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diff --git a/src/ngircd/conn.c b/src/ngircd/conn.c
index bff3db61..6042db2f 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/conn.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/conn.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * ngIRCd -- The Next Generation IRC Daemon
- * Copyright (c)2001-2005 Alexander Barton <alex@barton.de>
+ * Copyright (c)2001-2007 Alexander Barton (alex@barton.de)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "portab.h"
 #include "io.h"
 
-static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: conn.c,v 1.187 2006/02/02 21:00:21 fw Exp $";
+static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: conn.c,v 1.220 2007/12/13 01:30:16 fw Exp $";
 
 #include "imp.h"
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: conn.c,v 1.187 2006/02/02 21:00:21 fw Exp $";
 # include <netinet/ip.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ARPA_INET_H
-# include <arpa/inet.h>
-#else
-# define PF_INET AF_INET
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
 # include <stdint.h>			/* e.g. for Mac OS X */
 #endif
@@ -83,6 +77,7 @@ static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: conn.c,v 1.187 2006/02/02 21:00:21 fw Exp $";
 
 
 static bool Handle_Write PARAMS(( CONN_ID Idx ));
+static bool Conn_Write PARAMS(( CONN_ID Idx, char *Data, size_t Len ));
 static int New_Connection PARAMS(( int Sock ));
 static CONN_ID Socket2Index PARAMS(( int Sock ));
 static void Read_Request PARAMS(( CONN_ID Idx ));
@@ -91,12 +86,13 @@ static void Check_Connections PARAMS(( void ));
 static void Check_Servers PARAMS(( void ));
 static void Init_Conn_Struct PARAMS(( CONN_ID Idx ));
 static bool Init_Socket PARAMS(( int Sock ));
-static void New_Server PARAMS(( int Server, CONN_ID Idx ));
-static void Simple_Message PARAMS(( int Sock, char *Msg ));
+static void New_Server PARAMS(( int Server, struct in_addr *dest));
+static void Simple_Message PARAMS(( int Sock, const char *Msg ));
 static int Count_Connections PARAMS(( struct sockaddr_in addr ));
 static int NewListener PARAMS(( const UINT16 Port ));
 
 static array My_Listeners;
+static array My_ConnArray;
 
 #ifdef TCPWRAP
 int allow_severity = LOG_INFO;
@@ -106,6 +102,7 @@ int deny_severity = LOG_ERR;
 static void server_login PARAMS((CONN_ID idx));
 
 static void cb_Read_Resolver_Result PARAMS(( int sock, UNUSED short what));
+static void cb_Connect_to_Server PARAMS(( int sock, UNUSED short what));
 static void cb_clientserver PARAMS((int sock, short what));
 
 static void
@@ -121,12 +118,9 @@ cb_connserver(int sock, UNUSED short what)
 {
 	int res, err;
 	socklen_t sock_len;
-	CLIENT *c;
 	CONN_ID idx = Socket2Index( sock );
 	if (idx <= NONE) {
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log(LOG_DEBUG, "cb_connserver wants to write on unknown socket?!");
-#endif
+		LogDebug("cb_connserver wants to write on unknown socket?!");
 		io_close(sock);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -150,14 +144,7 @@ cb_connserver(int sock, UNUSED short what)
  			    Conf_Server[Conf_GetServer(idx)].port,
  			    idx, strerror(err));
 
-		/* Clean up the CLIENT structure (to avoid silly log
- 		 * messages) and call Conn_Close() to do the rest. */
- 		c = Client_GetFromConn(idx);
- 		if (c)
-			Client_DestroyNow(c);
- 
- 		Conn_Close(idx, "Can't connect!", NULL, false);
- 
+		Conn_Close(idx, "Can't connect!", NULL, false);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -215,17 +202,21 @@ Conn_Init( void )
 		/* konfiguriertes Limit beachten */
 		if( Pool_Size > Conf_MaxConnections ) Pool_Size = Conf_MaxConnections;
 	}
-	My_Connections = (CONNECTION *) calloc( Pool_Size,  sizeof( CONNECTION ) );
-	if( ! My_Connections )
-	{
-		/* Speicher konnte nicht alloziert werden! */
+	
+	if (!array_alloc(&My_ConnArray, sizeof(CONNECTION), (size_t)Pool_Size)) {
 		Log( LOG_EMERG, "Can't allocate memory! [Conn_Init]" );
 		exit( 1 );
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Allocated connection pool for %d items (%ld bytes).", Pool_Size, sizeof( CONNECTION ) * Pool_Size );
-#endif
 
+	/* FIXME: My_Connetions/Pool_Size is needed by other parts of the
+	 * code; remove them! */
+	My_Connections = (CONNECTION*) array_start(&My_ConnArray);
+
+	LogDebug("Allocated connection pool for %d items (%ld bytes).",
+		array_length(&My_ConnArray, sizeof( CONNECTION )), array_bytes(&My_ConnArray));
+
+	assert( array_length(&My_ConnArray, sizeof( CONNECTION )) >= (size_t) Pool_Size);
+	
 	array_free( &My_Listeners );
 
 	/* Connection-Struktur initialisieren */
@@ -244,9 +235,7 @@ Conn_Exit( void )
 
 	CONN_ID idx;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Shutting down all connections ..." );
-#endif
+	LogDebug("Shutting down all connections ..." );
 
 	Conn_ExitListeners();
 
@@ -255,11 +244,10 @@ Conn_Exit( void )
 		if( My_Connections[idx].sock > NONE ) {
 			Conn_Close( idx, NULL, NGIRCd_SignalRestart ?
 				"Server going down (restarting)":"Server going down", true );
-			continue;
 		}
 	}
 
-	free( My_Connections );
+	array_free(&My_ConnArray);
 	My_Connections = NULL;
 	Pool_Size = 0;
 	io_library_shutdown();
@@ -269,7 +257,8 @@ Conn_Exit( void )
 static unsigned int
 ports_initlisteners(array *a, void (*func)(int,short))
 {
-	unsigned int created = 0, len;
+	unsigned int created = 0;
+	size_t len;
 	int fd;
 	UINT16 *port;
 
@@ -296,7 +285,7 @@ ports_initlisteners(array *a, void (*func)(int,short))
 }
 
 
-GLOBAL int
+GLOBAL unsigned int
 Conn_InitListeners( void )
 {
 	/* Initialize ports on which the server should accept connections */
@@ -328,18 +317,52 @@ Conn_ExitListeners( void )
 	Log( LOG_INFO, "Shutting down all listening sockets (%d total)...", arraylen );
 	fd = array_start(&My_Listeners);
 	while(arraylen--) {
-		assert(fd);
+		assert(fd != NULL);
 		assert(*fd >= 0);
 		io_close(*fd);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Listening socket %d closed.", *fd );
-#endif
+		LogDebug("Listening socket %d closed.", *fd );
 		fd++;
 	}
 	array_free(&My_Listeners);
 } /* Conn_ExitListeners */
 
 
+static void
+InitSinaddr(struct sockaddr_in *addr, UINT16 Port)
+{
+	struct in_addr inaddr;
+
+	memset(addr, 0, sizeof(*addr));
+	memset( &inaddr, 0, sizeof(inaddr));
+
+	addr->sin_family = AF_INET;
+	addr->sin_port = htons(Port);
+	inaddr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+	addr->sin_addr = inaddr;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+InitSinaddrListenAddr(struct sockaddr_in *addr, UINT16 Port)
+{
+	struct in_addr inaddr;
+
+	InitSinaddr(addr, Port);
+
+	if (!Conf_ListenAddress[0])
+		return true;
+
+	if (!ngt_IPStrToBin(Conf_ListenAddress, &inaddr)) {
+		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't bind to %s:%u: can't convert ip address \"%s\"",
+				Conf_ListenAddress, Port, Conf_ListenAddress);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	addr->sin_addr = inaddr;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 /* return new listening port file descriptor or -1 on failure */
 static int
 NewListener( const UINT16 Port )
@@ -347,33 +370,15 @@ NewListener( const UINT16 Port )
 	/* Create new listening socket on specified port */
 
 	struct sockaddr_in addr;
-	struct in_addr inaddr;
 	int sock;
 #ifdef ZEROCONF
 	char name[CLIENT_ID_LEN], *info;
 #endif
 
-	/* Server-"Listen"-Socket initialisieren */
-	memset( &addr, 0, sizeof( addr ));
-	memset( &inaddr, 0, sizeof( inaddr ));
+	InitSinaddrListenAddr(&addr, Port);
+
 	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	addr.sin_port = htons( Port );
-	if( Conf_ListenAddress[0] )
-	{
-#ifdef HAVE_INET_ATON
-		if( inet_aton( Conf_ListenAddress, &inaddr ) == 0 )
-#else
-		inaddr.s_addr = inet_addr( Conf_ListenAddress );
-		if( inaddr.s_addr == (unsigned)-1 )
-#endif
-		{
-			Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't listen on %s:%u: can't convert ip address %s!",
-					Conf_ListenAddress, Port, Conf_ListenAddress );
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-	else inaddr.s_addr = htonl( INADDR_ANY );
-	addr.sin_addr = inaddr;
 
 	sock = socket( PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if( sock < 0 ) {
@@ -383,8 +388,8 @@ NewListener( const UINT16 Port )
 
 	if( ! Init_Socket( sock )) return -1;
 
-	if( bind( sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, (socklen_t)sizeof( addr )) != 0 ) {
-		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't bind socket: %s!", strerror( errno ));
+	if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, (socklen_t)sizeof(addr)) != 0) {
+		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't bind socket (port %d) : %s!", Port, strerror( errno ));
 		close( sock );
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -426,8 +431,11 @@ NewListener( const UINT16 Port )
 	}
 
 	/* Add port number to description if non-standard */
-	if( Port != 6667 ) snprintf( name, sizeof( name ), "%s (port %u)", info, Port );
-	else strlcpy( name, info, sizeof( name ));
+	if (Port != 6667)
+		snprintf(name, sizeof name, "%s (port %u)", info,
+		 	 (unsigned int)Port);
+	else
+	 	strlcpy(name, info, sizeof name);
 
 	/* Register service */
 	Rendezvous_Register( name, MDNS_TYPE, Port );
@@ -484,7 +492,7 @@ Conn_Handler( void )
 			if ( My_Connections[i].sock <= NONE )
 				continue;
 
-			wdatalen = array_bytes(&My_Connections[i].wbuf);
+			wdatalen = (unsigned int)array_bytes(&My_Connections[i].wbuf);
 
 #ifdef ZLIB
 			if (( wdatalen > 0 ) || ( array_bytes(&My_Connections[i].zip.wbuf)> 0 ))
@@ -558,6 +566,7 @@ va_dcl
 #endif
 {
 	char buffer[COMMAND_LEN];
+	size_t len;
 	bool ok;
 	va_list ap;
 
@@ -602,8 +611,8 @@ va_dcl
 		Log(LOG_DEBUG, " -> connection %d: '%s'.", Idx, buffer);
 #endif
 
-	strlcat( buffer, "\r\n", sizeof( buffer ));
-	ok = Conn_Write( Idx, buffer, strlen( buffer ));
+	len = strlcat( buffer, "\r\n", sizeof( buffer ));
+	ok = Conn_Write(Idx, buffer, len);
 	My_Connections[Idx].msg_out++;
 
 	va_end( ap );
@@ -611,54 +620,74 @@ va_dcl
 } /* Conn_WriteStr */
 
 
-GLOBAL bool
-Conn_Write( CONN_ID Idx, char *Data, unsigned int Len )
+/**
+ * Append Data to the outbound write buffer of a connection.
+ * @param Idx Index of the connection.
+ * @param Data pointer to the data.
+ * @param Len length of Data.
+ * @return true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+Conn_Write( CONN_ID Idx, char *Data, size_t Len )
 {
-	/* Daten in Socket schreiben. Bei "fatalen" Fehlern wird
-	 * der Client disconnectiert und false geliefert. */
-
+	CLIENT *c;
+	size_t writebuf_limit = WRITEBUFFER_LEN;
 	assert( Idx > NONE );
 	assert( Data != NULL );
 	assert( Len > 0 );
 
-	/* Ist der entsprechende Socket ueberhaupt noch offen? In einem
-	 * "Handler-Durchlauf" kann es passieren, dass dem nicht mehr so
-	 * ist, wenn einer von mehreren Conn_Write()'s fehlgeschlagen ist.
-	 * In diesem Fall wird hier einfach ein Fehler geliefert. */
-	if( My_Connections[Idx].sock <= NONE )
-	{
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Skipped write on closed socket (connection %d).", Idx );
-#endif
-		return false;
-	}
+	c = Conn_GetClient(Idx);
+	assert( c != NULL);
 
-	/* Pruefen, ob im Schreibpuffer genuegend Platz ist. Ziel ist es,
-	 * moeglichts viel im Puffer zu haben und _nicht_ gleich alles auf den
-	 * Socket zu schreiben (u.a. wg. Komprimierung). */
-	if( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf) >= WRITEBUFFER_LEN) {
-		/* Der Puffer ist dummerweise voll. Jetzt versuchen, den Puffer
-		 * zu schreiben, wenn das nicht klappt, haben wir ein Problem ... */
-		if( ! Handle_Write( Idx )) return false;
-
-		/* check again: if our writebuf is twice als large as the initial limit: Kill connection */
-		if( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf) >= (WRITEBUFFER_LEN*2)) {
-			Log( LOG_NOTICE, "Write buffer overflow (connection %d)!", Idx );
-			Conn_Close( Idx, "Write buffer overflow!", NULL, false );
-			return false;
-		}
+	/* Servers do get special write buffer limits, so they can generate
+	 * all the messages that are required while peering. */
+	if (Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_SERVER)
+		writebuf_limit = WRITEBUFFER_SLINK_LEN;
+
+	/* Is the socket still open? A previous call to Conn_Write()
+	 * may have closed the connection due to a fatal error.
+	 * In this case it is sufficient to return an error, as well. */
+	if( My_Connections[Idx].sock <= NONE ) {
+		LogDebug("Skipped write on closed socket (connection %d).", Idx);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 #ifdef ZLIB
 	if ( Conn_OPTION_ISSET( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ZIP )) {
-		/* Daten komprimieren und in Puffer kopieren */
-		if( ! Zip_Buffer( Idx, Data, Len )) return false;
+		/* Compressed link:
+		 * Zip_Buffer() does all the dirty work for us: it flushes
+		 * the (pre-)compression buffers if required and handles
+		 * all error conditions. */
+		if (!Zip_Buffer(Idx, Data, Len))
+			return false;
 	}
 	else
 #endif
 	{
-		/* Daten in Puffer kopieren */
-		if (!array_catb( &My_Connections[Idx].wbuf, Data, Len ))
+		/* Uncompressed link:
+		 * Check if outbound buffer has enough space for the data. */
+		if (array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf) + Len >=
+		    writebuf_limit) {
+			/* Buffer is full, flush it. Handle_Write deals with
+			 * low-level errors, if any. */
+			if (!Handle_Write(Idx))
+				return false;
+		}
+
+		/* When the write buffer is still too big after flushing it,
+		 * the connection will be killed. */
+		if (array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf) + Len >=
+		    writebuf_limit) {
+			Log(LOG_NOTICE,
+			    "Write buffer overflow (connection %d, size %lu byte)!",
+			    Idx,
+			    (unsigned long)array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf));
+			Conn_Close(Idx, "Write buffer overflow!", NULL, false);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/* Copy data to write buffer */
+		if (!array_catb(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf, Data, Len))
 			return false;
 
 		My_Connections[Idx].bytes_out += Len;
@@ -691,9 +720,7 @@ Conn_Close( CONN_ID Idx, char *LogMsg, char *FwdMsg, bool InformClient )
 	if( Conn_OPTION_ISSET( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ISCLOSING )) {
 		/* Conn_Close() has been called recursively for this link;
 		 * probabe reason: Handle_Write() failed  -- see below. */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Recursive request to close connection: %d", Idx );
-#endif
+		LogDebug("Recursive request to close connection: %d", Idx );
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -701,15 +728,20 @@ Conn_Close( CONN_ID Idx, char *LogMsg, char *FwdMsg, bool InformClient )
 
 	/* Mark link as "closing" */
 	Conn_OPTION_ADD( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ISCLOSING );
-		
-	if( LogMsg ) txt = LogMsg;
-	else txt = FwdMsg;
-	if( ! txt ) txt = "Reason unknown";
 
-	Log( LOG_INFO, "Shutting down connection %d (%s) with %s:%d ...", Idx, LogMsg ? LogMsg : FwdMsg, My_Connections[Idx].host, ntohs( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port ));
+	if (LogMsg)
+		txt = LogMsg;
+	else
+		txt = FwdMsg;
+	if (! txt)
+		txt = "Reason unknown";
+
+	Log(LOG_INFO, "Shutting down connection %d (%s) with %s:%d ...", Idx,
+	    LogMsg ? LogMsg : FwdMsg, My_Connections[Idx].host,
+	    ntohs(My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port));
 
 	/* Search client, if any */
-	c = Client_GetFromConn( Idx );
+	c = Conn_GetClient( Idx );
 
 	/* Should the client be informed? */
 	if (InformClient) {
@@ -724,7 +756,6 @@ Conn_Close( CONN_ID Idx, char *LogMsg, char *FwdMsg, bool InformClient )
 			 (double)My_Connections[Idx].bytes_out / 1024);
 		}
 #endif
-
 		/* Send ERROR to client (see RFC!) */
 		if (FwdMsg)
 			Conn_WriteStr(Idx, "ERROR :%s", FwdMsg);
@@ -739,42 +770,60 @@ Conn_Close( CONN_ID Idx, char *LogMsg, char *FwdMsg, bool InformClient )
 	(void)Handle_Write( Idx );
 
 	/* Search client, if any (re-check!) */
-	c = Client_GetFromConn( Idx );
+	c = Conn_GetClient( Idx );
 
 	/* Shut down socket */
-	if( ! io_close( My_Connections[Idx].sock ))
-	{
+	if (! io_close(My_Connections[Idx].sock)) {
 		/* Oops, we can't close the socket!? This is ... ugly! */
-		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Error closing connection %d (socket %d) with %s:%d - %s! (ignored)", Idx, My_Connections[Idx].sock, My_Connections[Idx].host, ntohs( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port), strerror( errno ));
+		Log(LOG_CRIT,
+		    "Error closing connection %d (socket %d) with %s:%d - %s! (ignored)",
+		    Idx, My_Connections[Idx].sock, My_Connections[Idx].host,
+		    ntohs(My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port), strerror(errno));
 	}
 
 	/* Mark socket as invalid: */
 	My_Connections[Idx].sock = NONE;
 
 	/* If there is still a client, unregister it now */
-	if( c ) Client_Destroy( c, LogMsg, FwdMsg, true );
+	if (c)
+		Client_Destroy(c, LogMsg, FwdMsg, true);
 
 	/* Calculate statistics and log information */
 	in_k = (double)My_Connections[Idx].bytes_in / 1024;
 	out_k = (double)My_Connections[Idx].bytes_out / 1024;
 #ifdef ZLIB
-	if ( Conn_OPTION_ISSET( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ZIP )) {
+	if (Conn_OPTION_ISSET( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ZIP)) {
 		in_z_k = (double)My_Connections[Idx].zip.bytes_in / 1024;
 		out_z_k = (double)My_Connections[Idx].zip.bytes_out / 1024;
+		/* Make sure that no division by zero can occur during
+		 * the calculation of in_p and out_p: in_z_k and out_z_k
+		 * are non-zero, that's guaranteed by the protocol until
+		 * compression can be enabled. */
+		if (! in_z_k)
+			in_z_k = in_k;
+		if (! out_z_k)
+			out_z_k = out_k;
 		in_p = (int)(( in_k * 100 ) / in_z_k );
 		out_p = (int)(( out_k * 100 ) / out_z_k );
-		Log( LOG_INFO, "Connection %d with %s:%d closed (in: %.1fk/%.1fk/%d%%, out: %.1fk/%.1fk/%d%%).", Idx, My_Connections[Idx].host, ntohs( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port ), in_k, in_z_k, in_p, out_k, out_z_k, out_p );
+		Log(LOG_INFO,
+		    "Connection %d with %s:%d closed (in: %.1fk/%.1fk/%d%%, out: %.1fk/%.1fk/%d%%).",
+		    Idx, My_Connections[Idx].host,
+		    ntohs(My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port),
+		    in_k, in_z_k, in_p, out_k, out_z_k, out_p);
 	}
 	else
 #endif
 	{
-		Log( LOG_INFO, "Connection %d with %s:%d closed (in: %.1fk, out: %.1fk).", Idx, My_Connections[Idx].host, ntohs( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port ), in_k, out_k );
+		Log(LOG_INFO,
+		    "Connection %d with %s:%d closed (in: %.1fk, out: %.1fk).",
+		    Idx, My_Connections[Idx].host,
+		    ntohs(My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port),
+		    in_k, out_k);
 	}
 
 	/* cancel running resolver */
-	if (Resolve_INPROGRESS(&My_Connections[Idx].res_stat)) {
+	if (Resolve_INPROGRESS(&My_Connections[Idx].res_stat))
 		Resolve_Shutdown(&My_Connections[Idx].res_stat);
-	}
 
 	/* Servers: Modify time of next connect attempt? */
 	Conf_UnsetServer( Idx );
@@ -791,12 +840,11 @@ Conn_Close( CONN_ID Idx, char *LogMsg, char *FwdMsg, bool InformClient )
 
 	array_free(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf);
 	array_free(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf);
+
 	/* Clean up connection structure (=free it) */
 	Init_Conn_Struct( Idx );
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Shutdown of connection %d completed.", Idx );
-#endif
+	LogDebug("Shutdown of connection %d completed.", Idx );
 } /* Conn_Close */
 
 
@@ -816,7 +864,7 @@ Conn_SyncServerStruct( void )
 			continue;
 
 		/* Server connection? */
-		client = Client_GetFromConn( i );
+		client = Conn_GetClient( i );
 		if(( ! client ) || ( Client_Type( client ) != CLIENT_SERVER )) continue;
 
 		for( c = 0; c < MAX_SERVERS; c++ )
@@ -825,54 +873,52 @@ Conn_SyncServerStruct( void )
 			if( ! Conf_Server[c].host[0] ) continue;
 
 			/* Duplicate? */
-			if( strcmp( Conf_Server[c].name, Client_ID( client )) == 0 ) Conf_Server[c].conn_id = i;
+			if( strcmp( Conf_Server[c].name, Client_ID( client )) == 0 )
+				Conf_Server[c].conn_id = i;
 		}
 	}
 } /* SyncServerStruct */
 
 
+/**
+ * Send out data of write buffer; connect new sockets.
+ */
 static bool
 Handle_Write( CONN_ID Idx )
 {
-	/* Daten aus Schreibpuffer versenden bzw. Connection aufbauen */
-
-	int len;
-	unsigned int wdatalen;
+	ssize_t len;
+	size_t wdatalen;
 
 	assert( Idx > NONE );
 	if ( My_Connections[Idx].sock < 0 ) {
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log(LOG_DEBUG,
-		    "Handle_Write() on closed socket, connection %d", Idx);
-#endif
+		LogDebug("Handle_Write() on closed socket, connection %d", Idx);
 		return false;
 	}
 	assert( My_Connections[Idx].sock > NONE );
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log(LOG_DEBUG, "Handle_Write() called for connection %d ...", Idx);
-#endif
-
 	wdatalen = array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf );
+
 #ifdef ZLIB
-	if (wdatalen == 0 && !array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].zip.wbuf)) {
-		io_event_del(My_Connections[Idx].sock, IO_WANTWRITE );
-		return true;
+	if (wdatalen == 0) {
+		/* Write buffer is empty, so we try to flush the compression
+		 * buffer and get some data to work with from there :-) */
+		if (!Zip_Flush(Idx))
+			return false;
+
+		/* Now the write buffer most probably has changed: */
+		wdatalen = array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf);
 	}
+#endif
 
-	/* write buffer empty, but not compression buffer?
-         * -> flush compression buffer! */
-	if (wdatalen == 0)
-		Zip_Flush(Idx);
-#else
 	if (wdatalen == 0) {
+		/* Still no data, fine. */
 		io_event_del(My_Connections[Idx].sock, IO_WANTWRITE );
 		return true;
 	}
-#endif
 
- 	/* Zip_Flush() may have changed the write buffer ... */
-	wdatalen = array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf);
+	LogDebug
+	    ("Handle_Write() called for connection %d, %ld bytes pending ...",
+	     Idx, wdatalen);
 
 	len = write(My_Connections[Idx].sock,
 	            array_start(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf), wdatalen );
@@ -888,7 +934,7 @@ Handle_Write( CONN_ID Idx )
 	}
 
 	/* move any data not yet written to beginning */
-	array_moveleft(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf, 1, len);
+	array_moveleft(&My_Connections[Idx].wbuf, 1, (size_t)len);
 
 	return true;
 } /* Handle_Write */
@@ -904,19 +950,17 @@ New_Connection( int Sock )
 	struct request_info req;
 #endif
 	struct sockaddr_in new_addr;
-	int new_sock, new_sock_len;
-	CONN_ID idx;
+	int new_sock, new_sock_len, new_Pool_Size;
 	CLIENT *c;
-	POINTER *ptr;
-	long new_size, cnt;
+	long cnt;
 
 	assert( Sock > NONE );
 	/* Connection auf Listen-Socket annehmen */
-	new_sock_len = sizeof( new_addr );
-	new_sock = accept( Sock, (struct sockaddr *)&new_addr, (socklen_t *)&new_sock_len );
-	if( new_sock < 0 )
-	{
-		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't accept connection: %s!", strerror( errno ));
+	new_sock_len = (int)sizeof new_addr;
+	new_sock = accept(Sock, (struct sockaddr *)&new_addr,
+			  (socklen_t *)&new_sock_len);
+	if (new_sock < 0) {
+		Log(LOG_CRIT, "Can't accept connection: %s!", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -935,7 +979,8 @@ New_Connection( int Sock )
 #endif
 
 	/* Socket initialisieren */
-	Init_Socket( new_sock );
+	if (!Init_Socket( new_sock ))
+		return -1;
 	
 	/* Check IP-based connection limit */
 	cnt = Count_Connections( new_addr );
@@ -948,91 +993,69 @@ New_Connection( int Sock )
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* Freie Connection-Struktur suchen */
-	for( idx = 0; idx < Pool_Size; idx++ ) if( My_Connections[idx].sock == NONE ) break;
-	if( idx >= Pool_Size )
-	{
-		new_size = Pool_Size + CONNECTION_POOL;
-
-		/* Im bisherigen Pool wurde keine freie Connection-Struktur mehr gefunden.
-		 * Wenn erlaubt und moeglich muss nun der Pool vergroessert werden: */
-
-		if( Conf_MaxConnections > 0 )
-		{
-			/* Es ist ein Limit konfiguriert */
-			if( Pool_Size >= Conf_MaxConnections )
-			{
-				/* Mehr Verbindungen duerfen wir leider nicht mehr annehmen ... */
-				Log( LOG_ALERT, "Can't accept connection: limit (%d) reached!", Pool_Size );
-				Simple_Message( new_sock, "ERROR :Connection limit reached" );
-				close( new_sock );
-				return -1;
-			}
-			if( new_size > Conf_MaxConnections ) new_size = Conf_MaxConnections;
-		}
-		if( new_size < Pool_Size )
+	if( new_sock >= Pool_Size ) {
+		new_Pool_Size = new_sock + 1;
+		/* No free Connection Structures, check if we may accept further connections */
+		if ((( Conf_MaxConnections > 0) && Pool_Size >= Conf_MaxConnections) ||
+			(new_Pool_Size < Pool_Size))
 		{
-			Log( LOG_ALERT, "Can't accept connection: limit (%d) reached -- overflow!", Pool_Size );
+			Log( LOG_ALERT, "Can't accept connection: limit (%d) reached!", Pool_Size );
 			Simple_Message( new_sock, "ERROR :Connection limit reached" );
 			close( new_sock );
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		ptr = (POINTER *)realloc( My_Connections, sizeof( CONNECTION ) * new_size );
-		if( ! ptr ) {
+		if (!array_alloc(&My_ConnArray, sizeof(CONNECTION),
+				 (size_t)new_sock)) {
 			Log( LOG_EMERG, "Can't allocate memory! [New_Connection]" );
 			Simple_Message( new_sock, "ERROR: Internal error" );
 			close( new_sock );
 			return -1;
 		}
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Allocated new connection pool for %ld items (%ld bytes). [realloc()]", new_size, sizeof( CONNECTION ) * new_size );
-#endif
+		LogDebug("Bumped connection pool to %ld items (internal: %ld items, %ld bytes)",
+			new_sock, array_length(&My_ConnArray, sizeof(CONNECTION)), array_bytes(&My_ConnArray));
 
 		/* Adjust pointer to new block */
-		My_Connections = (CONNECTION *)ptr;
-
-		/* Initialize new items */
-		for( idx = Pool_Size; idx < new_size; idx++ ) Init_Conn_Struct( idx );
-		idx = Pool_Size;
-
-		/* Adjust new pool size */
-		Pool_Size = new_size;
+		My_Connections = array_start(&My_ConnArray);
+		while (Pool_Size < new_Pool_Size)
+			Init_Conn_Struct(Pool_Size++);
 	}
 
-	/* Client-Struktur initialisieren */
-	c = Client_NewLocal( idx, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), CLIENT_UNKNOWN, false );
-	if( ! c ) {
-		Log( LOG_ALERT, "Can't accept connection: can't create client structure!" );
-		Simple_Message( new_sock, "ERROR :Internal error" );
-		close( new_sock );
+	/* register callback */
+	if (!io_event_create( new_sock, IO_WANTREAD, cb_clientserver)) {
+		Log(LOG_ALERT, "Can't accept connection: io_event_create failed!");
+		Simple_Message(new_sock, "ERROR :Internal error");
+		close(new_sock);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* Verbindung registrieren */
-	Init_Conn_Struct( idx );
-	My_Connections[idx].sock = new_sock;
-	My_Connections[idx].addr = new_addr;
-
-	/* Neuen Socket registrieren */
-	if (!io_event_create( new_sock, IO_WANTREAD, cb_clientserver)) {
-		Simple_Message( new_sock, "ERROR :Internal error" );
-		Conn_Close( idx, "io_event_create() failed", NULL, false );
+	c = Client_NewLocal( new_sock, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), CLIENT_UNKNOWN, false );
+	if( ! c ) {
+		Log(LOG_ALERT, "Can't accept connection: can't create client structure!");
+		Simple_Message(new_sock, "ERROR :Internal error");
+		io_close(new_sock);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	Log( LOG_INFO, "Accepted connection %d from %s:%d on socket %d.", idx, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), ntohs( new_addr.sin_port), Sock );
+	Init_Conn_Struct( new_sock );
+	My_Connections[new_sock].sock = new_sock;
+	My_Connections[new_sock].addr = new_addr;
+	My_Connections[new_sock].client = c;
+
+	Log( LOG_INFO, "Accepted connection %d from %s:%d on socket %d.", new_sock,
+			inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), ntohs( new_addr.sin_port), Sock );
 
 	/* Hostnamen ermitteln */
-	strlcpy( My_Connections[idx].host, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), sizeof( My_Connections[idx].host ));
-	Client_SetHostname( c, My_Connections[idx].host );
+	strlcpy( My_Connections[new_sock].host, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ),
+						sizeof( My_Connections[new_sock].host ));
 
-	Resolve_Addr(&My_Connections[idx].res_stat, &new_addr,
-		My_Connections[idx].sock, cb_Read_Resolver_Result);
+	Client_SetHostname( c, My_Connections[new_sock].host );
 
-	/* Penalty-Zeit setzen */
-	Conn_SetPenalty( idx, 4 );
+	if (!Conf_NoDNS)
+		Resolve_Addr(&My_Connections[new_sock].res_stat, &new_addr,
+			My_Connections[new_sock].sock, cb_Read_Resolver_Result);
+
+	Conn_SetPenalty(new_sock, 4);
 	return new_sock;
 } /* New_Connection */
 
@@ -1042,80 +1065,81 @@ Socket2Index( int Sock )
 {
 	/* zum Socket passende Connection suchen */
 
-	CONN_ID idx;
-
-	assert( Sock > NONE );
-
-	for( idx = 0; idx < Pool_Size; idx++ ) if( My_Connections[idx].sock == Sock ) break;
+	assert( Sock >= 0 );
 
-	if( idx >= Pool_Size )
-	{
+	if( Sock >= Pool_Size || My_Connections[Sock].sock != Sock ) {
 		/* die Connection wurde vermutlich (wegen eines
 		 * Fehlers) bereits wieder abgebaut ... */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Socket2Index: can't get connection for socket %d!", Sock );
-#endif
+		LogDebug("Socket2Index: can't get connection for socket %d!", Sock);
 		return NONE;
 	}
-	else return idx;
+	return Sock;
 } /* Socket2Index */
 
 
+/**
+ * Read data from the network to the read buffer. If an error occures,
+ * the socket of this connection will be shut down.
+ */
 static void
 Read_Request( CONN_ID Idx )
 {
-	/* Daten von Socket einlesen und entsprechend behandeln.
-	 * Tritt ein Fehler auf, so wird der Socket geschlossen. */
-
-	int len;
-	char readbuf[1024];
+	ssize_t len;
+	char readbuf[READBUFFER_LEN];
 	CLIENT *c;
-
 	assert( Idx > NONE );
 	assert( My_Connections[Idx].sock > NONE );
 
 #ifdef ZLIB
-	if (( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf) >= READBUFFER_LEN ) ||
-		( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].zip.rbuf) >= ZREADBUFFER_LEN ))
+	if ((array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf) >= READBUFFER_LEN) ||
+		(array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].zip.rbuf) >= READBUFFER_LEN))
 #else
-	if ( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf) >= READBUFFER_LEN )
+	if (array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf) >= READBUFFER_LEN)
 #endif
 	{
-		/* Der Lesepuffer ist voll */
-		Log( LOG_ERR, "Receive buffer overflow (connection %d): %d bytes!", Idx,
-						array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf));
+		/* Read buffer is full */
+		Log(LOG_ERR,
+		    "Receive buffer overflow (connection %d): %d bytes!",
+		    Idx, array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf));
 		Conn_Close( Idx, "Receive buffer overflow!", NULL, false );
 		return;
 	}
 
-	len = read( My_Connections[Idx].sock, readbuf, sizeof readbuf -1 );
-	if( len == 0 ) {
-		Log( LOG_INFO, "%s:%d (%s) is closing the connection ...",
-			My_Connections[Idx].host, ntohs( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port),
-					inet_ntoa( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_addr ));
-		Conn_Close( Idx, "Socket closed!", "Client closed connection", false );
+	len = read(My_Connections[Idx].sock, readbuf, sizeof(readbuf));
+	if (len == 0) {
+		Log(LOG_INFO, "%s:%d (%s) is closing the connection ...",
+		    My_Connections[Idx].host,
+		    ntohs(My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_port),
+		    inet_ntoa( My_Connections[Idx].addr.sin_addr));
+		Conn_Close(Idx,
+			   "Socket closed!", "Client closed connection",
+			   false);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if( len < 0 ) {
+	if (len < 0) {
 		if( errno == EAGAIN ) return;
-		Log( LOG_ERR, "Read error on connection %d (socket %d): %s!", Idx,
-					My_Connections[Idx].sock, strerror( errno ));
-		Conn_Close( Idx, "Read error!", "Client closed connection", false );
+		Log(LOG_ERR, "Read error on connection %d (socket %d): %s!",
+		    Idx, My_Connections[Idx].sock, strerror(errno));
+		Conn_Close(Idx, "Read error!", "Client closed connection",
+			   false);
 		return;
 	}
 #ifdef ZLIB
-	if ( Conn_OPTION_ISSET( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ZIP )) {
-		if (!array_catb( &My_Connections[Idx].zip.rbuf, readbuf, len)) {
-			Log( LOG_ERR, "Could not append recieved data to zip input buffer (connn %d): %d bytes!", Idx, len );
-			Conn_Close( Idx, "Receive buffer overflow!", NULL, false );
+	if (Conn_OPTION_ISSET(&My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ZIP)) {
+		if (!array_catb(&My_Connections[Idx].zip.rbuf, readbuf,
+				(size_t) len)) {
+			Log(LOG_ERR,
+			    "Could not append recieved data to zip input buffer (connn %d): %d bytes!",
+			    Idx, len);
+			Conn_Close(Idx, "Receive buffer overflow!", NULL,
+				   false);
 			return;
 		}
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
-		readbuf[len] = 0;
-		if (!array_cats( &My_Connections[Idx].rbuf, readbuf )) {
+		if (!array_catb( &My_Connections[Idx].rbuf, readbuf, len)) {
 			Log( LOG_ERR, "Could not append recieved data to input buffer (connn %d): %d bytes!", Idx, len );
 			Conn_Close( Idx, "Receive buffer overflow!", NULL, false );
 		}
@@ -1127,12 +1151,15 @@ Read_Request( CONN_ID Idx )
 	/* Update timestamp of last data received if this connection is
 	 * registered as a user, server or service connection. Don't update
 	 * otherwise, so users have at least Conf_PongTimeout seconds time to
-	 * register with the IRC server -- see Check_Connections(). */
-	c = Client_GetFromConn(Idx);
+	 * register with the IRC server -- see Check_Connections().
+	 * Set "lastping", too, so we can handle time shifts backwards ... */
+	c = Conn_GetClient(Idx);
 	if (c && (Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_USER
 		  || Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_SERVER
-		  || Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_SERVICE))
+		  || Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_SERVICE)) {
 		My_Connections[Idx].lastdata = time(NULL);
+		My_Connections[Idx].lastping = My_Connections[Idx].lastdata;
+	}
 
 	/* Look at the data in the (read-) buffer of this connection */
 	Handle_Buffer(Idx);
@@ -1148,16 +1175,18 @@ Handle_Buffer( CONN_ID Idx )
 	char *ptr1, *ptr2;
 #endif
 	char *ptr;
-	int len, delta;
+	size_t len, delta;
 	bool result;
+	time_t starttime;
 #ifdef ZLIB
 	bool old_z;
 #endif
 
+	starttime = time(NULL);
 	result = false;
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Check penalty */
-		if( My_Connections[Idx].delaytime > time( NULL )) return result;
+		if( My_Connections[Idx].delaytime > starttime) return result;
 #ifdef ZLIB
 		/* unpack compressed data */
 		if ( Conn_OPTION_ISSET( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ZIP ))
@@ -1195,7 +1224,7 @@ Handle_Buffer( CONN_ID Idx )
 
 		len = ( ptr - (char*) array_start(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf)) + delta;
 
-		if( len < 0 || len > ( COMMAND_LEN - 1 )) {
+		if( len > ( COMMAND_LEN - 1 )) {
 			/* Request must not exceed 512 chars (incl. CR+LF!), see
 			 * RFC 2812. Disconnect Client if this happens. */
 			Log( LOG_ERR, "Request too long (connection %d): %d bytes (max. %d expected)!",
@@ -1220,11 +1249,8 @@ Handle_Buffer( CONN_ID Idx )
 		result = true;
 
 		array_moveleft(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf, 1, len);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log(LOG_DEBUG,
-		    "Connection %d: %d bytes left in read buffer.",
+		LogDebug("Connection %d: %d bytes left in read buffer.",
 		    Idx, array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf));
-#endif
 #ifdef ZLIB
 		if(( ! old_z ) && ( My_Connections[Idx].options & CONN_ZIP ) &&
 				( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf) > 0 ))
@@ -1232,64 +1258,57 @@ Handle_Buffer( CONN_ID Idx )
 			/* The last Command activated Socket-Compression.
 			 * Data that was read after that needs to be copied to Unzip-buf
 			 * for decompression */
-			if( array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf)> ZREADBUFFER_LEN ) {
-				Log( LOG_ALERT, "Connection %d: No space left in unzip buf (need %u bytes)!",
-								Idx, array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf ));
-				return false;
-			}
 			if (!array_copy( &My_Connections[Idx].zip.rbuf, &My_Connections[Idx].rbuf ))
 				return false;
 
 			array_trunc(&My_Connections[Idx].rbuf);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-			Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Moved already received data (%u bytes) to uncompression buffer.",
+			LogDebug("Moved already received data (%u bytes) to uncompression buffer.",
 								array_bytes(&My_Connections[Idx].zip.rbuf));
-#endif /* DEBUG */
 		}
 #endif /* ZLIB */
 	}
-
 	return result;
 } /* Handle_Buffer */
 
 
 static void
-Check_Connections( void )
+Check_Connections(void)
 {
 	/* check if connections are alive. if not, play PING-PONG first.
 	 * if this doesn't help either, disconnect client. */
 	CLIENT *c;
 	CONN_ID i;
 
-	for( i = 0; i < Pool_Size; i++ ) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Pool_Size; i++) {
 		if (My_Connections[i].sock < 0)
 			continue;
 
-		c = Client_GetFromConn( i );
-		if( c && (( Client_Type( c ) == CLIENT_USER ) || ( Client_Type( c ) == CLIENT_SERVER ) || ( Client_Type( c ) == CLIENT_SERVICE )))
-		{
+		c = Conn_GetClient(i);
+		if (c && ((Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_USER)
+			  || (Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_SERVER)
+			  || (Client_Type(c) == CLIENT_SERVICE))) {
 			/* connected User, Server or Service */
-			if( My_Connections[i].lastping > My_Connections[i].lastdata ) {
-				/* we already sent a ping */
-				if( My_Connections[i].lastping < time( NULL ) - Conf_PongTimeout ) {
+			if (My_Connections[i].lastping >
+			    My_Connections[i].lastdata) {
+				/* We already sent a ping */
+				if (My_Connections[i].lastping <
+				    time(NULL) - Conf_PongTimeout) {
 					/* Timeout */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-					Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Connection %d: Ping timeout: %d seconds.", i, Conf_PongTimeout );
-#endif
-					Conn_Close( i, NULL, "Ping timeout", true );
+					LogDebug
+					    ("Connection %d: Ping timeout: %d seconds.",
+					     i, Conf_PongTimeout);
+					Conn_Close(i, NULL, "Ping timeout",
+						   true);
 				}
+			} else if (My_Connections[i].lastdata <
+				   time(NULL) - Conf_PingTimeout) {
+				/* We need to send a PING ... */
+				LogDebug("Connection %d: sending PING ...", i);
+				My_Connections[i].lastping = time(NULL);
+				Conn_WriteStr(i, "PING :%s",
+					      Client_ID(Client_ThisServer()));
 			}
-			else if( My_Connections[i].lastdata < time( NULL ) - Conf_PingTimeout ) {
-				/* we need to sent a PING */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-				Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Connection %d: sending PING ...", i );
-#endif
-				My_Connections[i].lastping = time( NULL );
-				Conn_WriteStr( i, "PING :%s", Client_ID( Client_ThisServer( )));
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
+		} else {
 			/* The connection is not fully established yet, so
 			 * we don't do the PING-PONG game here but instead
 			 * disconnect the client after "a short time" if it's
@@ -1297,11 +1316,9 @@ Check_Connections( void )
 
 			if (My_Connections[i].lastdata <
 			    time(NULL) - Conf_PongTimeout) {
-#ifdef DEBUG
-				Log(LOG_DEBUG,
-				    "Unregistered connection %d timed out ...",
-				    i);
-#endif
+				LogDebug
+				    ("Unregistered connection %d timed out ...",
+				     i);
 				Conn_Close(i, NULL, "Timeout", false);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1314,19 +1331,9 @@ Check_Servers( void )
 {
 	/* Check if we can establish further server links */
 
-	CONN_ID idx;
 	int i, n;
 	time_t time_now;
 
-	/* Search all connections, are there results from the resolver? */
-	for( idx = 0; idx < Pool_Size; idx++ ) {
-		if( My_Connections[idx].sock != SERVER_WAIT ) continue;
-
-		/* IP resolved? */
-		if (Resolve_SUCCESS(&My_Connections[idx].res_stat))
-			New_Server(Conf_GetServer( idx ), idx);
-	}
-
 	/* Check all configured servers */
 	for( i = 0; i < MAX_SERVERS; i++ ) {
 		/* Valid outgoing server which isn't already connected or disabled? */
@@ -1338,7 +1345,7 @@ Check_Servers( void )
 		if( Conf_Server[i].group > NONE ) {
 			for (n = 0; n < MAX_SERVERS; n++) {
 				if (n == i) continue;
-				if ((Conf_Server[n].conn_id > NONE) &&
+				if ((Conf_Server[n].conn_id != NONE) &&
 					(Conf_Server[n].group == Conf_Server[i].group))
 						break;
 			}
@@ -1352,127 +1359,108 @@ Check_Servers( void )
 
 		/* Okay, try to connect now */
 		Conf_Server[i].lasttry = time_now;
-
-		/* Search free connection structure */
-		for( idx = 0; idx < Pool_Size; idx++ ) if( My_Connections[idx].sock == NONE ) break;
-		if (idx >= Pool_Size) {
-			Log( LOG_ALERT, "Can't establist server connection: connection limit reached (%d)!",
-											Pool_Size );
-			return;
-		}
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Preparing connection %d for \"%s\" ...", idx, Conf_Server[i].host );
-#endif
-
-		Init_Conn_Struct( idx );
-		My_Connections[idx].sock = SERVER_WAIT;
-		Conf_Server[i].conn_id = idx;
-
-		/* Resolve Hostname. If this fails, try to use it as an IP address */
-		strlcpy( Conf_Server[i].ip, Conf_Server[i].host, sizeof( Conf_Server[i].ip ));
-		strlcpy( My_Connections[idx].host, Conf_Server[i].host, sizeof( My_Connections[idx].host ));
-
-		assert(Resolve_Getfd(&My_Connections[idx].res_stat) < 0);
-
-		Resolve_Name(&My_Connections[idx].res_stat, Conf_Server[i].host, cb_Read_Resolver_Result);
+		Conf_Server[i].conn_id = SERVER_WAIT;
+		assert(Resolve_Getfd(&Conf_Server[i].res_stat) < 0);
+		Resolve_Name(&Conf_Server[i].res_stat, Conf_Server[i].host, cb_Connect_to_Server);
 	}
 } /* Check_Servers */
 
 
 static void
-New_Server( int Server, CONN_ID Idx )
+New_Server( int Server , struct in_addr *dest)
 {
 	/* Establish new server link */
-
+	struct sockaddr_in local_addr;
 	struct sockaddr_in new_addr;
-	struct in_addr inaddr;
 	int res, new_sock;
 	CLIENT *c;
 
 	assert( Server > NONE );
-	assert( Idx > NONE );
-
-	Log( LOG_INFO, "Establishing connection to \"%s\", %s, port %d ... ", Conf_Server[Server].host,
-							Conf_Server[Server].ip, Conf_Server[Server].port );
-
-#ifdef HAVE_INET_ATON
-	if( inet_aton( Conf_Server[Server].ip, &inaddr ) == 0 )
-#else
-	memset( &inaddr, 0, sizeof( inaddr ));
-	inaddr.s_addr = inet_addr( Conf_Server[Server].ip );
-	if( inaddr.s_addr == (unsigned)-1 )
-#endif
-	{
-		/* Can't convert IP address */
-		Log( LOG_ERR, "Can't connect to \"%s\" (connection %d): can't convert ip address %s!", Conf_Server[Server].host, Idx, Conf_Server[Server].ip );
-		goto out;
-	}
 
-	memset( &new_addr, 0, sizeof( new_addr ));
+	memset(&new_addr, 0, sizeof( new_addr ));
 	new_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
-	new_addr.sin_addr = inaddr;
+	new_addr.sin_addr = *dest;
 	new_addr.sin_port = htons( Conf_Server[Server].port );
 
 	new_sock = socket( PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0 );
 	if ( new_sock < 0 ) {
-		/* Can't create socket */
 		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't create socket: %s!", strerror( errno ));
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if( ! Init_Socket( new_sock )) return;
 
-	res = connect( new_sock, (struct sockaddr *)&new_addr, sizeof( new_addr ));
+	/* if we fail to bind, just continue and let connect() pick a source address */
+	InitSinaddr(&local_addr, 0);
+	local_addr.sin_addr = Conf_Server[Server].bind_addr;
+	if (bind(new_sock, (struct sockaddr *)&local_addr, (socklen_t)sizeof(local_addr)))
+		Log(LOG_WARNING, "Can't bind socket to %s: %s!", inet_ntoa(Conf_Server[Server].bind_addr), strerror( errno ));
+
+	res = connect(new_sock, (struct sockaddr *)&new_addr,
+			(socklen_t)sizeof(new_addr));
 	if(( res != 0 ) && ( errno != EINPROGRESS )) {
-		/* Can't connect socket */
 		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Can't connect socket: %s!", strerror( errno ));
 		close( new_sock );
-		goto out;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!array_alloc(&My_ConnArray, sizeof(CONNECTION), (size_t)new_sock)) {
+		Log(LOG_ALERT,
+		    "Cannot allocate memory for server connection (socket %d)",
+		    new_sock);
+		close( new_sock );
+		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Client-Struktur initialisieren */
-	c = Client_NewLocal( Idx, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), CLIENT_UNKNOWNSERVER, false );
+	My_Connections = array_start(&My_ConnArray);
+
+	assert(My_Connections[new_sock].sock <= 0);
+
+	Init_Conn_Struct(new_sock);
+
+	c = Client_NewLocal( new_sock, inet_ntoa( new_addr.sin_addr ), CLIENT_UNKNOWNSERVER, false );
 	if( ! c ) {
-		/* Can't create new client structure */
 		Log( LOG_ALERT, "Can't establish connection: can't create client structure!" );
 		close( new_sock );
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	Client_SetIntroducer( c, c );
 	Client_SetToken( c, TOKEN_OUTBOUND );
 
 	/* Register connection */
-	My_Connections[Idx].sock = new_sock;
-	My_Connections[Idx].addr = new_addr;
-	strlcpy( My_Connections[Idx].host, Conf_Server[Server].host, sizeof( My_Connections[Idx].host ));
+	Conf_Server[Server].conn_id = new_sock;
+	My_Connections[new_sock].sock = new_sock;
+	My_Connections[new_sock].addr = new_addr;
+	My_Connections[new_sock].client = c;
+	strlcpy( My_Connections[new_sock].host, Conf_Server[Server].host,
+				sizeof(My_Connections[new_sock].host ));
 
 	/* Register new socket */
 	if (!io_event_create( new_sock, IO_WANTWRITE, cb_connserver)) {
 		Log( LOG_ALERT, "io_event_create(): could not add fd %d", strerror(errno));
-		Conn_Close( Idx, "io_event_create() failed", NULL, false );
-		goto out;
+		Conn_Close( new_sock, "io_event_create() failed", NULL, false );
+		Init_Conn_Struct( new_sock );
+		Conf_Server[Server].conn_id = NONE;
 	}
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Registered new connection %d on socket %d.", Idx, My_Connections[Idx].sock );
-#endif
-	Conn_OPTION_ADD( &My_Connections[Idx], CONN_ISCONNECTING );
-	return;
-out:
-	Init_Conn_Struct( Idx );
-	Conf_Server[Server].conn_id = NONE;
+	LogDebug("Registered new connection %d on socket %d.",
+				new_sock, My_Connections[new_sock].sock );
+	Conn_OPTION_ADD( &My_Connections[new_sock], CONN_ISCONNECTING );
 } /* New_Server */
 
 
+/**
+ * Initialize connection structure.
+ */
 static void
-Init_Conn_Struct( CONN_ID Idx )
+Init_Conn_Struct(CONN_ID Idx)
 {
-	time_t now = time( NULL );
-	/* Connection-Struktur initialisieren */
+	time_t now = time(NULL);
 
-	memset( &My_Connections[Idx], 0, sizeof ( CONNECTION ));
-	My_Connections[Idx].sock = NONE;
+	memset(&My_Connections[Idx], 0, sizeof(CONNECTION));
+	My_Connections[Idx].sock = -1;
+	My_Connections[Idx].signon = now;
 	My_Connections[Idx].lastdata = now;
 	My_Connections[Idx].lastprivmsg = now;
 	Resolve_Init(&My_Connections[Idx].res_stat);
@@ -1503,9 +1491,7 @@ Init_Socket( int Sock )
 	/* Set type of service (TOS) */
 #if defined(IP_TOS) && defined(IPTOS_LOWDELAY)
 	value = IPTOS_LOWDELAY;
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Setting option IP_TOS on socket %d to IPTOS_LOWDELAY (%d).", Sock, value );
-#endif
+	LogDebug("Setting option IP_TOS on socket %d to IPTOS_LOWDELAY (%d).", Sock, value );
 	if( setsockopt( Sock, SOL_IP, IP_TOS, &value, (socklen_t)sizeof( value )) != 0 )
 	{
 		Log( LOG_ERR, "Can't set socket option IP_TOS: %s!", strerror( errno ));
@@ -1517,6 +1503,51 @@ Init_Socket( int Sock )
 } /* Init_Socket */
 
 
+
+static void
+cb_Connect_to_Server(int fd, UNUSED short events)
+{
+	/* Read result of resolver sub-process from pipe and start connection */
+	int i;
+	size_t len;
+	struct in_addr dest_addr;
+	char readbuf[HOST_LEN + 1];
+
+	LogDebug("Resolver: Got forward lookup callback on fd %d, events %d", fd, events);
+
+	for (i=0; i < MAX_SERVERS; i++) {
+		  if (Resolve_Getfd(&Conf_Server[i].res_stat) == fd )
+			  break;
+	}
+
+	if( i >= MAX_SERVERS) {
+		/* Ops, no matching server found?! */
+		io_close( fd );
+		LogDebug("Resolver: Got Forward Lookup callback for unknown server!?");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Read result from pipe */
+	len = Resolve_Read(&Conf_Server[i].res_stat, readbuf, sizeof(readbuf)-1);
+	if (len == 0)
+		return;
+
+	readbuf[len] = '\0';
+	LogDebug("Got result from resolver: \"%s\" (%u bytes read).", readbuf, len);
+
+	if (!ngt_IPStrToBin(readbuf, &dest_addr)) {
+		Log(LOG_ERR, "Can't connect to \"%s\": can't convert ip address %s!",
+						Conf_Server[i].host, readbuf);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Log( LOG_INFO, "Establishing connection to \"%s\", %s, port %d ... ",
+			Conf_Server[i].host, readbuf, Conf_Server[i].port );
+	/* connect() */
+	New_Server(i, &dest_addr);
+} /* cb_Read_Forward_Lookup */
+
+
 static void
 cb_Read_Resolver_Result( int r_fd, UNUSED short events )
 {
@@ -1525,7 +1556,7 @@ cb_Read_Resolver_Result( int r_fd, UNUSED short events )
 	 * IDENT user name.*/
 
 	CLIENT *c;
-	int i, n;
+	int i;
 	size_t len;
 	char *identptr;
 #ifdef IDENTAUTH
@@ -1534,9 +1565,7 @@ cb_Read_Resolver_Result( int r_fd, UNUSED short events )
 	char readbuf[HOST_LEN + 1];
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Resolver: Got callback on fd %d, events %d", r_fd, events );
-#endif
+	LogDebug("Resolver: Got callback on fd %d, events %d", r_fd, events );
 
 	/* Search associated connection ... */
 	for( i = 0; i < Pool_Size; i++ ) {
@@ -1548,84 +1577,60 @@ cb_Read_Resolver_Result( int r_fd, UNUSED short events )
 		/* Ops, none found? Probably the connection has already
 		 * been closed!? We'll ignore that ... */
 		io_close( r_fd );
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Resolver: Got callback for unknown connection!?" );
-#endif
+		LogDebug("Resolver: Got callback for unknown connection!?");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Read result from pipe */
 	len = Resolve_Read(&My_Connections[i].res_stat, readbuf, sizeof readbuf -1);
 	if (len == 0)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	readbuf[len] = '\0';
 	identptr = strchr(readbuf, '\n');
 	assert(identptr != NULL);
 	if (!identptr) {
 		Log( LOG_CRIT, "Resolver: Got malformed result!");
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	*identptr = '\0';
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Got result from resolver: \"%s\" (%u bytes read).", readbuf, len);
-#endif
+	LogDebug("Got result from resolver: \"%s\" (%u bytes read).", readbuf, len);
 	/* Okay, we got a complete result: this is a host name for outgoing
 	 * connections and a host name and IDENT user name (if enabled) for
 	 * incoming connections.*/
-	if( My_Connections[i].sock > NONE ) {
-		/* Incoming connection. Search client ... */
-		c = Client_GetFromConn( i );
-		assert( c != NULL );
-
-		/* Only update client information of unregistered clients */
-		if( Client_Type( c ) == CLIENT_UNKNOWN ) {
-			strlcpy(My_Connections[i].host, readbuf, sizeof( My_Connections[i].host));
-			Client_SetHostname( c, readbuf);
+	assert ( My_Connections[i].sock >= 0 );
+	/* Incoming connection. Search client ... */
+	c = Conn_GetClient( i );
+	assert( c != NULL );
+
+	/* Only update client information of unregistered clients */
+	if( Client_Type( c ) == CLIENT_UNKNOWN ) {
+		strlcpy(My_Connections[i].host, readbuf, sizeof( My_Connections[i].host));
+		Client_SetHostname( c, readbuf);
 #ifdef IDENTAUTH
-			++identptr;
-			if (*identptr) {
-				Log( LOG_INFO, "IDENT lookup for connection %ld: \"%s\".", i, identptr);
-				Client_SetUser( c, identptr, true );
-			} else {
-				Log( LOG_INFO, "IDENT lookup for connection %ld: no result.", i );
-			}
-#endif
+		++identptr;
+		if (*identptr) {
+			Log(LOG_INFO, "IDENT lookup for connection %d: \"%s\".", i, identptr);
+			Client_SetUser(c, identptr, true);
+		} else {
+			Log(LOG_INFO, "IDENT lookup for connection %d: no result.", i);
 		}
+#endif
+	}
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		else Log( LOG_DEBUG, "Resolver: discarding result for already registered connection %d.", i );
 #endif
-	} else {
-		/* Outgoing connection (server link): set the IP address
-		 * so that we can connect to it in the main loop. */
-
-		/* Search server ... */
-		n = Conf_GetServer( i );
-		assert( n > NONE );
-
-		strlcpy( Conf_Server[n].ip, readbuf, sizeof( Conf_Server[n].ip ));
-	}
-
 	/* Reset penalty time */
 	Conn_ResetPenalty( i );
-	return;
-out:
-	if (My_Connections[i].sock == SERVER_WAIT) {
-		n = Conf_GetServer( i );
-		assert(n > NONE );
-		if (n > NONE) {
-			Conf_Server[n].conn_id = NONE;
-			Init_Conn_Struct(i);
-		}
-	}
 } /* cb_Read_Resolver_Result */
 
 
 static void
-Simple_Message( int Sock, char *Msg )
+Simple_Message( int Sock, const char *Msg )
 {
 	char buf[COMMAND_LEN];
+	size_t len;
 	/* Write "simple" message to socket, without using compression
 	 * or even the connection write buffers. Used e.g. for error
 	 * messages by New_Connection(). */
@@ -1633,8 +1638,8 @@ Simple_Message( int Sock, char *Msg )
 	assert( Msg != NULL );
 
 	strlcpy( buf, Msg, sizeof buf - 2);
-	strlcat( buf, "\r\n", sizeof buf);
-	(void)write( Sock, buf, strlen( buf ) );
+	len = strlcat( buf, "\r\n", sizeof buf);
+	(void)write(Sock, buf, len);
 } /* Simple_Error */
 
 
@@ -1651,5 +1656,20 @@ Count_Connections( struct sockaddr_in addr_in )
 } /* Count_Connections */
 
 
+GLOBAL CLIENT *
+Conn_GetClient( CONN_ID Idx ) 
+{
+	/* return Client-Structure that belongs to the local Connection Idx.
+	 * If none is found, return NULL.
+	 */
+	CONNECTION *c;
+	assert( Idx >= 0 );
+
+	c = array_get(&My_ConnArray, sizeof (CONNECTION), (size_t)Idx);
+
+	assert(c != NULL);
+
+	return c ? c->client : NULL;
+}
 
 /* -eof- */