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  * 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.
+ * -8<-
 
 
    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       |
+     ,-->--.                                                 check F, D
+     |     |                                                      |
+     |     |                                                      |
+     |     |  <----------------<---------------------------------'|
+     |     |                                       F exists       |
+     |     |                                       D ENOENT       |
+     |     |  duct opens F                                        |
      |     V                                                     |
      |  Normal                                                    |
      |   F: innd writing, duct reading                            |
      |   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                     |                |
-     |     |`-------------------------->---------'               |
-     |     |                                                             |
+     |     |                        <-----------<-------------<--'|
+     |     |                           open D         F ENOENT    |
+     |     |                           if exists                  |
+     |     |                                                      |
+     |     V                        <---------------------.       |
+     |  Moved                                             |       |
+     |   F: ENOENT                                        |       |
+     |   D: innd writing, duct reading; or ENOENT         |       |
+     |     |                                              |      |
+     |     |  duct requests flush of feed                 |      |
+     |     |   (others can too, harmlessly)               |      |
+     |     V                                             |       |
+     |  Flushing                                         |       |
+     |   F: ENOENT                                               |       |
+     |   D: innd flushing, duct; or ENOENT               |       |
+     |     |                                                     |       |
+     |     |   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     /
+     |   D: duct reading; or ENOENT                  both exist     /
      |     |                                                       /
      |     |  duct gets to the end of D                           /
      |     |  duct opens F too                                          /
    "duct reading" means innduct is reading the file but also
    overwriting processed tokens.
 
+ * ->8- -^L-
  *
+ * rune for printing diagrams:
+
+perl -ne 'print if m/-8\<-/..m/-\>8-/; print "\f" if m/-\^L-/' backends/innduct.c |a2ps -R -B -ops
+
  *
  */
 
+/*============================== PROGRAM ==============================*/
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "storage.h"
+#include "nntp.h"
+
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <oop.h>
+#include <oop-read.h>
 
 /*----- general definitions, probably best not changed -----*/
 
 #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; }
+#define ISNODE(T)   struct { T *succ, *pred; } node
+#define DEFLIST(T)  typedef struct { T *head, *tail, *tp; int count; } T##List
 
-#define NODE(n) ((struct node*)&(n)->head)
+#define NODE(n) ((struct node*)&(n)->node)
 
 #define LIST_ADDHEAD(l,n)                                              \
  (list_addhead((struct list*)&(l), NODE((n))), (void)(l).count++)
@@ -201,34 +200,89 @@ static int nocheck, nocheck_reported;
 #define LIST_INSERT(l,n,pred) \
  (list_insert((struct list*)&(l), NODE((n)), NODE((pred))), (void)(l).count++)
 
+/*----- type predeclarations -----*/
+
+typedef struct Conn Conn;
+typedef struct Article Article;
+typedef enum StateMachineState StateMachineState;
+
+DEFLIST(Conn);
+DEFLIST(Article);
+
+/*----- 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 conn_assign_one_article(ConnList *connlist, Conn **last_assigned);
+static void statemc_setstate(StateMachineState newsms, int periods,
+                            const char *forlog, const char *why);
+static void check_master_queue(void);
+
+/*----- configuration options -----*/
+
+static char *sitename, *feedfile;
+static const char *remote_host;
+static int quiet_multiple=0, become_daemon=1;
+
+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;
+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;
+
 
 /*----- statistics -----*/
 
-#define RESULT_COUNTS                          \
-  RC(offered)                                  \
-  RC(sent)                                     \
-  RC(unwanted)                                 \
-  RC(accepted)                                 \
-  RC(rejected)                                 \
-  RC(deferred)
+typedef enum {      /* in queue                 in conn->sent             */
+  art_Unchecked,    /*   not checked, not sent    checking                */
+  art_Wanted,       /*   checked, wanted          sent body as requested  */
+  art_Unsolicited,  /*   -                        sent body without check */
+  art_MaxState
+} ArtState;
+
+#define RESULT_COUNTS(RCS,RCN)                 \
+  RCS(sent)                                    \
+  RCS(accepted)                                        \
+  RCN(unwanted)                                        \
+  RCN(rejected)                                        \
+  RCN(deferred)                                        \
+  RCN(connretry)
+
+#define RCI_TRIPLE_FMT_BASE "%d(id%d+bd%d+nc%d)"
+#define RCI_TRIPLE_VALS_BASE(counts,x)         \
+       , counts[art_Unchecked] x               \
+       + counts[art_Wanted] x                  \
+       + counts[art_Unsolicited] x,            \
+       counts[art_Unchecked] x                 \
+       , counts[art_Wanted] x                  \
+       , counts[art_Unsolicited] x
 
 typedef enum {
-#define RC_INDEX(x) RCI_##x
-  RESULT_COUNTS
+#define RC_INDEX(x) RCI_##x,
+  RESULT_COUNTS(RC_INDEX, RC_INDEX)
   RCI_max
 } ResultCountIndex;
 
-typedef struct {
-  int articles[2 /* checked */][RCI_max];
-} Counts;
-
 
 /*----- transmission buffers -----*/
 
 #define CONNIOVS 128
 
 typedef enum {
-  xk_Malloc, xk_Const, xk_Artdata;
+  xk_Malloc, xk_Const, xk_Artdata
 } XmitKind;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -242,16 +296,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /*----- 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 */
@@ -265,22 +309,33 @@ typedef struct InputFile {
   long inprogress; /* no. of articles read but not processed */
   off_t offset;
 
-  Counts counts;
+  int counts[art_MaxState][RCI_max];
   char path[];
 } InputFile;
 
+struct Article {
+  ISNODE(Article);
+  ArtState state;
+  int midlen;
+  InputFile *ipf;
+  TOKEN token;
+  off_t offset;
+  int blanklen;
+  char messageid[1];
+};
+
 #define SMS_LIST(X)                            \
-  X(WAITING)                                   \
   X(NORMAL)                                    \
   X(FLUSHING)                                  \
-  X(FLUSHFAIL)                                 \
+  X(FLUSHFAILED)                               \
   X(SEPARATED)                                 \
-  X(DROPPING)
+  X(DROPPING)                                  \
+  X(DROPPED)
 
-typedef enum {
+enum StateMachineState {
 #define SMS_DEF_ENUM(s) sm_##s,
   SMS_LIST(SMS_DEF_ENUM)
-} StateMachineState;
+};
 
 static const char *sms_names[]= {
 #define SMS_DEF_NAME(s) #s ,
@@ -291,8 +346,8 @@ static const char *sms_names[]= {
 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/transmitted - in xmit or waiting reply */
+  ArticleList queue; /* not yet told peer, or CHECK said send it */
+  ArticleList sent; /* offered/transmitted - in xmit or waiting reply */
   struct iovec xmit[CONNIOVS];
   XmitDetails xmitd[CONNIOVS];
   int xmitu;
@@ -301,9 +356,11 @@ struct Conn {
 
 /*----- operational variables -----*/
 
-static int nconns;
-static LIST(Conn) idle, working, full;
-static LIST(Article) *queue;
+static oop_source *loop;
+
+static int nconns, until_connect;
+static ConnList idle, working, full;
+static ArticleList queue;
 
 static char *path_lock, *path_flushing, *path_defer;
 
@@ -316,27 +373,81 @@ static InputFile *main_input_file, *flushing_input_file, *backlog_input_file;
 static int sm_period_counter;
 
 
-/*----- function predeclarations -----*/
+/*========== logging ==========*/
 
-static void conn_check_work(Conn *conn);
+static void logcore(int sysloglevel, const char *fmt, ...)
+     __attribute__((__format__(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);
+  }
+  va_end(al);
+}
 
-static int filemon_init(void);
-static void filemon_setfile(int mainfeed_fd, const char *mainfeed_path);
-static void filemon_callback(void);
+static void logv(int sysloglevel, const char *pfx, int errnoval,
+                int exitstatus, const char *fmt, va_list al)
+     __attribute__((__format__(printf,5,0)));
+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, err, estatus)    \
+  static void fn(const char *fmt, ...)                 \
+      __attribute__((__format__(printf,1,2)));         \
+  static void fn(const char *fmt, ...) {               \
+    va_list al;                                                \
+    va_start(al,fmt);                                  \
+    logv(sysloglevel, pfx, err, 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_WARNING, errno, 0);
+logwrap(warn,     " warning",  LOG_WARNING, -1,    0);
+
+logwrap(notice,   "",          LOG_NOTICE,  -1,    0);
+logwrap(info,     " info",     LOG_INFO,    -1,    0);
+logwrap(debug,    " debug",    LOG_DEBUG,   -1,    0);
 
-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 void *xmalloc(size_t sz) {
+  if (!sz) return 0;
+  void *r= malloc(sz);
+  if (r) return r;
+  sysdie("malloc (%ld bytes) failed", (unsigned long)sz);
+}
+
 static pid_t xfork(const char *what) {
   pid_t child;
 
   child= fork();
   if (child==-1) sysdie("cannot fork for %s",what);
   if (!child) postfork(what);
+  debug("forked %s %ld", what, (unsigned long)child);
   return child;
 }
 
@@ -371,7 +482,7 @@ static void report_child_status(const char *what, int status) {
 static int xwaitpid(pid_t *pid, const char *what) {
   int status;
 
-  r= kill(*pid, SIGKILL);
+  int r= kill(*pid, SIGKILL);
   if (r) sysdie("cannot kill %s child", what);
 
   pid_t got= waitpid(*pid, &status, WNOHANG);
@@ -382,6 +493,11 @@ static int xwaitpid(pid_t *pid, const char *what) {
   return status;
 }
 
+static void xunlink(const char *path, const char *what) {
+  int r= unlink(path);
+  if (r) sysdie("can't unlink %s %s", path, what);
+}
+
 static void check_isreg(const struct stat *stab, const char *path,
                        const char *what) {
   if (!S_ISREG(stab->st_mode))
@@ -390,17 +506,18 @@ static void check_isreg(const struct stat *stab, const char *path,
 }
 
 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);
+  int r= fstab(fd, stab_r);
+  if (r) sysdie("could not fstat %s", what);
 }
 
-static void xfstat_isreg(int fd, struct stat *stab_r, const char *what) {
+static void xfstat_isreg(int fd, struct stat *stab_r,
+                        const char *path, const char *what) {
   xfstat(fd, stab_r, what);
-  check_isreg(stab, path, what);
+  check_isreg(stab_r, path, what);
 }
 
 static void xlstat_isreg(const char *path, struct stat *stab,
-                        int *enoent_r /* 0 means ENOENT is fatal */
+                        int *enoent_r /* 0 means ENOENT is fatal */,
                         const char *what) {
   int r= lstat(path, stab);
   if (r) {
@@ -411,6 +528,13 @@ static void xlstat_isreg(const char *path, struct stat *stab,
   check_isreg(stab, path, what);
 }
 
+static void setnonblock(int fd, int nonblocking) {
+  int r= fcntl(fd, F_GETFL);  if (r<0) sysdie("setnonblocking fcntl F_GETFL");
+  if (nonblocking) r |= O_NONBLOCK;
+  else r &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
+  r= fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, r);  if (r<0) sysdie("setnonblocking fcntl F_SETFL");
+}
+
 static int samefile(const struct stat *a, const struct stat *b) {
   assert(S_ISREG(a->st_mode));
   assert(S_ISREG(b->st_mode));
@@ -418,62 +542,6 @@ static int samefile(const struct stat *a, const struct stat *b) {
          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};
@@ -487,6 +555,8 @@ static void connect_attempt_discard(void) {
   perhaps_close(&connecting_sockets[1]);
 
   if (connecting_child) {
+    int r= kill(connecting_child, SIGTERM);
+    if (r) syswarn("failed to kill connecting child");
     int status= xwaitpid(&connecting_child, "connect");
 
     if (!(WIFEXITED(status) ||
@@ -508,7 +578,7 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
   conn= xmalloc(sizeof(*conn));
   memset(conn,0,sizeof(*conn));
 
-  DECL_MSG_CMSG(msg);
+  PREP_DECL_MSG_CMSG(msg);
   struct cmsghdr *h= 0;
   ssize_t rs= recvmsg(fd, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
   if (rs >= 0) h= CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
@@ -519,11 +589,11 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
       assert(got==connecting_child);
       connecting_child= 0;
       if (WIFEXITED(status) &&
-         (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0
+         (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0 &&
           WEXITSTATUS(status) != CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_STREAM &&
           WEXITSTATUS(status) != CONNCHILD_ESTATUS_NOSTREAM)) {
        /* child already reported the problem */
-      } else if (WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) == SIGALARM) {
+      } else if (WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) == SIGALRM) {
        warn("connect: connection attempt timed out");
       } else if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
        report_child_status("connect", status);
@@ -533,7 +603,7 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
       /* child is still running apparently, report the socket problem */
       if (rs < 0)
        syswarn("connect: read from child socket failed");
-      else if (e == OOP_EXCEPTIONN)
+      else if (e == OOP_EXCEPTION)
        warn("connect: unexpected exception on child socket");
       else
        warn("connect: unexpected EOF on child socket");
@@ -548,13 +618,14 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
   }
   CHK(level, SOL_SOCKET);
   CHK(type,  SCM_RIGHTS);
-  CHK(len,   CMSG_LEN(sizeof(conn-b>fd)));
+  CHK(len,   CMSG_LEN(sizeof(conn->fd)));
 #undef CHK
 
-  if (CMSG_NXTHDR,&msg,h) { die("connect: child sent many cmsgs"); goto x; }
+  if (CMSG_NXTHDR(&msg,h)) { die("connect: child sent many cmsgs"); goto x; }
 
   memcpy(&conn->fd, CMSG_DATA(h), sizeof(conn->fd));
 
+  int status;
   pid_t got= waitpid(connecting_child, &status, 0);
   if (got==-1) sysdie("connect: real wait for child");
   assert(got == connecting_child);
@@ -569,11 +640,11 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
     fatal("connect: child gave unexpected exit status %d", es);
   }
 
-  set nonblocking;
+  setnonblocking(conn->fd, 1);
 
   /* Phew! */
   LIST_ADDHEAD(idle, conn);
-  notice(CN "connected %s", conn->fd, conn->stream ? "streaming" : "plain");
+  notice("#%d connected %s", conn->fd, conn->stream ? "streaming" : "plain");
   connect_attempt_discard();
   check_master_queue();
   return 0;
@@ -586,14 +657,14 @@ static void *connchild_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
   connect_attempt_discard();
 }
 
-static void connect_start() {
+static void connect_start(void) {
   assert(!connecting_sockets[0]);
   assert(!connecting_sockets[1]);
   assert(!connecting_child);
 
   notice("starting connection attempt");
 
-  r= socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, connecting_sockets);
+  int r= socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, connecting_sockets);
   if (r) { syswarn("connect: cannot create socketpair for child"); goto x; }
 
   connecting_child= xfork("connection");
@@ -635,11 +706,11 @@ static void connect_start() {
        fatal("connect: response to MODE STREAM is too long: %.100s...",
            remote_host, buf);
       }
-      l--;  if (l>0 && buf[1-]=='\r') l--;
+      l--;  if (l>0 && buf[l-1]=='\r') l--;
       buf[l]= 0;
       char *ep;
       int rcode= strtoul(buf,&ep,10);
-      if (ep != buf[3]) {
+      if (ep != &buf[3]) {
        sanitise_inplace(buf);
        fatal("connect: bad response to MODE STREAM: %.50s", buf);
       }
@@ -677,7 +748,7 @@ static void connect_start() {
   if (r) sysdie("connect: close child socket in parent");
 
   on_fd_read_except(connecting_sockets[0], connchild_event);
-  return OOP_CONTINUE;
+  return;
 
  x:
   connect_attempt_discard();
@@ -696,9 +767,9 @@ static void check_master_queue(void) {
       conn_assign_one_article(&working, &last_assigned);
     } else if (idle.head) {
       conn_assign_one_article(&idle, &last_assigned);
-    } else if (nconns < maxconns && queue.count >= max_queue_per_conn &&
-              !connecting_child && !connect_delay) {
-      connect_delay= reconnect_delay_periods;
+    } else if (nconns < max_connections && queue.count >= max_queue_per_conn &&
+              !connecting_child && !until_connect) {
+      until_connect= reconnect_delay_periods;
       connect_start();
     } else {
       break;
@@ -707,8 +778,7 @@ static void check_master_queue(void) {
   conn_check_work(last_assigned);
 }
 
-static void conn_assign_one_article(LIST(Conn) *connlist,
-                                   Conn **last_assigned) {
+static void conn_assign_one_article(ConnList *connlist, Conn **last_assigned) {
   Conn *conn= connlist->head;
 
   LIST_REMOVE(*connlist, conn);
@@ -728,7 +798,7 @@ 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 ConnList *conn_determine_right_list(Conn *conn) {
   int inqueue= conn_total_queued_articles(conn);
   assert(inqueue <= max_queue);
   if (inqueue == 0) return &idle;
@@ -764,6 +834,45 @@ static void conn_check_work(Conn *conn)  {
   }
 }
 
+static void vconnfail(Conn *conn, const char *fmt, va_list al)
+     __attribute__((printf,2,0));
+
+static void vconnfail(Conn *conn, const char *fmt, va_list al) {
+  int requeue[art_MaxState];
+
+  Article *art;
+  while ((art= LIST_REMHEAD(conn->queue))) LIST_ADDTAIL(queue);
+  while ((art= LIST_REMHEAD(conn->sent))) {
+    counts[art->state]++;
+    if (art->state==art_Unsolicited) art->state= art_Unchecked;
+    LIST_ADDTAIL(queue);
+  }
+
+  int i;
+  XmitDetails *xd;
+  for (i=0, dp=&conn->xmitd; i<conn->xmitu; i++, dp++)
+    xmit_free(dp);
+
+  char *m= xvasprintf(fmt,al);
+  warn("#%d connection failed, requeueing " RCI_TRIPLE_FMT_BASE ": %s",
+       conn->fd, RCI_TRIPLE_FMT_VALS(requeue, /*nothing*/), m);
+  free(m);
+
+  close(conn->fd);
+  free(conn);
+
+  until_connect= reconnect_delay_periods;
+  check_master_queue();
+}
+
+static void connfail(Connection *conn, const char *fmt, ...)
+     __attribute__((printf,2,3));
+static void connfail(Connection *conn, const char *fmt, ...) {
+  va_list al;
+  va_start(al,fmt);
+  vconnfail(fmt,al);
+  va_end(al);
+}
 
 /*========== article transmission ==========*/
 
@@ -841,7 +950,7 @@ static void conn_make_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
     Article *art= LIST_REMHEAD(queue);
     if (!art) break;
 
-    if (art->checked || (conn->stream && nocheck)) {
+    if (art->state >= art_Wanted || (conn->stream && nocheck)) {
       /* actually send it */
 
       ARTHANDLE *artdata= SMretrieve();
@@ -862,11 +971,13 @@ static void conn_make_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
        }
       }
 
-      art->sent= 1;
+      art->state=
+       art->state == art_Unchecked ? art_Unsolicited :
+       art->state == art_Wanted    ? art_Wanted      :
+       abort();
+      art->ipf->counts[art->state].sent++;
       LIST_ADDTAIL(conn->sent, art);
 
-      art->ipf->counts[art->checked].sent++;
-
     } else {
       /* check it */
 
@@ -877,8 +988,9 @@ static void conn_make_some_xmits(Conn *conn) {
       xmit_noalloc(art->mid, art->midlen);
       XMIT_LITERAL("\r\n");
 
+      assert(art->state == art_Unchecked);
+      art->ipf->counts[art->state].sent++;
       LIST_ADDTAIL(conn->sent, art);
-      art->ipf->counts[art->checked].offered++;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -902,8 +1014,10 @@ static void *peer_rd_err(oop_source *lp, oop_read *oread, oop_event ev,
 
 static Article *article_reply_check(Connection *conn, const char *response,
                                    int code_indicates_streaming,
+                                   int must_have_sent
+                                       /* 1:yes, -1:no, 0:dontcare */,
                                    const char *sanitised_response) {
-  Article *art= LIST_REMHEAD(conn->sent);
+  Article *art= conn->sent.head;
 
   if (!art) {
     connfail(conn,
@@ -942,22 +1056,37 @@ static Article *article_reply_check(Connection *conn, const char *response,
     }
   }
 
+  if (must_have_sent>0 && art->state < art_Wanted) {
+    connfail("peer says article accepted but we had not sent the body: %s",
+            sanitised_response);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (must_have_sent<0 && art->state >= art_Wanted) {
+    connfail("peer says please sent the article but we just did: %s",
+            sanitised_response);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  Article *art_again= LIST_REMHEAD(conn->sent);
+  assert(art_again == art);
   return art;
 }
 
 static void update_nocheck(int accepted) {
   accept_proportion *= accept_decay;
   accept_proportion += accepted;
-  nocheck= accept_proportion >= nocheck_thresh;
-  if (nocheck && !nocheck_reported) {
+  int new_nocheck= accept_proportion >= nocheck_thresh;
+  if (new_nocheck && !nocheck_reported) {
     notice("entering nocheck mode for the first time");
     nocheck_reported= 1;
+  } else if (new_nocheck != nocheck) {
+    debug("nocheck mode %s", new_nocheck ? "start" : "stop");
   }
+  nocheck= new_nocheck;
 }
 
 static void article_done(Connection *conn, Article *art, int whichcount) {
-  *count++;
-  art->ipf->counts.articles[art->checked][whichcount]++;
+  art->ipf->counts[art->state][whichcount]++;
   if (whichcount == RC_accepted) update_nocheck(1);
   else if (whichcount == RC_unwanted) update_nocheck(0);
 
@@ -983,8 +1112,8 @@ static void article_done(Connection *conn, Article *art, int whichcount) {
   ipf->inprogress--;
   assert(ipf->inprogress >= 0);
 
-  if (!ipf->inprogress)
-    loop->on_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, statemc_check_input_done, ipf);
+  if (!ipf->inprogress && ipf != main_input_file)
+    queue_check_input_done();
 
   free(art);
 }
@@ -1030,13 +1159,13 @@ static void *peer_rd_ok(oop_source *lp, oop_read *oread, oop_event ev,
 
   Article *art;
 
-#define GET_ARTICLE                                                        \
-  art= article_reply_check(conn, data, code_streaming, sani);              \
+#define GET_ARTICLE(musthavesent)                                          \
+  art= article_reply_check(conn, data, musthavesent, code_streaming, sani); \
   if (art) ; else return OOP_CONTINUE /* reply_check has failed the conn */
 
-#define ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(streaming,how)                       \
+#define ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(streaming,musthavesent,how)          \
   code_streaming= (streaming)                                  \
-  GET_ARTICLE;                                                 \
+  GET_ARTICLE(musthavesent);                                   \
   article_done(conn, art, RC_##how);  break;
 
 #define PEERBADMSG(m) connfail(conn, m ": %s", sani);  return OOP_CONTINUE
@@ -1049,32 +1178,29 @@ static void *peer_rd_ok(oop_source *lp, oop_read *oread, oop_event ev,
   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 435: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,0,unwanted); /* IHAVE says they have it */
+  case 438: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,0,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 235: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,1,accepted); /* IHAVE says thanks */
+  case 239: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,1,accepted); /* TAKETHIS says thanks */
 
-  case 437: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,rejected); /* IHAVE says rejected */
-  case 439: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,rejected); /* TAKETHIS says rejected */
+  case 437: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(0,0,rejected); /* IHAVE says rejected */
+  case 439: ARTICLE_DEALTWITH(1,0,rejected); /* TAKETHIS says rejected */
 
   case 238: /* CHECK says send it */
     code_streaming= 1;
   case 335: /* IHAVE says send it */
-    GET_ARTICLE;
-    count_checkedwanted++;
+    GET_ARTICLE(-1);
+    assert(art->state == art_Unchecked);
+    art->ipf->counts[art->state].accepted++;
+    art->state= art_Wanted;
     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;
+    GET_ARTICLE(0);
     open_defer();
     if (fprintf(defer, "%s %s\n", TokenToText(art->token), art->messageid) <0
        || fflush(defer))
@@ -1094,26 +1220,20 @@ static void *peer_rd_ok(oop_source *lp, oop_read *oread, oop_event ev,
 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);
+  if (ipf == flushing_input_file) {
+    assert(sms==sm_SEPARATED || sms==sm_DROPPING);
+    if (main_input_file) inputfile_tailing_start(main_input_file);
+    statemc_check_flushing_done();
+  } else if (ipf == backlog_input_file) {
+    statemc_check_backlog_done();
+  } else {
+    abort(); /* supposed to wait rather than get EOF on main input file */
+  }
 }
 
 static InputFile *open_input_file(const char *path) {
@@ -1144,8 +1264,6 @@ static void close_input_file(InputFile *ipf) {
 
   if (ipf->fd >= 0)
     if (close(ipf->fd)) sysdie("could not close input file %s", ipf->path);
-
-  free(ipf);
 }
 
 
@@ -1177,7 +1295,7 @@ typedef void *feedfile_got_article(oop_source *lp, oop_read *rd,
     art->offset= ipf->offset;
     art->blanklen= recsz;
     art->midlen= midlen;
-    art->checked= art->sentbody= 0;
+    art->state= art_Unchecked;
     art->ipf= ipf;  ipf->inprogress++;
     art->token= TextToToken(tokentextbuf);
     strcpy(art->messageid, space+1);
@@ -1186,25 +1304,30 @@ typedef void *feedfile_got_article(oop_source *lp, oop_read *rd,
   ipf->offset += recsz + 1;
 
   if (sms==sm_NORMAL && ipf==main_input_file &&
-      (ipf->offset >= flush_threshold || !until_spontaneous_flush) {
+      ipf->offset >= flush_threshold)
+    statemc_start_flush("feed file size");
 
-    notice("starting flush (%lu >= %lu)",
-          (unsigned long)ipf->offset, (unsigned long)flush_threshold);
+  check_master_queue();
+}
 
-    int r= link(feedfile, duct_path);
-    if (r) sysdie("link feedfile %s to flushing file %s", feedfile, dut_path);
-    /* => Hardlinked */
+static void statemc_start_flush(const char *why) { /* Normal => Flushing */
+  assert(sms == sm_NORMAL);
 
-    r= unlink(feedfile);
-    if (r) sysdie("unlink old feedfile link %s", feedfile);
-    /* => Moved */
+  debug("starting flush (%s) (%lu >= %lu) (%d)",
+       why,
+       (unsigned long)ipf->offset, (unsigned long)flush_threshold,
+       sm_period_counter);
 
-    spawn_inndcomm_flush(); /* => Flushing, sets sms to sm_FLUSHING */
-  }
+  int r= link(feedfile, duct_path);
+  if (r) sysdie("link feedfile %s to flushing file %s", feedfile,
+               path_duct);
+  /* => Hardlinked */
 
-  check_master_queue();
-}
+  xunlink(feedfile, "old feedfile link");
+  /* => Moved */
 
+  spawn_inndcomm_flush(why); /* => Flushing FLUSHING */
+}
 
 /*========== tailing input file ==========*/
 
@@ -1241,6 +1364,12 @@ static void on_cancel(struct oop_readable *rable) {
   ipf->readable_callback= 0;
 }
 
+static void tailing_queue_readable(InputFile *ipf) {
+  /* lifetime of ipf here is OK because destruction will cause
+   * on_cancel which will cancel this callback */
+  loop->on_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, tailing_rable_call_time, ipf);
+}
+
 static int tailing_on_readable(struct oop_readable *rable,
                                oop_readable_call *cb, void *user) {
   InputFile *ipf= (void*)rable;
@@ -1250,7 +1379,7 @@ static int tailing_on_readable(struct oop_readable *rable,
   ipf->readable_callback_user= user;
   filemon_startfile(ipf);
 
-  loop->on_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, tailing_rable_call_time, ipf);
+  tailing_queue_readable(ipf);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1412,90 +1541,105 @@ static void inputfile_tailing_stop(InputFile *ipf) {
 
 /* 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]
-     |          |
-     |          |<---------------------------------------------------.
+ * -8<-
+
+           .=======.
+           ||START||
+            `======='
+                |
+                | open F
+                |
+                |    F ENOENT
+                |`---------------------------------------------------.
+      F OPEN OK |                                                    |
+                |`---------------- - - -                             |
+       D ENOENT |       D EXISTS   see OVERALL STATES diagram        |
+                |                  for full startup logic            |
+     ,--------->|                                                    |
+     |          V                                                    |
+     |     ============                                       try to |
+     |      NORMAL                                            open D |
+     |     [Normal]                                                  |
+     |      main F tail                                              |
+     |     ============                                                     V
+     |          |                                                           |
+     |          | F IS SO BIG WE SHOULD FLUSH, OR TIMEOUT           |
+     ^          | hardlink F to D                                   |
+     |     [Hardlinked]                                                     |
+     |          | unlink F                                          |
+     |          | our handle onto F is now onto D                   |
+     |     [Moved]                                                          |
+     |          |                                                           |
+     |          |<-------------------<---------------------<---------+
      |          |                                                    |
      |          | spawn inndcomm flush                               |
      |          V                                                    |
-     |     ==========                                                |
-     |      FLUSHING                                                 |
+     |     ==================                                        |
+     |      FLUSHING[-ABSENT]                                        |
      |     [Flushing]                                                |
-     |      main D tail                                              |
-     |     ==========                                                |
+     |     main D tail/none                                          |
+     |     ==================                                        |
      |          |                                                    |
      |          |   INNDCOMM FLUSH FAILS                             ^
      |          |`----------------------->----------.                |
      |          |                                   |                |
      |          |   NO SUCH SITE                    V                |
-     ^          |`--------------->----.          ===========         |
-     |          |                      \         FLUSHFAIL           |
-     |          |                       \        [Moved]             |
-     |          |                        \       main D tail         |
-     |          |                         \      ===========         |
+     ^          |`--------------->----.         ==================== |
+     |          |                      \        FLUSHFAILED[-ABSENT] |
+     |          |                       \         [Moved]            |
+     |          | FLUSH OK               \       main D tail/none    |
+     |          | open F                  \     ==================== |
      |          |                          \        |                |
      |          |                           \       | 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]
-                                             ==========
+     |          |`------->----.     ,---<---'\      `----------------'
+     |          |    D NONE   |     | D NONE  `----.
+     |          V             |     |              V
+     |     =============      V     V                    ============
+     |      SEPARATED-1       |     |              DROPPING-1
+     |      flsh->fd>=0       |     |              flsh->fd>=0
+     |     [Separated]        |     |             [Dropping]
+     |      main F idle       |     |              main none
+     |      old D tail        |     |              old D tail
+     |     =============      |     |             ============
+     |          |             |     | install       |
+     ^          | EOF ON D    |     |  defer        | EOF ON D
+     |          V             |     |               V
+     |     ===============    |     |             ===============
+     |      SEPARATED-2       |     |              DROPPING-2
+     |      flsh->fd==-1      |     V              flsh->fd==-1
+     |     [Finishing]        |     |             [Dropping]
+     |      main F tail              |     `.             main none
+     |      old D closed      |       `.           old D closed
+     |     ===============    V                `.        ===============
+     |          |                        `.          |
+     |          | ALL D PROCESSED           `.        | ALL D PROCESSED
+     |          V install defer as backlog    `.      | install defer
+     ^          | close D                       `.    | close D
+     |          | unlink D                        `.  | unlink D
+     |          |                                  |  |
+     |          |                                  V  V
+     `----------'                               ==============
+                                                 DROPPED
+                                                [Dropped]
+                                                 main none
+                                                 old none
+                                                 some backlog
+                                                ==============
+                                                      |
+                                                      | ALL BACKLOG DONE
+                                                      |
+                                                      | unlink lock
+                                                      | exit
+                                                      V
+                                                  ==========
+                                                  (ESRCH)
+                                                 [Droppped]
+                                                 ==========
+ * ->8-
  */
 
 static void statemc_init(void) {
   struct stat stab, stabf;
-  int noent;
 
   path_lock=        xasprintf("%s_lock",      feedfile);
   path_flushing=    xasprintf("%s_flushing",  feedfile);
@@ -1513,16 +1657,17 @@ static void statemc_init(void) {
     r= fcntl(lockfd, F_SETLK, &fl);
     if (r==-1) {
       if (errno==EACCES || errno==EAGAIN) {
-       if (quiet_if_locked) exit(0);
+       if (quiet_multiple) 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");
+    int lock_noent;
+    xlstat_isreg(path_lock, &stab, &lock_noent, "lockfile");
 
-    if (!noent && samefile(&stab, &stabf))
+    if (!lock_noent && samefile(&stab, &stabf))
       break;
 
     if (close(lockfd))
@@ -1532,8 +1677,9 @@ static void statemc_init(void) {
 
   search_backlog_file();
 
-  xlstat_isreg(path_defer, &stab, &noent, "defer file");
-  if (noent) {
+  int defer_noent;
+  xlstat_isreg(path_defer, &stab, &defer_noent, "defer file");
+  if (defer_noent) {
     debug("startup: ductdefer ENOENT");
   } else {
     debug("startup: ductdefer nlink=%ld", (long)stab.st_nlink);
@@ -1542,9 +1688,8 @@ static void statemc_init(void) {
       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);
+      xunlink(path_defer, "stale defer file link"
+             " (presumably hardlink to backlog file)");
       break;
     default:
       die("defer file %s has unexpected link count %d",
@@ -1552,135 +1697,172 @@ static void statemc_init(void) {
     }
   }
 
-  InputFile *file_d= open_input_file(path_flushing);
+  struct stat stab_f, stab_d;
+  int noent_f;
 
-  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;
-    }
+  InputFile *file_d= open_input_file(path_flushing);
+  if (file_d) xfstat_isreg(file_d->fd, &stab_d, "flushing file");
 
-    debug("startup: F and D both exist");
+  xlstat_isreg(feedfile, &stab_f, &noent_f, "feedfile");
 
-    xfstat_isreg(file_d->fd, &stab_d, "flushing file");
+  if (!noent_f && file_d && samefile(&stab_f, &stab_d)) {
+    debug("startup: F==D => Hardlinked");
+    xunlink(feedfile, "feed file (during startup)"); /* => Moved */
+    noent_f= 1;
+  }
 
-    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");
+  if (noent_f) {
+    debug("startup: F ENOENT => Moved");
+    if (file_d) startup_set_input_file(file_d);
+    spawn_inndcomm_flush("feedfile missing at startup");
+    /* => Flushing, sms:=FLUSHING */
+  } else {
+    if (file_d) {
+      debug("startup: F!=D => Separated");
       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: F exists, D ENOENT => Normal");
+      FILE *file_f= open_input_file(feedfile);
+      if (!file_f) die("feed file vanished during startup");
+      startup_set_input_file(file_f);
+      SMS(NORMAL, flushfail_retry_periods, "normal startup");
     }
-  } 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; }
-
+static void statemc_period_poll(void) {
   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);
+  case sm_NORMAL:
+    statemc_start_flush("periodic"); /* Normal => Flushing; => FLUSHING */
+    break;
+  case sm_FLUSHFAILED:
+    spawn_inndcomm_flush("retry"); /* Moved => Flushing; => FLUSHING */
     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;
+static int inputfile_is_done(InputFile *ipf) {
+  if (!ipf) return 0;
+  if (ipf->inprogress) return 0; /* new article in the meantime */
+  if (ipf->fd >= 0); return 0; /* not had EOF */
+  return 1;
+}
 
-  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;
+static void notice_processed(InputFile *ipf, const char *what,
+                            const char *spec) {
+#define RCI_NOTHING(x) /* nothing */
+#define RCI_TRIPLE_FMT(x) " " #x "=" RCI_TRIPLE_FMT_BASE
+#define RCI_TRIPLE_VALS(x) RCI_TRIPLE_VALS_BASE(ipf->counts, .x)
+
+  info("processed %s%s offered=%d(ch%d,nc%d) accepted=%d(ch%d+nc%d)"
+       RESULT_COUNTS(RCI_NOTHING, RCI_TRIPLE_FMT)
+       ,
+       what,spec,
+       ipf->counts[art_Unchecked].sent + ipf->counts[art_Unsolicited].sent
+       , ipf->counts[art_Unchecked].sent, ipf->counts[art_Unsolicited].sent,
+       ipf->counts[art_Wanted].accepted + ipf->counts[art_Unsolicited].accepted
+       ,ipf->counts[art_Wanted].accepted,ipf->counts[art_Unsolicited].accepted
+       RESULT_COUNTS(RCI_NOTHING,  RCI_TRIPLE_VALS)
+       );
+}
+
+static void statemc_check_backlog_done(void) {
+  InputFile *ipf= backlog_input_file();
+  if (!inputfile_is_done(ipf)) return;
+
+  const char *slash= strrchr(ipf->path, "/");
+  const char *leaf= slash ? slash+1 : ipf->path;
+  const char *under= strchr(slash, "_");
+  const char *rest= under ? under+1 : leaf;
+  if (!strncmp(rest,"backlog",7)) rest += 7;
+  notice_processed(ipf,"backlog:",rest);
+  
+  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);
   }
+  free(ipf);
+  backlog_input_file= 0;
+  search_backlog_file();
+  return;
+}
+
+static void statemc_check_flushing_done(void) {
+  InputFile *ipf= flushing_input_file;
+  if (!inputfile_is_done(ipf)) return;
 
-  assert(ipf == flushing_input_file);
   assert(sms==sm_SEPARATED || sms==sm_DROPPING);
 
-  notice_processed(ipf,"feed file",0);
+  notice_processed(ipf,"feedfile",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();
+  xunlink(path_flushing, "old flushing file");
 
   close_input_file(flushing_input_file);
+  free(flushing_input_file);
   flushing_input_file= 0;
 
-  notice("flush complete");
-  SMS(NORMAL, 0, "flush complete");
+  if (sms==sm_SEPARATED) {
+    notice("flush complete");
+    SMS(NORMAL, 0, "flush complete");
+  } else if (sms==sm_DROPPING) {
+    SMS(DROPPED, 0, "old flush complete");
+    search_backlog_file();
+    notice("feed dropped, but will continue until backlog is finished");
+  }
+}
+
+static void *statemc_check_input_done(oop_source *lp, struct timeval now,
+                                     void *u) {
+  assert(!inputfile_is_done(main_input_file));
+  statemc_check_flushing_done();
+  statemc_check_backlog_done();
+  return OOP_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+static void queue_check_input_done(void) {
+  loop->on_time(loop, OOP_TIME_NOW, statemc_check_input_done, 0);
 }
 
 static void statemc_setstate(StateMachineState newsms, int periods,
                             const char *forlog, const char *why) {
   sms= newsms;
   sm_period_counter= periods;
+
+  const char *xtra= "";
+  switch (sms) {
+  case sm_FLUSHING: sm_FLUSHFAILED:
+    if (!main_input_file) xtra= "-ABSENT";
+    break;
+  case sm_SEPARATED: case sm_DROPPING:
+    xtra= flushing_input_file->fd >= 0 ? "-1" : "-2";
+    break;
+  default:;
+  }
+
   if (periods) {
-    info("%s[%d] %s",periods,forlog,why);
+    info("%s%s[%d] %s",forlog,xtra,periods,why);
   } else {
-    info("%s %s",forlog,why);
+    info("%s%s %s",forlog,xtra,why);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1759,18 +1941,18 @@ static void close_defer(void) {
     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;
+  if (until_backlog_nextscan < 0 ||
+      until_backlog_nextscan > backlog_retry_minperiods + 1)
+    until_backlog_nextscan= backlog_retry_minperiods + 1;
 }
 
 static void poll_backlog_file(void) {
-  if (backlog_nextscan_periods < 0) return;
-  if (backlog_nextscan_periods-- > 0) return;
+  if (until_backlog_nextscan < 0) return;
+  if (until_backlog_nextscan-- > 0) return;
   search_backlog_file();
 }
 
-static int search_backlog_file(void) {
+static void search_backlog_file(void) {
   /* returns non-0 iff there are any backlog files */
 
   glob_t gl;
@@ -1823,7 +2005,13 @@ static int search_backlog_file(void) {
 
   if (!oldest_path) {
     debug("backlog scan: none");
-    backlog_nextscan_periods= backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
+
+    if (sms==sm_DROPPED) {
+      notice("feed dropped and our work is complete");
+      xunlink(path_lock, "lockfile for old feed");
+      exit(0);
+    }
+    until_backlog_nextscan= backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -1841,18 +2029,18 @@ static int search_backlog_file(void) {
       goto try_again;
     }
     inputfile_tailing_start(backlog_input_file);
-    backlog_nextscan_periods= -1;
+    until_backlog_nextscan= -1;
     return 1;
   }
 
-  backlog_nextscan_periods= age_deficiency / PERIOD_SECONDS;
+  until_backlog_nextscan= age_deficiency / PERIOD_SECONDS;
 
   if (backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods >= 0 &&
-      backlog_nextscan_periods > backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods)
-    backlog_nextscan_periods= backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
+      until_backlog_nextscan > backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods)
+    until_backlog_nextscan= backlog_spontaneous_rescan_periods;
 
   debug("backlog scan: young age=%f deficiency=%ld nextscan=%d oldest=%s",
-       age, age_deficiency, backlog_nextscan_periods, oldest_path);
+       age, age_deficiency, until_backlog_nextscan, oldest_path);
   return 2;
 }
 
@@ -1877,17 +2065,37 @@ static void *inndcomm_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
     case INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_NONESUCH:
       warn("feed has been dropped by innd, finishing up");
       flushing_input_file= main_input_file;
+      tailing_queue_readable(flushing_input_file);
+        /* we probably previously returned EAGAIN from our fake read method
+        * when in fact we were at EOF, so signal another readable event
+        * so we actually see the EOF */
+
       main_input_file= 0;
-      SMS(DROPPING, 0, "dropped by innd");
+
+      if (flushing_input_file) {
+       SMS(DROPPING, 0, "feed dropped by innd, but must finish last flush");
+      } else {
+       close_defer();
+       SMS(DROPPED, 0, "feed dropped by innd");
+       search_backlog_file();
+      }
       return OOP_CONTINUE;
 
     case 0:
+      /* as above */
       flushing_input_file= main_input_file;
+      tailing_queue_readable(flushing_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");
+
+      if (flushing_input_file) {
+       SMS(SEPARATED, spontaneous_flush_periods, "recovery flush complete");
+      } else {
+       close_defer();
+       SMS(NORMAL, spontaneous_flush_periods, "flush complete");
+      }
       return OOP_CONTINUE;
 
     default:
@@ -1903,7 +2111,7 @@ static void *inndcomm_event(oop_source *lp, int fd, oop_event e, void *u) {
   }
 
  failed:
-  SMS(FLUSHFAIL, flushfail_retry_periods, "flush failed, will retry");
+  SMS(FLUSHFAILED, flushfail_retry_periods, "flush failed, will retry");
 }
 
 static void inndcommfail(const char *what) {
@@ -1911,10 +2119,12 @@ static void inndcommfail(const char *what) {
   exit(INNDCOMMCHILD_ESTATUS_FAIL);
 }
 
-void spawn_inndcomm_flush(void) {
+void spawn_inndcomm_flush(const char *why) { /* Moved => Flushing */
   int pipefds[2];
 
-  assert(sms==sm_NORMAL || sms==sm_FLUSHFAIL);
+  notice("flushing %s",why);
+
+  assert(sms==sm_NORMAL || sms==sm_FLUSHFAILED);
   assert(!inndcomm_child);
 
   if (pipe(pipefds)) sysdie("create pipe for inndcomm child sentinel");
@@ -1941,7 +2151,7 @@ void spawn_inndcomm_flush(void) {
   int sentinel_fd= pipefds[0];
   on_fd_read_except(sentinel_fd, inndcomm_event);
 
-  SMS(FLUSHING, 0, "flush is in progress");
+  SMS(FLUSHING, 0, why);
 }
 
 /*========== main program ==========*/
@@ -1992,7 +2202,7 @@ 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),            \
@@ -2005,23 +2215,22 @@ static const char *debug_ipf_path(InputFile *ipf) {
 
 EVERY(period, {PERIOD_SECONDS,0}, {
   debug("PERIOD"
-       " sms=%s queue=%d sm_period_counter=%d"
-       " connect_delay=%d until_spontaneous_flush=%d"
+       " sms=%s[%d] queue=%d until_connect=%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,
+       sms_names[sms], sm_period_counter, queue.count, until_connect,
        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--;
+
+  if (until_connect) until_connect--;
+
   poll_backlog_file();
   if (!backlog_input_file) close_defer(); /* want to start on a new backlog */
-  statemc_poll();
+  statemc_period_poll();
   check_master_queue();
 });
 
@@ -2105,25 +2314,25 @@ void op_periods_boolfalse(const Option *o, const char *val) {
 }
 
 static const Option options[]= {
+{'f',"feedfile",              &feedfile,                 op_string           },
+{'q',"quiet-multiple",        &quiet_multiple,           op_booltrue,  1     },
+
 { 0, "max-connections",       &max_connections           op_integer          },
+{ 0, "max-queue-per-conn",    &max_queue_per_conn        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          },
 };
@@ -2179,9 +2388,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   if (!arg) badusage("need site name argument");
-  if (*++argv) badusage("too many non-option arguments");
   sitename= arg;
 
+  if ((arg= *++argv))
+    remote_host= arg;
+
+  if (*++argv) badusage("too many non-option arguments");
+
   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;
@@ -2190,6 +2403,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     badusage("nocheck decay articles must be at least 0.1");
   nocheck_decay= 1 - 1/nocheck_decay_articles;
 
+  if (!pathoutgoing)
+    pathoutgoing= innconf->pathoutgoing;
   innconf_read(inndconffile);
 
   if (!feedfile)
@@ -2205,6 +2420,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (strchr(feedfile, c))
       badusage("feed filename may not contain metacharacter %c",c);
 
+  loop= oop_sys_new();
+  if (!loop) sysdie("could not create liboop event loop");
+
   if (signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN) == SIG_ERR)
     sysdie("could not ignore SIGPIPE");