Im sorry that the last version of this code doesn't work under linux, only
windows. this version works under both :). I have put the fix code here

Disclaimer: im not responsible for this code, you should alway backup
            before implementing new code


first open mail.c
*****************

*************************
****START OF FIX CODE****
*************************

go to here


void store_mail(long to, long from, sh_int vnum, char *message_pointer)
{

at the bottom of this

  header_block_type header;
  data_block_type data;
  long last_address, target_address;
  char *msg_txt = message_pointer;
  int bytes_written, total_length = strlen(message_pointer);
  int all = FALSE;
  int i;

remove

  int all = FALSE;
  int i;

go to

  if (from < 0 || !*message_pointer) {
    log("SYSERR: Mail system -- non-fatal error #5. (from == %ld, to == %ld)", from, to);
    return;
  }

and put back in the "to" part, so it looks like this

  if (from < 0 || to < 0 || !*message_pointer) {
    log("SYSERR: Mail system -- non-fatal error #5. (from == %ld, to == %ld)", from, to);
    return;
  }


just above this remove

  if (to < 0) {
    all = TRUE;
  }


then open modify.c
******************

goto

void playing_string_cleanup(struct descriptor_data *d, int action)
{

add just below this:

  FILE *fl;
  struct char_file_u player;
  int done = 0;
  long to;

then replace the following code until this line

  /*
   * We have no way of knowing which slot the post was sent to so we can only give the message...
   */

with

  if (PLR_FLAGGED(d->character, PLR_MAILING)) {
    if (action == STRINGADD_SAVE && *d->str) {
     if (d->mail_to < 0) {
      if (!(fl = fopen(PLAYER_FILE, "r+"))) {
        send_to_char("Can't open player file.", d->character);
        return;
      }
      while (!done) {
        fread(&player, sizeof(struct char_file_u), 1, fl);
        if (feof(fl)) {
          fclose(fl);
          done=TRUE;
        }
        if (!done) {
         if (!IS_SET(player.char_specials_saved.act, PLR_DELETED)) {
          sprintf(buf, "%s", player.name);
          to = get_id_by_name(buf);
          store_mail(to, GET_IDNUM(d->character), d->mail_vnum, *d->str);
          sprintf(arg, "Message sent to %s!\r\n", buf);
          SEND_TO_Q(arg, d);
         }
        }
      }
     }
     else {
       store_mail(d->mail_to, GET_IDNUM(d->character), d->mail_vnum, *d->str);
       SEND_TO_Q("Message sent!\r\n", d);
     }
    } else
      SEND_TO_Q("Mail aborted.\r\n", d);
    free(*d->str);
    free(d->str);
  }






and thats it! the linux bug is fixed! if you use my snippet, please email
Michael (Subliminal) at m_gally@hotmail.com