diff --git a/source/banlist.c b/source/banlist.c
index 04ca517..ecdfc0f 100644
--- a/source/banlist.c
+++ b/source/banlist.c
@@ -1198,8 +1198,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(kickban)
 		if (rest && !*rest)
 			rest = NULL;
 	}
-	tspec = alloca(strlen(spec)+1);
-	strcpy(tspec, spec);
+	tspec = LOCAL_COPY(spec);
 	while ((tnick = next_in_comma_list(tspec, &tspec)))
 	{
 		int exact = 1;
diff --git a/source/cdcc.c b/source/cdcc.c
index 9608502..5544eaf 100644
--- a/source/cdcc.c
+++ b/source/cdcc.c
@@ -1259,8 +1259,7 @@ static void add_files(char *args, char *rest)
 	struct dirent *dir;
 	struct stat statbuf;
 
-	path = alloca(strlen(rest)+1);
-	strcpy(path, rest);
+	path = LOCAL_COPY(rest);
 	
 	temp = alloca(BIG_BUFFER_SIZE + 1);
 	*temp = 0;
diff --git a/source/commands2.c b/source/commands2.c
index 97933c8..e2e311e 100644
--- a/source/commands2.c
+++ b/source/commands2.c
@@ -1049,8 +1049,7 @@ int server = -1;
 			char *buffer = NULL;
 			char *save_buffer = NULL;
 			int num = 0, count = 0;
-			m_buff = alloca(strlen(match)+1);
-			strcpy(m_buff, match);
+			m_buff = LOCAL_COPY(match);
 			bitchsay("Killing all matching %s.", pattern);
 			while ((nick = next_in_comma_list(m_buff, &m_buff)))
 			{
diff --git a/source/cset.c b/source/cset.c
index 1ba5849..bb9a7f2 100644
--- a/source/cset.c
+++ b/source/cset.c
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ static int find_cset_variable(CSetArray *array, char *org_name, int *cnt)
 	char    *name = NULL;
 
 	len = strlen(org_name);
-	name = alloca(len + 1);
-	strcpy(name, org_name);
+	name = LOCAL_COPY(org_name);
 
 	upper(name);
 	var_index = 0;
@@ -708,8 +707,7 @@ static int find_wset_variable(WSetArray *array, char *org_name, int *cnt)
 	char    *name = NULL;
 
 	len = strlen(org_name);
-	name = alloca(len + 1);
-	strcpy(name, org_name);
+	name = LOCAL_COPY(org_name);
 
 	upper(name);
 	var_index = 0;
diff --git a/source/debug.c b/source/debug.c
index ae12537..cceb6a0 100644
--- a/source/debug.c
+++ b/source/debug.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ int parse_debug(char *value, int nvalue, char **rv)
 	if  (!value)
 		return 0;
 
-	copy = alloca(strlen(value) + 1);
-	strcpy(copy, value);
+	copy = LOCAL_COPY(value);
 	
 	while ((str1 = new_next_arg(copy, &copy)))
 	{
diff --git a/source/flood.c b/source/flood.c
index 0a4e5f2..a7cc20c 100644
--- a/source/flood.c
+++ b/source/flood.c
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ ChannelList *chan = NULL;
 			if (!nick_isop(Nick) || get_cset_int_var(chan->csets, KICK_OPS_CSET))
 			{
 				char *ban, *u, *h;
-				u = alloca(strlen(Nick->host)+1);
-				strcpy(u, Nick->host);
+				u = LOCAL_COPY(Nick->host);
 				h = strchr(u, '@');
 				*h++ = 0;
 				ban = ban_it(Nick->nick, u, h, Nick->ip);
diff --git a/source/fset.c b/source/fset.c
index af31ce2..f3d810e 100644
--- a/source/fset.c
+++ b/source/fset.c
@@ -895,8 +895,7 @@ IrcVariable *fget_var_address(char *var_name)
 	IrcVariable *var = NULL;
 	int	cnt,
 		msv_index;
-	char	*tmp_var = alloca(strlen(var_name)+1);
-	strcpy(tmp_var, var_name);
+	char	*tmp_var = LOCAL_COPY(var_name);
 	upper(tmp_var);
 	if ((var = find_ext_fset_var(tmp_var)))
 		return var;
diff --git a/source/input.c b/source/input.c
index 036d51a..71f23b2 100644
--- a/source/input.c
+++ b/source/input.c
@@ -798,8 +798,7 @@ BUILT_IN_KEYBINDING(input_add_character)
 		{
 			char	*ptr = NULL;
 
-			ptr = alloca(strlen(&(THIS_CHAR)) + 1);
-			strcpy(ptr, &(THIS_CHAR));
+			ptr = LOCAL_COPY(&(THIS_CHAR));
 			THIS_CHAR = key;
 			NEXT_CHAR = 0;
 			ADD_TO_INPUT(ptr);
diff --git a/source/numbers.c b/source/numbers.c
index 5efe62f..c1ccad1 100644
--- a/source/numbers.c
+++ b/source/numbers.c
@@ -723,16 +723,14 @@ void numbered_command(char *from, int comm, char **ArgList)
 			 */               
                         if ((p = (char *)strchr(ArgList[2], '@'))) {
                                         *p++ = '\0';
-                                        ident = (char *)alloca(strlen(ArgList[2])+1);
-                                        strcpy(ident, ArgList[2]);
+					ident = LOCAL_COPY(ArgList[2]);
                                         for(;*p == ' ';)
                                                 p++;
                                         host = p;
                                         if ((p = (char *)strchr(p, '\n')))
                                                 *p = '\0';
                                         p = host;
-                                        host = (char *)alloca(strlen(p)+1);
-                                        strcpy(host, p);
+					host = LOCAL_COPY(p);
 			}
 
 			put_it("%s", convert_output_format(fget_string_var(FORMAT_WHOIS_HEADER_FSET), NULL));
diff --git a/source/parse.c b/source/parse.c
index 0516ce6..7d07cb6 100644
--- a/source/parse.c
+++ b/source/parse.c
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ char *p = NULL;
 char *pat;
 	if (!str || !*str || !get_int_var(AUTO_RESPONSE_VAR))
 		return 0;
-	p = alloca(strlen(auto_str)+1);
-	strcpy(p, auto_str);
+	p = LOCAL_COPY(auto_str);
 	if (p && *p)
 	{
 		while ((pat = next_arg(p, &p)))
@@ -1090,8 +1089,7 @@ static	void p_channel(char *from, char **ArgList)
 #ifdef WANT_NSLOOKUP
 		char *host;
 #endif
-		user = alloca(strlen(FromUserHost)+1);
-		strcpy(user, FromUserHost);
+		user = LOCAL_COPY(FromUserHost);
 
 #ifdef WANT_NSLOOKUP
 		if ((host = strchr(user, '@')))
diff --git a/source/scr-bx.c b/source/scr-bx.c
index 85daa10..b102d4a 100644
--- a/source/scr-bx.c
+++ b/source/scr-bx.c
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ char *new_path, *p;
 int count = 0;
 int doit = 0;
 
-	new_path = alloca(strlen(path)+1);
-	strcpy(new_path, path);
+	new_path = LOCAL_COPY(path);
 	if ((p = strrchr(new_path, '/')))
 		*p = 0;
 	if (!(dptr = opendir(new_path)))
@@ -247,8 +246,7 @@ struct	dirent	*dir;
 struct	stat	st;
 char *ret = NULL, *p;
 int count = 0;
-	new_path = alloca(strlen(path)+1);
-	strcpy(new_path, path);
+	new_path = LOCAL_COPY(path);
 	if ((p = strrchr(new_path, '/')))
 		*p = 0;
 	else
@@ -274,8 +272,7 @@ int count = 0;
 		if (name)
 		{
 			char *pid, *n_tty, *h_name;
-			pid = alloca(strlen(p)+1);
-			strcpy(pid, p);
+			pid = LOCAL_COPY(p);
 			n_tty = strchr(pid, '.'); *n_tty++ = 0;
 			h_name = strchr(n_tty, '.'); *h_name++ = 0;
 			if (strcmp(name, pid))
diff --git a/source/user.c b/source/user.c
index 98e1a43..0371daf 100644
--- a/source/user.c
+++ b/source/user.c
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ long hvalue;
 	if (!strchr(uptr->channels, '*'))
 	{
 		char *channel, *ptr;
-		channel = alloca(strlen(uptr->channels)+1);
-		strcpy(channel, uptr->channels);
+		channel = LOCAL_COPY(uptr->channels);
 		while ((ptr = next_in_comma_list(channel, &channel)))
 		{
 			if (!*ptr)
diff --git a/source/userlist.c b/source/userlist.c
index b535195..07307c4 100644
--- a/source/userlist.c
+++ b/source/userlist.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,7 @@ char *ban;
 		ban = m_3dup(nicklist->nick, "!", nicklist->host);
 		if (nicklist->ip && nicklist->host)
 		{
-			char *user = alloca(strlen(nicklist->host)+1);
-			strcpy(user, nicklist->host);
+			char *user = LOCAL_COPY(nicklist->host);
 			if ((u = strchr(user, '@')))
 				*u = 0;
 			ipban = m_opendup(nicklist->nick, "!", user, "@", nicklist->ip, NULL);
@@ -1448,8 +1447,7 @@ int check_channel_match(char *tmp, char *channel)
 		return 0;
 	if (*channel == '*' && (strlen(channel)==1))
 		return 1;
-	q = chan = alloca(strlen(tmp)+1);
-	strcpy(chan, tmp);
+	q = chan = LOCAL_COPY(tmp);
 
 	while ((p = next_in_comma_list(chan, &chan)))
 	{