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WIP tidy up, etc, rename old_input_file to flushing_input_file
[inn-innduct.git] / backends / innduct.c
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 /*
+ * Newsfeeds file entries should look like this:
+ *     host.name.of.site[/exclude,exclude,...]\
+ *             :pattern,pattern...[/distribution,distribution...]\
+ *             :Tf,Wnm
+ *             :
+ * or
+ *     sitename[/exclude,exclude,...]\
+ *             :pattern,pattern...[/distribution,distribution...]\
+ *             :Tf,Wnm
+ *             :host.name.of.site
+ *
  * Four files full of
- *    token article
+ *    token messageid
+ * or might be blanked out
+ *    <spc><spc><spc><spc>....
+ *
+ * F site.name                 main feed file
+ *                                opened/created, then written, by innd
+ *                                read by duct
+ *                                unlinked by duct
+ *                                tokens blanked out by duct when processed
+ *   site.name_lock            lock preventing multiple ducts
+ *                                to hold lock must open,F_SETLK[W]
+ *                                  and then stat to check that locked file
+ *                                  still has name site.name_lock
+ *                                holder of this lock is "duct"
+ *                                (only) lockholder may remove the lockfile
+ * D site.name_flushing        temporary feed file during flush (or crash)
+ *                                hardlink created by duct
+ *                                unlinked by duct
+ *   site.name_defer           431'd articles, still being written,
+ *                                created, written, used by duct
  *
- *   site.name_ductlock        lock taken out by innduct
- * F site.name                 written by innd
- * D site.name_duct            moved aside by innduct, for flush
- *   site.name_deferwork       431'd articles, still being written
- *   site.name_defergo_<inum>  431'd articles, ready for innxmit
- *   site.name_deferlock       lock taken out by innxmit wrapper
+ *   site.name_backlog.<date>.<inum>
+ *                             431'd articles, ready for innxmit or duct
+ *                                created (link/mv) by duct
+ *   site.name_backlog<anything-else>  (where <anything-else> does not
+ *                                      contain '#' or '~') eg
+ *   site.name_backlog.manual
+ *                             anything the sysadmin likes (eg, feed files
+ *                             from old feeds to be merged into this one)
+ *                                created (link/mv) by admin
+ *                                may be symlinks (in which case links
+ *                                may be written through, but only links
+ *                                will be removed.
  *
+ *                             It is safe to remove backlog files manually,
+ *                             if it's desired to throw away the backlog.
  *
+ * Backlog files are also processed by innduct.  We find the oldest
+ * backlog file which is at least a certain amount old, and feed it
+ * back into our processing.  When every article in it has been read
+ * and processed, we unlink it and look for another backlog file.
  *
- * OVERALL STATES:
+ * If we don't have a backlog file that we're reading, we close the
+ * defer file that we're writing and make it into a backlog file at
+ * the first convenient opportunity.
+
+
+   OVERALL STATES:
+
+                                                               START
+                                                                  |
+                                                             check D, F
+                                                                  |
+                          <--------------------------------------'|
+        Nothing                            F, D both ENOENT       |
+         F: ENOENT                                                       |
+         D: ENOENT                                                       |
+         duct: not not reading anything                           |
+           |                                                     |
+           |`---------------------.                               |
+           |                      | duct times out waiting for F  |
+           V  innd creates F      | duct exits                    |
+           |                      V                               |
+        Noduct                    GO TO Dropped                   |
+         F: innd writing                                         |
+         D: ENOENT                                               |
+         duct: not running or not reading anything                |
+           |                                                     |
+           |                                                     |
+     ,-->--+                   <---------------------------------'|
+     |     |  duct opens F                         F exists       |
+     |     |                                              D ENOENT       |
+     |     V                                                     |
+     |  Normal                                                    |
+     |   F: innd writing, duct reading                            |
+     |   D: ENOENT                                                |
+     |     |                                                      |
+     |     |  duct decides time to flush                          |
+     |     |  duct makes hardlink                                 |
+     |     |                                                      |
+     |     V                            <------------------------'|
+     |  Hardlinked                                  F==D          |
+     |   F == D: innd writing, duct reading         both exist    |
+     ^     |                                                      |
+     |     |  duct unlinks F                                             |
+     |     V                                                     |
+     |  Moved                               <----+------------<--'|
+     |   F: ENOENT                               |  F ENOENT      |
+     |   D: innd writing, duct reading           |  D exists      |
+     |     |                                     |               |
+     |     |  duct requests flush of feed        |               |
+     |     |   (others can too, harmlessly)      |               |
+     |     V                                    |                |
+     |  Flushing                                |                |
+     |   F: ENOENT                              |                |
+     |   D: innd flushing, duct reading                 |                |
+     |     |                                            |                |
+     |     |   inndcomm flush fails                     |                |
+     |     |`-------------------------->---------'               |
+     |     |                                                             |
+     |     |   inndcomm reports no such site                             |
+     |     |`---------------------------------------------------- | -.
+     |     |                                                     |  |
+     |     |  innd finishes writing D, creates F                 |  |
+     |     |  inndcomm reports flush successful                          |  |
+     |     |                                                             |  |
+     |     V                                                     |  |
+     |  Separated                                <----------------'  |
+     |   F: innd writing                            F!=D             /
+     |   D: duct reading                             both exist     /
+     |     |                                                       /
+     |     |  duct gets to the end of D                           /
+     |     |  duct opens F too                                          /
+     |     V                                                    /
+     |  Finishing                                              /
+     |   F: innd writing, duct reading                        |
+     |   D: duct finishing                                    V
+     |     |                                                   Dropping
+     |     |  duct finishes processing D                        F: ENOENT
+     |     V  duct unlinks D                                    D: duct reading
+     |     |                                                 |
+     `--<--'                                                 | duct finishes
+                                                                     |  processing D
+                                                              | duct unlinks D
+                                                              | duct exits
+                                                              V
+                                                               Dropped
+                                                        F: ENOENT
+                                                        D: ENOENT
+                                                        duct not running
+
+   "duct reading" means innduct is reading the file but also
+   overwriting processed tokens.
+
  *
- *                                                  START
- *   ,-->--.                                           |
- *   |     |                                         stat D
- *   |     |                                         /   |
- *   |     |                                  ENOENT/    |exists
- *   |     V                            <----------'     |
- *   |  Normal                                         stat F
- *   |   F: innd writing, duct reading                  /|\
- *   |   D: ENOENT                                     / | \
- *   |     |                                          /  |  \
- *   |     |  duct decides time to flush      same   /   |   |
- *   |     |  duct makes hardlink             as D  /    |   |
- *   |     |                                       /     |   |
- *   |     V                            <---------'      |   |
- *   |  Hardlinked                                       |   |
- *   |   F == D: innd writing, duct reading              |   |
- *   ^     |                                             |   |
- *   |     |  duct unlinks F                            /    |
- *   |     V                                  ENOENT   /     |
- *   |  Moved                            <------------'      |
- *   |   F: ENOENT                                           |
- *   |   D: innd writing, duct reading                       |
- *   |     |                                                 |
- *   |     |  duct flushes feed                              |
- *   |     |   (others can too, harmlessly)                  |
- *   |     V                                                 |
- *   |  Separated                          <-----------------'
- *   |   F: innd writing                        different to D
- *   |   D: duct reading
- *   |     |
- *   |     V  duct completes processing of D
- *   |     |  duct unlinks D
- *   |     |
- *   `--<--'
  *
  */
 
-static int max_connections, max_queue_per_conn;
-static int connection_setup_timeout, port, try_stream;
+
+/*----- general definitions, probably best not changed -----*/
+
+#define PERIOD_SECONDS 60
+
+#define CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM   4
+#define CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM 5
+
+#define INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_FAIL     6
+#define INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_NONESUCH 7
+
+
+/*----- configuration options -----*/
+
+static char *sitename, *feedfile;
+static int max_connections=10, max_queue_per_conn=200;
+static int connection_setup_timeout=200, port=119, try_stream=1;
+static int inndcomm_flush_timeout=100, quiet_if_locked=0;
 static const char *remote_host;
+static int reconnect_delay_periods, flushfail_retry_periods, open_wait_periods;
+static int backlog_retry_minperiods, backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
+static const char *inndconffile;
+
+static double accept_proportion;
+static double nocheck_thresh_pct= 95.0;
+static double nocheck_thresh; /* computed in main from _pct */
+static double nocheck_decay_articles= 100; /* converted to _decay */
+static double nocheck_decay; /* computed in main from _articles */
+static int nocheck, nocheck_reported;
+
+
+/*----- doubly linked lists -----*/
 
 #define ISNODE(T)    T *next, *back;
 #define LIST(T)      struct { T *head, *tail, *tailpred; int count; }
@@ -73,20 +201,34 @@ static const char *remote_host;
 #define LIST_INSERT(l,n,pred) \
  (list_insert((struct list*)&(l), NODE((n)), NODE((pred))), (void)(l).count++)
 
-struct Article {
-  char *mid;
-  int midlen;
-  int checked, sentbody;
-};
 
-#define CONNIOVS 128
+/*----- statistics -----*/
+
+#define RESULT_COUNTS                          \
+  RC(offered)                                  \
+  RC(sent)                                     \
+  RC(unwanted)                                 \
+  RC(accepted)                                 \
+  RC(rejected)                                 \
+  RC(deferred)
+
+typedef enum {
+#define RC_INDEX(x) RCI_##x
+  RESULT_COUNTS
+  RCI_max
+} ResultCountIndex;
+
+typedef struct {
+  int articles[2 /* checked */][RCI_max];
+} Counts;
 
-#define CN "<%d> "
 
-typedef struct Conn Conn;
+/*----- transmission buffers -----*/
+
+#define CONNIOVS 128
 
 typedef enum {
-  Malloc, Const, Artdata;
+  xk_Malloc, xk_Const, xk_Artdata;
 } XmitKind;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -97,33 +239,115 @@ typedef struct {
   } info;
 } XmitDetails;
 
+
+/*----- core operational data structure types -----*/
+
+struct Article {
+  int midlen;
+  int checked, sentbody;
+  InputFile *ipf;
+  TOKEN token;
+  off_t offset;
+  int blanklen;
+  char messageid[1];
+};
+
+typedef struct InputFile {
+  /* This is an instance of struct oop_readable */
+  struct oop_readable readable; /* first */
+  oop_readable_call *readable_callback;
+  void *readable_callback_user;
+
+  int fd;
+  struct Filemon_Perfile *filemon;
+
+  oop_read *rd;
+  long inprogress; /* no. of articles read but not processed */
+  off_t offset;
+
+  Counts counts;
+  char path[];
+} InputFile;
+
+#define SMS_LIST(X)                            \
+  X(WAITING)                                   \
+  X(NORMAL)                                    \
+  X(FLUSHING)                                  \
+  X(FLUSHFAIL)                                 \
+  X(SEPARATED)                                 \
+  X(DROPPING)
+
+typedef enum {
+#define SMS_DEF_ENUM(s) sm_##s,
+  SMS_LIST(SMS_DEF_ENUM)
+} StateMachineState;
+
+static const char *sms_names[]= {
+#define SMS_DEF_NAME(s) #s ,
+  SMS_LIST(SMS_DEF_NAME)
+  0
+};
+
 struct Conn {
   ISNODE(Conn);
   int fd, max_queue, stream;
   LIST(Article) queue; /* not yet told peer, or CHECK said send it */
-  LIST(Article) sent; /* offered, in xmit, or transmitted waiting reply */
+  LIST(Article) sent; /* offered/transmitted - in xmit or waiting reply */
   struct iovec xmit[CONNIOVS];
   XmitDetails xmitd[CONNIOVS];
   int xmitu;
 };
 
 
-#define CHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM   4
-#define CHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM 5
+/*----- operational variables -----*/
 
-static int since_connect_attempt;
 static int nconns;
 static LIST(Conn) idle, working, full;
-
 static LIST(Article) *queue;
 
+static char *path_lock, *path_flushing, *path_defer;
+
+#define SMS(newstate, periods, why) \
+   (statemc_setstate(sm_##newstate,(periods),#newstate,(why)))
+
+static StateMachineState sms;
+static FILE *defer;
+static InputFile *main_input_file, *flushing_input_file, *backlog_input_file;
+static int sm_period_counter;
+
+
+/*----- function predeclarations -----*/
+
+static void conn_check_work(Conn *conn);
+
+static int filemon_init(void);
+static void filemon_setfile(int mainfeed_fd, const char *mainfeed_path);
+static void filemon_callback(void);
+
+static void statemc_setstate(StateMachineState newsms, int periods,
+                            const char *forlog, const char *why);
+
+/*========== utility functions etc. ==========*/
+
 static void perhaps_close(int *fd) { if (*fd) { close(*fd); fd=0; } }
 
+static pid_t xfork(const char *what) {
+  pid_t child;
 
-/*========== making new connections ==========*/
+  child= fork();
+  if (child==-1) sysdie("cannot fork for %s",what);
+  if (!child) postfork(what);
+  return child;
+}
 
-static int connecting_sockets[2]= {-1,-1};
-static pid_t connecting_child;
+static void on_fd_read_except(int fd, oop_call_fd callback) {
+  loop->on_fd(loop, fd, OOP_READ,      callback, 0);
+  loop->on_fd(loop, fd, OOP_EXCEPTION, callback, 0);
+}
+static void cancel_fd_read_except(int fd) {
+  loop->cancel_fd(loop, fd, OOP_READ);
+  loop->cancel_fd(loop, fd, OOP_EXCEPTION);
+}
 
 static void report_child_status(const char *what, int status) {
   if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
@@ -144,27 +368,130 @@ static void report_child_status(const char *what, int status) {
   }
 }
 
-static void connect_attempt_discard(void) {
-  if (connecting_sockets[0]) {
-    cancel_fd(loop, connecting_sockets[0], OOP_READ);
-    cancel_fd(loop, connecting_sockets[0], OOP_EXCEPTION);
+static int xwaitpid(pid_t *pid, const char *what) {
+  int status;
+
+  r= kill(*pid, SIGKILL);
+  if (r) sysdie("cannot kill %s child", what);
+
+  pid_t got= waitpid(*pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+  if (got==-1) sysdie("cannot reap %s child", what);
+
+  *pid= 0;
+
+  return status;
+}
+
+static void check_isreg(const struct stat *stab, const char *path,
+                       const char *what) {
+  if (!S_ISREG(stab->st_mode))
+    die("%s %s not a plain file (mode 0%lo)",
+       what, path, (unsigned long)stab->st_mode);
+}
+
+static void xfstat(int fd, struct stat *stab_r, const char *what) {
+  int r= fstab(path, stab);
+  if (r) sysdie("could not fstat %s %s", what, path);
+}
+
+static void xfstat_isreg(int fd, struct stat *stab_r, const char *what) {
+  xfstat(fd, stab_r, what);
+  check_isreg(stab, path, what);
+}
+
+static void xlstat_isreg(const char *path, struct stat *stab,
+                        int *enoent_r /* 0 means ENOENT is fatal */
+                        const char *what) {
+  int r= lstat(path, stab);
+  if (r) {
+    if (errno==ENOENT && enoent_r) { *enoent_r=1; return; }
+    sysdie("could not lstat %s %s", what, path);
+  }
+  if (enoent_r) *enoent_r= 0;
+  check_isreg(stab, path, what);
+}
+
+static int samefile(const struct stat *a, const struct stat *b) {
+  assert(S_ISREG(a->st_mode));
+  assert(S_ISREG(b->st_mode));
+  return (a->st_ino == b->st_ino &&
+         a->st_dev == b->st_dev);
+}
+
+/*========== logging ==========*/
+
+static void logcore(int sysloglevel, const char *fmt, ...)
+     __attribute__((printf,2,3))
+static void logcore(int sysloglevel, const char *fmt, ...) {
+  va_list al;
+  va_start(al,fmt);
+  if (become_daemon) {
+    vsyslog(sysloglevel,fmt,al);
+  } else {
+    vfprintf(stderr,fmt,al);
+    putc('\n',stderr);
   }
+}
+
+static void logv(int sysloglevel, const char *pfx, int errnoval,
+                int exitstatus, const char *fmt, va_list al)
+     __attribute__((printf,4,0))
+static void logv(int sysloglevel, const char *pfx, int errnoval,
+                int exitstatus, const char *fmt, va_list al) {
+  char msgbuf[256];
+  vsnprintf(msgbuf,sizeof(msgbuf), fmt,al);
+  msgbuf[sizeof(msgbuf)-1]= 0;
+
+  if (sysloglevel >= LOG_ERR && (errnoval==EACCES || errnoval==EPERM))
+    sysloglevel= LOG_ERR; /* run by wrong user, probably */
+
+  logcore(sysloglevel, "<%s>%s: %s%s%s",
+        sitename, pfx, msgbuf,
+        errnoval>=0 ? ": " : "",
+        errnoval>=0 ? strerror(errnoval) : "");
+}
+
+#define logwrap(fn, pfx, sysloglevel, errno, estatus)  \
+  static void fn(const char *fmt, ...)                 \
+      __attribute__((printf,1,2));                     \
+  static void fn(const char *fmt, ...) {               \
+    va_list al;                                                \
+    va_start(al,fmt);                                  \
+    logv(sysloglevel, pfx, errno, estatus, fmt, al);   \
+  }
+
+logwrap(sysdie,   " critical", LOG_CRIT,   errno, 16);
+logwrap(die,      " critical", LOG_CRIT,   -1,    16);
+
+logwrap(sysfatal, " fatal",    LOG_ERR,    errno, 12);
+logwrap(fatal,    " fatal",    LOG_ERR,    -1,    12);
+
+logwrap(syswarn,  " warning",  LOG_WARN,   errno, 0);
+logwrap(warn,     " warning",  LOG_WARN,   -1,    0);
+
+logwrap(notice,   "",          LOG_NOTICE, -1,    0);
+logwrap(info,     " info",     LOG_INFO,   -1,    0);
+logwrap(debug,    " debug",    LOG_DEBUG,  -1,    0);
+
+
+/*========== making new connections ==========*/
+
+static int connecting_sockets[2]= {-1,-1};
+static pid_t connecting_child;
+
+static void connect_attempt_discard(void) {
+  if (connecting_sockets[0])
+    cancel_fd(connecting_sockets[0]);
+
   perhaps_close(&connecting_sockets[0]);
   perhaps_close(&connecting_sockets[1]);
 
   if (connecting_child) {
-    int status;
-    r= kill(connecting_child, SIGKILL);
-    if (r) sysdie("cannot kill connect child");
-
-    pid_t got= waitpid(connecting_child, &status, WNOHANG);
-    if (got==-1) sysdie("cannot reap connect child");
+    int status= xwaitpid(&connecting_child, "connect");
 
     if (!(WIFEXITED(status) ||
-         (WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) == SIGKILL))) {
-      report_child_status("connect"
-    }
-    connecting_child= 0;
+         (WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) == SIGKILL)))
+      report_child_status("connect", status);
   }
 }
 
@@ -178,8 +505,9 @@ static void connect_attempt_discard(void) {
 static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
   Conn *conn= 0;
 
-  conn= xcalloc(sizeof(*conn));
-  
+  conn= xmalloc(sizeof(*conn));
+  memset(conn,0,sizeof(*conn));
+
   DECL_MSG_CMSG(msg);
   struct cmsghdr *h= 0;
   ssize_t rs= recvmsg(fd, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
@@ -192,8 +520,8 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
       connecting_child= 0;
       if (WIFEXITED(status) &&
          (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0
-          WEXITSTATUS(status) != CHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM &&
-          WEXITSTATUS(status) != CHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM)) {
+          WEXITSTATUS(status) != CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM &&
+          WEXITSTATUS(status) != CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM)) {
        /* child already reported the problem */
       } else if (WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) == SIGALARM) {
        warn("connect: connection attempt timed out");
@@ -235,10 +563,10 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
   if (!WIFEXITED(status)) { report_child_status("connect",status); goto x; }
   int es= WEXITSTATUS(status);
   switch (es) {
-  case CHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM:    conn->stream= 1;   break;
-  case CHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM:  conn->stream= 0;   break;
+  case CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM:    conn->stream= 1;   break;
+  case CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM:  conn->stream= 0;   break;
   default:
-    die("connect: child gave unexpected exit status %d", es);
+    fatal("connect: child gave unexpected exit status %d", es);
   }
 
   set nonblocking;
@@ -268,16 +596,12 @@ static void connect_start() {
   r= socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, connecting_sockets);
   if (r) { syswarn("connect: cannot create socketpair for child"); goto x; }
 
-  connecting_child= fork();
-  if (connecting_child==-1) { syswarn("connect: cannot fork"); goto x; }
+  connecting_child= xfork("connection");
 
   if (!connecting_child) {
     FILE *cn_from, *cn_to;
     char buf[NNTP_STRLEN+100];
-    int exitstatus= CHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM;
-
-    put sigpipe back;
-    close unwanted fds;
+    int exitstatus= CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM;
 
     r= close(connecting_sockets[0]);
     if (r) sysdie("connect: close parent socket in child");
@@ -286,29 +610,29 @@ static void connect_start() {
     if (NNTPconnect(remote_host, port, &cn_from, &cn_to, buf) < 0) {
       if (buf[0]) {
        sanitise_inplace(buf);
-       die("connect: rejected: %s", buf);
+       fatal("connect: rejected: %s", buf);
       } else {
-       sysdie("connect: connection attempt failed");
+       sysfatal("connect: connection attempt failed");
       }
     }
     if (NNTPsendpassword(remote_host, cn_from, cn_to) < 0)
-      sysdie("connect: authentication failed");
+      sysfatal("connect: authentication failed");
     if (try_stream) {
       if (fputs("MODE STREAM\r\n", cn_to) ||
          fflush(cn_to))
-       sysdie("connect: could not send MODE STREAM");
+       sysfatal("connect: could not send MODE STREAM");
       buf[sizeof(buf)-1]= 0;
       if (!fgets(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, cn_from)) {
        if (ferror(cn_from))
-         sysdie("connect: could not read response to MODE STREAM");
+         sysfatal("connect: could not read response to MODE STREAM");
        else
-         die("connect: connection close in response to MODE STREAM");
+         fatal("connect: connection close in response to MODE STREAM");
       }
       int l= strlen(buf);
       assert(l>=1);
       if (buf[-1]!='\n') {
        sanitise_inplace(buf);
-       die("connect: response to MODE STREAM is too long: %.100s...",
+       fatal("connect: response to MODE STREAM is too long: %.100s...",
            remote_host, buf);
       }
       l--;  if (l>0 && buf[1-]=='\r') l--;
@@ -317,11 +641,11 @@ static void connect_start() {
       int rcode= strtoul(buf,&ep,10);
       if (ep != buf[3]) {
        sanitise_inplace(buf);
-       die("connect: bad response to MODE STREAM: %.50s", buf);
+       fatal("connect: bad response to MODE STREAM: %.50s", buf);
       }
       switch (rcode) {
       case 203:
-       exitstatus= CHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM;
+       exitstatus= CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM;
        break;
       case 480:
       case 500:
@@ -352,17 +676,15 @@ static void connect_start() {
   r= close(connecting_sockets[1]);  connecting_sockets[1]= 0;
   if (r) sysdie("connect: close child socket in parent");
 
-  loop->on_fd(loop, connecting_sockets[0], OOP_READ,      connchild_event, 0);
-  loop->on_fd(loop, connecting_sockets[0], OOP_EXCEPTION, connchild_event, 0);
+  on_fd_read_except(connecting_sockets[0], connchild_event);
   return OOP_CONTINUE;
 
  x:
   connect_attempt_discard();
 }
 
+
 /*========== overall control of article flow ==========*/
-static void conn_check_work(Conn *conn);
 
 static void check_master_queue(void) {
   if (!queue.count)
@@ -383,8 +705,8 @@ static void check_master_queue(void) {
     }
   }
   conn_check_work(last_assigned);
-} 
+}
+
 static void conn_assign_one_article(LIST(Conn) *connlist,
                                    Conn **last_assigned) {
   Conn *conn= connlist->head;
@@ -406,7 +728,7 @@ static int conn_total_queued_articles(Conn *conn) {
   return conn->sent.count + conn->queue.count;
 }
 
-static LIST(Conn) *conn_determine_right_list(Conn *conn) { 
+static LIST(Conn) *conn_determine_right_list(Conn *conn) {
   int inqueue= conn_total_queued_articles(conn);
   assert(inqueue <= max_queue);
   if (inqueue == 0) return &idle;
@@ -416,8 +738,9 @@ static LIST(Conn) *conn_determine_right_list(Conn *conn) {
 
 static void *conn_writeable(oop_source *l, int fd, int ev, void *u) {
   check_conn_work(u);
+  return OOP_CONTINUE;
 }
-  
+
 static void conn_check_work(Conn *conn)  {
   void *rp= 0;
   for (;;) {
@@ -440,9 +763,39 @@ static void conn_check_work(Conn *conn)  {
     }
   }
 }
+
+
 /*========== article transmission ==========*/
 
+static XmitDetails *xmit_core(Conn *conn, const char *data, int len,
+                  XmitKind kind) { /* caller must then fill in details */
+  struct iovec *v= &conn->xmit[conn->xmitu];
+  XmitDetails *d= &conn->xmitd[conn->xmitu++];
+  v->iov_base= data;
+  v->iov_len= len;
+  d->kind= kind;
+  return d;
+}
+
+static void xmit_noalloc(Conn *conn, const char *data, int len) {
+  xmit_core(conn,data,len, xk_Const);
+}
+#define XMIT_LITERAL(lit) (xmit_noalloc(conn, (lit), sizeof(lit)-1))
+
+static void xmit_artbody(Conn *conn, ARTHANDLE *ah /* consumed */) {
+  XmitDetails *d= xmit_core(conn, ah->data, ah->len, sk_Artdata);
+  d->info.sm_art= ah;
+}
+
+static void xmit_free(XmitDetails *d) {
+  switch (d->kind) {
+  case xk_Malloc:  free(d->info.malloc_tofree);   break;
+  case xk_Artdata: SMfreearticle(d->info.sm_art); break;
+  case xk_Const:                                  break;
+  default: abort();
+  }
+}
+
 static void *conn_write_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
   /* return values:
    *      0:            nothing more to write, no need to call us again
@@ -452,13 +805,12 @@ static void *conn_write_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
   for (;;) {
     int count= conn->xmitu;
     if (!count) return 0;
-  
+
     if (count > IOV_MAX) count= IOV_MAX;
     ssize_t rs= writev(conn->fd, conn->xmit, count);
     if (rs < 0) {
       if (errno == EAGAIN) return OOP_CONTINUE;
-      syswarn(CN "write failed", conn->fd);
-      conn_failed(conn);
+      connfail(conn, "write failed: %s", strerror(errno));
       return OOP_HALT;
     }
     assert(rs > 0);
@@ -489,32 +841,35 @@ static void conn_make_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
     Article *art= LIST_REMHEAD(queue);
     if (!art) break;
 
-    if (art->checked || conn->nocheck) {
+    if (art->checked || (conn->stream && nocheck)) {
       /* actually send it */
 
-      ARTHANDLE *artdata= SMretrieve(somehow);
-      
+      ARTHANDLE *artdata= SMretrieve();
+
       if (conn->stream) {
        if (artdata) {
          XMIT_LITERAL("TAKETHIS ");
-         xmit_noalloc(art->mid, art->midlen);
+         xmit_noalloc(conn, art->mid, art->midlen);
          XMIT_LITERAL("\r\n");
-         xmit_artbody(artdata);
+         xmit_artbody(conn, artdata);
        }
       } else {
        /* we got 235 from IHAVE */
        if (artdata) {
-         xmit_artbody(artdata);
+         xmit_artbody(conn, artdata);
        } else {
          XMIT_LITERAL(".\r\n");
        }
       }
+
       art->sent= 1;
       LIST_ADDTAIL(conn->sent, art);
 
+      art->ipf->counts[art->checked].sent++;
+
     } else {
       /* check it */
-      
+
       if (conn->stream)
        XMIT_LITERAL("IHAVE ");
       else
@@ -523,58 +878,1369 @@ static void conn_make_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
       XMIT_LITERAL("\r\n");
 
       LIST_ADDTAIL(conn->sent, art);
+      art->ipf->counts[art->checked].offered++;
     }
   }
 }
-    
-    if (conn->queue.head) {
-      if (conn->queue.checked || conn->nocheck) {
-       
 
-      && conn->xmitu+3 <= CONNIOVS) {
-      if (
-      XMIT("
-    if (conn->xmitu < CONNIOVS
-      
 
-  if (!queue
-  
+/*========== handling responses from peer ==========*/
+
+static const oop_rd_style peer_rd_style= {
+  OOP_RD_DELIM_STRIP, '\n',
+  OOP_RD_NUL_FORBID,
+  OOP_RD_SHORTREC_FORBID
+};
+
+static void *peer_rd_err(oop_source *lp, oop_read *oread, oop_event ev,
+                        const char *errmsg, int errnoval,
+                        const char *data, size_t recsz, void *conn_v) {
+  Conn *conn= conn_v;
+  connfail(conn, "error receiving from peer: %s", errmsg);
+  return OOP_CONTINUE;
+}
 
+static Article *article_reply_check(Connection *conn, const char *response,
+                                   int code_indicates_streaming,
+                                   const char *sanitised_response) {
+  Article *art= LIST_REMHEAD(conn->sent);
 
+  if (!art) {
+    connfail(conn,
+            "peer gave unexpected response when no commands outstanding: %s",
+            sanitised_response);
+    return 0;
+  }
 
-    int circ_used= circ_write - circ_read;
-    if (circ_used < 0) circ_used += CONNBUFSZ;
-    writeable_moredata(conn, CONNBUFSZ-1 - circ_used);
+  if (code_indicates_streaming) {
+    assert(!memchr(response, 0, 4)); /* ensured by peer_rd_ok */
+    if (!conn->stream) {
+      connfail("peer gave streaming response code "
+              " to IHAVE or subsequent body: %s", sanitised_response);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    const char *got_mid= response+4;
+    int got_midlen= strcspn(got_mid, " \n\r");
+    if (got_midlen<3 || got_mid[0]!='<' || got_mid[got_midlen-1]!='>') {
+      connfail("peer gave streaming response with syntactically invalid"
+              " messageid: %s", sanitised_response);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if (got_midlen != art->midlen ||
+       memcmp(got_mid, art->messageid, got_midlen)) {
+      connfail("peer gave streaming response code to wrong article -"
+              " probable synchronisation problem; we offered: %s;"
+              " peer said: %s",
+              art->messageid, sanitised_response);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (conn->stream) {
+      connfail("peer gave non-streaming response code to CHECK/TAKETHIS: %s",
+              sanitised_response);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return art;
+}
+
+static void update_nocheck(int accepted) {
+  accept_proportion *= accept_decay;
+  accept_proportion += accepted;
+  nocheck= accept_proportion >= nocheck_thresh;
+  if (nocheck && !nocheck_reported) {
+    notice("entering nocheck mode for the first time");
+    nocheck_reported= 1;
+  }
+}
+
+static void article_done(Connection *conn, Article *art, int whichcount) {
+  *count++;
+  art->ipf->counts.articles[art->checked][whichcount]++;
+  if (whichcount == RC_accepted) update_nocheck(1);
+  else if (whichcount == RC_unwanted) update_nocheck(0);
+
+  InputFile *ipf= art->ipf;
+  while (art->blanklen) {
+    static const char spaces[]=
+      "                                                                "
+      "                                                                "
+      "                                                                "
+      "                                                                ";
+    int w= art->blanklen;  if (w >= sizeof(spaces)) w= sizeof(spaces)-1;
+    int r= pwrite(ipf->fd, spaces, w, art->offset);
+    if (r==-1) {
+      if (errno==EINTR) continue;
+      sysdie("failed to blank entry for %s (length %d at offset %lu) in %s",
+            art->messageid, art->blanklen, art->offset, ipf->path);
+    }
+    assert(r>=0 && r<=w);
+    art->blanklen -= w;
+    art->offset += w;
+  }
+
+  ipf->inprogress--;
+  assert(ipf->inprogress >= 0);
+
+  if (!ipf->inprogress)
+    loop->on_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, statemc_check_input_done, ipf);
+
+  free(art);
+}
+
+static void *peer_rd_ok(oop_source *lp, oop_read *oread, oop_event ev,
+                       const char *errmsg, int errnoval,
+                       const char *data, size_t recsz, void *conn_v) {
+  Conn *conn= conn_v;
 
-    if (conn->circ_read == conn->circ_write)
+  if (ev == OOP_RD_EOF) {
+    connfail(conn, "unexpected EOF from peer");
+    return OOP_CONTINUE;
+  }
+  assert(ev == OOP_RD_OK);
+
+  char *ep;
+  unsigned long code= strtoul(data, &ep, 10);
+  if (ep != data+3 || *ep != ' ' || data[0]=='0') {
+    char sanibuf[100];
+    const char *p= data;
+    char *q= sanibuf;
+    *q++= '`';
+    for (;;) {
+      if (q > sanibuf+sizeof(sanibuf)-8) { strcpy(q,"..."); break; }
+      int c= *p++;
+      if (!c) { *q++= '\''; break; }
+      if (c>=' ' && c<=126 && c!='\\') { *q++= c; continue; }
+      sprintf(q,"\\x%02x",c);
+      q += 4;
+    }
+    connfail(conn, "badly formatted response from peer: %s", sanibuf);
+    return OOP_CONTINUE;
+  }
+
+  if (conn->quitting) {
+    if (code!=205) {
+      connfail(conn, "peer gave failure response to QUIT: %s", sani);
+      return OOP_CONTINUE;
+    }
+    conn close ok;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Article *art;
+
+#define GET_ARTICLE                                                        \
+  art= article_reply_check(conn, data, code_streaming, sani);              \
+  if (art) ; else return OOP_CONTINUE /* reply_check has failed the conn */
+
+#define ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(streaming,how)                       \
+  code_streaming= (streaming)                                  \
+  GET_ARTICLE;                                                 \
+  article_done(conn, art, RC_##how);  break;
+
+#define PEERBADMSG(m) connfail(conn, m ": %s", sani);  return OOP_CONTINUE
+
+  int code_streaming= 0;
+
+  switch (code) {
+
+  case 400: PEERBADMSG("peer stopped accepting articles");
+  case 503: PEERBADMSG("peer timed us out");
+  default:  PEERBADMSG("peer sent unexpected message");
+
+  case 435: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,unwanted); /* IHAVE says they have it */
+  case 438: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,unwanted); /* CHECK/TAKETHIS: they have it */
+
+  case 235: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,accepted); /* IHAVE says thanks */
+  case 239: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,accepted); /* TAKETHIS says thanks */
+
+  case 437: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,rejected); /* IHAVE says rejected */
+  case 439: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,rejected); /* TAKETHIS says rejected */
+
+  case 238: /* CHECK says send it */
+    code_streaming= 1;
+  case 335: /* IHAVE says send it */
+    GET_ARTICLE;
+    count_checkedwanted++;
+    LIST_ADDTAIL(conn->queue);
+    if (art->checked) {
+      connfail("peer gave %d response to article body: %s",code, sani);
       return OOP_CONTINUE;
+    }
+    art->checked= 1;
+    break;
+
+  case 431: /* CHECK or TAKETHIS says try later */
+    code_streaming= 1;
+  case 436: /* IHAVE says try later */
+    GET_ARTICLE;
+    open_defer();
+    if (fprintf(defer, "%s %s\n", TokenToText(art->token), art->messageid) <0
+       || fflush(defer))
+      sysfatal("write to defer file %s",path_defer);
+    article_done(conn, art, RC_deferred);
+    break;
+
+  }
+
+  check_check_work(conn);
+  return OOP_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+
+/*========== monitoring of input files ==========*/
+
+static void feedfile_eof(InputFile *ipf) {
+  assert(ipf != main_input_file); /* promised by tailing_try_read */
+
+  inputfile_tailing_stop(ipf);
+
+  if (ipf == backlog_input_file) {
+    assert(ipf->fd >= 0);
+    if (close(ipf->fd)) sysdie("could not close backlog file %s", ipf->path);
+    ipf->fd= -1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  assert(ipf == flushing_input_file);
+
+  inputfile_tailing_stop(ipf);
+  assert(ipf->fd >= 0);
+  if (close(ipf->fd)) sysdie("could not close input file %s", ipf->path);
+  ipf->fd= -1;
+
+  assert(sms==sm_SEPARATED || sms==sm_DROPPING);
+
+  if (main_input_file)
+    inputfile_tailing_start(main_input_file);
+}
+
+static InputFile *open_input_file(const char *path) {
+  int fd= open(path, O_RDONLY);
+  if (fd<0) {
+    if (errno==ENOENT) return 0;
+    sysfatal("unable to open input file %s", path);
+  }
+
+  InputFile *ipf= xmalloc(sizeof(*ipf) + strlen(path) + 1);
+  memset(ipf,0,sizeof(*ipf));
+
+  ipf->readable.on_readable= tailing_on_readable;
+  ipf->readable.on_cancel=   tailing_on_cancel;
+  ipf->readable.try_read=    tailing_try_read;
+
+  ipf->fd= fd;
+  strcpy(ipf->path, path);
+
+  return ipf;
+}
+
+static void close_input_file(InputFile *ipf) {
+  assert(!ipf->readable_callback); /* must have had ->on_cancel */
+  assert(!ipf->filemon); /* must have had inputfile_tailing_stop */
+  assert(!ipf->rd); /* must have had inputfile_tailing_stop */
+  assert(!ipf->inprogress); /* no dangling pointers pointing here */
+
+  if (ipf->fd >= 0)
+    if (close(ipf->fd)) sysdie("could not close input file %s", ipf->path);
+
+  free(ipf);
+}
+
+
+/*---------- dealing with articles read in the input file ----------*/
+
+typedef void *feedfile_got_article(oop_source *lp, oop_read *rd,
+                                  oop_rd_event ev, const char *errmsg,
+                                  int errnoval,
+                                  const char *data, size_t recsz,
+                                  void *ipf_v) {
+  InputFile *ipf= ipf_v;
+  Article *art;
+  char tokentextbuf[sizeof(TOKEN)*2+3];
+
+  if (!data) { feedfile_eof(ipf); return OOP_CONTINUE; }
+
+  if (data[0] && data[0]!=' ') {
+    char *space= strchr(data,' ');
+    int tokenlen= space-data;
+    int midlen= (int)recsz-tokenlen-1;
+    if (midlen < 0) goto bad_data;
+
+    if (tokenlen != sizeof(TOKEN)*2+2) goto bad_data;
+    memcpy(tokentextbuf, data, tokenlen);
+    tokentextbuf[tokenlen]= 0;
+    if (!IsToken(tokentextbuf)) goto bad_data;
+
+    art= xmalloc(sizeof(*art) - 1 + midlen + 1);
+    art->offset= ipf->offset;
+    art->blanklen= recsz;
+    art->midlen= midlen;
+    art->checked= art->sentbody= 0;
+    art->ipf= ipf;  ipf->inprogress++;
+    art->token= TextToToken(tokentextbuf);
+    strcpy(art->messageid, space+1);
+    LIST_ADDTAIL(queue, art);
+  }
+  ipf->offset += recsz + 1;
+
+  if (sms==sm_NORMAL && ipf==main_input_file &&
+      (ipf->offset >= flush_threshold || !until_spontaneous_flush) {
+
+    notice("starting flush (%lu >= %lu)",
+          (unsigned long)ipf->offset, (unsigned long)flush_threshold);
+
+    int r= link(feedfile, duct_path);
+    if (r) sysdie("link feedfile %s to flushing file %s", feedfile, dut_path);
+    /* => Hardlinked */
+
+    r= unlink(feedfile);
+    if (r) sysdie("unlink old feedfile link %s", feedfile);
+    /* => Moved */
+
+    spawn_inndcomm_flush(); /* => Flushing, sets sms to sm_FLUSHING */
+  }
+
+  check_master_queue();
+}
+
+
+/*========== tailing input file ==========*/
+
+static void filemon_start(InputFile *ipf) {
+  assert(!ipf->filemon);
+
+  ipf->filemon= xmalloc(sizeof(*ipf->filemon));
+  memset(ipf->filemon, 0, sizeof(*ipf->filemon));
+  filemon_method_startfile(ipf, ipf->filemon);
+}
+
+static void filemon_stop(InputFile *ipf) {
+  if (!ipf->filemon) return;
+  filemon_method_stopfile(ipf, ipf->filemon);
+  free(ipf->filemon);
+  ipf->filemon= 0;
+}
+
+static void filemon_callback(InputFile *ipf) {
+  ipf->readable_callback(ipf->readable_callback_user);
+}
+
+static void *tailing_rable_call_time(oop_source *loop, struct timeval tv,
+                                    void *user) {
+  InputFile *ipf= user;
+  return ipf->readable_callback(ipf->readable_callback_user);
+}
+
+static void on_cancel(struct oop_readable *rable) {
+  InputFile *ipf= (void*)rable;
+
+  if (ipf->filemon) filemon_stopfile(ipf);
+  loop->cancel_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, tailing_rable_call_time, ipf);
+  ipf->readable_callback= 0;
+}
+
+static int tailing_on_readable(struct oop_readable *rable,
+                               oop_readable_call *cb, void *user) {
+  InputFile *ipf= (void*)rable;
+
+  tailing_on_cancel(rable);
+  ipf->readable_callback= cb;
+  ipf->readable_callback_user= user;
+  filemon_startfile(ipf);
+
+  loop->on_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, tailing_rable_call_time, ipf);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t tailing_try_read(struct oop_readable *rable, void *buffer,
+                               size_t length) {
+  InputFile *ipf= (void*)rable;
+  for (;;) {
+    ssize_t r= read(ipf->fd, buffer, length);
+    if (r==-1) {
+      if (errno==EINTR) continue;
+      return r;
+    }
+    if (!r) {
+      if (ipf==main_input_file) {
+       errno=EAGAIN;
+       return -1;
+      } else if (ipf==flushing_input_file) {
+       assert(ipf->fd>=0);
+       assert(sms==sm_SEPARATED || sms==sm_DROPPING);
+      } else if (ipf==backlog_input_file) {
+       assert(ipf->fd>=0);
+      } else {
+       abort();
+      }
+    }
+    return r;
+  }
+}
+
+/*---------- filemon implemented with inotify ----------*/
+
+#if defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) && !defined(HAVE_FILEMON)
+#define HAVE_FILEMON
+
+#include <linux/inotify.h>
 
-    struct iovec iov[2];
-    int niov= 1;
-    iov[0].iov_base= conn->circ_buf + conn->circ_read;
-    if (conn->circ_read > conn->circ_write) { /* wrapped */
-      iov[0].iov_len= CONNBUFSZ - conn->circ_read;
-      iov[1].iov_base= conn->circ_buf;
-      iov[1].iov_len= conn->circ_write;
-      if (niov[1].iov_len) niov= 2;
+static int filemon_inotify_fd;
+static int filemon_inotify_wdmax;
+static InputFile **filemon_inotify_wd2ipf;
+
+typedef struct Filemon_Perfile {
+  int wd;
+} Filemon_Inotify_Perfile;
+
+static void filemon_method_startfile(InputFile *ipf, Filemon_Perfile *pf) {
+  int wd= inotify_add_watch(filemon_inotify_fd, ipf->path, IN_MODIFY);
+  if (wd < 0) sysdie("inotify_add_watch %s", ipf->path);
+
+  if (wd >= filemon_inotify_wdmax) {
+    int newmax= wd+2;
+    filemon_inotify_wd= xrealloc(filemon_inotify_wd2ipf,
+                                sizeof(*filemon_inotify_wd2ipf) * newmax);
+    memset(filemon_inotify_wd2ipf + filemon_inotify_wdmax, 0,
+          sizeof(*filemon_inotify_wd2ipf) * (newmax - filemon_inotify_wdmax));
+    filemon_inotify_wdmax= newmax;
+  }
+
+  assert(!filemon_inotify_wd2ipf[wd]);
+  filemon_inotify_wd2ipf[wd]= ipf;
+
+  debug("filemon inotify startfile %p wd=%d wdmax=%d",
+       ipf, wd, filemon_inotify_wdmax);
+
+  pf->wd= wd;
+}
+
+static void filemon_method_stopfile(InputFile *ipf, Filemon_Perfile *pf) {
+  int wd= pf->wd;
+  debug("filemon inotify stopfile %p wd=%d", ipf, wd);
+  int r= inotify_rm_watch(filemon_inotify_fd, filemon_inotify_wd);
+  if (r) sysdie("inotify_rm_watch");
+  filemon_inotify_wd2ipf[wd]= 0;
+}
+
+static void *filemon_inotify_readable(oop_source *lp, int fd,
+                                     oop_event e, void *u) {
+  struct inotify_event iev;
+  for (;;) {
+    int r= read(filemon_inotify_fd, &iev, sizeof(iev));
+    if (r==-1) {
+      if (errno==EAGAIN) break;
+      sysdie("read from inotify master");
+    } else if (r==sizeof(iev)) {
+      assert(iev.wd >= 0 && iev.wd < filemon_inotify_wdmax);
     } else {
-      iov[0].iov_len= conn->circ_write - conn->circ_read;
+      die("inotify read %d bytes wanted struct of %d", r, (int)sizeof(iev));
     }
-    ssize_t rs= writev(conn->fd, &iov, niov);
-    if (rs < 0) {
-      
+    InputFile *ipf= filemon_inotify_wd2ipf[iev.wd];
+    debug("filemon inotify readable read %p wd=%p", iev.wd, ipf);
+    filemon_callback(ipf);
+  }
+  return OOP_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+static int filemon_method_init(void) {
+  filemon_inotify_fd= inotify_init();
+  if (filemon_inotify_fd<0) {
+    syswarn("could not initialise inotify: inotify_init failed");
+    return 0;
+  }
+  set nonblock;
+  loop->on_fd(loop, filemon_inotify_fd, OOP_READ, filemon_inotify_readable);
+
+  debug("filemon inotify init filemon_inotify_fd=%d", filemon_inotify_fd);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_INOTIFY && !HAVE_FILEMON *//
+
+/*---------- filemon dummy implementation ----------*/
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_FILEMON)
+
+typedef struct Filemon_Perfile { int dummy; } Filemon_Dummy_Perfile;
+
+static int filemon_method_init(void) { return 0; }
+static void filemon_method_startfile(InputFile *ipf, Filemon_Perfile *pf) { }
+static void filemon_method_stopfile(InputFile *ipf, Filemon_Perfile *pf) { }
+
+#endif /* !HAVE_FILEMON */
+
+/*---------- interface to start and stop an input file ----------*/
+
+static const oop_rd_style feedfile_rdstyle= {
+  OOP_RD_DELIM_STRIP, '\n',
+  OOP_RD_NUL_FORBID,
+  OOP_RD_SHORTREC_EOF,
+};
+
+static void inputfile_tailing_start(InputFile *ipf) {
+  assert(!ipf->fd);
+  ipf->readable->on_readable= tailing_on_readable;
+  ipf->readable->on_cancel=   tailing_on_cancel;
+  ipf->readable->try_read=    tailing_try_read;
+  ipf->readable->delete_tidy= 0; /* we never call oop_rd_delete_{tidy,kill} */
+  ipf->readable->delete_kill= 0;
+
+  ipf->readable_callback= 0;
+  ipf->readable_callback_user= 0;
+
+  ipf->rd= oop_rd_new(loop, &ipf->readable, 0,0);
+  assert(ipf->fd);
+
+  int r= oop_rd_read(ipf->rd, &feedfile_rdstyle, MAX_LINE_FEEDFILE,
+                    feedfile_got_article,ipf, feedfile_problem,ipf);
+  if (r) sysdie("unable start reading feedfile %s",ipf->path);
+}
+
+static void inputfile_tailing_stop(InputFile *ipf) {
+  assert(ipf->fd);
+  oop_rd_cancel(ipf->rd);
+  oop_rd_delete(ipf->rd);
+  ipf->rd= 0;
+  assert(!ipf->filemon); /* we shouldn't be monitoring it now */
+}
+
+
+/*========== interaction with innd - state machine ==========*/
+
+/* See official state diagram at top of file.  We implement
+ * this as follows:
+
+          ================
+           WAITING
+          [Nothing/Noduct]
+           poll for F
+          ================
+               |
+               |     TIMEOUT and no defer, no backlog
+               |`--------------------------.
+               |                           |
+                | OPEN F SUCCEEDS           | exit
+     ,--------->|                           V
+     |          V                         =========
+     |     ========                        (ESRCH)
+     |      NORMAL                        [Dropped]
+     |     [Normal]                       =========
+     |      main F tail
+     |     ========
+     |          |
+     |          | F IS SO BIG WE SHOULD FLUSH
+     ^          | hardlink F to D
+     |     [Hardlinked]
+     |          | unlink F
+     |          | our handle onto F is now onto D
+     |     [Moved]
+     |          |
+     |          |<---------------------------------------------------.
+     |          |                                                    |
+     |          | spawn inndcomm flush                               |
+     |          V                                                    |
+     |     ==========                                                |
+     |      FLUSHING                                                 |
+     |     [Flushing]                                                |
+     |      main D tail                                              |
+     |     ==========                                                |
+     |          |                                                    |
+     |          |   INNDCOMM FLUSH FAILS                             ^
+     |          |`----------------------->----------.                |
+     |          |                                   |                |
+     |          |   NO SUCH SITE                    V                |
+     ^          |`--------------->----.          ===========         |
+     |          |                      \         FLUSHFAIL           |
+     |          |                       \        [Moved]             |
+     |          |                        \       main D tail         |
+     |          |                         \      ===========         |
+     |          |                          \        |                |
+     |          |                           \       | TIME TO RETRY  |
+     |          |                            \      `----------------'
+     |          | FLUSH OK                    \
+     |          | open F                       \
+     |          V                               V
+     |     =============                     ============
+     |      SEPARATED/                        DROPPING/
+     |      old->fd>=0                        old->fd>=0
+     |     [Separated]                       [Dropping]
+     |      main F idle                       main none
+     |      old  D tail                       old  D tail
+     |     =============                     ============
+     |          |                                 |
+     ^          | EOF ON D                        | EOF ON D
+     |          V                                 V
+     |     ===============                   ===============
+     |      SEPARATED/                        DROPPING/
+     |      old->fd==-1                       old->fd==-1
+     |     [Finishing]                       [Dropping]
+     |      main F tail                              main none
+     |      old  D closed                     old  D closed
+     |     ===============                          ===============
+     |          |                               |
+     |          | ALL D PROCESSED                | ALL D PROCESSED
+     |          V install defer as backlog       V install defer as backlog
+     ^          | close D                        | close D
+     |          | unlink D                       | unlink D
+     |          |                                | exit
+     `----------'                                V
+                                             ==========
+                                              (ESRCH)
+                                             [Droppped]
+                                             ==========
+ */
+
+static void statemc_init(void) {
+  struct stat stab, stabf;
+  int noent;
+
+  path_lock=        xasprintf("%s_lock",      feedfile);
+  path_flushing=    xasprintf("%s_flushing",  feedfile);
+  path_defer=       xasprintf("%s_defer",     feedfile);
+  globpat_backlog=  xasprintf("%s_backlog*",  feedfile);
+
+  for (;;) {
+    int lockfd= open(path_lock, O_CREAT|O_RDWR, 0600);
+    if (lockfd<0) sysfatal("open lockfile %s", path_lock);
+
+    struct flock fl;
+    memset(&fl,0,sizeof(fl));
+    fl.l_type= F_WRLCK;
+    fl.l_whence= SEEK_SET;
+    r= fcntl(lockfd, F_SETLK, &fl);
+    if (r==-1) {
+      if (errno==EACCES || errno==EAGAIN) {
+       if (quiet_if_locked) exit(0);
+       fatal("another duct holds the lockfile");
+      }
+      sysdie("fcntl F_SETLK lockfile %s", path_lock);
+    }
+
+    xfstat_isreg(lockfd, &stabf, "lockfile");
+    xlstat_isreg(path_lock, &stab, &noent, "lockfile");
+
+    if (!noent && samefile(&stab, &stabf))
+      break;
+
+    if (close(lockfd))
+      sysdie("could not close stale lockfile %s", path_lock);
+  }
+  debug("startup: locked");
+
+  search_backlog_file();
+
+  xlstat_isreg(path_defer, &stab, &noent, "defer file");
+  if (noent) {
+    debug("startup: ductdefer ENOENT");
+  } else {
+    debug("startup: ductdefer nlink=%ld", (long)stab.st_nlink);
+    switch (stab.st_nlink==1) {
+    case 1:
+      open_defer(); /* so that we will later close it and rename it */
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      if (unlink(path_defer))
+       sysdie("could not unlink stale defer file link %s (presumably"
+              " hardlink to backlog file)", path_defer);
+      break;
+    default:
+      die("defer file %s has unexpected link count %d",
+         path_defer, stab.st_nlink);
+    }
+  }
+
+  InputFile *file_d= open_input_file(path_flushing);
+
+  if (file_d) {
+    struct stat stab_f, stab_d;
+
+    xlstat_isreg(feedfile, &stab_f, &noent, "feed file");
+    if (noent) {
+      debug("startup: D exists, F ENOENT => Moved");
+      goto found_moved;
     }
-    assert(rs > 0);
 
-    conn->circ_read += rs;
-    if (conn->circ_read > CONNBUFSZ)
-      conn->circ_read -= CONNBUFSZ;
+    debug("startup: F and D both exist");
+
+    xfstat_isreg(file_d->fd, &stab_d, "flushing file");
+
+    if (samefile(&stab_d, &stab_f)) {
+      debug("startup: F==D => Hardlinked");
+      r= unlink(path_flushing);
+      if (r) sysdie("unlink feed file %s during startup", feedfile);
+    found_moved:
+      debug(" => Moved");
+      startup_set_input_file(file_d);
+      spawn_inndcomm_flush(); /* => Flushing, sets sms to sm_FLUSHING */
+    } else {
+      debug("F!=D => Separated");
+      SMS(SEPARATED, 0, "found both old and current feed files");
+      startup_set_input_file(file_d);
+    }
+  } else {
+    debug("startup: D ENOENT => Nothing");
+    fixme need to try flushing innd here - needs state diagram changes;
+    SMS(WAITING, open_wait_periods, "no feed file currently exists");
+  }
+}
+
+static void statemc_poll(void) {
+  if (sms==sm_WAITING) { statemc_waiting_poll(); return; }
+
+  if (!sm_period_counter) return;
+  sm_period_counter--;
+  assert(sm_period_counter>=0);
+
+  if (sm_period_counter) return;
+  switch (sms) {
+  case sm_WAITING:
+    fatal("timed out waiting for innd to create feed file %s", feedfile);
+  case sm_FLUSHFAIL:
+    spawn_inndcomm_flush(void);
+    break;
+  default:
+    abort();
   }
 }
 
+static void statemc_waiting_poll(void) {
+  InputFile *file_f= open_input_file(feedfile);
+  if (!file_f) return;
+  startup_set_input_file(file_d);
+  SMS(NORMAL, 0, "found and opened feed file");
+}
+
+static void startup_set_input_file(InputFile *f) {
+  assert(!main_input_file);
+  main_input_file= f;
+  until_spontaneous_flush= spontaneous_flush_periods;
+  inputfile_tailing_start(f);
+}
+
+static void *statemc_check_input_done(oop_source *lp,
+                                     struct timeval now, void *ipf_v) {
+  InputFile *ipf= ipf_v;
+  struct stat stab;
+
+  if (ipf->inprogress) return; /* new article in the meantime */
+  if (ipf->fd >= 0); return; /* not had EOF */
+
+  if (ipf == backlog_input_file) {
+    notice_processed(ipf,"backlog file",ipf->path);
+    close_input_file(ipf);
+    if (unlink(ipf->path)) {
+      if (errno != ENOENT)
+       sysdie("could not unlink processed backlog file %s", ipf->path);
+      warn("backlog file %s vanished while we were reading it"
+          " so we couldn't remove it (but it's done now, anyway)",
+          ipf->path);
+    }
+    backlog_input_file= 0;
+    search_backlog_file();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  assert(ipf == flushing_input_file);
+  assert(sms==sm_SEPARATED || sms==sm_DROPPING);
+
+  notice_processed(ipf,"feed file",0);
+
+  close_defer();
+
+  if (unlink(path_flushing))
+    sysdie("could not unlink old flushing file %s", path_flushing);
+
+  if (sms==sm_DROPPING) {
+    if (search_backlog_file()) {
+      debug("feed dropped but still backlogs to process");
+      return;
+    }
+    notice("feed dropped and our work is complete");
+    r= unlink(path_lock);
+    if (r) sysdie("unlink lockfile for old feed %s", path_lock);
+    exit(0);
+  }
+
+  open_defer();
+
+  close_input_file(flushing_input_file);
+  flushing_input_file= 0;
+
+  notice("flush complete");
+  SMS(NORMAL, 0, "flush complete");
+}
+
+static void statemc_setstate(StateMachineState newsms, int periods,
+                            const char *forlog, const char *why) {
+  sms= newsms;
+  sm_period_counter= periods;
+  if (periods) {
+    info("%s[%d] %s",periods,forlog,why);
+  } else {
+    info("%s %s",forlog,why);
+  }
+}
+
+/*---------- defer and backlog files ----------*/
+
+static void open_defer(void) {
+  struct stat stab;
+
+  if (defer) return;
+
+  defer= fopen(path_defer, "a+");
+  if (!defer) sysfatal("could not open defer file %s", path_defer);
+
+  /* truncate away any half-written records */
+
+  xfstat_isreg(fileno(defer), &stab, "newly opened defer file");
+
+  if (stab.st_size > LONG_MAX)
+    die("defer file %s size is far too large", path_defer);
+
+  if (!stab.st_size)
+    return;
+
+  long orgsize= stab.st_size;
+  long truncto= stab.st_size;
+  for (;;) {
+    if (!truncto) break; /* was only (if anything) one half-truncated record */
+    if (fseek(defer, truncto-1, SEEK_SET) < 0)
+      sysdie("seek in defer file %s while truncating partial", path_defer);
+
+    r= getc(defer);
+    if (r==EOF) {
+      if (ferror(defer))
+       sysdie("failed read from defer file %s", path_defer);
+      else
+       die("defer file %s shrank while we were checking it!", path_defer);
+    }
+    if (r=='\n') break;
+    truncto--;
+  }
+
+  if (stab.st_size != truncto) {
+    warn("truncating half-record at end of defer file %s -"
+        " shrinking by %ld bytes from %ld to %ld",
+        path_defer, orgsize - truncto, orgsize, truncto);
+
+    if (fflush(defer))
+      sysfatal("could not flush defer file %s", path_defer);
+    if (ftruncate(fileno(defer), truncto))
+      sysdie("could not truncate defer file %s", path_defer);
+
+  } else {
+    info("continuing existing defer file %s (%ld bytes)",
+        path_defer, orgsize);
+  }
+  if (fseek(defer, truncto, SEEK_SET))
+    sysdie("could not seek to new end of defer file %s", path_defer);
+}
+
+static void close_defer(void) {
+  if (!defer)
+    return;
+
+  xfstat(fileno(defer), &stab, "defer file");
+
+  if (fclose(defer)) sysfatal("could not close defer file %s", path_defer);
+  defer= 0;
+
+  char *backlog= xasprintf("%s_backlog_%lu.%lu", feedfile,
+                          (unsigned long)now.tv_sec,
+                          (unsigned long)stab.st_ino);
+  if (link(path_defer, path_backlog))
+    sysfatal("could not install defer file %s as backlog file %s",
+          path_defer, backlog);
+  if (unlink(path_defer))
+    sysdie("could not unlink old defer link %s to backlog file %s",
+          path_defer, backlog);
+
+  if (backlog_nextscan_periods < 0 ||
+      backlog_nextscan_periods > backlog_retry_minperiods + 1)
+    backlog_nextscan_periods= backlog_retry_minperiods + 1;
+}
 
-main {
-  ignore sigpipe;
+static void poll_backlog_file(void) {
+  if (backlog_nextscan_periods < 0) return;
+  if (backlog_nextscan_periods-- > 0) return;
+  search_backlog_file();
+}
+
+static int search_backlog_file(void) {
+  /* returns non-0 iff there are any backlog files */
+
+  glob_t gl;
+  int r;
+  struct stat stab;
+  const char *oldest_path=0;
+  time_t oldest_mtime, now;
+
+  if (backlog_input_file) return 3;
+
+ try_again:
+
+  r= glob(globpat_backlog, GLOB_ERR|GLOB_MARK|GLOB_NOSORT, 0, &gl);
+
+  switch (r) {
+  case GLOB_ABORTED:
+    sysdie("failed to expand backlog pattern %s", globpat_backlog);
+  case GLOB_NOSPACE:
+    die("out of memory expanding backlog pattern %s", globpat_backlog);
+  case 0:
+    for (i=0; i<gl.gl_pathc; i++) {
+      const char *path= gl.gl_pathv[i];
+
+      if (strchr(path,'#') || strchr(path,'~')) {
+       debug("backlog file search skipping %s", path);
+       continue;
+      }
+      r= stat(path, &stab);
+      if (r) {
+       syswarn("failed to stat backlog file %s", path);
+       continue;
+      }
+      if (!S_ISREG(stab.st_mode)) {
+       warn("backlog file %s is not a plain file (or link to one)", path);
+       continue;
+      }
+      if (!oldest_path || stab.st_mtime < oldest_mtime) {
+       oldest_path= path;
+       oldest_mtime= stab.st_mtime;
+      }
+    }
+  case GLOB_NOMATCH: /* fall through */
+    break;
+  default:
+    sysdie("glob expansion of backlog pattern %s gave unexpected"
+          " nonzero (error?) return value %d", globpat_backlog, r);
+  }
+
+  globfree(&gl);
+
+  if (!oldest_path) {
+    debug("backlog scan: none");
+    backlog_nextscan_periods= backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  now= time();  if (now==-1) sysdie("time(2) failed");
+  double age= difftime(now, oldest_mtime);
+  long age_deficiency= (backlog_retry_minperiods * PERIOD_SECONDS) - age;
+
+  if (age_deficiency <= 0) {
+    debug("backlog scan: found age=%f deficiency=%ld oldest=%s",
+         age, age_deficiency, oldest_path);
+
+    backlog_input_file= open_input_file(oldest_path);
+    if (!backlog_input_file) {
+      warn("backlog file %s vanished as we opened it", backlog_input_file);
+      goto try_again;
+    }
+    inputfile_tailing_start(backlog_input_file);
+    backlog_nextscan_periods= -1;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  backlog_nextscan_periods= age_deficiency / PERIOD_SECONDS;
+
+  if (backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods >= 0 &&
+      backlog_nextscan_periods > backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods)
+    backlog_nextscan_periods= backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
+
+  debug("backlog scan: young age=%f deficiency=%ld nextscan=%d oldest=%s",
+       age, age_deficiency, backlog_nextscan_periods, oldest_path);
+  return 2;
+}
+
+/*========== flushing the feed ==========*/
+
+static pid_t inndcomm_child;
+
+static void *inndcomm_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
+  assert(inndcomm_child);
+  int status= xwaitpid(&inndcomm_child, "inndcomm");
+  loop->cancel_fd(fd);
+  close(fd);
+
+  assert(!flushing_input_file);
+
+  if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
+    switch (WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
+
+    case INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_FAIL:
+      goto failed;
+
+    case INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_NONESUCH:
+      warn("feed has been dropped by innd, finishing up");
+      flushing_input_file= main_input_file;
+      main_input_file= 0;
+      SMS(DROPPING, 0, "dropped by innd");
+      return OOP_CONTINUE;
+
+    case 0:
+      flushing_input_file= main_input_file;
+      main_input_file= open_input_file(feedfile);
+      if (!main_input_file)
+       die("flush succeeded but feedfile %s does not exist!", feedfile);
+      until_spontaneous_flush= spontaneous_flush_periods;
+      SMS(SEPARATED, 0, "feed file missing");
+      return OOP_CONTINUE;
+
+    default:
+      goto unexpected_exitstatus;
+
+    }
+  } else if (WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) == SIGALRM) {
+    warn("flush timed out trying to talk to innd");
+    goto failed;
+  } else {
+  unexpected_exitstatus:
+    report_child_status("inndcomm child", status);
+  }
+
+ failed:
+  SMS(FLUSHFAIL, flushfail_retry_periods, "flush failed, will retry");
+}
+
+static void inndcommfail(const char *what) {
+  syswarn("error communicating with innd: %s failed: %s", what, ICCfailure);
+  exit(INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_FAIL);
+}
+
+void spawn_inndcomm_flush(void) {
+  int pipefds[2];
+
+  assert(sms==sm_NORMAL || sms==sm_FLUSHFAIL);
+  assert(!inndcomm_child);
+
+  if (pipe(pipefds)) sysdie("create pipe for inndcomm child sentinel");
+
+  inndcomm_child= xfork();
+
+  if (!inndcomm_child) {
+    static char flushargv[2]= { sitename, 0 };
+    char *reply;
+
+    close(pipefds[0]);
+
+    alarm(inndcomm_flush_timeout);
+    r= ICCopen();                         if (r)   inndcommfail("connect");
+    r= ICCcommand('f',flushargv,&reply);  if (r<0) inndcommfail("transmit");
+    if (!r) exit(0); /* yay! */
+
+    if (!strcmp(reply, "1 No such site")) exit(INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_NONESUCH);
+    syswarn("innd ctlinnd flush failed: innd said %s", reply);
+    exit(INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_FAIL);
+  }
+
+  close(pipefds[1]);
+  int sentinel_fd= pipefds[0];
+  on_fd_read_except(sentinel_fd, inndcomm_event);
+
+  SMS(FLUSHING, 0, "flush is in progress");
+}
+
+/*========== main program ==========*/
+
+static void postfork_inputfile(InputFile *ipf) {
+  if (!ipf) return;
+  assert(ipf->fd >= 0);
+  close(ipf->fd);
+  ipf->fd= -1;
+}
+
+static void postfork_conns(Connection *conn) {
+  while (conn) {
+    close(conn->fd);
+    conn= conn->next;
+  }
+}
+
+static void postfork_stdio(FILE *f) {
+  /* we have no stdio streams that are buffered long-term */
+  if (f) fclose(f);
+}
+
+static void postfork(const char *what) {
+  if (signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL) == SIG_ERR)
+    sysdie("%s child: failed to reset SIGPIPE");
+
+  postfork_inputfile(main_input_file);
+  postfork_inputfile(flushing_input_file);
+  postfork_conns(idle.head);
+  postfork_conns(working.head);
+  postfork_conns(full.head);
+  postfork_stdio(defer);
+}
+
+#define EVERY(what, interval, body)                                         \
+  static const struct timeval what##_timeout = { 5, 0 };                    \
+  static void what##_schedule(void);                                        \
+  static void *what##_timedout(oop_source *lp, struct timeval tv, void *u) { \
+    { body }                                                                \
+    what##_schedule();                                                      \
+  }                                                                         \
+  static void what##_schedule(void) {                                       \
+    loop->on_time(loop, what##_timeout, what##_timedout, 0);                \
+  }
+
+EVERY(filepoll, {5,0}, {
+  if (main_input_file && main_input_file->readable_callback)
+    filemon_callback(main_input_file);
+});
+#define DEBUGF_IPF(wh) " " #wh "=%p/%s:ip=%ld,off=%ld,fd=%d%s" \
+#define DEBUG_IPF(sh)                                          \
+  wh##_input_file, debug_ipf_path(wh##_input_file),            \
+  wh##_input_file->inprogress, (long)wh##_input_file->offset,  \
+  wh##_input_file->fd, wh##_input_file->rd ? "+" : ""
+static const char *debug_ipf_path(InputFile *ipf) {
+  char *slash= strrchr(ipf->path,'/');
+  return slash ? slash+1 : ipf->path;
+}
+
+EVERY(period, {PERIOD_SECONDS,0}, {
+  debug("PERIOD"
+       " sms=%s queue=%d sm_period_counter=%d"
+       " connect_delay=%d until_spontaneous_flush=%d"
+       " input_files" DEBUGF_IPF(main) DEBUGF_IPF(old) DEBUGF_FMT(flushing)
+       " conns idle=%d working=%d full=%d"
+       " children connecting=%ld inndcomm_child"
+       ,
+       sms_names[sms], queue.count, sm_period_counter,
+       connect_delay, until_spontaneous_flush,
+       DEBUG_IPF(main), DEBUG_IPF(flushing), DEBUG_IPF(flushing),
+       idle.count, working.count, full.count,
+       (long)connecting_child, (long)inndcomm_child
+       );
+  if (connect_delay) connect_delay--;
+  if (until_spontaneous_flush) until_spontaneous_flush--;
+  poll_backlog_file();
+  if (!backlog_input_file) close_defer(); /* want to start on a new backlog */
+  statemc_poll();
+  check_master_queue();
+});
+
+
+/*========== option parsing ==========*/
+
+enum OptFlags {
+  of_seconds= 001000u;
+  of_boolean= 002000u;
+};
+
+typedef struct Option Option;
+typedef void OptionParser(const Option*, const char *val);
+
+struct Option {
+  int short;
+  const char *long;
+  void *store;
+  OptionParser *fn;
+  int noarg;
+};
+
+void op_integer(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  char *ep;
+  errno= 0;
+  unsigned long ul= strtoul(val,&ep,10);
+  if (*ep || ep==val || errno || ul>INT_MAX)
+    badusage("bad integer value for %s",o->long);
+  int *store= o->store;
+  *store= ul;
+}
+
+void op_double(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  int *store= o->store;
+  char *ep;
+  errno= 0;
+  *store= strtod(val, &ep);
+  if (*ep || ep==val || errno)
+    badusage("bad floating point value for %s",o->long);
+}
+
+void op_string(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  char **store= o->store;
+  free(*store);
+  *store= val;
+}
+
+void op_seconds(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  int *store= o->store;
+  char *ep;
+
+  double v= strtod(val,&ep);
+  if (ep==val) badusage("bad time/duration value for %s",o->long);
+
+  if (!*ep || !strcmp(ep,"s")) unit= 1;
+  else if (!strcmp(ep,"m")) unit= 60;
+  else if (!strcmp(ep,"h")) unit= 3600;
+  else if (!strcmp(ep,"d")) unit= 86400;
+  else badusage("bad units %s for time/duration value for %s",ep,o->long);
+
+  v *= unit;
+  v= ceil(v);
+  if (v > INT_MAX) badusage("time/duration value for %s out of range",o->long);
+  *store= v;
+}
+
+void op_periods_rndup(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  int *store= o->store;
+  op_seconds(o,val);
+  *store += PERIOD_SECONDS-1;
+  *store /= PERIOD_SECONDS;
+}
+
+void op_periods_booltrue(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  int *store= o->store;
+  *store= 1;
+}
+void op_periods_boolfalse(const Option *o, const char *val) {
+  int *store= o->store;
+  *store= 0;
+}
+
+static const Option options[]= {
+{ 0, "max-connections",       &max_connections           op_integer          },
+{ 0, "streaming",             &try_stream,               op_booltrue,  1     },
+{ 0, "no-streaming",          &try_stream,               op_boolfalse, 1     },
+{'h',"host",                  &remote_host,              op_string           },
+{'P',"port",                  &port                      op_integer          },
+{ 0, "inndconf",              &inndconffile,             op_string           },
+{'f',"feedfile",              &feedfile,                 op_string           },
+{'q',"quiet-multiple",        &quiet_if_locked,          op_booltrue,  1     },
+{ 0, "no-quiet-multiple",     &quiet_if_locked,          op_boolfalse, 1     },
+{'d',"daemon",                &become_daemon,            op_booltrue,  1     },
+{ 0, "no-daemon",             &become_daemon,            op_boolfalse, 1     },
+
+{ 0, "no-check-proportion",   &nocheck_thresh_pct,       op_double           },
+{ 0, "no-check-filter",       &nocheck_decay_articles,   op_double           },
+
+{ 0, "max-queue-size",        &max_queue_per_conn        op_integer          },
+{ 0, "reconnect-interval",    &reconnect_delay_periods,  op_periods_rndup    },
+{ 0, "flush-retry-interval",  &flushfail_retry_periods,  op_periods_rndup    },
+{ 0, "feedfile-open-timeout", &open_wait_periods,        op_periods_rndup    },
+{ 0, "connection-timeout",    &connection_timeout,       op_seconds          },
+{ 0, "inndcomm-timeout",      &inndcomm_flush_timeout,   op_seconds          },
 };
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  const char *arg;
+
+  for (;;) {
+    arg= *++argv;
+    if (!arg) break;
+    if (*arg != '-') break;
+    if (!strcmp(arg,"--")) { arg= *++argv; break; }
+    int a;
+    while ((a= *++arg)) {
+      const Option *o;
+      if (a=='-') {
+       arg++;
+       char *equals= strchr(arg,'=');
+       int len= equals ? (equals - arg) : strlen(arg);
+       for (o=options; o->long; o++)
+         if (strlen(o->long) == len && !memcmp(o->long,arg,len))
+           goto found_long;
+       badusage("unknown long option --%s",arg);
+      found_long:
+       if (o->noarg) {
+         if (equals) badusage("option --%s does not take a value",o->long);
+         arg= 0;
+       } else if (equals) {
+         arg= equals+1;
+       } else {
+         arg= *++argv;
+         if (!arg) badusage("option --%s needs a value",o->long);
+       }
+       o->fn(o, arg);
+       break; /* eaten the whole argument now */
+      }
+      for (o=options; o->long; o++)
+       if (a == o->short)
+         goto found_short;
+      badusage("unknown short option -%c",a);
+    found_short:
+      if (o->noarg) {
+       o->fn(o,0);
+      } else {
+       if (!*++arg) {
+         arg= *++argv;
+         if (!arg) badusage("option -%c needs a value",o->short);
+       }
+       o->fn(o,arg);
+       break; /* eaten the whole argument now */
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!arg) badusage("need site name argument");
+  if (*++argv) badusage("too many non-option arguments");
+  sitename= arg;
+
+  if (nocheck_thresh_pct < 0 || nocheck_thresh_pct > 100)
+    badusage("nocheck threshold percentage must be between 0..100");
+  nocheck_thresh= nocheck_thresh_pct * 0.01;
+
+  if (nocheck_decay_articles < 0.1)
+    badusage("nocheck decay articles must be at least 0.1");
+  nocheck_decay= 1 - 1/nocheck_decay_articles;
+
+  innconf_read(inndconffile);
+
+  if (!feedfile)
+    feedfile= xasprintf("%s/%s",pathoutgoing,sitename);
+  else if (!feedfile[0])
+    badusage("feed filename must be nonempty");
+  else if (feedfile[strlen(feedfile)-1]=='/')
+    feedfile= xasprintf("%s%s",feedfile,sitename);
+
+  const char *feedfile_forbidden= "?*[~#";
+  int c;
+  while ((c= *feedfile_forbidden++))
+    if (strchr(feedfile, c))
+      badusage("feed filename may not contain metacharacter %c",c);
+
+  if (signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN) == SIG_ERR)
+    sysdie("could not ignore SIGPIPE");
+
+  if (become_daemon) {
+    for (i=3; i<255; i++)
+      /* do this now before we open syslog, etc. */
+      close(i);
+    openlog("innduct",LOG_NDELAY|LOG_PID,LOG_NEWS);
+
+    int null= open("/dev/null",O_RDWR);
+    if (null<0) sysdie("failed to open /dev/null");
+    dup2(null,0);
+    dup2(null,1);
+    dup2(null,2);
+    close(null);
+
+    pid_t child1= xfork("daemonise first fork");
+    if (child1) _exit(0);
+
+    pid_t sid= setsid();
+    if (sid != child1) sysdie("setsid failed");
+
+    pid_t child2= xfork("daemonise second fork");
+    if (child2) _exit(0);
+  }
+
+  notice("starting");
+
+  if (!filemon_init()) {
+    warn("no file monitoring available, polling");
+    filepoll_schedule();
+  }
+
+  period_schedule();
+
+  statemc_init();
+
+  loop->execute.
+}