diff --git a/inn/Makefile b/inn/Makefile
index ee70fda..5a2d53e 100644
--- a/inn/Makefile
+++ b/inn/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ include Makefile.global
 ##  different mode than the rest.
 INSTDIRS      = $(PATHNEWS) $(PATHBIN) $(PATHAUTH) $(PATHAUTHRESOLV) \
 		$(PATHAUTHPASSWD) $(PATHCONTROL) $(PATHFILTER) \
-		$(PATHRNEWS) $(PATHDB) $(PATHDOC) $(PATHETC) $(PATHHTTP) $(PATHLIB) \
+		$(PATHRNEWS) $(PATHDB) $(PATHDOC) $(PATHETC) $(PATHHTTP) $(PATHLIB) $(PATHNEWSLIB) \
 		$(PATHLIBPERL) $(PATHLIBPERL)/INN $(PATHDATASHARE) \
 		$(PATHMAN) $(MAN1) $(MAN3) $(MAN3PM) $(MAN5) $(MAN8) $(PATHSPOOL) \
 		$(PATHTMP) $(PATHARCHIVE) $(PATHARTICLES) $(PATHINCOMING) \
 		$(PATHINBAD) $(PATHTAPE) $(PATHOVERVIEW) $(PATHOUTGOING) \
-		$(PATHLOG) $(PATHLOGOLD) $(PATHINCLUDE)
+		$(PATHLOG) $(PATHINCLUDE)
 
 ##  LIBDIRS are built before PROGDIRS, make update runs in all UPDATEDIRS,
 ##  and make install runs in all ALLDIRS.  Nothing runs in test except the
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ install: directories
 directories:
 	@chmod +x support/install-sh
 	for D in $(INSTDIRS) ; do \
-	    support/install-sh $(OWNER) -m 0755 -d $(D)$$D ; \
+	    support/install-sh -m 0755 -d $(D)$$D ; \
 	done
-	support/install-sh $(OWNER) -m 0750 -d $(D)$(PATHRUN)
+	support/install-sh -m 0750 -d $(D)$(PATHRUN)
 
 update: 
 	@chmod +x support/install-sh
diff --git a/inn/Makefile.global.in b/inn/Makefile.global.in
index d22590d..2a1d36c 100644
--- a/inn/Makefile.global.in
+++ b/inn/Makefile.global.in
@@ -237,20 +237,22 @@ PATHETC		= $(sysconfdir)
 PATHMAN		= $(mandir)
 PATHINCLUDE	= $(includedir)
 PATHLIB		= $(libdir)
+PATHNEWSLIB	= @NEWSLIBDIR@
 PATHLIBPERL	= @LIBPERLDIR@
 PATHCONTROL	= @CONTROLDIR@
 PATHFILTER	= @FILTERDIR@
 PATHRUN		= @RUNDIR@
 PATHHTTP	= @HTTPDIR@
 PATHLOG		= @LOGDIR@
-PATHLOGOLD	= $(PATHLOG)/OLD
+PATHLOGOLD	= $(PATHLOG)
+PATHSYSLOG	= @SYSLOGDIR@
 PATHDB		= @DBDIR@
 PATHSPOOL	= @SPOOLDIR@
 PATHTMP		= $(tmpdir)
-PATHAUTH	= $(PATHBIN)/auth
+PATHAUTH	= @AUTHDIR@
 PATHAUTHRESOLV	= $(PATHAUTH)/resolv
 PATHAUTHPASSWD	= $(PATHAUTH)/passwd
-PATHRNEWS	= $(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec
+PATHRNEWS	= @RNEWSDIR@
 PATHARCHIVE	= $(PATHSPOOL)/archive
 PATHARTICLES	= $(PATHSPOOL)/articles
 PATHINCOMING	= $(PATHSPOOL)/incoming
@@ -305,20 +307,21 @@ INSTALL		= $(top)/support/install-sh -c
 
 BACKUP_OPTION	= -B .OLD
 
-LI_SPRI		= $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) -o root -g $(RUNASGROUP) -m 4550 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-LI_XPRI		= $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0550 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-LI_XPUB		= $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0555 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
+LI_SPRI         = $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) -m 0550
+LI_XPRI         = $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) -m 0550
+LI_XPUB         = $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) -m 0555
+LI_PUB          = $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) -m 0644
 
-LI_INEWS	= $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m $(INEWSMODE) $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-LI_RNEWS	= $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL) $(ROWNER) -m $(RNEWSMODE) $(BACKUP_OPTION)
+LI_INEWS        = $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL)
+LI_RNEWS        = $(LIBTOOLINST) $(INSTALL)
 
-CP_RPRI		= $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0640 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-CP_RPUB		= $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0644 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-CP_XPRI		= $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0550 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-CP_XPUB		= $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0555 $(BACKUP_OPTION)
+CP_RPRI         = $(INSTALL) -m 0640
+CP_RPUB         = $(INSTALL) -m 0644
+CP_XPRI         = $(INSTALL) -m 0550
+CP_XPUB         = $(INSTALL) -m 0555
 
-CP_DATA		= $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m $(FILEMODE) $(BACKUP_OPTION)
-CP_MAN		= $(INSTALL) $(OWNER) -m 0444
+CP_DATA	        = $(INSTALL) -m $(FILEMODE)
+CP_MAN		= $(INSTALL) -m 0444
 
 ##  Some additional definitions needed by some versions of make, to ensure a
 ##  consistant set of variables are available.
diff --git a/inn/backends/Makefile b/inn/backends/Makefile
index 3e05704..eadd5ed 100644
--- a/inn/backends/Makefile
+++ b/inn/backends/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ install: all
 	         send-uucp sendinpaths sendxbatches ; do \
 	    $(CP_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
-	$(CP_XPRI) mod-active $D$(PATHBIN)/mod-active
-	$(LI_XPRI) overchan $D$(PATHBIN)/overchan
+	$(CP_XPUB) mod-active $D$(PATHBIN)/mod-active
+	$(LI_XPUB) overchan $D$(PATHBIN)/overchan
 	for F in actsync archive batcher buffchan cvtbatch filechan inndf \
 	         innxbatch innxmit ninpaths nntpget shlock shrinkfile ; do \
 	    $(LI_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
diff --git a/inn/backends/archive.c b/inn/backends/archive.c
index b152ab9..3a248b1 100644
--- a/inn/backends/archive.c
+++ b/inn/backends/archive.c
@@ -401,10 +401,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argv += optind;
     if (argc > 1)
         die("usage error");
-    if (redirect) {
-        file = concatpath(innconf->pathlog, INN_PATH_ERRLOG);
-        freopen(file, "a", stderr);
-    }
     if (argc == 1)
         if (freopen(argv[0], "r", stdin) == NULL)
             sysdie("cannot open %s for input", argv[0]);
diff --git a/inn/backends/batcher.c b/inn/backends/batcher.c
index 91a83a0..053d0c7 100644
--- a/inn/backends/batcher.c
+++ b/inn/backends/batcher.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ static size_t	MaxArts;
 static size_t	MaxBytes;
 static sig_atomic_t	GotInterrupt;
 static const char *Separator = "#! rnews %ld";
-static char	*ERRLOG;
 
 /*
 **  Start a batch process.
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
         exit(1);
     Redirect = true;
     umask(NEWSUMASK);
-    ERRLOG = concatpath(innconf->pathlog, INN_PATH_ERRLOG);
 
     /* By default, statistics only go to syslog. */
     message_handlers_notice(1, message_log_syslog_notice);
@@ -263,8 +261,6 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
             sysdie("%s cannot open %s", Host, Input);
     }
 
-    if (Redirect)
-	freopen(ERRLOG, "a", stderr);
 
     /* Set initial counters, etc. */
     BytesInCB = 0;
diff --git a/inn/backends/buffchan.c b/inn/backends/buffchan.c
index db4ea70..29e62e9 100644
--- a/inn/backends/buffchan.c
+++ b/inn/backends/buffchan.c
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
     char		*Directory;
     bool		Redirect;
     FILE		*F;
-    char		*ERRLOG;
 
     /* First thing, set up our identity. */
     message_program_name = "buffchan";
@@ -345,7 +344,6 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
     /* Set defaults. */
     if (!innconf_read(NULL))
         exit(1);
-    ERRLOG = concatpath(innconf->pathlog, INN_PATH_ERRLOG);
     Directory = NULL;
     Fields = 1;
     Format = NULL;
@@ -414,8 +412,6 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
 	die("usage error");
 
     /* Do some basic set-ups. */
-    if (Redirect)
-	freopen(ERRLOG, "a", stderr);
     if (Format == NULL) {
         Format = concatpath(innconf->pathoutgoing, "%s");
     }
diff --git a/inn/control/controlchan.in b/inn/control/controlchan.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/inn/expire/Makefile b/inn/expire/Makefile
index 991098a..6c7b18f 100644
--- a/inn/expire/Makefile
+++ b/inn/expire/Makefile
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ install: all
 	    $(LI_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
 	for F in expire expireover makedbz makehistory prunehistory ; do \
-	    $(LI_XPRI) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
+	    $(LI_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
-	$(CP_XPRI) expirerm $D$(PATHBIN)/expirerm
+	$(CP_XPUB) expirerm $D$(PATHBIN)/expirerm
 
 bootstrap:
 
diff --git a/inn/frontends/Makefile b/inn/frontends/Makefile
index 27a2293..8ae81a8 100644
--- a/inn/frontends/Makefile
+++ b/inn/frontends/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ SOURCES	      = ctlinnd.c decode.c encode.c getlist.c inews.c innconfval.c \
 		ovdb_init.c ovdb_monitor.c ovdb_server.c ovdb_stat.c rnews.c \
 		sm.c
 
-PATHRNEWS     = $(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec
-
 all: $(ALL) $(MAN)
 
 warnings:
@@ -26,21 +24,21 @@ warnings:
 install: all
 	$(LI_INEWS) inews $D$(PATHBIN)/inews
 	$(LI_RNEWS) rnews $D$(PATHBIN)/rnews
-	$(CP_XPRI) cnfsheadconf $D$(PATHBIN)/cnfsheadconf
+	$(CP_XPUB) cnfsheadconf $D$(PATHBIN)/cnfsheadconf
 	for F in cnfsstat mailpost pullnews scanspool ; do \
 	    $(CP_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
 	for F in ctlinnd ovdb_init ovdb_monitor ovdb_server ovdb_stat ; do \
-	    $(LI_XPRI) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
+	    $(LI_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
 	for F in getlist innconfval sm ; do \
 	    $(LI_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
-	$(CP_XPUB) bunbatch $D$(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec/bunbatch
-	$(CP_XPUB) c7unbatch $D$(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec/c7unbatch
-	$(LI_XPUB) decode $D$(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec/decode
-	$(LI_XPUB) encode $D$(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec/encode
-	$(CP_XPUB) gunbatch $D$(PATHBIN)/rnews.libexec/gunbatch
+	$(CP_XPUB) bunbatch $D$(PATHRNEWS)/bunbatch
+	$(CP_XPUB) c7unbatch $D$(PATHRNEWS)/c7unbatch
+	$(LI_XPUB) decode $D$(PATHRNEWS)/decode
+	$(LI_XPUB) encode $D$(PATHRNEWS)/encode
+	$(CP_XPUB) gunbatch $D$(PATHRNEWS)/gunbatch
 
 bootstrap: $(MAN)
 
diff --git a/inn/history/Makefile b/inn/history/Makefile
index 5bd8a71..08c4f91 100644
--- a/inn/history/Makefile
+++ b/inn/history/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ warnings:
 	$(MAKE) COPT='$(WARNINGS)' all
 
 install: all
-	$(LI_XPUB) libinnhist.$(EXTLIB) $D$(PATHLIB)/libinnhist.$(EXTLIB)
+	$(LI_PUB) libinnhist.$(EXTLIB) $D$(PATHLIB)/libinnhist.$(EXTLIB)
 
 bootstrap: Make.methods
 
diff --git a/inn/include/Makefile b/inn/include/Makefile
index 9a71e2d..639afd5 100644
--- a/inn/include/Makefile
+++ b/inn/include/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ inn/version.h: $(top)/support/mkversion $(top)/Makefile.global
 ##  Installation rules.
 
 install:
-	$(top)/support/install-sh $(OWNER) -m 0755 -d $D$(PATHINCLUDE)/inn
+	$(top)/support/install-sh -m 0755 -d $D$(PATHINCLUDE)/inn
+	for F in $(PUBLIC) ; do \
+	    $(CP_RPUB) $$F $D$(PATHINCLUDE)/inn/$$F ; \
+	done
 	for F in inn/*.h ; do \
 	    $(CP_RPUB) $$F $D$(PATHINCLUDE)/$$F ; \
 	done
diff --git a/inn/include/inn/innconf.h b/inn/include/inn/innconf.h
index 0884fe2..d011312 100644
--- a/inn/include/inn/innconf.h
+++ b/inn/include/inn/innconf.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ struct innconf {
     char *pathrun;              /* Runtime state and sockets */
     char *pathspool;            /* Root of news spool hierarchy */
     char *pathtmp;              /* Temporary files for the news system */
+    char *pathsyslog;           /* syslog path */
 };
 
 /* The global innconf variable used in programs. */
diff --git a/inn/include/inn/paths.h.in b/inn/include/inn/paths.h.in
index 63f03f7..286b44e 100644
--- a/inn/include/inn/paths.h.in
+++ b/inn/include/inn/paths.h.in
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@
 #define INN_PATH_SPOOL                  "articles"
 #define INN_PATH_BADNEWS                "bad"
 
-/* Default prefix path is pathlog. */
-#define INN_PATH_LOGFILE                "news"
-#define INN_PATH_ERRLOG                 "errlog"
-
 /* Paths to various programs. */
 #define INN_PATH_COMPRESS               "@COMPRESS@"
 #define INN_PATH_GZIP                   "@GZIP@"
diff --git a/inn/innd/Makefile b/inn/innd/Makefile
index c7f735d..c35d8c9 100644
--- a/inn/innd/Makefile
+++ b/inn/innd/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ warnings:
 	$(MAKE) COPT='$(WARNINGS)' all
 
 install: all
-	$(LI_XPRI) innd $D$(PATHBIN)/innd
+	$(LI_XPUB) innd $D$(PATHBIN)/innd
 	$(LI_XPUB) tinyleaf $D$(PATHBIN)/tinyleaf
 
 bootstrap:
diff --git a/inn/innd/art.c b/inn/innd/art.c
index b166392..bc612f7 100644
--- a/inn/innd/art.c
+++ b/inn/innd/art.c
@@ -307,23 +307,19 @@ ARTlog(const ARTDATA *data, char code, const char *text)
    * but who really wants to log at the Microsec level? */
   Done = code == ART_ACCEPT || code == ART_JUNK;
   if (text)
-    i = fprintf(Log, "%.15s.%03d %c %s %s %s%s",
+    syslog(L_NOTICE, "%.15s.%03d %c %s %s %s%s",
       ctime(&Now.tv_sec) + 4, (int)(Now.tv_usec / 1000), code,
       data->Feedsite != NULL ? data->Feedsite : "(null)",
       HDR_FOUND(HDR__MESSAGE_ID) ? HDR(HDR__MESSAGE_ID) : "(null)",
-      text, Done ? "" : "\n");
+      text,Done ? "" : "\n");
   else
-    i = fprintf(Log, "%.15s.%03d %c %s %s%s",
+
+    syslog(L_NOTICE, "%.15s.%03d %c %s %s%s",
       ctime(&Now.tv_sec) + 4, (int)(Now.tv_usec / 1000), code,
       data->Feedsite != NULL ? data->Feedsite : "(null)",
       HDR_FOUND(HDR__MESSAGE_ID) ? HDR(HDR__MESSAGE_ID) : "(null)",
       Done ? "" : "\n");
-  if (i == EOF || (Done && !BufferedLogs && fflush(Log)) || ferror(Log)) {
-    i = errno;
-    syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant write log_start %m", LogName);
-    IOError("logging article", i);
-    clearerr(Log);
-  }
+
   TMRstop(TMR_ARTLOG);
 }
 
@@ -1758,24 +1754,27 @@ ARTpropagate(ARTDATA *data, const char **hops, int hopcount, char **list,
 
     /* Write that the site is getting it, and flag to send it. */
     if (innconf->logsitename) {
-      if (fprintf(Log, " %s", sp->Name) == EOF || ferror(Log)) {
+/*      if (fprintf(Log, " %s", sp->Name) == EOF || ferror(Log)) {
 	j = errno;
 	syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant write log_site %m", LogName);
 	IOError("logging site", j);
 	clearerr(Log);
       }
+*/
+	syslog(L_NOTICE," %s",sp->Name);
     }
     sp->Sendit = true;
     sp->Seenit = true;
     if (sp->Master != NOSITE)
       Sites[sp->Master].Seenit = true;
   }
-  if (putc('\n', Log) == EOF
+/*  if (putc('\n', Log) == EOF
     || (!BufferedLogs && fflush(Log))
     || ferror(Log)) {
     syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant write log_end %m", LogName);
     clearerr(Log);
   }
+*/
 
   /* Handle funnel sites. */
   for (sp = Sites, i = nSites; --i >= 0; sp++) {
@@ -1939,6 +1938,8 @@ ARTpost(CHANNEL *cp)
   char		*filterrc;
 #endif /* defined(DO_PERL) || defined(DO_PYTHON) */
   OVADDRESULT	result;
+  char		syslog_buf[4096];
+  char		tmp_buf[1024];
 
   /* Check whether we are receiving the article via IHAVE or TAKETHIS. */
   ihave = (cp->Sendid.size > 3) ? false : true;
@@ -2564,14 +2565,18 @@ ARTpost(CHANNEL *cp)
     /* We have another ARTlog() for the same article just after. */
     ARTlog(data, ART_STRSTR, cp->Error);
   }
-  ARTlog(data, Accepted ? ART_ACCEPT : ART_JUNK, (char *)NULL);
-  if ((innconf->nntplinklog) &&
+//  ARTlog(data, Accepted ? ART_ACCEPT : ART_JUNK, (char *)NULL);
+/*  if ((innconf->nntplinklog) &&
     (fprintf(Log, " (%s)", data->TokenText) == EOF || ferror(Log))) {
     oerrno = errno;
     syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant write log_nntplink %m", LogName);
     IOError("logging nntplink", oerrno);
     clearerr(Log);
   }
+*/
+    memset(syslog_buf,0,sizeof(syslog_buf));
+    if (innconf->nntplinklog) sprintf(syslog_buf," (%s)",data->TokenText);
+
   /* Calculate Max Article Time */
   i = Now.tv_sec - cp->ArtBeg;
   if(i > cp->ArtMax)
@@ -2580,14 +2585,20 @@ ARTpost(CHANNEL *cp)
 
   cp->Size += data->BytesValue;
   if (innconf->logartsize) {
-    if (fprintf(Log, " %ld", data->BytesValue) == EOF || ferror (Log)) {
+/*    if (fprintf(Log, " %ld", data->BytesValue) == EOF || ferror (Log)) {
       oerrno = errno;
       syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant write artsize %m", LogName);
       IOError("logging artsize", oerrno);
       clearerr(Log);
     }
+*/
+    memset(tmp_buf,0,sizeof(tmp_buf));
+    sprintf(tmp_buf," %ld",data->BytesValue);
+    strcat(syslog_buf,tmp_buf);
   }
 
+  ARTlog(data, Accepted ? ART_ACCEPT : ART_JUNK, syslog_buf);
+  
   ARTpropagate(data, (const char **)hops, hopcount, data->Distribution.List,
     ControlStore, OverviewCreated, Filtered);
 
diff --git a/inn/innd/cc.c b/inn/innd/cc.c
index e604bf3..e6b1c34 100644
--- a/inn/innd/cc.c
+++ b/inn/innd/cc.c
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ CCflushlogs(char *unused[])
 
     ICDwrite();
     syslog(L_NOTICE, "%s flushlogs %s", LogName, CCcurrmode());
-    ReopenLog(Log);
-    ReopenLog(Errlog);
+    //ReopenLog(Log);
+    //ReopenLog(Errlog);
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/inn/innd/icd.c b/inn/innd/icd.c
index 0da50d4..7bc67b0 100644
--- a/inn/innd/icd.c
+++ b/inn/innd/icd.c
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ ICDwrite(void)
     }
 
     /* Flush log and error log. */
-    if (fflush(Log) == EOF)
+/*    if (fflush(Log) == EOF)
 	syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant fflush log %m", LogName);
     if (fflush(Errlog) == EOF)
 	syslog(L_ERROR, "%s cant fflush errlog %m", LogName);
+*/
 }
 
 
diff --git a/inn/innd/innd.c b/inn/innd/innd.c
index cea3f26..546b8a9 100644
--- a/inn/innd/innd.c
+++ b/inn/innd/innd.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ bool BufferedLogs = true;
 
 /* FILEs for logs and error logs.  Everything should just use stdout and
    stderr. */
-FILE *Log = NULL;
-FILE *Errlog = NULL;
+//FILE *Log = NULL;
+//FILE *Errlog = NULL;
 
 /* Some very old systems have a completely inadequate BUFSIZ buffer size, at
    least for our logging purposes. */
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ JustCleanup(void)
 **  Flush one log file, re-establishing buffering if necessary.  stdout is
 **  block-buffered, stderr is line-buffered.
 */
+/*
 void
 ReopenLog(FILE *F)
 {
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ ReopenLog(FILE *F)
     if (BufferedLogs)
         setvbuf(F, NULL, (F == stdout) ? _IOFBF : _IOLBF, LOG_BUFSIZ);
 }
-
+*/
 
 /*
 **  Print a usage message and exit.
@@ -573,19 +574,7 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
            articles and stderr is used to log serious error conditions (as
            well as to capture stderr from embedded filters).  Both are
            normally fully buffered. */
-        path = concatpath(innconf->pathlog, INN_PATH_LOGFILE);
-        if (freopen(path, "a", stdout) == NULL)
-            sysdie("SERVER cant freopen stdout to %s", path);
-        setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IOFBF, LOG_BUFSIZ);
-        free(path);
-        path = concatpath(innconf->pathlog, INN_PATH_ERRLOG);
-        if (freopen(path, "a", stderr) == NULL)
-            sysdie("SERVER cant freopen stderr to %s", path);
-        setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IOLBF, BUFSIZ);
-        free(path);
     }
-    Log = stdout;
-    Errlog = stderr;
 
     /* Initialize overview if necessary. */
     if (innconf->enableoverview && !OVopen(OV_WRITE))
diff --git a/inn/innd/innd.h b/inn/innd/innd.h
index a1980ec..c42dfe2 100644
--- a/inn/innd/innd.h
+++ b/inn/innd/innd.h
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ EXTERN char	     *  ModeReason;	/* NNTP reject message   */
 EXTERN char	     *  NNRPReason;	/* NNRP reject message   */
 EXTERN char	     *  Reservation;	/* Reserved lock message */
 EXTERN char	     *  RejectReason;	/* NNTP reject message   */
-EXTERN FILE	     *  Errlog;
-EXTERN FILE	     *  Log;
+//EXTERN FILE	     *  Errlog;
+//EXTERN FILE	     *  Log;
 extern char		LogName[];
 extern int		ErrorCount;
 EXTERN unsigned long    ICDactivedirty;
diff --git a/inn/innd/site.c b/inn/innd/site.c
index 01f9169..fc521b3 100644
--- a/inn/innd/site.c
+++ b/inn/innd/site.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ SITEsend(SITE *sp, ARTDATA *Data)
 	}
 
 	/* Start the process. */
-	i = Spawn(sp->Nice, 0, fileno(Errlog), fileno(Errlog), argv);
+	i = Spawn(sp->Nice, 0, 1, 2, argv);
 	if (i >= 0)
 	    PROCwatch(i, -1);
 	break;
@@ -613,8 +613,9 @@ SITEstartprocess(SITE *sp)
     }
 
     /* Fork a child. */
-    i = Spawn(sp->Nice, pan[PIPE_READ], (int)fileno(Errlog),
-	      (int)fileno(Errlog), argv);
+//    i = Spawn(sp->Nice, pan[PIPE_READ], (int)fileno(Errlog),
+//	      (int)fileno(Errlog), argv);
+    i = Spawn(sp->Nice, pan[PIPE_READ], 1, 2, argv);
     if (i > 0) {
 	sp->pid = i;
 	sp->Spooling = false;
diff --git a/inn/innfeed/Makefile b/inn/innfeed/Makefile
index 43fc558..8930472 100644
--- a/inn/innfeed/Makefile
+++ b/inn/innfeed/Makefile
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ warnings:
 	$(MAKE) COPT='$(WARNINGS)' all
 
 install: all
-	$(LI_XPRI) innfeed $D$(PATHBIN)/innfeed
-	$(LI_XPRI) imapfeed $D$(PATHBIN)/imapfeed
-	$(CP_XPRI) procbatch $D$(PATHBIN)/procbatch
+	$(LI_XPUB) innfeed $D$(PATHBIN)/innfeed
+	$(LI_XPUB) imapfeed $D$(PATHBIN)/imapfeed
+	$(CP_XPUB) procbatch $D$(PATHBIN)/procbatch
 
 bootstrap: config_y.c config_y.h config_l.c
 
diff --git a/inn/lib/Makefile b/inn/lib/Makefile
index 8bc3186..9d944ff 100644
--- a/inn/lib/Makefile
+++ b/inn/lib/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ warnings:
 	$(MAKE) COPT='$(WARNINGS)' all
 
 install: all
-	$(LI_XPUB) libinn.$(EXTLIB) $D$(PATHLIB)/libinn.$(EXTLIB)
+	$(LI_PUB) libinn.$(EXTLIB) $D$(PATHLIB)/libinn.$(EXTLIB)
 
 bootstrap:
 
diff --git a/inn/lib/innconf.c b/inn/lib/innconf.c
index acc3a9a..c337c79 100644
--- a/inn/lib/innconf.c
+++ b/inn/lib/innconf.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ const struct config config_table[] = {
     { K(pathrun),                 STRING  (NULL) },
     { K(pathspool),               STRING  (NULL) },
     { K(pathtmp),                 STRING  (NULL) },
+    { K(pathsyslog),              STRING  (NULL) },
+
 
     /* The following settings are specific to innd. */
     { K(artcutoff),               UNUMBER   (10) },
@@ -341,6 +343,8 @@ innconf_set_defaults(void)
         innconf->pathrun = concatpath(innconf->pathnews, "run");
     if (innconf->pathlog == NULL)
         innconf->pathlog = concatpath(innconf->pathnews, "log");
+    if (innconf->pathsyslog == NULL)
+        innconf->pathsyslog = concatpath(innconf->pathnews, "log");
     if (innconf->pathhttp == NULL)
         innconf->pathhttp = concatpath(innconf->pathnews, "http");
     if (innconf->pathspool == NULL)
diff --git a/inn/m4/paths.m4 b/inn/m4/paths.m4
index d0e09d9..bb2b30f 100644
--- a/inn/m4/paths.m4
+++ b/inn/m4/paths.m4
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ _INN_ARG_DIR([spool], ['${prefix}/spool'], [SPOOLDIR],
 _INN_ARG_DIR([tmp], ['${prefix}/tmp'], [tmpdir],
     [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-tmp-dir=PATH],
         [Path for temporary files [PREFIX/tmp]])])
+_INN_ARG_DIR([auth], ['${bindir}/auth'], [AUTHDIR],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-auth-dir=PATH],
+        [Path for auth files [PREFIX/bin/auth]])])
+_INN_ARG_DIR([rnews], ['${bindir}/rnews.libexec'], [RNEWSDIR],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rnews-dir=PATH],
+        [Path for rnews files [PREFIX/bin/rnews.libexec]])])
+_INN_ARG_DIR([newslib], ['${prefix}/lib'], [NEWSLIBDIR],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-newslib-dir=PATH],
+        [Path for news lib files [PREFIX/lib]])])
+_INN_ARG_DIR([syslog], ['${prefix}/log'], [SYSLOGDIR],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-syslog-dir=PATH],
+        [Path for syslog files [PREFIX/log]])])
 
 dnl Some additional paths used by inn/paths.h.
 eval PATH_CONFIG="$sysconfdir"
diff --git a/inn/samples/cycbuff.conf b/inn/samples/cycbuff.conf
index 9884792..98c4bc8 100644
--- a/inn/samples/cycbuff.conf
+++ b/inn/samples/cycbuff.conf
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ refreshinterval:30
 ##
 ##  If you're trying to stay under 2 GB, keep your sizes below 2097152.
 
-cycbuff:ONE:/export/cycbuffs/one:512000
-cycbuff:TWO:/export/cycbuffs/two:512000
-cycbuff:THREE:/export/cycbuffs/three:512000
+cycbuff:ONE:/var/spool/news/articles/one:512000
+cycbuff:TWO:/var/spool/news/articles/two:512000
+cycbuff:THREE:/var/spool/news/articles/three:512000
 
 ##  2. Meta-cyclic buffers
 ##  Format:
diff --git a/inn/samples/inn.conf.in b/inn/samples/inn.conf.in
index 94e5358..39d6095 100644
--- a/inn/samples/inn.conf.in
+++ b/inn/samples/inn.conf.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ mta:                    "@SENDMAIL@ -oi -oem %s"
 organization:           "A poorly-installed InterNetNews site"
 ovmethod:               tradindexed
 hismethod:              hisv6
-pathhost:               @HOSTNAME@
+pathhost:               localhost
 pathnews:               @prefix@
 
 #runasuser:
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ backofftrigger:         10000
 
 # Monitoring
 
-doinnwatch:             true
+doinnwatch:             false
 innwatchbatchspace:     4000
 innwatchlibspace:       25000
 innwatchloload:         1000
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ innwatchspoolspace:     25000
 docnfsstat:             false
 incominglogfrequency:   200
 logartsize:             true
-logcancelcomm:          false
+logcancelcomm:          true
 logcycles:              3
 logipaddr:              true
 logsitename:            true
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ icdsynccount:           10
 keepmmappedthreshold:   1024
 #maxcmdreadsize:
 maxforks:               10
-nicekids:               4
+nicekids:               0
 nicenewnews:            0
 nicennrpd:              0
 pauseretrytime:         300
@@ -202,3 +202,4 @@ pathoverview:           @SPOOLDIR@/overview
 pathrun:                @RUNDIR@
 pathspool:              @SPOOLDIR@
 pathtmp:                @tmpdir@
+pathsyslog:             @SYSLOGDIR@
diff --git a/inn/samples/innreport.conf.in b/inn/samples/innreport.conf.in
index ce48714..c4fceba 100644
--- a/inn/samples/innreport.conf.in
+++ b/inn/samples/innreport.conf.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Default parameters
 section default {
-	libpath         "@libdir@";
+	libpath         "@NEWSLIBDIR@";
 	logpath		"@LOGDIR@";
 	unknown		true;        # want unknown entries.
         html-unknown    true;        # want unknown entries in HTML reports. 
diff --git a/inn/scripts/Makefile b/inn/scripts/Makefile
index a46bf05..b7a057a 100644
--- a/inn/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/inn/scripts/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include ../Makefile.global
 top	      = ..
 
 ALL           = inncheck innmail innreport innstat innupgrade innwatch \
-		news.daily rc.news scanlogs simpleftp tally.control writelog
+		news.daily scanlogs simpleftp tally.control writelog
 
 EXTRA         = innshellvars innshellvars.pl innshellvars.tcl
 
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ install: all
 	for F in innmail innreport simpleftp ; do \
 	    $(CP_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
-	for F in inncheck innstat innupgrade innwatch news.daily rc.news \
+	for F in inncheck innstat innupgrade innwatch news.daily \
 	         scanlogs tally.control writelog ; do \
-	    $(CP_XPRI) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
+	    $(CP_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/$$F ; \
 	done
 	for F in innreport_inn.pm innshellvars innshellvars.pl \
 	         innshellvars.tcl ; do \
-	    $(CP_RPUB) $$F $D$(PATHLIB)/$$F ; \
+	    $(CP_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHNEWSLIB)/$$F ; \
 	done
 
 bootstrap:
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ innstat:	innstat.in       $(FIX)	; $(FIX) innstat.in
 innupgrade:	innupgrade.in    $(FIX) ; $(FIX) -i innupgrade.in
 innwatch:	innwatch.in      $(FIX)	; $(FIX) innwatch.in
 news.daily:	news.daily.in    $(FIX) ; $(FIX) news.daily.in
-rc.news:	rc.news.in       $(FIX)	; $(FIX) rc.news.in
 scanlogs:	scanlogs.in      $(FIX)	; $(FIX) scanlogs.in
 simpleftp:	simpleftp.in     $(FIX)	; $(FIX) -i simpleftp.in
 tally.control:	tally.control.in $(FIX)	; $(FIX) tally.control.in
diff --git a/inn/scripts/inncheck.in b/inn/scripts/inncheck.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3e870d1..4ca9105
--- a/inn/scripts/inncheck.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/inncheck.in
@@ -30,17 +30,16 @@ $ST_GID  = 5;
     'moderators',	"$INN::Config::pathetc/moderators",
     'most_logs',	"$INN::Config::pathlog",
     'newsbin',		"$INN::Config::pathbin",
-    'newsboot',		"$INN::Config::pathbin/rc.news",
     'newsfeeds',	"$INN::Config::newsfeeds",
     'newsetc',		"$INN::Config::pathetc",
-    'newslib',		"$INN::Config::newslib",
+    'newslib',		"@NEWSLIBDIR@",
     'nnrpd',		"$INN::Config::pathbin/nnrpd",
     'nntpsend.ctl',	"$INN::Config::pathetc/nntpsend.ctl",
-    'oldlogs',		"$INN::Config::pathlog/OLD",
+    'oldlogs',		"$INN::Config::pathlog",
     'passwd.nntp',	"$INN::Config::pathetc/passwd.nntp",
     'readers.conf',	"$INN::Config::pathetc/readers.conf",
     'rnews',		"$INN::Config::rnews",
-    'rnewsprogs',	"$INN::Config::pathbin/rnews.libexec",
+    'rnewsprogs',	"@NEWSLIBDIR@/rnews.libexec",
     'spooltemp',	"$INN::Config::pathtmp",
     'spool',		"$INN::Config::patharticles",
     'spoolnews',	"$INN::Config::pathincoming"
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ $ST_GID  = 5;
 ##  0600 is allowed, but not 0500 for instance (not executable).
 ##  0660 is used when the file can contain passwords.
 %modes = (
-    'active',		[0600, $INN::Config::filemode],
+    'active',		[0600, 0644],
     'incoming.conf',	[0400, 0660],
     'inn.conf',		[0400, 0664],
     'moderators',	[0400, 0664],
@@ -690,9 +689,18 @@ intersect
 }
 
 @directories = (
-    'archive', 'badnews', 'batchdir', 'ctlprogs', 'most_logs', 'newsbin',
-    'newsetc', 'newslib', 'oldlogs', 'rnewsprogs', 'spooltemp', 'spool', 'spoolnews'
+    'archive', 'badnews', 'batchdir', 'most_logs',
+    'oldlogs', 'spool', 'spoolnews'
 );
+
+@directories2 = (
+    'ctlprogs', 'rnewsprogs', 'newsbin', 'newslib'
+);
+
+@directories3 = (
+    'newsetc'
+);
+
 @rnews_programs = (
     'bunbatch', 'c7unbatch', 'decode', 'encode', 'gunbatch'
 );
@@ -713,11 +721,11 @@ intersect
 
 ## The modes (min and max) for the various programs.
 %prog_modes = (
-    'inews',		 [0500, $INN::Config::inewsmode],
-    'innd',		 [0500, 0550],
-    'newsboot',		 [0500, 0550],
-    'nnrpd',		 [0500, 0555],
-    'rnews',		 [0500, $INN::Config::rnewsmode],
+    'inews',		 [0500, 0755],
+    'innd',		 [0500, 0755],
+    'newsboot',		 [0500, 0755],
+    'nnrpd',		 [0500, 0755],
+    'rnews',		 [0500, 0755],
 );
 
 ##  Check the permissions of nearly every file in an INN installation.
@@ -729,18 +737,28 @@ check_all_perms
     #local ($newslib) = $paths{'newslib'};
 
     foreach ( @directories ) {
-	&checkperm($paths{$_}, [0755, 0775]);
+	&checkperm($paths{$_}, [0750, 0770]);
     }
-    &checkperm($paths{'innddir'}, [0750, 0775]);
-    &checkperm($paths{'innbind'}, [04500, 04550], 'root', $INN::Config::runasgroup);
+    foreach ( @directories2 ) {
+	&checkperm($paths{$_}, [0750, 0755], 'root', 'root');
+    }
+    foreach ( @directories3 ) {
+	&checkperm($paths{$_}, [0750, 0755], 'root', '@NEWSUSER@');
+    }
+    &checkperm($paths{'innddir'}, [0750, 0770]);
+    &checkperm($paths{'innbind'}, [0750, 0755], 'root', 'root');
     foreach ( keys %prog_modes ) {
-	&checkperm($paths{$_}, $prog_modes{$_});
+	&checkperm($paths{$_}, $prog_modes{$_}, 'root', 'root');
     }
     foreach ( keys %paths ) {
-	&checkperm($paths{$_}, $modes{$_})
-	    if defined $modes{$_};
+	if ( defined $modes{$_} && $_ ne 'active') {
+	    &checkperm($paths{$_}, $modes{$_});
+	}
+	if ( defined $modes{$_} && $_ eq 'active') {
+	    &checkperm($paths{$_}, $modes{$_}, '@NEWSUSER@', 'root');
+	}
     }
-    &checkperm($paths{'history'}, [0600, $INN::Config::filemode]);
+    &checkperm($paths{'history'}, [0600, 0644], '@NEWSUSER@', 'root');
     # Commented out for now since it depends on the history type.
     #&checkperm($paths{'history'} . ".dir", [0600, $INN::Config::filemode]);
     #&checkperm($paths{'history'} . ".index", [0600, $INN::Config::filemode]);
@@ -749,13 +767,13 @@ check_all_perms
     #   &checkperm("$newslib/$_", [0400, 0440]);
     #}
     foreach ( @newsbin_private ) {
-	&checkperm("$newsbin/$_", [0500, 0550]);
+	&checkperm("$newsbin/$_", [0700, 0755], 'root', 'root');
     }
     foreach ( @newsbin_public ) {
-	&checkperm("$newsbin/$_", [0500, 0555]);
+	&checkperm("$newsbin/$_", [0700, 0755], 'root', 'root');
     }
     foreach ( @rnews_programs ) {
-	&checkperm("$rnewsprogs/$_", [0500, 0555]);
+	&checkperm("$rnewsprogs/$_", [0700, 0755], 'root', 'root');
     }
 
     ##  Also make sure that @rnews_programs are the *only* programs in there;
@@ -873,7 +891,10 @@ action: foreach $workfile ( @todo ) {
 	next action;
     }
     &checkperm($file, $modes{$workfile})
-	if $noperms == 0 && !$perms && defined $modes{$workfile};
+	if $noperms == 0 && !$perms && defined $modes{$workfile} && $workfile ne "active";
+    if ($noperms == 0 && !$perms && defined $modes{$workfile} && $workfile eq "active") {
+	&checkperm($file, $modes{$workfile}, '@NEWSUSER@', 'root');
+    }
     $line = 0;
     eval "&$checklist{$workfile}" || warn "$@";
     close(IN);
diff --git a/inn/scripts/innshellvars.in b/inn/scripts/innshellvars.in
index 2e5327b..41680e7 100644
--- a/inn/scripts/innshellvars.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/innshellvars.in
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ INNDDIR=${PATHRUN}
 LOCKS=${PATHRUN}
 export NEWSBIN NEWSETC NEWSLIB INNDDIR LOCKS
 
-ERRLOG=${MOST_LOGS}/errlog
-LOG=${MOST_LOGS}/news
+SYSLOG_ERR=${PATHSYSLOG}/errors
+SYSLOG_NOTICE=${PATHSYSLOG}/info
+SYSLOG_WARNING=${PATHSYSLOG}/warnings
 
 ARCHIVEDIR=${PATHARCHIVE}
 SPOOL=${PATHARTICLES}
diff --git a/inn/scripts/innshellvars.pl.in b/inn/scripts/innshellvars.pl.in
index 97f76a8..adab496 100644
--- a/inn/scripts/innshellvars.pl.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/innshellvars.pl.in
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ $ENV{'NEWSLIB'} = $newslib;
 $ENV{'INNDDIR'} = $innddir;
 $ENV{'LOCKS'} = $locks;
 
-$errlog = "${most_logs}/errlog";
-$log = "${most_logs}/news";
+$syslog_err = "${pathsyslog}/errors";
+$syslog_notice = "${pathsyslog}/info";
+$syslog_warning = "${pathsyslog}/warnings";
 
 $archivedir = $patharchive;
 $spool = $patharticles;
diff --git a/inn/scripts/innshellvars.tcl.in b/inn/scripts/innshellvars.tcl.in
index 4050dd9..7d6b557 100644
--- a/inn/scripts/innshellvars.tcl.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/innshellvars.tcl.in
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ set env(NEWSLIB) "$inn_newslib"
 set env(INNDDIR) "$inn_innddir"
 set env(LOCKS) "$inn_locks"
 
-set inn_errlog "${inn_most_logs}/errlog"
-set inn_log "${inn_most_logs}/news"
+set inn_syslog_err "${inn_pathsyslog}/errors"
+set inn_syslog_notice "${inn_path_syslog}/info"
+set inn_syslog_warning "${inn_pathsyslog}/warnings"
 
 set inn_archivedir "${inn_patharchive}"
 set inn_spool "${inn_patharticles}"
diff --git a/inn/scripts/innstat.in b/inn/scripts/innstat.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 928d1db..69b1fa3
--- a/inn/scripts/innstat.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/innstat.in
@@ -5,23 +5,7 @@
 ##  Display status of INN.
 ##  Written by Landon Curt Noll <chongo@toad.com>.
 
-SYSLOG_CRIT=news.crit
-SYSLOG_ERR=news.err
-SYSLOG_NOTICE=news.notice
-SYSLOGS="${SYSLOG_CRIT} ${SYSLOG_ERR} ${SYSLOG_NOTICE}"
-
-##  Set up the list of log files.
-LOGS="${SYSLOGS}"
-if [ -f "${MOST_LOGS}/`basename ${ERRLOG}`" ]; then
-    LOGS="${LOGS} `basename ${ERRLOG}`"
-else
-    LOGS="${LOGS} ${ERRLOG}"
-fi
-if [ -f "${MOST_LOGS}/`basename ${LOG}`" ]; then
-    LOGS="${LOGS} `basename ${LOG}`"
-else
-    LOGS="${LOGS} ${LOG}"
-fi
+LOGS="${SYSLOG_WARNING} ${SYSLOG_ERR} ${SYSLOG_NOTICE}"
 
 ##  Show INND status.
 echo 'Server status:'
@@ -31,7 +15,7 @@ ctlinnd mode 2>&1
 echo ''
 echo 'Disk usage:'
 ${INNDF} ${SPOOL} ${OVERVIEWDIR} ${PATHETC} ${INCOMING} ${BATCH} \
-	${PATHDB} ${MOST_LOGS} | ${SORT} -u
+	${PATHDB} ${MOST_LOGS} ${PATHSYSLOG} | ${SORT} -u
 
 ##  Show overview usage for buffindexed.
 [ ${OVMETHOD} = 'buffindexed' ] && {
@@ -48,7 +32,8 @@ echo 'Batch file sizes:'
 ##  Show size of log files.
 echo ''
 echo 'Log file sizes:'
-( cd ${MOST_LOGS}; ls -Cs ${LOGS} *.log 2>&1 )
+( cd ${PATHSYSLOG}; ls -Cs ${LOGS} 2>&1 )
+( cd ${MOST_LOGS};  ls -Cs *.log 2>&1 )
 
 ##  Show the lock files
 echo ''
diff --git a/inn/scripts/innwatch.in b/inn/scripts/innwatch.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 04390a7..c4374e3
--- a/inn/scripts/innwatch.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/innwatch.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DAILY=${LOCKS}/LOCK.news.daily
 TIMESTAMP=${LOCKS}/${PROGNAME}.time
 
 ##  Logfile to watch.  Comment out if no logwatch.
-LOGFILE=${MOST_LOGS}/news.crit
+LOGFILE=${PATHSYSLOG}/news.crit
 
 ##  Default value in case there is no definition in inn.conf.
 : ${INNWATCHPAUSELOAD:=1500}
diff --git a/inn/scripts/news.daily.in b/inn/scripts/news.daily.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/inn/scripts/scanlogs.in b/inn/scripts/scanlogs.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b8bb83a..531e98a
--- a/inn/scripts/scanlogs.in
+++ b/inn/scripts/scanlogs.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ##	norotate	Do not rotate logfiles.
 
 ##  Directory where old log files are kept.
-OLD=${MOST_LOGS}/OLD
+OLD=${MOST_LOGS}
 
 ##  Files defined in innshellvars.  We repeat them for clarity.
 ERRLOG=${MOST_LOGS}/errlog
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ EXPLOG=${MOST_LOGS}/expire.log
 SYSLOG_CRIT=${MOST_LOGS}/news.crit
 SYSLOG_ERR=${MOST_LOGS}/news.err
 SYSLOG_NOTICE=${MOST_LOGS}/news.notice
-SYSLOGS="${SYSLOG_CRIT} ${SYSLOG_ERR} ${SYSLOG_NOTICE}"
+SYSLOGS="${SYSLOG_WARNING} ${SYSLOG_ERR} ${SYSLOG_NOTICE}"
 
 ##  Where tally control processor is found.
 TALLY_CONTROL=${PATHBIN}/tally.control
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test -f ${MOST_LOGS}/rmgroup.log \
 	&& CONTROL_DATA="${CONTROL_DATA} ${MOST_LOGS}/rmgroup.log"
 
 ##  Build up the list of log files to process.
-LOGS="${ERRLOG} ${LOG} ${ACTIVEFILE} ${EXPLOG} ${SYSLOGS} ${UNWANTED_LOG}"
+LOGS="${EXPLOG} ${ACTIVEFILE} ${UNWANTED_LOG}"
 
 for F in ${LIVEFILES} ; do
     test -n "${F}" -a -f "${F}" && LOGS="${LOGS} ${F}"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if ${ROTATE} ; then
     fi
 
     ##  Make sure these .old files exist, in case innd is down.
-    for F in ${LOG} ${ERRLOG} ; do
+    for F in ${EXPLOG} ; do
 	if [ ! -f ${F}.old ]; then
 	    rm -f ${F}.old
 	    cp ${F} ${F}.old
@@ -128,12 +128,6 @@ if ${ROTATE} ; then
 	fi
     done
 
-    ##  Copy syslog files, truncating old inode since syslog has it open.
-    for F in ${SYSLOGS}; do
-	rm -f ${F}.old
-	cp ${F} ${F}.old
-	cat /dev/null >${F}
-    done
     ctlinnd -s logmode
 
     ##  Make a copy of the active file.
@@ -165,7 +159,7 @@ if ${ROTATE} ; then
 	BASE=`basename ${F}`
 	rm -f ${OLD}/${BASE}
 	case ${F} in
-	${SYSLOG_CRIT}|${ERRLOG}|${LOG}|${SYSLOG_NOTICE})
+	${EXPLOG})
 	    ##  Make a link that can be deleted (since if not rotating
 	    ##  we delete the copy that is made in ${TMPDIR}).
 	    mv ${F}.old ${OLD}/${BASE}
@@ -175,9 +169,6 @@ if ${ROTATE} ; then
 	${ACTIVEFILE})
 	    mv ${BASE}.old ${OLD}/${BASE}
 	    ;;
-	${SYSLOG_ERR})
-	    mv ${F}.old ${OLD}/${BASE}
-	    ;;
 	${UNWANTED_LOG})
 	    ##  Rotate and compress the file.
 	    BASE=`basename ${F}`
@@ -227,13 +218,13 @@ else
     OLD=${TMPDIR}
 
     ##  Make a snapshot of what we need for below.
-    ctlinnd -s pause "Snapshot log and syslog files" 2>&1
-    for F in ${SYSLOG_CRIT} ${ERRLOG} ${LOG} ${SYSLOG_NOTICE} ; do
+    ctlinnd -s pause "Snapshot log files" 2>&1
+    for F in ${EXPLOG} ; do
 	BASE=`basename ${F}`
 	rm -f ${OLD}/${BASE}.0
 	cp ${F} ${OLD}/${BASE}.0
     done
-    ctlinnd -s go "Snapshot log and syslog files" 2>&1
+    ctlinnd -s go "Snapshot log" 2>&1
 fi
 
 ##
@@ -241,44 +232,36 @@ fi
 ##
 
 ##  Display syslog critical messages.
-BASE=`basename ${SYSLOG_CRIT}`
-OLD_SYSLOG=${OLD}/${BASE}.0
+OLD_SYSLOG=${SYSLOG_WARNING}.0
 if [ -s ${OLD_SYSLOG} ] ; then
     echo Syslog critical messages:
     cat ${OLD_SYSLOG}
     echo ---------
     echo ''
 fi
-rm -f ${OLD_SYSLOG}
-
-##  Display error log.
-BASE=`basename ${ERRLOG}`
-OLD_ERRLOG=${OLD}/${BASE}.0
-if [ -s ${OLD_ERRLOG} ] ; then
-    echo Error log:
-    cat ${OLD_ERRLOG}
+
+##  Display syslog error log.
+OLD_SYSLOG=${SYSLOG_ERR}.0
+if [ -s ${OLD_SYSLOG} ] ; then
+    echo Syslog error messages:
+    cat ${OLD_SYSLOG}
     echo ---------
     echo ''
 fi
-rm -f ${OLD_ERRLOG}
 
 ##  Scan for various problems in articles we were offered or sent...
-BASE=`basename ${LOG}`
-OLD_LOG=${OLD}/${BASE}.0
 
 ##  and summarize syslog information.
-BASE=`basename ${SYSLOG_NOTICE}`
-OLD_SYSLOG=${OLD}/${BASE}.0
+OLD_SYSLOG=${SYSLOG_NOTICE}.0
 INNREPORT=${TMPDIR}/innreport$$
-if [ -s ${OLD_SYSLOG} -o -s ${OLD_LOG} ] ; then
-    ${PATHBIN}/innreport -f ${PATHETC}/innreport.conf ${OLD_SYSLOG} ${OLD_LOG} > ${INNREPORT}
+if [ -s ${OLD_SYSLOG} -o ] ; then
+    ${PATHBIN}/innreport -f ${PATHETC}/innreport.conf ${OLD_SYSLOG} > ${INNREPORT}
     if [ -s ${INNREPORT} ] ; then
         cat ${INNREPORT}
         echo ---------
         echo ''
     fi
 fi
-rm -f ${OLD_LOG} ${OLD_SYSLOG} ${INNREPORT}
 
 ##  Now that innreport has finished, we can move unwanted.log.  This
 ##  file is not reset because it keeps the count of unwanted newsgroups.
diff --git a/inn/scripts/simpleftp.in b/inn/scripts/simpleftp.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/inn/site/Makefile b/inn/site/Makefile
index 4a2d1c7..fc990af 100644
--- a/inn/site/Makefile
+++ b/inn/site/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ PATH_PYTHON_FILTER_INND = ${PATHFILTER}/filter_innd.py
 PATH_PYTHON_INN_MODULE  = ${PATHFILTER}/INN.py
 PATH_PYTHON_NNRPD_MODULE= ${PATHFILTER}/nnrpd.py
 PATH_NNRPAUTH           = ${PATHFILTER}/nnrpd_auth.pl
-PATH_NNRPYAUTH          = ${PATHFILTER}/nnrpd_auth.py
 PATH_NNRPACCESS         = ${PATHFILTER}/nnrpd_access.pl
 PATH_NNRPYACCESS        = ${PATHFILTER}/nnrpd_access.py
 PATH_NNRPYDYNAMIC       = ${PATHFILTER}/nnrpd_dynamic.py
@@ -140,15 +139,10 @@ $D$(PATH_ACTIVE): 	; $(CP_DATA) active.minimal $@
 $D$(PATH_NEWSGROUPS):	; $(CP_DATA) newsgroups.minimal $@
 $D$(PATH_ACTIVE_TIMES):
 	touch $@
-	chown $(RUNASUSER) $@
-	chgrp $(RUNASGROUP) $@
 	chmod $(FILEMODE) $@
 $D$(PATH_HISTORY):
 	touch $@
-	chown $(RUNASUSER) $@
-	chgrp $(RUNASGROUP) $@
 	chmod $(FILEMODE) $@
-	test -z "$D" && $(PATHBIN)/makedbz -i -o
 
 bootstrap:
 
@@ -176,10 +170,10 @@ COPY_XPRI	= $(CP_XPRI)
 COPY_XPUB	= $(CP_XPUB)
 
 ##  Files to copy.
-$D$(PATH_INNDHOSTS):	incoming.conf	; $(COPY_RPRI) $? $@
+$D$(PATH_INNDHOSTS):	incoming.conf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_NEWSFEEDS):	newsfeeds	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_READERSCONF):	readers.conf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
-$D$(PATH_RADIUS_CONF):	radius.conf	; $(COPY_RPRI) $? $@
+$D$(PATH_RADIUS_CONF):	radius.conf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_NNRPDTRACK):	nnrpd.track	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_CONTROLCTL):	control.ctl	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_CONTROLCTLLOCAL): control.ctl.local	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
@@ -189,7 +183,7 @@ $D$(PATH_CONFIG):	inn.conf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_MODERATORS):	moderators	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_DISTPATS):	distrib.pats	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_DISTRIBUTIONS): distributions  ; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
-$D$(PATH_NNTPPASS):	passwd.nntp	; $(COPY_RPRI) $? $@
+$D$(PATH_NNTPPASS):	passwd.nntp	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATHETC)/nntpsend.ctl: nntpsend.ctl	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATHETC)/news2mail.cf: news2mail.cf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATHETC)/innreport.conf: innreport.conf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
@@ -214,7 +208,7 @@ $D$(PATHETC)/nocem.ctl: nocem.ctl       ; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_ACTSYNC_CFG): actsync.cfg	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_ACTSYNC_IGN): actsync.ign	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_MOTD): motd.news		; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
-$D$(PATH_INNFEEDCTL): innfeed.conf	; $(COPY_RPRI) $? $@
+$D$(PATH_INNFEEDCTL): innfeed.conf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_SENDUUCP_CF): send-uucp.cf	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 $D$(PATH_SUBSCRIPTIONS): subscriptions	; $(COPY_RPUB) $? $@
 
diff --git a/inn/storage/Makefile b/inn/storage/Makefile
index f0b5587..4bb7e2a 100644
--- a/inn/storage/Makefile
+++ b/inn/storage/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ warnings:
 	$(MAKE) COPT='$(WARNINGS)' all
 
 install: all
-	$(LI_XPUB) libstorage.$(EXTLIB) $D$(PATHLIB)/libstorage.$(EXTLIB)
+	$(LI_PUB) libstorage.$(EXTLIB) $D$(PATHLIB)/libstorage.$(EXTLIB)
 	for F in $(PROGRAMS) ; do \
-	    $(LI_XPRI) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/`basename $$F` ; \
+	    $(LI_XPUB) $$F $D$(PATHBIN)/`basename $$F` ; \
 	done
 
 bootstrap: Make.methods
diff --git a/inn/support/fixscript.in b/inn/support/fixscript.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 112ed58..6852d67
--- a/inn/support/fixscript.in
+++ b/inn/support/fixscript.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PERLPATH='@PERL@'
 
 prefix="@prefix@"
 exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
-libdir="@libdir@"
+libdir="@NEWSLIBDIR@"
 libperldir="@LIBPERLDIR@"
 
 # We can probably just assume sed is on the path, but since we have it, we may