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Removed lowercasing of servername on validation
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index 9b554d3ef93ad5ad5e8a77757d4a034979dd7bc0..f4ab7ce071ea360ac33e41101015453cc51b528d 100644 (file)
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *  InspIRCd is copyright (C) 2002-2006 ChatSpike-Dev.
  *                       E-mail:
  *                <brain@chatspike.net>
- *               <Craig@chatspike.net>
+ *                <Craig@chatspike.net>
  *     
  * Written by Craig Edwards, Craig McLure, and others.
  * This program is free but copyrighted software; see
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include "message.h"
 #include "inspircd.h"
 #include "inspircd_io.h"
 #include "inspstring.h"
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ extern int MODCOUNT;
 extern std::vector<Module*> modules;
 extern std::vector<ircd_module*> factory;
 
+std::vector<std::string> old_module_names, new_module_names, added_modules, removed_modules;
+
 ServerConfig::ServerConfig()
 {
        this->ClearStack();
@@ -149,186 +152,64 @@ bool ServerConfig::CheckOnce(char* tag, bool bail, userrec* user)
        return true;
 }
 
-typedef bool (*Validator)(const char*, const char*, void*);
-
-enum ConfigDataType { DT_NOTHING, DT_INTEGER, DT_CHARPTR, DT_BOOLEAN };
-
-struct InitialConfig {
-       char* tag;
-       char* value;
-       void* val;
-       ConfigDataType datatype;
-       Validator validate_function;
-};
-
 bool NoValidation(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
 {
        log(DEBUG,"No validation for <%s:%s>",tag,value);
        return true;
 }
 
-void ServerConfig::Read(bool bail, userrec* user)
+bool ValidateTempDir(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
 {
-       char debug[MAXBUF];
-
-       InitialConfig Values[] = {
-               {"options",     "softlimit",            &this->SoftLimit,               DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "somaxconn",            &this->MaxConn,                 DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
-               {"server",      "name",                 &this->ServerName,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"server",      "description",          &this->ServerDesc,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"server",      "network",              &this->Network,                 DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"admin"        "name",                 &this->AdminName,               DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"admin",       "email",                &this->AdminEmail,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"admin",       "nick",                 &this->AdminNick,               DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"files",       "motd",                 &this->motd,                    DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"files",       "rules",                &this->rules,                   DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"power",       "diepass",              &this->diepass,                 DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},      
-               {"power",       "pauseval",             &this->DieDelay,                DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
-               {"power",       "restartpass",          &this->restartpass,             DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "prefixquit",           &this->PrefixQuit,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"die",         "value",                &this->DieValue,                DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "loglevel",             &debug,                         DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "netbuffersize",        &this->NetBufferSize,           DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "maxwho",               &this->MaxWhoResults,           DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "allowhalfop",          &this->AllowHalfop,             DT_BOOLEAN, NoValidation},
-               {"dns",         "server",               &this->DNSServer,               DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"dns",         "timeout",              &this->dns_timeout,             DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "moduledir",            &this->ModPath,                 DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"disabled",    "commands",             &this->DisabledCommands,        DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "operonlystats",        &this->OperOnlyStats,           DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "customversion",        &this->CustomVersion,           DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "hidesplits",           &this->HideSplits,              DT_BOOLEAN, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "hidebans",             &this->HideBans,                DT_BOOLEAN, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "hidewhois",            &this->HideWhoisServer,         DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {"options",     "tempdir",              &this->TempDir,                 DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
-               {NULL}
-       };
-
-       /* XXX - this needs a rework someday, BAD. */
-       char timeout[MAXBUF],flood[MAXBUF],pfreq[MAXBUF],thold[MAXBUF],sqmax[MAXBUF],rqmax[MAXBUF],SLIMT[MAXBUF];
-       char localmax[MAXBUF],globalmax[MAXBUF],ServName[MAXBUF];
-
-       ConnectClass c;
-       std::stringstream errstr;
-       
-       include_stack.clear();
-
-       if (!LoadConf(CONFIG_FILE,&Config->config_f,&errstr))
-       {
-               errstr.seekg(0);
-               log(DEFAULT,"There were errors in your configuration:\n%s",errstr.str().c_str());
-
-               if (bail)
-               {
-                       printf("There were errors in your configuration:\n%s",errstr.str().c_str());
-                       Exit(0);
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       char dataline[1024];
-
-                       if (user)
-                       {
-                               WriteServ(user->fd,"NOTICE %s :There were errors in the configuration file:",user->nick);
-                               while (!errstr.eof())
-                               {
-                                       errstr.getline(dataline,1024);
-                                       WriteServ(user->fd,"NOTICE %s :%s",user->nick,dataline);
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               WriteOpers("There were errors in the configuration file:");
-                               while (!errstr.eof())
-                               {
-                                       errstr.getline(dataline,1024);
-                                       WriteOpers(dataline);
-                               }
-                       }
-
-                       return;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* Check we dont have more than one of singular tags
-        */
-       if (!CheckOnce("server",bail,user) || !CheckOnce("admin",bail,user) || !CheckOnce("files",bail,user)
-               || !CheckOnce("power",bail,user) || !CheckOnce("options",bail,user) || !CheckOnce("pid",bail,user))
-       {
-               return;
-       }
-
-       char* convert;
-       for (int Index = 0; Values[Index].datatype != DT_NOTHING; Index++)
-       {
-               void* val = Values[Index].val;
-
-               switch (Values[Index].datatype)
-               {
-                       case DT_CHARPTR:
-                               ConfValue((char*)Values[Index].tag,(char*)Values[Index].value,(char*) val,this->config_f);
-                       break;
-
-                       case DT_INTEGER:
-                               convert = new char[MAXBUF];
-                               ConfValue(Values[Index].tag,Values[Index].value,convert,this->config_f);
-                               *val = atoi(convert);
-                               delete[] convert;
-                       break;
-
-                       case DT_BOOLEAN:
-                               convert = new char[MAXBUF];
-                               ConfValue(Values[Index].tag,Values[Index].value,convert,this->config_f);
-                               *val = ((*convert == tolower('y')) || (*convert == tolower('t')) || (*convert == '1'));
-                               delete[] convert;
-                       break;
-
-                       case DT_NOTHING:
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               Values[Index].validation_function(Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, Values[Index].val);
-       }
-
-       strlower(this->ServerName);
-
-       if (!*Config->TempDir)
-               strlcpy(Config->TempDir,"/tmp",1024);
-
-       if ((Config->MaxTargets < 0) || (Config->MaxTargets > 31))
+       char* x = (char*)data;
+       if (!*x)
+               strlcpy(x,"/tmp",1024);
+       return true;
+}
+bool ValidateMaxTargets(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       int* x = (int*)data;
+       if ((*x < 0) || (*x > 31))
        {
                log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: <options:maxtargets> value is greater than 31 or less than 0, set to 20.");
-               Config->MaxTargets = 20;
+               *x = 20;
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
-       if ((Config->SoftLimit < 1) || (Config->SoftLimit > MAXCLIENTS))
+bool ValidateSoftLimit(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       int* x = (int*)data;    
+       if ((*x < 1) || (*x > MAXCLIENTS))
        {
                log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: <options:softlimit> value is greater than %d or less than 0, set to %d.",MAXCLIENTS,MAXCLIENTS);
-               Config->SoftLimit = MAXCLIENTS;
+               *x = MAXCLIENTS;
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
-       Config->MaxConn = atoi(MCON);
-
-       if (Config->MaxConn > SOMAXCONN)
+bool ValidateMaxConn(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       int* x = (int*)data;    
+       if (*x > SOMAXCONN)
                log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: <options:somaxconn> value may be higher than the system-defined SOMAXCONN value!");
+       if (!*x)
+               *x = SOMAXCONN;
+       return true;
+}
 
-       Config->NetBufferSize = atoi(NB);
-       Config->MaxWhoResults = atoi(MW);
-       Config->dns_timeout = atoi(DNT);
-
-       if (!strchr(Config->ServerName,'.'))
-       {
-               log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: <server:name> '%s' is not a fully-qualified domain name. Changed to '%s%c'",Config->ServerName,Config->ServerName,'.');
-               charlcat(Config->ServerName,'.',MAXBUF);
-       }
-
-       if (!Config->dns_timeout)
-               Config->dns_timeout = 5;
-
-       if (!Config->MaxConn)
-               Config->MaxConn = SOMAXCONN;
+bool ValidateDnsTimeout(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       int* x = (int*)data;
+       if (!*x)
+               *x = 5;
+       return true;
+}
 
-       if (!*Config->DNSServer)
+bool ValidateDnsServer(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       char* x = (char*)data;
+       if (!*x)
        {
                // attempt to look up their nameserver from /etc/resolv.conf
                log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: <dns:server> not defined, attempting to find working server in /etc/resolv.conf...");
@@ -343,7 +224,7 @@ void ServerConfig::Read(bool bail, userrec* user)
                                if ((nameserver == "nameserver") && (!found_server))
                                {
                                        resolv >> nameserver;
-                                       strlcpy(Config->DNSServer,nameserver.c_str(),MAXBUF);
+                                       strlcpy(x,nameserver.c_str(),MAXBUF);
                                        found_server = true;
                                        log(DEFAULT,"<dns:server> set to '%s' as first resolver in /etc/resolv.conf.",nameserver.c_str());
                                }
@@ -352,35 +233,63 @@ void ServerConfig::Read(bool bail, userrec* user)
                        if (!found_server)
                        {
                                log(DEFAULT,"/etc/resolv.conf contains no viable nameserver entries! Defaulting to nameserver '127.0.0.1'!");
-                               strlcpy(Config->DNSServer,"127.0.0.1",MAXBUF);
+                               strlcpy(x,"127.0.0.1",MAXBUF);
                        }
                }
                else
                {
                        log(DEFAULT,"/etc/resolv.conf can't be opened! Defaulting to nameserver '127.0.0.1'!");
-                       strlcpy(Config->DNSServer,"127.0.0.1",MAXBUF);
+                       strlcpy(x,"127.0.0.1",MAXBUF);
                }
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
-       if (!*Config->ModPath)
-               strlcpy(Config->ModPath,MOD_PATH,MAXBUF);
+bool ValidateModPath(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       char* x = (char*)data;  
+       if (!*x)
+               strlcpy(x,MOD_PATH,MAXBUF);
+       return true;
+}
 
-       Config->AllowHalfop = ((!strcasecmp(AH,"true")) || (!strcasecmp(AH,"1")) || (!strcasecmp(AH,"yes")));
 
+bool ValidateServerName(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       char* x = (char*)data;
+       if (!strchr(x,'.'))
+       {
+               log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: <server:name> '%s' is not a fully-qualified domain name. Changed to '%s%c'",x,x,'.');
+               charlcat(x,'.',MAXBUF);
+       }
+       //strlower(x);
+       return true;
+}
+
+bool ValidateNetBufferSize(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
        if ((!Config->NetBufferSize) || (Config->NetBufferSize > 65535) || (Config->NetBufferSize < 1024))
        {
                log(DEFAULT,"No NetBufferSize specified or size out of range, setting to default of 10240.");
                Config->NetBufferSize = 10240;
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
+bool ValidateMaxWho(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
        if ((!Config->MaxWhoResults) || (Config->MaxWhoResults > 65535) || (Config->MaxWhoResults < 1))
        {
                log(DEFAULT,"No MaxWhoResults specified or size out of range, setting to default of 128.");
                Config->MaxWhoResults = 128;
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
+bool ValidateLogLevel(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
+       const char* dbg = (const char*)data;
        Config->LogLevel = DEFAULT;
-
        if (!strcmp(dbg,"debug"))
        {
                Config->LogLevel = DEBUG;
@@ -394,178 +303,456 @@ void ServerConfig::Read(bool bail, userrec* user)
                Config->LogLevel = SPARSE;
        else if (!strcmp(dbg,"none"))
                Config->LogLevel = NONE;
+       return true;
+}
 
+bool ValidateMotd(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
        readfile(Config->MOTD,Config->motd);
-       log(DEFAULT,"Reading message of the day...");
+       return true;
+}
+
+bool ValidateRules(const char* tag, const char* value, void* data)
+{
        readfile(Config->RULES,Config->rules);
+       return true;
+}
+
+/* Callback called before processing the first <connect> tag
+ */
+bool InitConnect(const char* tag)
+{
        log(DEFAULT,"Reading connect classes...");
-       Classes.clear();
+       Config->Classes.clear();
+       return true;
+}
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < ConfValueEnum("connect",&Config->config_f); i++)
+/* Callback called to process a single <connect> tag
+ */
+bool DoConnect(const char* tag, char** entries, void** values, int* types)
+{
+       ConnectClass c;
+       char* allow = (char*)values[0]; /* Yeah, there are a lot of values. Live with it. */
+       char* deny = (char*)values[1];
+       char* password = (char*)values[2];
+       int* timeout = (int*)values[3];
+       int* pingfreq = (int*)values[4];
+       int* flood = (int*)values[5];
+       int* threshold = (int*)values[6];
+       int* sendq = (int*)values[7];
+       int* recvq = (int*)values[8];
+       int* localmax = (int*)values[9];
+       int* globalmax = (int*)values[10];
+
+       if (*allow)
        {
-               *Value = 0;
-               ConfValue("connect","allow",i,Value,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","timeout",i,timeout,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","flood",i,flood,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","pingfreq",i,pfreq,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","threshold",i,thold,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","sendq",i,sqmax,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","recvq",i,rqmax,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","localmax",i,localmax,&Config->config_f);
-               ConfValue("connect","globalmax",i,globalmax,&Config->config_f);
-
-               if (*Value)
-               {
-                       c.host = Value;
-                       c.type = CC_ALLOW;
-                       strlcpy(Value,"",MAXBUF);
-                       ConfValue("connect","password",i,Value,&Config->config_f);
-                       c.pass = Value;
-                       c.registration_timeout = 90; // default is 2 minutes
-                       c.pingtime = 120;
-                       c.flood = atoi(flood);
-                       c.threshold = 5;
-                       c.sendqmax = 262144; // 256k
-                       c.recvqmax = 4096;   // 4k
+               c.host = allow;
+               c.type = CC_ALLOW;
+               c.pass = password;
+               c.registration_timeout = *timeout;
+               c.pingtime = *pingfreq;
+               c.flood = *flood;
+               c.threshold = *threshold;
+               c.sendqmax = *sendq;
+               c.recvqmax = *recvq;
+               c.maxlocal = *localmax;
+               c.maxglobal = *globalmax;
+
+
+               if (c.maxlocal == 0)
                        c.maxlocal = 3;
+               if (c.maxglobal == 0)
                        c.maxglobal = 3;
+               if (c.threshold == 0)
+               {
+                       c.threshold = 1;
+                       c.flood = 999;
+                       log(DEFAULT,"Warning: Connect allow line '%s' has no flood/threshold settings. Setting this tag to 999 lines in 1 second.",c.host.c_str());
+               }
+               if (c.sendqmax == 0)
+                       c.sendqmax = 262114;
+               if (c.recvqmax == 0)
+                       c.recvqmax = 4096;
+               if (c.registration_timeout == 0)
+                       c.registration_timeout = 90;
+               if (c.pingtime == 0)
+                       c.pingtime = 120;
+               Config->Classes.push_back(c);
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               c.host = deny;
+               c.type = CC_DENY;
+               Config->Classes.push_back(c);
+               log(DEBUG,"Read connect class type DENY, host=%s",deny);
+       }
 
-                       if (atoi(localmax)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.maxlocal = atoi(localmax);
-                       }
+       return true;
+}
 
-                       if (atoi(globalmax)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.maxglobal = atoi(globalmax);
-                       }
+/* Callback called when there are no more <connect> tags
+ */
+bool DoneConnect(const char* tag)
+{
+       log(DEBUG,"DoneConnect called for tag: %s",tag);
+       return true;
+}
 
-                       if (atoi(thold)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.threshold = atoi(thold);
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               c.threshold = 1;
-                               c.flood = 999;
-                               log(DEFAULT,"Warning: Connect allow line '%s' has no flood/threshold settings. Setting this tag to 999 lines in 1 second.",c.host.c_str());
-                       }
+/* Callback called before processing the first <uline> tag
+ */
+bool InitULine(const char* tag)
+{
+       Config->ulines.clear();
+       return true;
+}
 
-                       if (atoi(sqmax)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.sendqmax = atoi(sqmax);
-                       }
-                       if (atoi(rqmax)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.recvqmax = atoi(rqmax);
-                       }
-                       if (atoi(timeout)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.registration_timeout = atoi(timeout);
-                       }
-                       if (atoi(pfreq)>0)
-                       {
-                               c.pingtime = atoi(pfreq);
-                       }
+/* Callback called to process a single <uline> tag
+ */
+bool DoULine(const char* tag, char** entries, void** values, int* types)
+{
+       char* server = (char*)values[0];
+       log(DEBUG,"Read ULINE '%s'",server);
+       Config->ulines.push_back(server);
+       return true;
+}
 
-                       Classes.push_back(c);
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       ConfValue("connect","deny",i,Value,&Config->config_f);
-                       c.host = Value;
-                       c.type = CC_DENY;
-                       Classes.push_back(c);
-                       log(DEBUG,"Read connect class type DENY, host=%s",c.host.c_str());
-               }
+/* Callback called when there are no more <uline> tags
+ */
+bool DoneULine(const char* tag)
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+/* Callback called before processing the first <module> tag
+ */
+bool InitModule(const char* tag)
+{
+       old_module_names.clear();
+       new_module_names.clear();
+       added_modules.clear();
+       removed_modules.clear();
+       for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator t = Config->module_names.begin(); t != Config->module_names.end(); t++)
+       {
+               old_module_names.push_back(*t);
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
-       Config->ulines.clear();
+/* Callback called to process a single <module> tag
+ */
+bool DoModule(const char* tag, char** entries, void** values, int* types)
+{
+       char* modname = (char*)values[0];
+       new_module_names.push_back(modname);
+       return true;
+}
+
+/* Callback called when there are no more <module> tags
+ */
+bool DoneModule(const char* tag)
+{
+       // now create a list of new modules that are due to be loaded
+       // and a seperate list of modules which are due to be unloaded
+       for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator _new = new_module_names.begin(); _new != new_module_names.end(); _new++)
+       {
+               bool added = true;
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < ConfValueEnum("uline",&Config->config_f); i++)
-       {   
-               ConfValue("uline","server",i,ServName,&Config->config_f);
+               for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator old = old_module_names.begin(); old != old_module_names.end(); old++)
                {
-                       log(DEBUG,"Read ULINE '%s'",ServName);
-                       Config->ulines.push_back(ServName);
+                       if (*old == *_new)
+                               added = false;
                }
-       }
 
-       maxbans.clear();
-       char CM1[MAXBUF],CM2[MAXBUF];
+               if (added)
+                       added_modules.push_back(*_new);
+       }
 
-       for (int count = 0; count < Config->ConfValueEnum("banlist",&Config->config_f); count++)
+       for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator oldm = old_module_names.begin(); oldm != old_module_names.end(); oldm++)
        {
-               Config->ConfValue("banlist","chan",count,CM1,&Config->config_f);
-               Config->ConfValue("banlist","limit",count,CM2,&Config->config_f);
-               maxbans[CM1] = atoi(CM2);
+               bool removed = true;
+               for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator newm = new_module_names.begin(); newm != new_module_names.end(); newm++)
+               {
+                       if (*newm == *oldm)
+                               removed = false;
+               }
+
+               if (removed)
+                       removed_modules.push_back(*oldm);
        }
+       return true;
+}
 
-       ReadClassesAndTypes();
-       log(DEFAULT,"Reading K lines,Q lines and Z lines from config...");
-       read_xline_defaults();
-       log(DEFAULT,"Applying K lines, Q lines and Z lines...");
-       apply_lines(APPLY_ALL);
+/* Callback called before processing the first <banlist> tag
+ */
+bool InitMaxBans(const char* tag)
+{
+       Config->maxbans.clear();
+       return true;
+}
 
-       ConfValue("pid","file",0,Config->PID,&Config->config_f);
-       // write once here, to try it out and make sure its ok
-       WritePID(Config->PID);
+/* Callback called to process a single <banlist> tag
+ */
+bool DoMaxBans(const char* tag, char** entries, void** values, int* types)
+{
+       char* channel = (char*)values[0];
+       int* limit = (int*)values[1];
+       Config->maxbans[channel] = *limit;
+       return true;
+}
 
-       log(DEFAULT,"Done reading configuration file, InspIRCd is now starting.");
-       if (!bail)
-       {
-               log(DEFAULT,"Adding and removing modules due to rehash...");
+/* Callback called when there are no more <banlist> tags.
+ */
+bool DoneMaxBans(const char* tag)
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+void ServerConfig::Read(bool bail, userrec* user)
+{
+       char debug[MAXBUF];             /* Temporary buffer for debugging value */
+       char dataline[1024];            /* Temporary buffer for error output */
+       char* convert;                  /* Temporary buffer used for reading singular values into */
+       char* data[12];                 /* Temporary buffers for reading multiple occurance tags into */
+       void* ptr[12];                  /* Temporary pointers for passing to callbacks */
+       int r_i[12];                    /* Temporary array for casting */
+       int rem = 0, add = 0;           /* Number of modules added, number of modules removed */
+       std::stringstream errstr;       /* String stream containing the error output */
+
+       /* These tags MUST occur and must ONLY occur once in the config file */
+       static char* Once[] = { "server", "admin", "files", "power", "options", "pid", NULL };
+
+       /* These tags can occur ONCE or not at all */
+       static InitialConfig Values[] = {
+               {"options",     "softlimit",            &this->SoftLimit,               DT_INTEGER, ValidateSoftLimit},
+               {"options",     "somaxconn",            &this->MaxConn,                 DT_INTEGER, ValidateMaxConn},
+               {"server",      "name",                 &this->ServerName,              DT_CHARPTR, ValidateServerName},
+               {"server",      "description",          &this->ServerDesc,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"server",      "network",              &this->Network,                 DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"admin",       "name",                 &this->AdminName,               DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"admin",       "email",                &this->AdminEmail,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"admin",       "nick",                 &this->AdminNick,               DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"files",       "motd",                 &this->motd,                    DT_CHARPTR, ValidateMotd},
+               {"files",       "rules",                &this->rules,                   DT_CHARPTR, ValidateRules},
+               {"power",       "diepass",              &this->diepass,                 DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},      
+               {"power",       "pauseval",             &this->DieDelay,                DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
+               {"power",       "restartpass",          &this->restartpass,             DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "prefixquit",           &this->PrefixQuit,              DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"die",         "value",                &this->DieValue,                DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "loglevel",             &debug,                         DT_CHARPTR, ValidateLogLevel},
+               {"options",     "netbuffersize",        &this->NetBufferSize,           DT_INTEGER, ValidateNetBufferSize},
+               {"options",     "maxwho",               &this->MaxWhoResults,           DT_INTEGER, ValidateMaxWho},
+               {"options",     "allowhalfop",          &this->AllowHalfop,             DT_BOOLEAN, NoValidation},
+               {"dns",         "server",               &this->DNSServer,               DT_CHARPTR, ValidateDnsServer},
+               {"dns",         "timeout",              &this->dns_timeout,             DT_INTEGER, ValidateDnsTimeout},
+               {"options",     "moduledir",            &this->ModPath,                 DT_CHARPTR, ValidateModPath},
+               {"disabled",    "commands",             &this->DisabledCommands,        DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "operonlystats",        &this->OperOnlyStats,           DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "customversion",        &this->CustomVersion,           DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "hidesplits",           &this->HideSplits,              DT_BOOLEAN, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "hidebans",             &this->HideBans,                DT_BOOLEAN, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "hidewhois",            &this->HideWhoisServer,         DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {"options",     "tempdir",              &this->TempDir,                 DT_CHARPTR, ValidateTempDir},
+               {"pid",         "file",                 &this->PID,                     DT_CHARPTR, NoValidation},
+               {NULL}
+       };
+
+       /* These tags can occur multiple times, and therefore they have special code to read them
+        * which is different to the code for reading the singular tags listed above.
+        */
+       static MultiConfig MultiValues[] = {
+
+               {"connect",
+                               {"allow",       "deny",         "password",     "timeout",      "pingfreq",     "flood",
+                               "threshold",    "sendq",        "recvq",        "localmax",     "globalmax",    NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR,     DT_CHARPTR,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,
+                                DT_INTEGER,    DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER},
+                               InitConnect, DoConnect, DoneConnect},
+
+               {"uline",
+                               {"server",      NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitULine,DoULine,DoneULine},
+
+               {"banlist",
+                               {"chan",        "limit",        NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_INTEGER},
+                               InitMaxBans, DoMaxBans, DoneMaxBans},
+
+               {"module",
+                               {"name",        NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitModule, DoModule, DoneModule},
+
+               {"badip",
+                               {"reason",      "ipmask",       NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitXLine, DoZLine, DoneXLine},
+
+               {"badnick",
+                               {"reason",      "nick",         NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitXLine, DoQLine, DoneXLine},
+
+               {"badhost",
+                               {"reason",      "host",         NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitXLine, DoKLine, DoneXLine},
+
+               {"exception",
+                               {"reason",      "host",         NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitXLine, DoELine, DoneXLine},
+
+               {"type",
+                               {"name",        "classes",      NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitTypes, DoType, DoneClassesAndTypes},
+
+               {"class",
+                               {"name",        "commands",     NULL},
+                               {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
+                               InitClasses, DoClass, DoneClassesAndTypes},
 
-               std::vector<std::string> old_module_names, new_module_names, added_modules, removed_modules;
+               {NULL}
+       };
+
+       include_stack.clear();
 
-               // store the old module names
-               for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator t = module_names.begin(); t != module_names.end(); t++)
+       /* Initially, load the config into memory, bail if there are errors
+        */
+       if (!LoadConf(CONFIG_FILE,&Config->config_f,&errstr))
+       {
+               errstr.seekg(0);
+               log(DEFAULT,"There were errors in your configuration:\n%s",errstr.str().c_str());
+
+               if (bail)
                {
-                       old_module_names.push_back(*t);
+                       printf("There were errors in your configuration:\n%s",errstr.str().c_str());
+                       Exit(0);
                }
-
-               // get the new module names
-               for (int count2 = 0; count2 < ConfValueEnum("module",&Config->config_f); count2++)
+               else
                {
-                       ConfValue("module","name",count2,Value,&Config->config_f);
-                       new_module_names.push_back(Value);
+                       if (user)
+                       {
+                               WriteServ(user->fd,"NOTICE %s :There were errors in the configuration file:",user->nick);
+                               while (!errstr.eof())
+                               {
+                                       errstr.getline(dataline,1024);
+                                       WriteServ(user->fd,"NOTICE %s :%s",user->nick,dataline);
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               WriteOpers("There were errors in the configuration file:");
+                               while (!errstr.eof())
+                               {
+                                       errstr.getline(dataline,1024);
+                                       WriteOpers(dataline);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       return;
                }
+       }
 
-               // now create a list of new modules that are due to be loaded
-               // and a seperate list of modules which are due to be unloaded
-               for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator _new = new_module_names.begin(); _new != new_module_names.end(); _new++)
+       /* Check we dont have more than one of singular tags, or any of them missing
+        */
+       for (int Index = 0; Once[Index]; Index++)
+               if (!CheckOnce(Once[Index],bail,user))
+                       return;
+
+       /* Read the values of all the tags which occur once or not at all, and call their callbacks.
+        */
+       for (int Index = 0; Values[Index].tag; Index++)
+       {
+               int* val_i = (int*) Values[Index].val;
+               char* val_c = (char*) Values[Index].val;
+
+               switch (Values[Index].datatype)
                {
-                       bool added = true;
+                       case DT_CHARPTR:
+                               ConfValue(Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, 0, val_c, &this->config_f);
+                       break;
 
-                       for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator old = old_module_names.begin(); old != old_module_names.end(); old++)
-                       {
-                               if (*old == *_new)
-                                       added = false;
-                       }
+                       case DT_INTEGER:
+                               convert = new char[MAXBUF];
+                               ConfValue(Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, 0, convert, &this->config_f);
+                               *val_i = atoi(convert);
+                               delete[] convert;
+                       break;
 
-                       if (added)
-                               added_modules.push_back(*_new);
+                       case DT_BOOLEAN:
+                               convert = new char[MAXBUF];
+                               ConfValue(Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, 0, convert, &this->config_f);
+                               *val_i = ((*convert == tolower('y')) || (*convert == tolower('t')) || (*convert == '1'));
+                               delete[] convert;
+                       break;
+
+                       case DT_NOTHING:
+                       break;
                }
 
-               for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator oldm = old_module_names.begin(); oldm != old_module_names.end(); oldm++)
+               Values[Index].validation_function(Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, Values[Index].val);
+       }
+
+       /* Claim memory for use when reading multiple tags
+        */
+       for (int n = 0; n < 12; n++)
+               data[n] = new char[MAXBUF];
+
+       /* Read the multiple-tag items (class tags, connect tags, etc)
+        * and call the callbacks associated with them. We have three
+        * callbacks for these, a 'start', 'item' and 'end' callback.
+        */
+       for (int Index = 0; MultiValues[Index].tag; Index++)
+       {
+               MultiValues[Index].init_function(MultiValues[Index].tag);
+
+               int number_of_tags = ConfValueEnum((char*)MultiValues[Index].tag, &this->config_f);
+
+               for (int tagnum = 0; tagnum < number_of_tags; tagnum++)
                {
-                       bool removed = true;
-                       for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator newm = new_module_names.begin(); newm != new_module_names.end(); newm++)
+                       for (int valuenum = 0; MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum]; valuenum++)
                        {
-                               if (*newm == *oldm)
-                                       removed = false;
-                       }
+                               ConfValue((char*)MultiValues[Index].tag,(char*)MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], tagnum, data[valuenum], &this->config_f);
 
-                       if (removed)
-                               removed_modules.push_back(*oldm);
+                               switch (MultiValues[Index].datatype[valuenum])
+                               {
+                                       case DT_CHARPTR:
+                                               ptr[valuenum] = data[valuenum];
+                                       break;
+                                       case DT_INTEGER:
+                                               r_i[valuenum] = atoi(data[valuenum]);
+                                               ptr[valuenum] = &r_i[valuenum];
+                                       break;
+                                       case DT_BOOLEAN:
+                                               r_i[valuenum] = ((*data[valuenum] == tolower('y')) || (*data[valuenum] == tolower('t')) || (*data[valuenum] == '1'));
+                                               ptr[valuenum] = &r_i[valuenum];
+                                       break;
+                                       default:
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       MultiValues[Index].validation_function(MultiValues[Index].tag, (char**)MultiValues[Index].items, ptr, MultiValues[Index].datatype);
                }
 
-               /*
-                * now we have added_modules, a vector of modules to be loaded,
-                * and removed_modules, a vector of modules
-                * to be removed.
-                */
-               int rem = 0, add = 0;
+               MultiValues[Index].finish_function(MultiValues[Index].tag);
+       }
+
+       /* Free any memory we claimed
+        */
+       for (int n = 0; n < 12; n++)
+               delete[] data[n];
+
+       // write once here, to try it out and make sure its ok
+       WritePID(Config->PID);
+
+       log(DEFAULT,"Done reading configuration file, InspIRCd is now starting.");
+
+       /* If we're rehashing, let's load any new modules, and unload old ones
+        */
+       if (!bail)
+       {
                if (!removed_modules.empty())
                        for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator removing = removed_modules.begin(); removing != removed_modules.end(); removing++)
                        {
@@ -608,7 +795,6 @@ void ServerConfig::Read(bool bail, userrec* user)
        }
 }
 
-
 void Exit (int status)
 {
        if (Config->log_file)
@@ -648,12 +834,12 @@ void Start (void)
 {
        printf("\033[1;32mInspire Internet Relay Chat Server, compiled %s at %s\n",__DATE__,__TIME__);
        printf("(C) ChatSpike Development team.\033[0m\n\n");
-       printf("Developers:\033[1;32m Brain, FrostyCoolSlug, w00t, Om\033[0m\n");
-       printf("Others:\033[1;32m See /INFO Output\033[0m\n");
-       printf("Name concept:\033[1;32m   Lord_Zathras\033[0m\n\n");
+       printf("Developers:\t\t\033[1;32mBrain, FrostyCoolSlug, w00t, Om\033[0m\n");
+       printf("Others:\t\t\t\033[1;32mSee /INFO Output\033[0m\n");
+       printf("Name concept:\t\t\033[1;32mLord_Zathras\033[0m\n\n");
 }
 
-void WritePID(std::string filename)
+void WritePID(const std::string &filename)
 {
        ofstream outfile(filename.c_str());
        if (outfile.is_open())
@@ -755,6 +941,8 @@ std::string ServerConfig::ConfProcess(char* buffer, long linenumber, std::string
        long number_of_equals = 0;
        bool has_open_bracket = false;
        bool in_quotes = false;
+       char* trailing;
+
        error = false;
        if (!buffer)
        {
@@ -765,61 +953,62 @@ std::string ServerConfig::ConfProcess(char* buffer, long linenumber, std::string
                if (*d == 9)
                        *d = ' ';
        while (*buffer == ' ') buffer++;
-       while ((buffer[strlen(buffer)-1] == ' ') && (*buffer)) buffer[strlen(buffer)-1] = '\0';
+       trailing = buffer + strlen(buffer) - 1;
+       while (*trailing == ' ') *trailing-- = '\0';
 
        // empty lines are syntactically valid, as are comments
        if (!(*buffer) || buffer[0] == '#')
                return "";
 
-       for (unsigned int c = 0; c < strlen(buffer); c++)
+       for (char* c = buffer; *c; c++)
        {
                // convert all spaces that are OUTSIDE quotes into hardspace (0xA0) as this will make them easier to
                // search and replace later :)
-               if ((!in_quotes) && (buffer[c] == ' '))
-                       buffer[c] = '\xA0';
-               if ((buffer[c] == '<') && (!in_quotes))
+               if ((!in_quotes) && (*c == ' '))
+                       *c = '\xA0';
+               if ((*c == '<') && (!in_quotes))
                {
                        has_open_bracket = true;
-                       if (strlen(buffer) == 1)
+                       if (!(*(buffer+1)))
                        {
                                *errorstream << "Tag without identifier at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                                error = true;
                                return "";
                        }
-                       else if ((tolower(buffer[c+1]) < 'a') || (tolower(buffer[c+1]) > 'z'))
+                       else if ((tolower(*(c+1)) < 'a') || (tolower(*(c+1)) > 'z'))
                        {
                                *errorstream << "Invalid characters in identifier at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                                error = true;
                                return "";
                        }
                }
-               if (buffer[c] == '"')
+               if (*c == '"')
                {
                        number_of_quotes++;
                        in_quotes = (!in_quotes);
                }
-               if ((buffer[c] == '=') && (!in_quotes))
+               if ((*c == '=') && (!in_quotes))
                {
                        number_of_equals++;
-                       if (strlen(buffer) == c)
+                       if (*(c+1) == 0)
                        {
                                *errorstream << "Variable without a value at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                                error = true;
                                return "";
                        }
-                       else if (buffer[c+1] != '"')
+                       else if (*(c+1) != '"')
                        {
                                *errorstream << "Variable name not followed immediately by its value at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                                error = true;
                                return "";
                        }
-                       else if (!c)
+                       else if (c == buffer)
                        {
                                *errorstream << "Value without a variable (line starts with '=') at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                                error = true;
                                return "";
                        }
-                       else if (buffer[c-1] == '\xA0')
+                       else if (*(c-1) == '\xA0')
                        {
                                *errorstream << "Variable name not followed immediately by its value at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                                error = true;
@@ -828,7 +1017,7 @@ std::string ServerConfig::ConfProcess(char* buffer, long linenumber, std::string
                }
        }
        // no quotes, and no equals. something freaky.
-       if ((!number_of_quotes) || (!number_of_equals) && (strlen(buffer)>2) && (buffer[0]=='<'))
+       if ((!number_of_quotes) || (!number_of_equals) && (strlen(buffer)>2) && (*buffer == '<'))
        {
                *errorstream << "Malformed tag at " << filename << ":" << linenumber << endl;
                error = true;
@@ -870,16 +1059,20 @@ std::string ServerConfig::ConfProcess(char* buffer, long linenumber, std::string
 
 int ServerConfig::fgets_safe(char* buffer, size_t maxsize, FILE* &file)
 {
-       char c_read = '\0';
-       unsigned int bufptr = 0;
-       while ((!feof(file)) && (c_read != '\n') && (c_read != '\r') && (bufptr < maxsize))
+       char c_read = 0;
+       size_t n = 0;
+       char* bufptr = buffer;
+       while ((!feof(file)) && (c_read != '\n') && (c_read != '\r') && (n < maxsize))
        {
                c_read = fgetc(file);
                if ((c_read != '\n') && (c_read != '\r'))
-                       buffer[bufptr++] = c_read;
+               {
+                       *bufptr++ = c_read;
+                       n++;
+               }
        }
-       buffer[bufptr] = '\0';
-       return bufptr;
+       *bufptr = 0;
+       return bufptr - buffer;
 }
 
 bool ServerConfig::LoadConf(const char* filename, std::stringstream *target, std::stringstream* errorstream)
@@ -913,7 +1106,7 @@ bool ServerConfig::LoadConf(const char* filename, std::stringstream *target, std
                {
                        if (fgets_safe(buffer, MAXBUF, conf))
                        {
-                               if ((!feof(conf)) && (buffer) && (strlen(buffer)))
+                               if ((!feof(conf)) && (buffer) && (*buffer))
                                {
                                        if ((buffer[0] != '#') && (buffer[0] != '\r')  && (buffer[0] != '\n'))
                                        {
@@ -923,13 +1116,13 @@ bool ServerConfig::LoadConf(const char* filename, std::stringstream *target, std
                                                        char confpath[10240],newconf[10240];
                                                        // include file directive
                                                        buf += 15;      // advance to filename
-                                                       for (unsigned int j = 0; j < strlen(buf); j++)
+                                                       for (char* j = buf; *j; j++)
                                                        {
-                                                               if (buf[j] == '\\')
-                                                                       buf[j] = '/';
-                                                               if (buf[j] == '"')
+                                                               if (*j == '\\')
+                                                                       *j = '/';
+                                                               if (*j == '"')
                                                                {
-                                                                       buf[j] = '\0';
+                                                                       *j = 0;
                                                                        break;
                                                                }
                                                        }
@@ -992,23 +1185,22 @@ int ServerConfig::EnumConf(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag)
 
        std::string x = config->str();
        const char* buf = x.c_str();
-       long bptr = 0;
-       long len = config->str().length();
+       char* bptr = (char*)buf;
        
        ptr = 0;
        in_token = 0;
        in_quotes = 0;
        lastc = '\0';
-       while (bptr<len)
+       while (*bptr)
        {
                lastc = c;
-               c = buf[bptr++];
+               c = *bptr++;
                if ((c == '#') && (lastc == '\n'))
                {
-                       while ((c != '\n') && (bptr<len))
+                       while ((c != '\n') && (*bptr))
                        {
                                lastc = c;
-                               c = buf[bptr++];
+                               c = *bptr++;
                        }
                }
                if ((c == '<') && (!in_quotes))
@@ -1016,7 +1208,7 @@ int ServerConfig::EnumConf(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag)
                        tptr = 0;
                        in_token = 1;
                        do {
-                               c = buf[bptr++];
+                               c = *bptr++;
                                if (c != ' ')
                                {
                                        c_tag[tptr++] = c;
@@ -1060,28 +1252,26 @@ int ServerConfig::EnumValues(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag, int ind
        int ptr = 0;
        char buffer[MAXBUF], c_tag[MAXBUF], c, lastc;
        int in_token, in_quotes, tptr, idx = 0;
-       
        bool correct_tag = false;
        int num_items = 0;
-
        const char* buf = config->str().c_str();
-       long bptr = 0;
-       long len = strlen(buf);
-       
+       char* bptr = (char*)buf;
+
        ptr = 0;
        in_token = 0;
        in_quotes = 0;
-       lastc = '\0';
-       while (bptr<len)
+       lastc = 0;
+
+       while (*bptr)
        {
                lastc = c;
-               c = buf[bptr++];
+               c = *bptr++;
                if ((c == '#') && (lastc == '\n'))
                {
-                       while ((c != '\n') && (bptr<len))
+                       while ((c != '\n') && (*bptr))
                        {
                                lastc = c;
-                               c = buf[bptr++];
+                               c = *bptr++;
                        }
                }
                if ((c == '<') && (!in_quotes))
@@ -1089,7 +1279,7 @@ int ServerConfig::EnumValues(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag, int ind
                        tptr = 0;
                        in_token = 1;
                        do {
-                               c = buf[bptr++];
+                               c = *bptr++;
                                if (c != ' ')
                                {
                                        c_tag[tptr++] = c;
@@ -1139,42 +1329,33 @@ int ServerConfig::EnumValues(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag, int ind
 }
 
 
-
 int ServerConfig::ConfValueEnum(char* tag, std::stringstream* config)
 {
        return EnumConf(config,tag);
 }
 
 
-
-/* Retrieves a value from the config file. If there is more than one value of the specified
- * key and section (e.g. for opers etc) then the index value specifies which to retreive, e.g.
- *
- * ConfValue("oper","name",2,result);
- */
-
 int ServerConfig::ReadConf(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag, const char* var, int index, char *result)
 {
        int ptr = 0;
        char buffer[65535], c_tag[MAXBUF], c, lastc;
        int in_token, in_quotes, tptr, idx = 0;
        char* key;
-
        std::string x = config->str();
        const char* buf = x.c_str();
-       long bptr = 0;
-       long len = config->str().length();
+       char* bptr = (char*)buf;
        
        ptr = 0;
        in_token = 0;
        in_quotes = 0;
-       lastc = '\0';
-       c_tag[0] = '\0';
-       buffer[0] = '\0';
-       while (bptr<len)
+       lastc = 0;
+       c_tag[0] = 0;
+       buffer[0] = 0;
+
+       while (*bptr)
        {
                lastc = c;
-               c = buf[bptr++];
+               c = *bptr++;
                // FIX: Treat tabs as spaces
                if (c == 9)
                        c = 32;
@@ -1183,7 +1364,7 @@ int ServerConfig::ReadConf(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag, const cha
                        tptr = 0;
                        in_token = 1;
                        do {
-                               c = buf[bptr++];
+                               c = *bptr++;
                                if (c != ' ')
                                {
                                        c_tag[tptr++] = c;
@@ -1226,11 +1407,12 @@ int ServerConfig::ReadConf(std::stringstream *config, const char* tag, const cha
                                                                key++;
                                                        }
                                                        key++;
-                                                       for (unsigned j = 0; j < strlen(key); j++)
+                                                       for (char* j = key; *j; j++)
                                                        {
-                                                               if (key[j] == '"')
+                                                               if (*j == '"')
                                                                {
-                                                                       key[j] = '\0';
+                                                                       *j = 0;
+                                                                       break;
                                                                }
                                                        }
                                                        strlcpy(result,key,MAXBUF);
@@ -1270,32 +1452,69 @@ int ServerConfig::ConfValue(char* tag, char* var, int index, char *result,std::s
        return 0;
 }
 
-
+int ServerConfig::ConfValueInteger(char* tag, char* var, int index, std::stringstream *config)
+{
+       char result[MAXBUF];
+       ReadConf(config, tag, var, index, result);
+       return atoi(result);
+}
 
 // This will bind a socket to a port. It works for UDP/TCP
 int BindSocket (int sockfd, struct sockaddr_in client, struct sockaddr_in server, int port, char* addr)
 {
        memset((char *)&server,0,sizeof(server));
        struct in_addr addy;
-       inet_aton(addr,&addy);
-       server.sin_family = AF_INET;
-       if (!*addr)
+       bool resolved = false;
+       char resolved_addr[128];
+
+       if (*addr == '*')
+               *addr = 0;
+
+       if (*addr && !inet_aton(addr,&addy))
        {
-               server.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+               /* If they gave a hostname, bind to the IP it resolves to */
+               if (CleanAndResolve(resolved_addr, addr, true))
+               {
+                       inet_aton(resolved_addr,&addy);
+                       log(DEFAULT,"Resolved binding '%s' -> '%s'",addr,resolved_addr);
+                       server.sin_addr = addy;
+                       resolved = true;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       log(DEFAULT,"WARNING: Could not resolve '%s' to an IP for binding to on port %d",addr,port);
+                       return(FALSE);
+               }
        }
-       else
+       server.sin_family = AF_INET;
+       if (!resolved)
        {
-               server.sin_addr = addy;
+               if (!*addr)
+               {
+                       server.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       server.sin_addr = addy;
+               }
        }
        server.sin_port = htons(port);
-       if (bind(sockfd,(struct sockaddr*)&server,sizeof(server))<0)
+       if (bind(sockfd,(struct sockaddr*)&server,sizeof(server)) < 0)
        {
                return(ERROR);
        }
        else
        {
-               listen(sockfd, Config->MaxConn);
-               return(TRUE);
+               log(DEBUG,"Bound port %s:%d",*addr ? addr : "*",port);
+               if (listen(sockfd, Config->MaxConn) == -1)
+               {
+                       log(DEFAULT,"ERROR in listen(): %s",strerror(errno));
+                       return(FALSE);
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       return(TRUE);
+               }
        }
 }