_lastold == 0) && (!is_seen)) {
                                        if (CallBack)
                                                CallBack(lastold, userdata);
                                        printed_lastold = 1;
@@ -841,12 +857,12 @@ int CtdlForEachMessage(int mode, long ref, char *search_string,
        /*
         * We cache the most recent msglist in order to do security checks later
         */
-       if (CCC->client_socket > 0) {
-               if (CCC->cached_msglist != NULL) {
-                       free(CCC->cached_msglist);
+       if (CC->client_socket > 0) {
+               if (CC->cached_msglist != NULL) {
+                       free(CC->cached_msglist);
                }
-               CCC->cached_msglist = msglist;
-               CCC->cached_num_msgs = num_msgs;
+               CC->cached_msglist = msglist;
+               CC->cached_num_msgs = num_msgs;
        }
        else {
                free(msglist);
@@ -868,7 +884,6 @@ void memfmout(
        char *mptr,             /* where are we going to get our text from? */
        const char *nl          /* string to terminate lines with */
 ) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        int column = 0;
        unsigned char ch = 0;
        char outbuf[1024];
@@ -882,13 +897,13 @@ void memfmout(
                if (ch == '\n') {
                        if (client_write(outbuf, len) == -1)
                        {
-                               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout() aborting due to write failure");
                                return;
                        }
                        len = 0;
                        if (client_write(nl, nllen) == -1)
                        {
-                               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout() aborting due to write failure");
                                return;
                        }
                        column = 0;
@@ -900,13 +915,13 @@ void memfmout(
                        if (column > 72) {              /* Beyond 72 columns, break on the next space */
                                if (client_write(outbuf, len) == -1)
                                {
-                                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout() aborting due to write failure");
                                        return;
                                }
                                len = 0;
                                if (client_write(nl, nllen) == -1)
                                {
-                                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout() aborting due to write failure");
                                        return;
                                }
                                column = 0;
@@ -922,13 +937,13 @@ void memfmout(
                        if (column > 1000) {            /* Beyond 1000 columns, break anywhere */
                                if (client_write(outbuf, len) == -1)
                                {
-                                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout() aborting due to write failure");
                                        return;
                                }
                                len = 0;
                                if (client_write(nl, nllen) == -1)
                                {
-                                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout(): aborting due to write failure");
                                        return;
                                }
                                column = 0;
@@ -938,10 +953,9 @@ void memfmout(
        if (len) {
                if (client_write(outbuf, len) == -1)
                {
-                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "memfmout(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: memfmout() aborting due to write failure");
                        return;
                }
-               len = 0;
                client_write(nl, nllen);
                column = 0;
        }
@@ -1020,37 +1034,32 @@ void mime_download(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
                   char *encoding, char *cbid, void *cbuserdata)
 {
        int rv = 0;
-       CitContext *CCC = MyContext();
 
        /* Silently go away if there's already a download open. */
-       if (CCC->download_fp != NULL)
+       if (CC->download_fp != NULL)
                return;
 
        if (
-               (!IsEmptyStr(partnum) && (!strcasecmp(CCC->download_desired_section, partnum)))
-       ||      (!IsEmptyStr(cbid) && (!strcasecmp(CCC->download_desired_section, cbid)))
+               (!IsEmptyStr(partnum) && (!strcasecmp(CC->download_desired_section, partnum)))
+       ||      (!IsEmptyStr(cbid) && (!strcasecmp(CC->download_desired_section, cbid)))
        ) {
-               CCC->download_fp = tmpfile();
-               if (CCC->download_fp == NULL) {
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_EMERG, "mime_download(): Couldn't write: %s\n",
-                                   strerror(errno));
-                       cprintf("%d cannot open temporary file: %s\n",
-                               ERROR + INTERNAL_ERROR, strerror(errno));
+               CC->download_fp = tmpfile();
+               if (CC->download_fp == NULL) {
+                       syslog(LOG_EMERG, "msgbase: mime_download() couldn't write: %m");
+                       cprintf("%d cannot open temporary file: %s\n", ERROR + INTERNAL_ERROR, strerror(errno));
                        return;
                }
        
-               rv = fwrite(content, length, 1, CCC->download_fp);
+               rv = fwrite(content, length, 1, CC->download_fp);
                if (rv <= 0) {
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_EMERG, "mime_download(): Couldn't write: %s\n",
-                                  strerror(errno));
-                       cprintf("%d unable to write tempfile.\n",
-                               ERROR + TOO_BIG);
-                       fclose(CCC->download_fp);
-                       CCC->download_fp = NULL;
+                       syslog(LOG_EMERG, "msgbase: mime_download() Couldn't write: %m");
+                       cprintf("%d unable to write tempfile.\n", ERROR + TOO_BIG);
+                       fclose(CC->download_fp);
+                       CC->download_fp = NULL;
                        return;
                }
-               fflush(CCC->download_fp);
-               rewind(CCC->download_fp);
+               fflush(CC->download_fp);
+               rewind(CC->download_fp);
        
                OpenCmdResult(filename, cbtype);
        }
@@ -1084,33 +1093,17 @@ void mime_spew_section(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
        }
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Load a message from disk into memory.
- * This is used by CtdlOutputMsg() and other fetch functions.
- *
- * NOTE: Caller is responsible for freeing the returned CtdlMessage struct
- *       using the CtdlMessageFree() function.
- */
-struct CtdlMessage *CtdlFetchMessage(long msgnum, int with_body)
+struct CtdlMessage *CtdlDeserializeMessage(long msgnum, int with_body, const char *Buffer, long Length)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
-       struct cdbdata *dmsgtext;
        struct CtdlMessage *ret = NULL;
-       char *mptr;
-       char *upper_bound;
+       const char *mptr;
+       const char *upper_bound;
        cit_uint8_t ch;
        cit_uint8_t field_header;
        eMsgField which;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlFetchMessage(%ld, %d)\n", msgnum, with_body);
-       dmsgtext = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGMAIN, &msgnum, sizeof(long));
-       if (dmsgtext == NULL) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_ERR, "CtdlFetchMessage(%ld, %d) Failed!\n", msgnum, with_body);
-               return NULL;
-       }
-       mptr = dmsgtext->ptr;
-       upper_bound = mptr + dmsgtext->len;
+       mptr = Buffer;
+       upper_bound = Buffer + Length;
 
        /* Parse the three bytes that begin EVERY message on disk.
         * The first is always 0xFF, the on-disk magic number.
@@ -1119,8 +1112,7 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlFetchMessage(long msgnum, int with_body)
         */
        ch = *mptr++;
        if (ch != 255) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_ERR, "Message %ld appears to be corrupted.\n", msgnum);
-               cdb_free(dmsgtext);
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: message %ld appears to be corrupted", msgnum);
                return NULL;
        }
        ret = (struct CtdlMessage *) malloc(sizeof(struct CtdlMessage));
@@ -1136,21 +1128,66 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlFetchMessage(long msgnum, int with_body)
         * have just processed the 'M' (message text) field.
         */
        do {
+               field_header = '\0';
                long len;
+
+               /* work around possibly buggy messages: */
+               while (field_header == '\0')
+               {
+                       if (mptr >= upper_bound) {
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       field_header = *mptr++;
+               }
                if (mptr >= upper_bound) {
                        break;
                }
-               field_header = *mptr++;
                which = field_header;
                len = strlen(mptr);
+
                CM_SetField(ret, which, mptr, len);
 
                mptr += len + 1;        /* advance to next field */
 
        } while ((mptr < upper_bound) && (field_header != 'M'));
 
+       return (ret);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Load a message from disk into memory.
+ * This is used by CtdlOutputMsg() and other fetch functions.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Caller is responsible for freeing the returned CtdlMessage struct
+ *       using the CM_Free(); function.
+ */
+struct CtdlMessage *CtdlFetchMessage(long msgnum, int with_body, int run_msg_hooks)
+{
+       struct cdbdata *dmsgtext;
+       struct CtdlMessage *ret = NULL;
+
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlFetchMessage(%ld, %d)", msgnum, with_body);
+       dmsgtext = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGMAIN, &msgnum, sizeof(long));
+       if (dmsgtext == NULL) {
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: CtdlFetchMessage(%ld, %d) Failed!", msgnum, with_body);
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       if (dmsgtext->ptr[dmsgtext->len - 1] != '\0')
+       {
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: CtdlFetchMessage(%ld, %d) Forcefully terminating message!!", msgnum, with_body);
+               dmsgtext->ptr[dmsgtext->len - 1] = '\0';
+       }
+
+       ret = CtdlDeserializeMessage(msgnum, with_body, dmsgtext->ptr, dmsgtext->len);
+
        cdb_free(dmsgtext);
 
+       if (ret == NULL) {
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
        /* Always make sure there's something in the msg text field.  If
         * it's NULL, the message text is most likely stored separately,
         * so go ahead and fetch that.  Failing that, just set a dummy
@@ -1159,7 +1196,7 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlFetchMessage(long msgnum, int with_body)
        if ( (CM_IsEmpty(ret, eMesageText)) && (with_body) ) {
                dmsgtext = cdb_fetch(CDB_BIGMSGS, &msgnum, sizeof(long));
                if (dmsgtext != NULL) {
-                       CM_SetAsField(ret, eMesageText, &dmsgtext->ptr, dmsgtext->len);
+                       CM_SetAsField(ret, eMesageText, &dmsgtext->ptr, dmsgtext->len - 1);
                        cdb_free(dmsgtext);
                }
        }
@@ -1168,7 +1205,7 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlFetchMessage(long msgnum, int with_body)
        }
 
        /* Perform "before read" hooks (aborting if any return nonzero) */
-       if (PerformMessageHooks(ret, NULL, EVT_BEFOREREAD) > 0) {
+       if (run_msg_hooks && (PerformMessageHooks(ret, NULL, EVT_BEFOREREAD) > 0)) {
                CM_Free(ret);
                return NULL;
        }
@@ -1192,11 +1229,10 @@ void fixed_output_pre(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
                void *content, char *cbtype, char *cbcharset, size_t length, char *encoding,
                char *cbid, void *cbuserdata)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct ma_info *ma;
        
        ma = (struct ma_info *)cbuserdata;
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "fixed_output_pre() type=<%s>\n", cbtype);        
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: fixed_output_pre() type=<%s>", cbtype);     
        if (!strcasecmp(cbtype, "multipart/alternative")) {
                ++ma->is_ma;
                ma->did_print = 0;
@@ -1213,11 +1249,10 @@ void fixed_output_post(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
                void *content, char *cbtype, char *cbcharset, size_t length,
                char *encoding, char *cbid, void *cbuserdata)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct ma_info *ma;
        
        ma = (struct ma_info *)cbuserdata;
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "fixed_output_post() type=<%s>\n", cbtype);       
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: fixed_output_post() type=<%s>", cbtype);    
        if (!strcasecmp(cbtype, "multipart/alternative")) {
                --ma->is_ma;
                ma->did_print = 0;
@@ -1234,7 +1269,6 @@ void fixed_output(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
                void *content, char *cbtype, char *cbcharset, size_t length,
                char *encoding, char *cbid, void *cbuserdata)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        char *ptr;
        char *wptr;
        size_t wlen;
@@ -1242,16 +1276,17 @@ void fixed_output(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
 
        ma = (struct ma_info *)cbuserdata;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG,
-               "fixed_output() part %s: %s (%s) (%ld bytes)\n",
-               partnum, filename, cbtype, (long)length);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG,
+               "msgbase: fixed_output() part %s: %s (%s) (%ld bytes)",
+               partnum, filename, cbtype, (long)length
+       );
 
        /*
         * If we're in the middle of a multipart/alternative scope and
         * we've already printed another section, skip this one.
         */     
        if ( (ma->is_ma) && (ma->did_print) ) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Skipping part %s (%s)\n", partnum, cbtype);
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: skipping part %s (%s)", partnum, cbtype);
                return;
        }
        ma->did_print = 1;
@@ -1308,7 +1343,6 @@ void choose_preferred(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
                void *content, char *cbtype, char *cbcharset, size_t length,
                char *encoding, char *cbid, void *cbuserdata)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        char buf[1024];
        int i;
        struct ma_info *ma;
@@ -1320,11 +1354,11 @@ void choose_preferred(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, char *disp,
        // I don't know if there are any side effects!  Please TEST TEST TEST
        //if (ma->is_ma > 0) {
 
-       for (i=0; i<num_tokens(CCC->preferred_formats, '|'); ++i) {
-               extract_token(buf, CCC->preferred_formats, i, '|', sizeof buf);
+       for (i=0; i<num_tokens(CC->preferred_formats, '|'); ++i) {
+               extract_token(buf, CC->preferred_formats, i, '|', sizeof buf);
                if ( (!strcasecmp(buf, cbtype)) && (!ma->freeze) ) {
                        if (i < ma->chosen_pref) {
-                               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Setting chosen part: <%s>\n", partnum);
+                               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: setting chosen part to <%s>", partnum);
                                safestrncpy(ma->chosen_part, partnum, sizeof ma->chosen_part);
                                ma->chosen_pref = i;
                        }
@@ -1347,7 +1381,6 @@ void output_preferred(char *name,
                      char *cbid, 
                      void *cbuserdata)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        int i;
        char buf[128];
        int add_newline = 0;
@@ -1365,8 +1398,8 @@ void output_preferred(char *name,
        /* If the content-type of this part is in our preferred formats
         * list, we can simply output it verbatim.
         */
-       for (i=0; i<num_tokens(CCC->preferred_formats, '|'); ++i) {
-               extract_token(buf, CCC->preferred_formats, i, '|', sizeof buf);
+       for (i=0; i<num_tokens(CC->preferred_formats, '|'); ++i) {
+               extract_token(buf, CC->preferred_formats, i, '|', sizeof buf);
                if (!strcasecmp(buf, cbtype)) {
                        /* Yeah!  Go!  W00t!! */
                        if (ma->dont_decode == 0) 
@@ -1403,7 +1436,7 @@ void output_preferred(char *name,
                        cprintf("\n");
                        if (client_write(text_content, length) == -1)
                        {
-                               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "output_preferred(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: output_preferred() aborting due to write failure");
                                return;
                        }
                        if (add_newline) cprintf("\n");
@@ -1469,13 +1502,12 @@ void extract_encapsulated_message(char *name, char *filename, char *partnum, cha
  * (This is a security check)
  */
 int check_cached_msglist(long msgnum) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
 
        /* cases in which we skip the check */
-       if (!CCC) return om_ok;                                         /* not a session */
-       if (CCC->client_socket <= 0) return om_ok;                      /* not a client session */
-       if (CCC->cached_msglist == NULL) return om_access_denied;       /* no msglist fetched */
-       if (CCC->cached_num_msgs == 0) return om_access_denied;         /* nothing to check */
+       if (!CC) return om_ok;                                          /* not a session */
+       if (CC->client_socket <= 0) return om_ok;                       /* not a client session */
+       if (CC->cached_msglist == NULL) return om_access_denied;        /* no msglist fetched */
+       if (CC->cached_num_msgs == 0) return om_access_denied;          /* nothing to check */
 
 
        /* Do a binary search within the cached_msglist for the requested msgnum */
@@ -1484,7 +1516,7 @@ int check_cached_msglist(long msgnum) {
 
        while (max >= min) {
                int middle = min + (max-min) / 2 ;
-               if (msgnum == CCC->cached_msglist[middle]) {
+               if (msgnum == CC->cached_msglist[middle]) {
                        return om_ok;
                }
                if (msgnum > CC->cached_msglist[middle]) {
@@ -1505,22 +1537,22 @@ int check_cached_msglist(long msgnum) {
  * 
  */
 int CtdlOutputMsg(long msg_num,                /* message number (local) to fetch */
-                 int mode,             /* how would you like that message? */
-                 int headers_only,     /* eschew the message body? */
-                 int do_proto,         /* do Citadel protocol responses? */
-                 int crlf,             /* Use CRLF newlines instead of LF? */
-                 char *section,        /* NULL or a message/rfc822 section */
-                 int flags,            /* various flags; see msgbase.h */
-                 char **Author,
-                 char **Address
+               int mode,               /* how would you like that message? */
+               int headers_only,       /* eschew the message body? */
+               int do_proto,           /* do Citadel protocol responses? */
+               int crlf,               /* Use CRLF newlines instead of LF? */
+               char *section,          /* NULL or a message/rfc822 section */
+               int flags,              /* various flags; see msgbase.h */
+               char **Author,
+               char **Address,
+               char **MessageID
 ) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct CtdlMessage *TheMessage = NULL;
        int retcode = CIT_OK;
        struct encapmsg encap;
        int r;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlOutputMsg(msgnum=%ld, mode=%d, section=%s)\n", 
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlOutputMsg(msgnum=%ld, mode=%d, section=%s)", 
                msg_num, mode,
                (section ? section : "<>")
        );
@@ -1548,8 +1580,8 @@ int CtdlOutputMsg(long msg_num,           /* message number (local) to fetch */
                r = check_cached_msglist(msg_num);
        }
        if (r != om_ok) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Security check fail: message %ld is not in %s\n",
-                          msg_num, CCC->room.QRname
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: security check fail; message %ld is not in %s",
+                          msg_num, CC->room.QRname
                );
                if (do_proto) {
                        if (r == om_access_denied) {
@@ -1567,10 +1599,10 @@ int CtdlOutputMsg(long msg_num,         /* message number (local) to fetch */
         * request that we don't even bother loading the body into memory.
         */
        if (headers_only == HEADERS_FAST) {
-               TheMessage = CtdlFetchMessage(msg_num, 0);
+               TheMessage = CtdlFetchMessage(msg_num, 0, 1);
        }
        else {
-               TheMessage = CtdlFetchMessage(msg_num, 1);
+               TheMessage = CtdlFetchMessage(msg_num, 1, 1);
        }
 
        if (TheMessage == NULL) {
@@ -1585,21 +1617,25 @@ int CtdlOutputMsg(long msg_num,         /* message number (local) to fetch */
        if (section) if (!IsEmptyStr(section)) if (strcmp(section, "0")) {
                memset(&encap, 0, sizeof encap);
                safestrncpy(encap.desired_section, section, sizeof encap.desired_section);
-               mime_parser(TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText],
-                       NULL,
-                       *extract_encapsulated_message,
-                       NULL, NULL, (void *)&encap, 0
-               );
+               mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
+                           *extract_encapsulated_message,
+                           NULL, NULL, (void *)&encap, 0
+                       );
 
                if ((Author != NULL) && (*Author == NULL))
                {
-                       *Author = TheMessage->cm_fields[eAuthor];
-                       TheMessage->cm_fields[eAuthor] = NULL;
+                       long len;
+                       CM_GetAsField(TheMessage, eAuthor, Author, &len);
                }
                if ((Address != NULL) && (*Address == NULL))
                {       
-                       *Address = TheMessage->cm_fields[erFc822Addr];
-                       TheMessage->cm_fields[erFc822Addr] = NULL;
+                       long len;
+                       CM_GetAsField(TheMessage, erFc822Addr, Address, &len);
+               }
+               if ((MessageID != NULL) && (*MessageID == NULL))
+               {       
+                       long len;
+                       CM_GetAsField(TheMessage, emessageId, MessageID, &len);
                }
                CM_Free(TheMessage);
                TheMessage = NULL;
@@ -1632,13 +1668,18 @@ int CtdlOutputMsg(long msg_num,         /* message number (local) to fetch */
                retcode = CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(TheMessage, mode, headers_only, do_proto, crlf, flags);
        if ((Author != NULL) && (*Author == NULL))
        {
-               *Author = TheMessage->cm_fields[eAuthor];
-               TheMessage->cm_fields[eAuthor] = NULL;
+               long len;
+               CM_GetAsField(TheMessage, eAuthor, Author, &len);
        }
        if ((Address != NULL) && (*Address == NULL))
        {       
-               *Address = TheMessage->cm_fields[erFc822Addr];
-               TheMessage->cm_fields[erFc822Addr] = NULL;
+               long len;
+               CM_GetAsField(TheMessage, erFc822Addr, Address, &len);
+       }
+       if ((MessageID != NULL) && (*MessageID == NULL))
+       {       
+               long len;
+               CM_GetAsField(TheMessage, emessageId, MessageID, &len);
        }
 
        CM_Free(TheMessage);
@@ -1726,7 +1767,7 @@ void OutputCtdlMsgHeaders(
 void OutputRFC822MsgHeaders(
        struct CtdlMessage *TheMessage,
        int flags,              /* should the bessage be exported clean */
-       const char *nl,
+       const char *nl, int nlen,
        char *mid, long sizeof_mid,
        char *suser, long sizeof_suser,
        char *luser, long sizeof_luser,
@@ -1741,28 +1782,28 @@ void OutputRFC822MsgHeaders(
        char *mpptr = NULL;
        char *hptr;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < 256; ++i) {
-               if (TheMessage->cm_fields[i]) {
-                       mptr = mpptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[i];
-                               
-                       if (i == eAuthor) {
+       for (i = 0; i < NDiskFields; ++i) {
+               if (TheMessage->cm_fields[FieldOrder[i]]) {
+                       mptr = mpptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[FieldOrder[i]];
+                       switch (FieldOrder[i]) {
+                       case eAuthor:
                                safestrncpy(luser, mptr, sizeof_luser);
                                safestrncpy(suser, mptr, sizeof_suser);
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'Y') {
+                               break;
+                       case eCarbonCopY:
                                if ((flags & QP_EADDR) != 0) {
                                        mptr = qp_encode_email_addrs(mptr);
                                }
                                sanitize_truncated_recipient(mptr);
                                cprintf("CC: %s%s", mptr, nl);
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'P') {
+                               break;
+                       case eMessagePath:
                                cprintf("Return-Path: %s%s", mptr, nl);
-                       }
-                       else if (i == eListID) {
+                               break;
+                       case eListID:
                                cprintf("List-ID: %s%s", mptr, nl);
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'V') {
+                               break;
+                       case eenVelopeTo:
                                if ((flags & QP_EADDR) != 0) 
                                        mptr = qp_encode_email_addrs(mptr);
                                hptr = mptr;
@@ -1770,26 +1811,29 @@ void OutputRFC822MsgHeaders(
                                        hptr ++;
                                if (!IsEmptyStr(hptr))
                                        cprintf("Envelope-To: %s%s", hptr, nl);
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'U') {
+                               break;
+                       case eMsgSubject:
                                cprintf("Subject: %s%s", mptr, nl);
                                subject_found = 1;
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'I')
+                               break;
+                       case emessageId:
                                safestrncpy(mid, mptr, sizeof_mid); /// TODO: detect @ here and copy @nodename in if not found.
-                       else if (i == erFc822Addr)
+                               break;
+                       case erFc822Addr:
                                safestrncpy(fuser, mptr, sizeof_fuser);
-                       /* else if (i == 'O')
+                       /* case eOriginalRoom:
                           cprintf("X-Citadel-Room: %s%s",
-                          mptr, nl); */
-                       else if (i == 'N')
+                          mptr, nl)
+                          break;
+                          ; */
+                       case eNodeName:
                                safestrncpy(snode, mptr, sizeof_snode);
-                       else if (i == 'R')
-                       {
+                               break;
+                       case eRecipient:
                                if (haschar(mptr, '@') == 0)
                                {
                                        sanitize_truncated_recipient(mptr);
-                                       cprintf("To: %s@%s", mptr, config.c_fqdn);
+                                       cprintf("To: %s@%s", mptr, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_fqdn"));
                                        cprintf("%s", nl);
                                }
                                else
@@ -1801,13 +1845,13 @@ void OutputRFC822MsgHeaders(
                                        cprintf("To: %s", mptr);
                                        cprintf("%s", nl);
                                }
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'T') {
+                               break;
+                       case eTimestamp:
                                datestring(datestamp, sizeof datestamp,
                                           atol(mptr), DATESTRING_RFC822);
                                cprintf("Date: %s%s", datestamp, nl);
-                       }
-                       else if (i == 'W') {
+                               break;
+                       case eWeferences:
                                cprintf("References: ");
                                k = num_tokens(mptr, '|');
                                for (j=0; j<k; ++j) {
@@ -1820,13 +1864,31 @@ void OutputRFC822MsgHeaders(
                                                cprintf(" ");
                                        }
                                }
-                       }
-                       else if (i == eReplyTo) {
+                               break;
+                       case eReplyTo:
                                hptr = mptr;
                                while ((*hptr != '\0') && isspace(*hptr))
                                        hptr ++;
                                if (!IsEmptyStr(hptr))
                                        cprintf("Reply-To: %s%s", mptr, nl);
+                               break;
+
+                       case eRemoteRoom:
+                       case eDestination:
+                       case eExclusiveID:
+                       case eHumanNode:
+                       case eJournal:
+                       case eMesageText:
+                       case eBig_message:
+                       case eOriginalRoom:
+                       case eSpecialField:
+                       case eErrorMsg:
+                       case eSuppressIdx:
+                       case eExtnotify:
+                       case eVltMsgNum:
+                               /* these don't map to mime message headers. */
+                               break;
+
                        }
                        if (mptr != mpptr)
                                free (mptr);
@@ -1843,7 +1905,7 @@ void Dump_RFC822HeadersBody(
        int headers_only,       /* eschew the message body? */
        int flags,              /* should the bessage be exported clean? */
 
-       const char *nl)
+       const char *nl, int nlen)
 {
        cit_uint8_t prev_ch;
        int eoh = 0;
@@ -1852,6 +1914,7 @@ void Dump_RFC822HeadersBody(
        int outlen = 0;
        int nllen = strlen(nl);
        char *mptr;
+       int lfSent = 0;
 
        mptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText];
 
@@ -1904,16 +1967,19 @@ void Dump_RFC822HeadersBody(
                if (outlen > 1000) {
                        if (client_write(outbuf, outlen) == -1)
                        {
-                               struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
-                               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "Dump_RFC822HeadersBody(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: Dump_RFC822HeadersBody() aborting due to write failure");
                                return;
                        }
+                       lfSent =  (outbuf[outlen - 1] == '\n');
                        outlen = 0;
                }
        }
        if (outlen > 0) {
                client_write(outbuf, outlen);
+               lfSent =  (outbuf[outlen - 1] == '\n');
        }
+       if (!lfSent)
+               client_write(nl, nlen);
 }
 
 
@@ -1925,13 +1991,12 @@ void Dump_RFC822HeadersBody(
 void DumpFormatFixed(
        struct CtdlMessage *TheMessage,
        int mode,               /* how would you like that message? */
-       const char *nl)
+       const char *nl, int nllen)
 {
        cit_uint8_t ch;
        char buf[SIZ];
        int buflen;
        int xlline = 0;
-       int nllen = strlen (nl);
        char *mptr;
 
        mptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText];
@@ -1975,8 +2040,7 @@ void DumpFormatFixed(
 
                        if (client_write(buf, buflen) == -1)
                        {
-                               struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
-                               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "DumpFormatFixed(): aborting due to write failure.\n");
+                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: DumpFormatFixed() aborting due to write failure");
                                return;
                        }
                        *buf = '\0';
@@ -2003,10 +2067,9 @@ int CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(
                int crlf,               /* Use CRLF newlines instead of LF? */
                int flags               /* should the bessage be exported clean? */
 ) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        int i;
-       char *mptr = NULL;
        const char *nl; /* newline string */
+       int nlen;
        struct ma_info ma;
 
        /* Buffers needed for RFC822 translation.  These are all filled
@@ -2019,17 +2082,17 @@ int CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(
        char snode[100];
        char mid[100];
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(TheMessage=%s, %d, %d, %d, %d\n",
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(TheMessage=%s, %d, %d, %d, %d",
                   ((TheMessage == NULL) ? "NULL" : "not null"),
-                  mode, headers_only, do_proto, crlf);
+                  mode, headers_only, do_proto, crlf
+       );
 
        strcpy(mid, "unknown");
        nl = (crlf ? "\r\n" : "\n");
+       nlen = crlf ? 2 : 1;
 
        if (!CM_IsValidMsg(TheMessage)) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR,
-                           "ERROR: invalid preloaded message for output\n");
-               cit_backtrace ();
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: error; invalid preloaded message for output");
                return(om_no_such_msg);
        }
 
@@ -2037,7 +2100,7 @@ int CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(
         * Pad it with spaces in order to avoid changing the RFC822 length of the message.
         */
        if ( (flags & SUPPRESS_ENV_TO) && (!CM_IsEmpty(TheMessage, eenVelopeTo)) ) {
-               memset(TheMessage->cm_fields[eenVelopeTo], ' ', strlen(TheMessage->cm_fields[eenVelopeTo]));
+               memset(TheMessage->cm_fields[eenVelopeTo], ' ', TheMessage->cm_lengths[eenVelopeTo]);
        }
                
        /* Are we downloading a MIME component? */
@@ -2046,25 +2109,25 @@ int CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(
                        if (do_proto)
                                cprintf("%d This is not a MIME message.\n",
                                ERROR + ILLEGAL_VALUE);
-               } else if (CCC->download_fp != NULL) {
+               } else if (CC->download_fp != NULL) {
                        if (do_proto) cprintf(
                                "%d You already have a download open.\n",
                                ERROR + RESOURCE_BUSY);
                } else {
                        /* Parse the message text component */
-                       mptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText];
-                       mime_parser(mptr, NULL, *mime_download, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
+                       mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
+                                   *mime_download, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
                        /* If there's no file open by this time, the requested
                         * section wasn't found, so print an error
                         */
-                       if (CCC->download_fp == NULL) {
+                       if (CC->download_fp == NULL) {
                                if (do_proto) cprintf(
                                        "%d Section %s not found.\n",
                                        ERROR + FILE_NOT_FOUND,
-                                       CCC->download_desired_section);
+                                       CC->download_desired_section);
                        }
                }
-               return((CCC->download_fp != NULL) ? om_ok : om_mime_error);
+               return((CC->download_fp != NULL) ? om_ok : om_mime_error);
        }
 
        /* MT_SPEW_SECTION is like MT_DOWNLOAD except it outputs the whole MIME part
@@ -2079,18 +2142,18 @@ int CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(
                        /* Parse the message text component */
                        int found_it = 0;
 
-                       mptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText];
-                       mime_parser(mptr, NULL, *mime_spew_section, NULL, NULL, (void *)&found_it, 0);
+                       mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
+                                   *mime_spew_section, NULL, NULL, (void *)&found_it, 0);
                        /* If section wasn't found, print an error
                         */
                        if (!found_it) {
                                if (do_proto) cprintf(
                                        "%d Section %s not found.\n",
                                        ERROR + FILE_NOT_FOUND,
-                                       CCC->download_desired_section);
+                                       CC->download_desired_section);
                        }
                }
-               return((CCC->download_fp != NULL) ? om_ok : om_mime_error);
+               return((CC->download_fp != NULL) ? om_ok : om_mime_error);
        }
 
        /* now for the user-mode message reading loops */
@@ -2120,12 +2183,12 @@ int CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(
        strcpy(suser, "");
        strcpy(luser, "");
        strcpy(fuser, "");
-       strcpy(snode, NODENAME);
+       memcpy(snode, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename"), strlen(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename")) + 1);
        if (mode == MT_RFC822) 
                OutputRFC822MsgHeaders(
                        TheMessage,
                        flags,
-                       nl,
+                       nl, nlen,
                        mid, sizeof(mid),
                        suser, sizeof(suser),
                        luser, sizeof(luser),
@@ -2177,9 +2240,8 @@ START_TEXT:
        /* Tell the client about the MIME parts in this message */
        if (TheMessage->cm_format_type == FMT_RFC822) {
                if ( (mode == MT_CITADEL) || (mode == MT_MIME) ) {
-                       mptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText];
                        memset(&ma, 0, sizeof(struct ma_info));
-                       mime_parser(mptr, NULL,
+                       mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
                                (do_proto ? *list_this_part : NULL),
                                (do_proto ? *list_this_pref : NULL),
                                (do_proto ? *list_this_suff : NULL),
@@ -2190,7 +2252,7 @@ START_TEXT:
                                TheMessage,
                                headers_only,
                                flags,
-                               nl);
+                               nl, nlen);
                        goto DONE;
                }
        }
@@ -2208,7 +2270,7 @@ START_TEXT:
                DumpFormatFixed(
                        TheMessage,
                        mode,           /* how would you like that message? */
-                       nl);
+                       nl, nlen);
 
        /* If the message on disk is format 0 (Citadel vari-format), we
         * output using the formatter at 80 columns.  This is the final output
@@ -2218,12 +2280,10 @@ START_TEXT:
         * message to the reader's screen width.
         */
        if (TheMessage->cm_format_type == FMT_CITADEL) {
-               mptr = TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText];
-
                if (mode == MT_MIME) {
                        cprintf("Content-type: text/x-citadel-variformat\n\n");
                }
-               memfmout(mptr, nl);
+               memfmout(TheMessage->cm_fields[eMesageText], nl);
        }
 
        /* If the message on disk is format 4 (MIME), we've gotta hand it
@@ -2238,18 +2298,18 @@ START_TEXT:
                        ma.use_fo_hooks = 0;
                        strcpy(ma.chosen_part, "1");
                        ma.chosen_pref = 9999;
-                       ma.dont_decode = CCC->msg4_dont_decode;
-                       mime_parser(mptr, NULL,
-                               *choose_preferred, *fixed_output_pre,
-                               *fixed_output_post, (void *)&ma, 1);
-                       mime_parser(mptr, NULL,
-                               *output_preferred, NULL, NULL, (void *)&ma, 1);
+                       ma.dont_decode = CC->msg4_dont_decode;
+                       mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
+                                   *choose_preferred, *fixed_output_pre,
+                                   *fixed_output_post, (void *)&ma, 1);
+                       mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
+                                   *output_preferred, NULL, NULL, (void *)&ma, 1);
                }
                else {
                        ma.use_fo_hooks = 1;
-                       mime_parser(mptr, NULL,
-                               *fixed_output, *fixed_output_pre,
-                               *fixed_output_post, (void *)&ma, 0);
+                       mime_parser(CM_RANGE(TheMessage, eMesageText),
+                                   *fixed_output, *fixed_output_pre,
+                                   *fixed_output_post, (void *)&ma, 0);
                }
 
        }
@@ -2273,7 +2333,6 @@ DONE:     /* now we're done */
 int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newmsgs,
                        int do_repl_check, struct CtdlMessage *supplied_msg, int suppress_refcount_adj
 ) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        int i, j, unique;
        char hold_rm[ROOMNAMELEN];
        struct cdbdata *cdbfr;
@@ -2287,12 +2346,12 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
        long *msgs_to_be_merged = NULL;
        int num_msgs_to_be_merged = 0;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG,
-                  "CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(room=%s, num_msgs=%d, repl=%d, suppress_rca=%d)\n",
-                  roomname, num_newmsgs, do_repl_check, suppress_refcount_adj
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG,
+               "msgbase: CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(room=%s, num_msgs=%d, repl=%d, suppress_rca=%d)",
+               roomname, num_newmsgs, do_repl_check, suppress_refcount_adj
        );
 
-       strcpy(hold_rm, CCC->room.QRname);
+       strcpy(hold_rm, CC->room.QRname);
 
        /* Sanity checks */
        if (newmsgidlist == NULL) return(ERROR + INTERNAL_ERROR);
@@ -2300,10 +2359,10 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
        if (num_newmsgs > 1) supplied_msg = NULL;
 
        /* Now the regular stuff */
-       if (CtdlGetRoomLock(&CCC->room,
-          ((roomname != NULL) ? roomname : CCC->room.QRname) )
+       if (CtdlGetRoomLock(&CC->room,
+          ((roomname != NULL) ? roomname : CC->room.QRname) )
           != 0) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_ERR, "No such room <%s>\n", roomname);
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: no such room <%s>", roomname);
                return(ERROR + ROOM_NOT_FOUND);
        }
 
@@ -2312,7 +2371,7 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
        num_msgs_to_be_merged = 0;
 
 
-       cdbfr = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGLISTS, &CCC->room.QRnumber, sizeof(long));
+       cdbfr = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGLISTS, &CC->room.QRnumber, sizeof(long));
        if (cdbfr == NULL) {
                msglist = NULL;
                num_msgs = 0;
@@ -2340,14 +2399,14 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
                }
        }
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "%d unique messages to be merged\n", num_msgs_to_be_merged);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: %d unique messages to be merged", num_msgs_to_be_merged);
 
        /*
         * Now merge the new messages
         */
        msglist = realloc(msglist, (sizeof(long) * (num_msgs + num_msgs_to_be_merged)) );
        if (msglist == NULL) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ALERT, "ERROR: can't realloc message list!\n");
+               syslog(LOG_ALERT, "msgbase: ERROR; can't realloc message list!");
                free(msgs_to_be_merged);
                return (ERROR + INTERNAL_ERROR);
        }
@@ -2361,19 +2420,19 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
        highest_msg = msglist[num_msgs - 1];
 
        /* Write it back to disk. */
-       cdb_store(CDB_MSGLISTS, &CCC->room.QRnumber, (int)sizeof(long),
+       cdb_store(CDB_MSGLISTS, &CC->room.QRnumber, (int)sizeof(long),
                  msglist, (int)(num_msgs * sizeof(long)));
 
        /* Free up the memory we used. */
        free(msglist);
 
        /* Update the highest-message pointer and unlock the room. */
-       CCC->room.QRhighest = highest_msg;
-       CtdlPutRoomLock(&CCC->room);
+       CC->room.QRhighest = highest_msg;
+       CtdlPutRoomLock(&CC->room);
 
        /* Perform replication checks if necessary */
-       if ( (DoesThisRoomNeedEuidIndexing(&CCC->room)) && (do_repl_check) ) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom() doing repl checks\n");
+       if ( (DoesThisRoomNeedEuidIndexing(&CC->room)) && (do_repl_check) ) {
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom() doing repl checks");
 
                for (i=0; i<num_msgs_to_be_merged; ++i) {
                        msgid = msgs_to_be_merged[i];
@@ -2382,7 +2441,7 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
                                msg = supplied_msg;
                        }
                        else {
-                               msg = CtdlFetchMessage(msgid, 0);
+                               msg = CtdlFetchMessage(msgid, 0, 1);
                        }
        
                        if (msg != NULL) {
@@ -2390,7 +2449,7 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
                
                                /* If the message has an Exclusive ID, index that... */
                                if (!CM_IsEmpty(msg, eExclusiveID)) {
-                                       index_message_by_euid(msg->cm_fields[eExclusiveID], &CCC->room, msgid);
+                                       index_message_by_euid(msg->cm_fields[eExclusiveID], &CC->room, msgid);
                                }
 
                                /* Free up the memory we may have allocated */
@@ -2403,14 +2462,14 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointersInRoom(char *roomname, long newmsgidlist[], int num_newms
        }
 
        else {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom() skips repl checks\n");
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom() skips repl checks");
        }
 
        /* Submit this room for processing by hooks */
-       PerformRoomHooks(&CCC->room);
+       PerformRoomHooks(&CC->room);
 
        /* Go back to the room we were in before we wandered here... */
-       CtdlGetRoom(&CCC->room, hold_rm);
+       CtdlGetRoom(&CC->room, hold_rm);
 
        /* Bump the reference count for all messages which were merged */
        if (!suppress_refcount_adj) {
@@ -2448,74 +2507,99 @@ int CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(char *roomname, long msgid,
  * called by server-side modules.
  *
  */
-long send_message(struct CtdlMessage *msg) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
-       long newmsgid;
+long CtdlSaveThisMessage(struct CtdlMessage *msg, long msgid, int Reply) {
        long retval;
-       char msgidbuf[256];
-       long msgidbuflen;
        struct ser_ret smr;
        int is_bigmsg = 0;
        char *holdM = NULL;
-       long oldMLen = 0;
+       long holdMLen = 0;
 
-       /* Get a new message number */
-       newmsgid = get_new_message_number();
-       msgidbuflen = snprintf(msgidbuf, sizeof msgidbuf, "%08lX-%08lX@%s",
-                              (long unsigned int) time(NULL),
-                              (long unsigned int) newmsgid,
-                              config.c_fqdn
-               );
-
-       /* Generate an ID if we don't have one already */
-       if (CM_IsEmpty(msg, emessageId)) {
-               CM_SetField(msg, emessageId, msgidbuf, msgidbuflen);
-       }
-
-       /* If the message is big, set its body aside for storage elsewhere */
-       if (!CM_IsEmpty(msg, eMesageText)) {
-               if (msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText] > BIGMSG) {
-                       is_bigmsg = 1;
-                       holdM = msg->cm_fields[eMesageText];
-                       msg->cm_fields[eMesageText] = NULL;
-                       oldMLen = msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText];
-                       msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText] = 0;
-               }
+       /*
+        * If the message is big, set its body aside for storage elsewhere
+        * and we hide the message body from the serializer
+        */
+       if (!CM_IsEmpty(msg, eMesageText) && msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText] > BIGMSG)
+       {
+               is_bigmsg = 1;
+               holdM = msg->cm_fields[eMesageText];
+               msg->cm_fields[eMesageText] = NULL;
+               holdMLen = msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText];
+               msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText] = 0;
        }
 
        /* Serialize our data structure for storage in the database */  
        CtdlSerializeMessage(&smr, msg);
 
        if (is_bigmsg) {
+               /* put the message body back into the message */
                msg->cm_fields[eMesageText] = holdM;
+               msg->cm_lengths[eMesageText] = holdMLen;
        }
 
        if (smr.len == 0) {
-               cprintf("%d Unable to serialize message\n",
-                       ERROR + INTERNAL_ERROR);
+               if (Reply) {
+                       cprintf("%d Unable to serialize message\n",
+                               ERROR + INTERNAL_ERROR);
+               }
+               else {
+                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: CtdlSaveMessage() unable to serialize message");
+
+               }
                return (-1L);
        }
 
        /* Write our little bundle of joy into the message base */
-       if (cdb_store(CDB_MSGMAIN, &newmsgid, (int)sizeof(long),
-                     smr.ser, smr.len) < 0) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "Can't store message\n");
-               retval = 0L;
-       } else {
+       retval = cdb_store(CDB_MSGMAIN, &msgid, (int)sizeof(long),
+                          smr.ser, smr.len);
+       if (retval < 0) {
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: can't store message %ld: %ld", msgid, retval);
+       }
+       else {
                if (is_bigmsg) {
-                       cdb_store(CDB_BIGMSGS,
-                                 &newmsgid,
-                                 (int)sizeof(long),
-                                 holdM,
-                                 (oldMLen + 1)
+                       retval = cdb_store(CDB_BIGMSGS,
+                                          &msgid,
+                                          (int)sizeof(long),
+                                          holdM,
+                                          (holdMLen + 1)
                                );
+                       if (retval < 0) {
+                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: failed to store message body for msgid %ld: %ld", msgid, retval);
+                       }
                }
-               retval = newmsgid;
        }
 
        /* Free the memory we used for the serialized message */
        free(smr.ser);
 
+       return(retval);
+}
+
+long send_message(struct CtdlMessage *msg) {
+       long newmsgid;
+       long retval;
+       char msgidbuf[256];
+       long msgidbuflen;
+
+       /* Get a new message number */
+       newmsgid = get_new_message_number();
+
+       /* Generate an ID if we don't have one already */
+       if (CM_IsEmpty(msg, emessageId)) {
+               msgidbuflen = snprintf(msgidbuf, sizeof msgidbuf, "%08lX-%08lX@%s",
+                                      (long unsigned int) time(NULL),
+                                      (long unsigned int) newmsgid,
+                                      CtdlGetConfigStr("c_fqdn")
+                       );
+
+               CM_SetField(msg, emessageId, msgidbuf, msgidbuflen);
+       }
+
+       retval = CtdlSaveThisMessage(msg, newmsgid, 1);
+
+       if (retval == 0) {
+               retval = newmsgid;
+       }
+
        /* Return the *local* message ID to the caller
         * (even if we're storing an incoming network message)
         */
@@ -2532,9 +2616,8 @@ long send_message(struct CtdlMessage *msg) {
  * serialized message in memory.  THE LATTER MUST BE FREED BY THE CALLER.
  */
 void CtdlSerializeMessage(struct ser_ret *ret,         /* return values */
-                      struct CtdlMessage *msg) /* unserialized msg */
+                         struct CtdlMessage *msg)      /* unserialized msg */
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        size_t wlen;
        int i;
 
@@ -2542,7 +2625,7 @@ void CtdlSerializeMessage(struct ser_ret *ret,            /* return values */
         * Check for valid message format
         */
        if (CM_IsValidMsg(msg) == 0) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "CtdlSerializeMessage() aborting due to invalid message\n");
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: CtdlSerializeMessage() aborting due to invalid message");
                ret->len = 0;
                ret->ser = NULL;
                return;
@@ -2555,8 +2638,7 @@ void CtdlSerializeMessage(struct ser_ret *ret,            /* return values */
 
        ret->ser = malloc(ret->len);
        if (ret->ser == NULL) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_ERR, "CtdlSerializeMessage() malloc(%ld) failed: %s\n",
-                          (long)ret->len, strerror(errno));
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: CtdlSerializeMessage() malloc(%ld) failed: %m", (long)ret->len);
                ret->len = 0;
                ret->ser = NULL;
                return;
@@ -2580,8 +2662,7 @@ void CtdlSerializeMessage(struct ser_ret *ret,            /* return values */
                }
 
        if (ret->len != wlen) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: len=%ld wlen=%ld\n",
-                          (long)ret->len, (long)wlen);
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: ERROR; len=%ld wlen=%ld", (long)ret->len, (long)wlen);
        }
 
        return;
@@ -2593,25 +2674,23 @@ void CtdlSerializeMessage(struct ser_ret *ret,          /* return values */
  * carry the same Exclusive ID as this one.  If any are found, delete them.
  */
 void ReplicationChecks(struct CtdlMessage *msg) {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        long old_msgnum = (-1L);
 
-       if (DoesThisRoomNeedEuidIndexing(&CCC->room) == 0) return;
+       if (DoesThisRoomNeedEuidIndexing(&CC->room) == 0) return;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Performing replication checks in <%s>\n",
-                  CCC->room.QRname);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: performing replication checks in <%s>", CC->room.QRname);
 
        /* No exclusive id?  Don't do anything. */
        if (msg == NULL) return;
        if (CM_IsEmpty(msg, eExclusiveID)) return;
 
-       /*MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Exclusive ID: <%s> for room <%s>\n",
-         msg->cm_fields[eExclusiveID], CCC->room.QRname);*/
+       /*syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: exclusive ID: <%s> for room <%s>",
+         msg->cm_fields[eExclusiveID], CC->room.QRname);*/
 
-       old_msgnum = CtdlLocateMessageByEuid(msg->cm_fields[eExclusiveID], &CCC->room);
+       old_msgnum = CtdlLocateMessageByEuid(msg->cm_fields[eExclusiveID], &CC->room);
        if (old_msgnum > 0L) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "ReplicationChecks() replacing message %ld\n", old_msgnum);
-               CtdlDeleteMessages(CCC->room.QRname, &old_msgnum, 1, "");
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: ReplicationChecks() replacing message %ld", old_msgnum);
+               CtdlDeleteMessages(CC->room.QRname, &old_msgnum, 1, "");
        }
 }
 
@@ -2642,9 +2721,8 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,       /* message to save */
        struct addresses_to_be_filed *aptr = NULL;
        StrBuf *saved_rfc822_version = NULL;
        int qualified_for_journaling = 0;
-       CitContext *CCC = MyContext();
 
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "CtdlSubmitMsg() called\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlSubmitMsg() called");
        if (CM_IsValidMsg(msg) == 0) return(-1);        /* self check */
 
        /* If this message has no timestamp, we take the liberty of
@@ -2679,7 +2757,7 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,       /* message to save */
 
        /* Learn about what's inside, because it's what's inside that counts */
        if (CM_IsEmpty(msg, eMesageText)) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: attempt to save message with NULL body\n");
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: ERROR; attempt to save message with NULL body");
                return(-2);
        }
 
@@ -2711,20 +2789,20 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,     /* message to save */
        }
 
        /* Goto the correct room */
-       room = (recps) ? CCC->room.QRname : SENTITEMS;
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Selected room %s\n", room);
-       strcpy(hold_rm, CCC->room.QRname);
-       strcpy(actual_rm, CCC->room.QRname);
+       room = (recps) ? CC->room.QRname : SENTITEMS;
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: selected room %s", room);
+       strcpy(hold_rm, CC->room.QRname);
+       strcpy(actual_rm, CC->room.QRname);
        if (recps != NULL) {
                strcpy(actual_rm, SENTITEMS);
        }
 
        /* If the user is a twit, move to the twit room for posting */
        if (TWITDETECT) {
-               if (CCC->user.axlevel == AxProbU) {
+               if (CC->user.axlevel == AxProbU) {
                        strcpy(hold_rm, actual_rm);
-                       strcpy(actual_rm, config.c_twitroom);
-                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Diverting to twit room\n");
+                       strcpy(actual_rm, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_twitroom"));
+                       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: diverting to twit room");
                }
        }
 
@@ -2733,33 +2811,33 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,     /* message to save */
                strcpy(actual_rm, force_room);
        }
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_INFO, "Final selection: %s (%s)\n", actual_rm, room);
-       if (strcasecmp(actual_rm, CCC->room.QRname)) {
-               /* CtdlGetRoom(&CCC->room, actual_rm); */
-               CtdlUserGoto(actual_rm, 0, 1, NULL, NULL);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: final selection: %s (%s)", actual_rm, room);
+       if (strcasecmp(actual_rm, CC->room.QRname)) {
+               /* CtdlGetRoom(&CC->room, actual_rm); */
+               CtdlUserGoto(actual_rm, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
        }
 
        /*
         * If this message has no O (room) field, generate one.
         */
-       if (CM_IsEmpty(msg, eOriginalRoom)) {
-               CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, CCC->room.QRname, strlen(CCC->room.QRname));
+       if (CM_IsEmpty(msg, eOriginalRoom) && !IsEmptyStr(CC->room.QRname)) {
+               CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, CC->room.QRname, strlen(CC->room.QRname));
        }
 
        /* Perform "before save" hooks (aborting if any return nonzero) */
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Performing before-save hooks\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: performing before-save hooks");
        if (PerformMessageHooks(msg, recps, EVT_BEFORESAVE) > 0) return(-3);
 
        /*
         * If this message has an Exclusive ID, and the room is replication
         * checking enabled, then do replication checks.
         */
-       if (DoesThisRoomNeedEuidIndexing(&CCC->room)) {
+       if (DoesThisRoomNeedEuidIndexing(&CC->room)) {
                ReplicationChecks(msg);
        }
 
        /* Save it to disk */
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Saving to disk\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: saving to disk");
        newmsgid = send_message(msg);
        if (newmsgid <= 0L) return(-5);
 
@@ -2767,7 +2845,7 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,       /* message to save */
         * be a critical section because nobody else knows about this message
         * yet.
         */
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Creating MetaData record\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: creating metadata record");
        memset(&smi, 0, sizeof(struct MetaData));
        smi.meta_msgnum = newmsgid;
        smi.meta_refcount = 0;
@@ -2784,29 +2862,29 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,     /* message to save */
         * 2. If journaling is enabled, we will need an RFC822 version of the
         *    message to attach to the journalized copy.
         */
-       if (CCC->redirect_buffer != NULL) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_ALERT, "CCC->redirect_buffer is not NULL during message submission!\n");
+       if (CC->redirect_buffer != NULL) {
+               syslog(LOG_ALERT, "msgbase: CC->redirect_buffer is not NULL during message submission!");
                abort();
        }
-       CCC->redirect_buffer = NewStrBufPlain(NULL, SIZ);
+       CC->redirect_buffer = NewStrBufPlain(NULL, SIZ);
        CtdlOutputPreLoadedMsg(msg, MT_RFC822, HEADERS_ALL, 0, 1, QP_EADDR);
-       smi.meta_rfc822_length = StrLength(CCC->redirect_buffer);
-       saved_rfc822_version = CCC->redirect_buffer;
-       CCC->redirect_buffer = NULL;
+       smi.meta_rfc822_length = StrLength(CC->redirect_buffer);
+       saved_rfc822_version = CC->redirect_buffer;
+       CC->redirect_buffer = NULL;
 
        PutMetaData(&smi);
 
        /* Now figure out where to store the pointers */
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Storing pointers\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: storing pointers");
 
        /* If this is being done by the networker delivering a private
         * message, we want to BYPASS saving the sender's copy (because there
         * is no local sender; it would otherwise go to the Trashcan).
         */
-       if ((!CCC->internal_pgm) || (recps == NULL)) {
+       if ((!CC->internal_pgm) || (recps == NULL)) {
                if (CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(actual_rm, newmsgid, 1, msg) != 0) {
-                       MSGM_syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR saving message pointer!\n");
-                       CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(config.c_aideroom, newmsgid, 0, msg);
+                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: ERROR saving message pointer!");
+                       CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_aideroom"), newmsgid, 0, msg);
                }
        }
 
@@ -2820,25 +2898,25 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,     /* message to save */
                for (i=0; i<num_tokens(recps->recp_room, '|'); ++i) {
                        extract_token(recipient, recps->recp_room, i,
                                      '|', sizeof recipient);
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Delivering to room <%s>\n", recipient);///// xxxx
+                       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: delivering to room <%s>", recipient);
                        CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(recipient, newmsgid, 0, msg);
                }
 
        /* Bump this user's messages posted counter. */
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Updating user\n");
-       CtdlGetUserLock(&CCC->user, CCC->curr_user);
-       CCC->user.posted = CCC->user.posted + 1;
-       CtdlPutUserLock(&CCC->user);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: updating user");
+       CtdlLockGetCurrentUser();
+       CC->user.posted = CC->user.posted + 1;
+       CtdlPutCurrentUserLock();
 
        /* Decide where bounces need to be delivered */
        if ((recps != NULL) && (recps->bounce_to == NULL))
        {
-               if (CCC->logged_in) 
-                       snprintf(bounce_to, sizeof bounce_to, "%s@%s",
-                                CCC->user.fullname, config.c_nodename);
-               else 
-                       snprintf(bounce_to, sizeof bounce_to, "%s@%s",
-                                msg->cm_fields[eAuthor], msg->cm_fields[eNodeName]);
+               if (CC->logged_in) {
+                       snprintf(bounce_to, sizeof bounce_to, "%s@%s", CC->user.fullname, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename"));
+               }
+               else {
+                       snprintf(bounce_to, sizeof bounce_to, "%s@%s", msg->cm_fields[eAuthor], msg->cm_fields[eNodeName]);
+               }
                recps->bounce_to = bounce_to;
        }
                
@@ -2859,7 +2937,7 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,       /* message to save */
                for (i=0; i<ntokens; ++i)
                {
                        extract_token(recipient, pch, i, '|', sizeof recipient);
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Delivering private local mail to <%s>\n", recipient);
+                       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: delivering private local mail to <%s>", recipient);
                        if (CtdlGetUser(&userbuf, recipient) == 0) {
                                CtdlMailboxName(actual_rm, sizeof actual_rm, &userbuf, MAILROOM);
                                CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(actual_rm, newmsgid, 0, msg);
@@ -2867,28 +2945,28 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,     /* message to save */
                                PerformMessageHooks(msg, recps, EVT_AFTERUSRMBOXSAVE);
                        }
                        else {
-                               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "No user <%s>\n", recipient);
-                               CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(config.c_aideroom, newmsgid, 0, msg);
+                               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: no user <%s>", recipient);
+                               CtdlSaveMsgPointerInRoom(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_aideroom"), newmsgid, 0, msg);
                        }
                }
                recps->recp_local = pch;
        }
 
        /* Perform "after save" hooks */
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Performing after-save hooks\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: performing after-save hooks");
 
        PerformMessageHooks(msg, recps, EVT_AFTERSAVE);
        CM_FlushField(msg, eVltMsgNum);
 
        /* Go back to the room we started from */
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Returning to original room %s\n", hold_rm);
-       if (strcasecmp(hold_rm, CCC->room.QRname))
-               CtdlUserGoto(hold_rm, 0, 1, NULL, NULL);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: returning to original room %s", hold_rm);
+       if (strcasecmp(hold_rm, CC->room.QRname))
+               CtdlUserGoto(hold_rm, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
        /*
         * Any addresses to harvest for someone's address book?
         */
-       if ( (CCC->logged_in) && (recps != NULL) ) {
+       if ( (CC->logged_in) && (recps != NULL) ) {
                collected_addresses = harvest_collected_addresses(msg);
        }
 
@@ -2896,7 +2974,7 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,       /* message to save */
                aptr = (struct addresses_to_be_filed *)
                        malloc(sizeof(struct addresses_to_be_filed));
                CtdlMailboxName(actual_rm, sizeof actual_rm,
-                               &CCC->user, USERCONTACTSROOM);
+                               &CC->user, USERCONTACTSROOM);
                aptr->roomname = strdup(actual_rm);
                aptr->collected_addresses = collected_addresses;
                begin_critical_section(S_ATBF);
@@ -2913,13 +2991,13 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,     /* message to save */
        }
        else {
                if (recps == NULL) {
-                       qualified_for_journaling = config.c_journal_pubmsgs;
+                       qualified_for_journaling = CtdlGetConfigInt("c_journal_pubmsgs");
                }
                else if (recps->num_local + recps->num_ignet + recps->num_internet > 0) {
-                       qualified_for_journaling = config.c_journal_email;
+                       qualified_for_journaling = CtdlGetConfigInt("c_journal_email");
                }
                else {
-                       qualified_for_journaling = config.c_journal_pubmsgs;
+                       qualified_for_journaling = CtdlGetConfigInt("c_journal_pubmsgs");
                }
        }
 
@@ -2948,7 +3026,7 @@ long CtdlSubmitMsg(struct CtdlMessage *msg,       /* message to save */
 /*
  * Convenience function for generating small administrative messages.
  */
-void quickie_message(const char *from,
+long quickie_message(const char *from,
                     const char *fromaddr,
                     const char *to,
                     char *room,
@@ -2965,98 +3043,39 @@ void quickie_message(const char *from,
        msg->cm_anon_type = MES_NORMAL;
        msg->cm_format_type = format_type;
 
-       if (from != NULL) {
-               msg->cm_fields[eAuthor] = strdup(from);
+       if (!IsEmptyStr(from)) {
+               CM_SetField(msg, eAuthor, from, strlen(from));
        }
-       else if (fromaddr != NULL) {
-               msg->cm_fields[eAuthor] = strdup(fromaddr);
-               if (strchr(msg->cm_fields[eAuthor], '@')) {
-                       *strchr(msg->cm_fields[eAuthor], '@') = 0;
+       else if (!IsEmptyStr(fromaddr)) {
+               char *pAt;
+               CM_SetField(msg, eAuthor, fromaddr, strlen(fromaddr));
+               pAt = strchr(msg->cm_fields[eAuthor], '@');
+               if (pAt != NULL) {
+                       CM_CutFieldAt(msg, eAuthor, pAt - msg->cm_fields[eAuthor]);
                }
        }
        else {
                msg->cm_fields[eAuthor] = strdup("Citadel");
        }
 
-       if (fromaddr != NULL) msg->cm_fields[erFc822Addr] = strdup(fromaddr);
-       if (room != NULL) msg->cm_fields[eOriginalRoom] = strdup(room);
-       msg->cm_fields[eNodeName] = strdup(NODENAME);
-       if (to != NULL) {
-               msg->cm_fields[eRecipient] = strdup(to);
+       if (!IsEmptyStr(fromaddr)) CM_SetField(msg, erFc822Addr, fromaddr, strlen(fromaddr));
+       if (!IsEmptyStr(room)) CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, room, strlen(room));
+       CM_SetField(msg, eNodeName, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename"), strlen(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename")));
+       if (!IsEmptyStr(to)) {
+               CM_SetField(msg, eRecipient, to, strlen(to));
                recp = validate_recipients(to, NULL, 0);
        }
-       if (subject != NULL) {
-               msg->cm_fields[eMsgSubject] = strdup(subject);
+       if (!IsEmptyStr(subject)) {
+               CM_SetField(msg, eMsgSubject, subject, strlen(subject));
+       }
+       if (!IsEmptyStr(text)) {
+               CM_SetField(msg, eMesageText, text, strlen(text));
        }
-       msg->cm_fields[eMesageText] = strdup(text);
 
-       CtdlSubmitMsg(msg, recp, room, 0);
+       long msgnum = CtdlSubmitMsg(msg, recp, room, 0);
        CM_Free(msg);
        if (recp != NULL) free_recipients(recp);
-}
-
-void flood_protect_quickie_message(const char *from,
-                                  const char *fromaddr,
-                                  const char *to,
-                                  char *room,
-                                  const char *text, 
-                                  int format_type,
-                                  const char *subject,
-                                  int nCriterions,
-                                  const char **CritStr,
-                                  long *CritStrLen,
-                                  long ccid,
-                                  long ioid,
-                                  time_t NOW)
-{
-       int i;
-       u_char rawdigest[MD5_DIGEST_LEN];
-       struct MD5Context md5context;
-       StrBuf *guid;
-       char timestamp[64];
-       long tslen;
-       time_t tsday = NOW / (8*60*60); /* just care for a day... */
-
-       tslen = snprintf(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp), "%ld", tsday);
-       MD5Init(&md5context);
-
-       for (i = 0; i < nCriterions; i++)
-               MD5Update(&md5context,
-                         (const unsigned char*)CritStr[i], CritStrLen[i]);
-       MD5Update(&md5context,
-                 (const unsigned char*)timestamp, tslen);
-       MD5Final(rawdigest, &md5context);
-
-       guid = NewStrBufPlain(NULL,
-                             MD5_DIGEST_LEN * 2 + 12);
-       StrBufHexEscAppend(guid, NULL, rawdigest, MD5_DIGEST_LEN);
-       StrBufAppendBufPlain(guid, HKEY("_fldpt"), 0);
-       if (StrLength(guid) > 40)
-               StrBufCutAt(guid, 40, NULL);
-
-       if (CheckIfAlreadySeen("FPAideMessage",
-                              guid,
-                              NOW,
-                              tsday,
-                              eUpdate,
-                              ccid,
-                              ioid)!= 0)
-       {
-               FreeStrBuf(&guid);
-               /* yes, we did. flood protection kicks in. */
-               syslog(LOG_DEBUG,
-                      "not sending message again\n");
-               return;
-       }
-       FreeStrBuf(&guid);
-       /* no, this message isn't sent recently; go ahead. */
-       quickie_message(from,
-                       fromaddr,
-                       to,
-                       room,
-                       text, 
-                       format_type,
-                       subject);
+       return msgnum;
 }
 
 
@@ -3068,8 +3087,7 @@ StrBuf *CtdlReadMessageBodyBuf(char *terminator,  /* token signalling EOT */
                               size_t maxlen,           /* maximum message length */
                               StrBuf *exist,           /* if non-null, append to it;
                                                           exist is ALWAYS freed  */
-                              int crlf,                /* CRLF newlines instead of LF */
-                              int *sock                /* socket handle or 0 for this session's client socket */
+                              int crlf                 /* CRLF newlines instead of LF */
        ) 
 {
        StrBuf *Message;
@@ -3093,18 +3111,12 @@ StrBuf *CtdlReadMessageBodyBuf(char *terminator,        /* token signalling EOT */
 
        /* read in the lines of message text one by one */
        do {
-               if (sock != NULL) {
-                       if ((CtdlSockGetLine(sock, LineBuf, 5) < 0) ||
-                           (*sock == -1))
-                               finished = 1;
-               }
-               else {
-                       if (CtdlClientGetLine(LineBuf) < 0) finished = 1;
+               if (CtdlClientGetLine(LineBuf) < 0) {
+                       finished = 1;
                }
-               if ((StrLength(LineBuf) == tlen) && 
-                   (!strcmp(ChrPtr(LineBuf), terminator)))
+               if ((StrLength(LineBuf) == tlen) && (!strcmp(ChrPtr(LineBuf), terminator))) {
                        finished = 1;
-
+               }
                if ( (!flushing) && (!finished) ) {
                        if (crlf) {
                                StrBufAppendBufPlain(LineBuf, HKEY("\r\n"), 0);
@@ -3132,169 +3144,6 @@ StrBuf *CtdlReadMessageBodyBuf(char *terminator,        /* token signalling EOT */
        return Message;
 }
 
-void DeleteAsyncMsg(ReadAsyncMsg **Msg)
-{
-       if (*Msg == NULL)
-               return;
-       FreeStrBuf(&(*Msg)->MsgBuf);
-
-       free(*Msg);
-       *Msg = NULL;
-}
-
-ReadAsyncMsg *NewAsyncMsg(const char *terminator,      /* token signalling EOT */
-                         long tlen,
-                         size_t maxlen,                /* maximum message length */
-                         size_t expectlen,             /* if we expect a message, how long should it be? */
-                         StrBuf *exist,                /* if non-null, append to it;
-                                                          exist is ALWAYS freed  */
-                         long eLen,                    /* length of exist */
-                         int crlf                      /* CRLF newlines instead of LF */
-       )
-{
-       ReadAsyncMsg *NewMsg;
-
-       NewMsg = (ReadAsyncMsg *)malloc(sizeof(ReadAsyncMsg));
-       memset(NewMsg, 0, sizeof(ReadAsyncMsg));
-
-       if (exist == NULL) {
-               long len;
-
-               if (expectlen == 0) {
-                       len = 4 * SIZ;
-               }
-               else {
-                       len = expectlen + 10;
-               }
-               NewMsg->MsgBuf = NewStrBufPlain(NULL, len);
-       }
-       else {
-               NewMsg->MsgBuf = NewStrBufDup(exist);
-       }
-       /* Do we need to change leading ".." to "." for SMTP escaping? */
-       if ((tlen == 1) && (*terminator == '.')) {
-               NewMsg->dodot = 1;
-       }
-
-       NewMsg->terminator = terminator;
-       NewMsg->tlen = tlen;
-
-       NewMsg->maxlen = maxlen;
-
-       NewMsg->crlf = crlf;
-
-       return NewMsg;
-}
-
-/*
- * Back end function used by CtdlMakeMessage() and similar functions
- */
-eReadState CtdlReadMessageBodyAsync(AsyncIO *IO)
-{
-       ReadAsyncMsg *ReadMsg;
-       int MsgFinished = 0;
-       eReadState Finished = eMustReadMore;
-
-#ifdef BIGBAD_IODBG
-       char fn [SIZ];
-       FILE *fd;
-       const char *pch = ChrPtr(IO->SendBuf.Buf);
-       const char *pchh = IO->SendBuf.ReadWritePointer;
-       long nbytes;
-       
-       if (pchh == NULL)
-               pchh = pch;
-       
-       nbytes = StrLength(IO->SendBuf.Buf) - (pchh - pch);
-       snprintf(fn, SIZ, "/tmp/foolog_ev_%s.%d",
-                ((CitContext*)(IO->CitContext))->ServiceName,
-                IO->SendBuf.fd);
-       
-       fd = fopen(fn, "a+");
-#endif
-
-       ReadMsg = IO->ReadMsg;
-
-       /* read in the lines of message text one by one */
-       do {
-               Finished = StrBufChunkSipLine(IO->IOBuf, &IO->RecvBuf);
-               
-               switch (Finished) {
-               case eMustReadMore: /// read new from socket... 
-#ifdef BIGBAD_IODBG
-                       if (IO->RecvBuf.ReadWritePointer != NULL) {
-                               nbytes = StrLength(IO->RecvBuf.Buf) - (IO->RecvBuf.ReadWritePointer - ChrPtr(IO->RecvBuf.Buf));
-                               fprintf(fd, "Read; Line unfinished: %ld Bytes still in buffer [", nbytes);
-                               
-                               fwrite(IO->RecvBuf.ReadWritePointer, nbytes, 1, fd);
-                       
-                               fprintf(fd, "]\n");
-                       } else {
-                               fprintf(fd, "BufferEmpty! \n");
-                       }
-                       fclose(fd);
-#endif
-                       return Finished;
-                   break;
-               case eBufferNotEmpty: /* shouldn't happen... */
-               case eReadSuccess: /// done for now...
-                   break;
-               case eReadFail: /// WHUT?
-                   ///todo: shut down! 
-                       break;
-               }
-           
-
-               if ((StrLength(IO->IOBuf) == ReadMsg->tlen) && 
-                   (!strcmp(ChrPtr(IO->IOBuf), ReadMsg->terminator))) {
-                       MsgFinished = 1;
-#ifdef BIGBAD_IODBG
-                       fprintf(fd, "found Terminator; Message Size: %d\n", StrLength(ReadMsg->MsgBuf));
-#endif
-               }
-               else if (!ReadMsg->flushing) {
-
-#ifdef BIGBAD_IODBG
-                       fprintf(fd, "Read Line: [%d][%s]\n", StrLength(IO->IOBuf), ChrPtr(IO->IOBuf));
-#endif
-
-                       /* Unescape SMTP-style input of two dots at the beginning of the line */
-                       if ((ReadMsg->dodot) &&
-                           (StrLength(IO->IOBuf) == 2) &&  /* TODO: do we just unescape lines with two dots or any line? */
-                           (!strcmp(ChrPtr(IO->IOBuf), "..")))
-                       {
-#ifdef BIGBAD_IODBG
-                               fprintf(fd, "UnEscaped!\n");
-#endif
-                               StrBufCutLeft(IO->IOBuf, 1);
-                       }
-
-                       if (ReadMsg->crlf) {
-                               StrBufAppendBufPlain(IO->IOBuf, HKEY("\r\n"), 0);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               StrBufAppendBufPlain(IO->IOBuf, HKEY("\n"), 0);
-                       }
-
-                       StrBufAppendBuf(ReadMsg->MsgBuf, IO->IOBuf, 0);
-               }
-
-               /* if we've hit the max msg length, flush the rest */
-               if (StrLength(ReadMsg->MsgBuf) >= ReadMsg->maxlen) ReadMsg->flushing = 1;
-
-       } while (!MsgFinished);
-
-#ifdef BIGBAD_IODBG
-       fprintf(fd, "Done with reading; %s.\n, ",
-               (MsgFinished)?"Message Finished": "FAILED");
-       fclose(fd);
-#endif
-       if (MsgFinished)
-               return eReadSuccess;
-       else 
-               return eAbort;
-}
-
 
 /*
  * Back end function used by CtdlMakeMessage() and similar functions
@@ -3304,8 +3153,7 @@ char *CtdlReadMessageBody(char *terminator,       /* token signalling EOT */
                          size_t maxlen,                /* maximum message length */
                          StrBuf *exist,                /* if non-null, append to it;
                                                   exist is ALWAYS freed  */
-                         int crlf,             /* CRLF newlines instead of LF */
-                         int *sock             /* socket handle or 0 for this session's client socket */
+                         int crlf              /* CRLF newlines instead of LF */
        ) 
 {
        StrBuf *Message;
@@ -3314,8 +3162,8 @@ char *CtdlReadMessageBody(char *terminator,       /* token signalling EOT */
                                         tlen,
                                         maxlen,
                                         exist,
-                                        crlf,
-                                        sock);
+                                        crlf
+       );
        if (Message == NULL)
                return NULL;
        else
@@ -3394,7 +3242,6 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlMakeMessageLen(
        long reflen
        )
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        /* Don't confuse the poor folks if it's not routed mail. * /
           char dest_node[256] = "";*/
        long blen;
@@ -3416,7 +3263,7 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlMakeMessageLen(
        if (myelen > 0) {
                CM_SetField(msg, eMessagePath, my_email, myelen);
        }
-       else {
+       else if (!IsEmptyStr(author->fullname)) {
                CM_SetField(msg, eMessagePath, author->fullname, strlen(author->fullname));
        }
        convert_spaces_to_underscores(msg->cm_fields[eMessagePath]);
@@ -3432,16 +3279,19 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlMakeMessageLen(
        }
        StrBufRFC2047encode(&FakeEncAuthor, FakeAuthor);
        CM_SetAsFieldSB(msg, eAuthor, &FakeEncAuthor);
+       FreeStrBuf(&FakeAuthor);
 
-       if (CCC->room.QRflags & QR_MAILBOX) {           /* room */
-               CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, &CCC->room.QRname[11], strlen(&CCC->room.QRname[11]));
-       }
-       else {
-               CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, CCC->room.QRname, strlen(CCC->room.QRname));
+       if (!!IsEmptyStr(CC->room.QRname)) {
+               if (CC->room.QRflags & QR_MAILBOX) {            /* room */
+                       CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, &CC->room.QRname[11], strlen(&CC->room.QRname[11]));
+               }
+               else {
+                       CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, CC->room.QRname, strlen(CC->room.QRname));
+               }
        }
 
-       CM_SetField(msg, eNodeName, NODENAME, strlen(NODENAME));
-       CM_SetField(msg, eHumanNode, HUMANNODE, strlen(HUMANNODE));
+       CM_SetField(msg, eNodeName, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename"), strlen(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename")));
+       CM_SetField(msg, eHumanNode, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_humannode"), strlen(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_humannode")));
 
        if (rcplen > 0) {
                CM_SetField(msg, eRecipient, recipient, rcplen);
@@ -3453,8 +3303,8 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlMakeMessageLen(
        if (myelen > 0) {
                CM_SetField(msg, erFc822Addr, my_email, myelen);
        }
-       else if ( (author == &CCC->user) && (!IsEmptyStr(CCC->cs_inet_email)) ) {
-               CM_SetField(msg, erFc822Addr, CCC->cs_inet_email, strlen(CCC->cs_inet_email));
+       else if ( (author == &CC->user) && (!IsEmptyStr(CC->cs_inet_email)) ) {
+               CM_SetField(msg, erFc822Addr, CC->cs_inet_email, strlen(CC->cs_inet_email));
        }
 
        if (subject != NULL) {
@@ -3492,8 +3342,11 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlMakeMessageLen(
                CM_SetField(msg, eMesageText, preformatted_text, textlen);
        }
        else {
-               preformatted_text = CtdlReadMessageBody(HKEY("000"), config.c_maxmsglen, NULL, 0, 0);
-               CM_SetField(msg, eMesageText, preformatted_text, strlen(preformatted_text));
+               StrBuf *MsgBody;
+               MsgBody = CtdlReadMessageBodyBuf(HKEY("000"), CtdlGetConfigLong("c_maxmsglen"), NULL, 0);
+               if (MsgBody != NULL) {
+                       CM_SetAsFieldSB(msg, eMesageText, &MsgBody);
+               }
        }
 
        return(msg);
@@ -3506,13 +3359,12 @@ struct CtdlMessage *CtdlMakeMessageLen(
  * API function to delete messages which match a set of criteria
  * (returns the actual number of messages deleted)
  */
-int CtdlDeleteMessages(char *room_name,                /* which room */
+int CtdlDeleteMessages(const char *room_name,          /* which room */
                       long *dmsgnums,          /* array of msg numbers to be deleted */
                       int num_dmsgnums,        /* number of msgs to be deleted, or 0 for "any" */
                       char *content_type       /* or "" for any.  regular expressions expected. */
        )
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct ctdlroom qrbuf;
        struct cdbdata *cdbfr;
        long *msglist = NULL;
@@ -3530,15 +3382,13 @@ int CtdlDeleteMessages(char *room_name,         /* which room */
                        regcomp(&re, content_type, 0);
                        need_to_free_re = 1;
                }
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, " CtdlDeleteMessages(%s, %d msgs, %s)\n",
-                  room_name, num_dmsgnums, content_type);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: CtdlDeleteMessages(%s, %d msgs, %s)", room_name, num_dmsgnums, content_type);
 
        /* get room record, obtaining a lock... */
        if (CtdlGetRoomLock(&qrbuf, room_name) != 0) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_ERR, " CtdlDeleteMessages(): Room <%s> not found\n",
-                          room_name);
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "msgbase: CtdlDeleteMessages(): Room <%s> not found", room_name);
                if (need_to_free_re) regfree(&re);
-               return (0);     /* room not found */
+               return(0);      /* room not found */
        }
        cdbfr = cdb_fetch(CDB_MSGLISTS, &qrbuf.QRnumber, sizeof(long));
 
@@ -3562,7 +3412,7 @@ int CtdlDeleteMessages(char *room_name,           /* which room */
                        StrBuf *dbg = NewStrBuf();
                        for (i = 0; i < num_dmsgnums; i++)
                                StrBufAppendPrintf(dbg, ", %ld", dmsgnums[i]);
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, " Deleting before: %s", ChrPtr(dbg));
+                       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: Deleting before: %s", ChrPtr(dbg));
                        FreeStrBuf(&dbg);
                }
 */
@@ -3612,7 +3462,7 @@ int CtdlDeleteMessages(char *room_name,           /* which room */
                        StrBuf *dbg = NewStrBuf();
                        for (i = 0; i < num_deleted; i++)
                                StrBufAppendPrintf(dbg, ", %ld", dellist[i]);
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, " Deleting: %s", ChrPtr(dbg));
+                       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: Deleting: %s", ChrPtr(dbg));
                        FreeStrBuf(&dbg);
                }
 */
@@ -3644,7 +3494,7 @@ int CtdlDeleteMessages(char *room_name,           /* which room */
        /* Now free the memory we used, and go away. */
        if (msglist != NULL) free(msglist);
        if (dellist != NULL) free(dellist);
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, " %d message(s) deleted.\n", num_deleted);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: %d message(s) deleted", num_deleted);
        if (need_to_free_re) regfree(&re);
        return (num_deleted);
 }
@@ -3702,11 +3552,10 @@ void PutMetaData(struct MetaData *smibuf)
  */
 void AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct arcq new_arcq;
        int rv = 0;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "AdjRefCount() msg %ld ref count delta %+d\n", msgnum, incr);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: AdjRefCount() msg %ld ref count delta %+d", msgnum, incr);
 
        begin_critical_section(S_SUPPMSGMAIN);
        if (arcfp == NULL) {
@@ -3718,7 +3567,7 @@ void AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
 
        /* msgnum < 0 means that we're trying to close the file */
        if (msgnum < 0) {
-               MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Closing the AdjRefCount queue file\n");
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: closing the AdjRefCount queue file");
                begin_critical_section(S_SUPPMSGMAIN);
                if (arcfp != NULL) {
                        fclose(arcfp);
@@ -3740,9 +3589,7 @@ void AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
        new_arcq.arcq_delta = incr;
        rv = fwrite(&new_arcq, sizeof(struct arcq), 1, arcfp);
        if (rv == -1) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_EMERG, "Couldn't write Refcount Queue File %s: %s\n",
-                          file_arcq,
-                          strerror(errno));
+               syslog(LOG_EMERG, "%s: %m", file_arcq);
        }
        fflush(arcfp);
 
@@ -3751,13 +3598,10 @@ void AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
 
 void AdjRefCountList(long *msgnum, long nmsg, int incr)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        long i, the_size, offset;
        struct arcq *new_arcq;
        int rv = 0;
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "AdjRefCountList() msg %ld ref count delta %+d\n", nmsg, incr);
-
        begin_critical_section(S_SUPPMSGMAIN);
        if (arcfp == NULL) {
                arcfp = fopen(file_arcq, "ab+");
@@ -3778,6 +3622,7 @@ void AdjRefCountList(long *msgnum, long nmsg, int incr)
        the_size = sizeof(struct arcq) * nmsg;
        new_arcq = malloc(the_size);
        for (i = 0; i < nmsg; i++) {
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: AdjRefCountList() msg %ld ref count delta %+d", msgnum[i], incr);
                new_arcq[i].arcq_msgnum = msgnum[i];
                new_arcq[i].arcq_delta = incr;
        }
@@ -3787,9 +3632,7 @@ void AdjRefCountList(long *msgnum, long nmsg, int incr)
        {
                rv = fwrite(new_arcq + offset, 1, the_size - offset, arcfp);
                if (rv == -1) {
-                       MSG_syslog(LOG_EMERG, "Couldn't write Refcount Queue File %s: %s\n",
-                                  file_arcq,
-                                  strerror(errno));
+                       syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %m", file_arcq);
                }
                else {
                        offset += rv;
@@ -3811,7 +3654,6 @@ void AdjRefCountList(long *msgnum, long nmsg, int incr)
  */
 int TDAP_ProcessAdjRefCountQueue(void)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        char file_arcq_temp[PATH_MAX];
        int r;
        FILE *fp;
@@ -3828,7 +3670,7 @@ int TDAP_ProcessAdjRefCountQueue(void)
 
        r = link(file_arcq, file_arcq_temp);
        if (r != 0) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_CRIT, "%s: %s\n", file_arcq_temp, strerror(errno));
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %m", file_arcq_temp);
                end_critical_section(S_SUPPMSGMAIN);
                return(num_records_processed);
        }
@@ -3838,7 +3680,7 @@ int TDAP_ProcessAdjRefCountQueue(void)
 
        fp = fopen(file_arcq_temp, "rb");
        if (fp == NULL) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_CRIT, "%s: %s\n", file_arcq_temp, strerror(errno));
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %m", file_arcq_temp);
                return(num_records_processed);
        }
 
@@ -3850,7 +3692,7 @@ int TDAP_ProcessAdjRefCountQueue(void)
        fclose(fp);
        r = unlink(file_arcq_temp);
        if (r != 0) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_CRIT, "%s: %s\n", file_arcq_temp, strerror(errno));
+               syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %m", file_arcq_temp);
        }
 
        return(num_records_processed);
@@ -3868,7 +3710,6 @@ int TDAP_ProcessAdjRefCountQueue(void)
  */
 void TDAP_AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
 
        struct MetaData smi;
        long delnum;
@@ -3882,7 +3723,7 @@ void TDAP_AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
        smi.meta_refcount += incr;
        PutMetaData(&smi);
        end_critical_section(S_SUPPMSGMAIN);
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "TDAP_AdjRefCount() msg %ld ref count delta %+d, is now %d\n",
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: TDAP_AdjRefCount() msg %ld ref count delta %+d, is now %d",
                   msgnum, incr, smi.meta_refcount
                );
 
@@ -3890,7 +3731,7 @@ void TDAP_AdjRefCount(long msgnum, int incr)
         * (and its supplementary record as well).
         */
        if (smi.meta_refcount == 0) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Deleting message <%ld>\n", msgnum);
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: deleting message <%ld>", msgnum);
                
                /* Call delete hooks with NULL room to show it has gone altogether */
                PerformDeleteHooks(NULL, msgnum);
@@ -3923,7 +3764,6 @@ void CtdlWriteObject(char *req_room,                      /* Room to stuff it in */
                     unsigned int flags         /* Internal save flags */
        )
 {
-       struct CitContext *CCC = CC;
        struct ctdlroom qrbuf;
        char roomname[ROOMNAMELEN];
        struct CtdlMessage *msg;
@@ -3936,7 +3776,7 @@ void CtdlWriteObject(char *req_room,                      /* Room to stuff it in */
                safestrncpy(roomname, req_room, sizeof(roomname));
        }
 
-       MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Raw length is %ld\n", (long)raw_length);
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msfbase: raw length is %ld", (long)raw_length);
 
        if (is_binary) {
                encoded_message = NewStrBufPlain(NULL, (size_t) (((raw_length * 134) / 100) + 4096 ) );
@@ -3963,16 +3803,16 @@ void CtdlWriteObject(char *req_room,                    /* Room to stuff it in */
                StrBufAppendBufPlain(encoded_message, raw_message, raw_length, 0);
        }
 
-       MSGM_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Allocating\n");
+       syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: allocating");
        msg = malloc(sizeof(struct CtdlMessage));
        memset(msg, 0, sizeof(struct CtdlMessage));
        msg->cm_magic = CTDLMESSAGE_MAGIC;
        msg->cm_anon_type = MES_NORMAL;
        msg->cm_format_type = 4;
-       CM_SetField(msg, eAuthor, CCC->user.fullname, strlen(CCC->user.fullname));
+       CM_SetField(msg, eAuthor, CC->user.fullname, strlen(CC->user.fullname));
        CM_SetField(msg, eOriginalRoom, req_room, strlen(req_room));
-       CM_SetField(msg, eNodeName, config.c_nodename, strlen(config.c_nodename));
-       CM_SetField(msg, eHumanNode, config.c_humannode, strlen(config.c_humannode));
+       CM_SetField(msg, eNodeName, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename"), strlen(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_nodename")));
+       CM_SetField(msg, eHumanNode, CtdlGetConfigStr("c_humannode"), strlen(CtdlGetConfigStr("c_humannode")));
        msg->cm_flags = flags;
        
        CM_SetAsFieldSB(msg, eMesageText, &encoded_message);
@@ -3987,7 +3827,7 @@ void CtdlWriteObject(char *req_room,                      /* Room to stuff it in */
         * other objects of this type that are currently in the room.
         */
        if (is_unique) {
-               MSG_syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Deleted %d other msgs of this type\n",
+               syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "msgbase: deleted %d other msgs of this type",
                           CtdlDeleteMessages(roomname, NULL, 0, content_type)
                        );
        }
@@ -4001,14 +3841,11 @@ void CtdlWriteObject(char *req_room,                    /* Room to stuff it in */
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*                      MODULE INITIALIZATION STUFF                          */
 /*****************************************************************************/
-void SetMessageDebugEnabled(const int n)
-{
-       MessageDebugEnabled = n;
-}
+
 CTDL_MODULE_INIT(msgbase)
 {
        if (!threading) {
-               CtdlRegisterDebugFlagHook(HKEY("messages"), SetMessageDebugEnabled, &MessageDebugEnabled);
+               FillMsgKeyLookupTable();
        }
 
         /* return our Subversion id for the Log */