diff --git a/common/send.c b/common/send.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 020fe77..17afdff
--- a/common/send.c
+++ b/common/send.c
@@ -168,14 +168,11 @@ void	sendto_one(aClient *to, char *pattern, ...)
 {
 	va_list	vl;
 	va_start(vl, pattern);
-	vsendto_one(to, pattern, vl);
+	vsendto_one(to, pattern, &vl);
 	va_end(vl);
 }
 
-void	vsendto_one(to, pattern, vl)
-aClient	*to;
-char	*pattern;
-va_list vl;
+void	vsendto_one(aClient *to, char *pattern, const va_list *cvlp)
 {
 #else
 void	sendto_one(to, pattern, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8, p9, p10, p11)
@@ -185,6 +182,8 @@ char	*pattern, *p1, *p2, *p3, *p4, *p5, *p6, *p7, *p8, *p9, *p10, *p11;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef	USE_VARARGS
+	va_list vl;
+  	va_copy(vl, *cvlp);
 	(void)vsprintf(sendbuf, pattern, vl);
 #else
 	(void)sprintf(sendbuf, pattern, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6,
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ void	sendto_channel_butone(aClient *one, aClient *from, aChannel *chptr, char *p
 		if (MyConnect(acptr) && IsRegisteredUser(acptr))
 		    {
 # ifdef	USE_VARARGS
-			vsendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, vl);
+			vsendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, &vl);
 # else
 			sendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, p1, p2,
 					  p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8);
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ void	sendto_channel_butone(aClient *one, aClient *from, aChannel *chptr, char *p
 			if (sentalong[i] == 0)
 			    {
 # ifdef	USE_VARARGS
-	  			vsendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, vl);
+	  			vsendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, &vl);
 # else
 	  			sendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern,
 						  p1, p2, p3, p4,
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ void	sendto_common_channels(aClient *user, char *pattern, ...)
 			    IsMember(cptr, lp->value.chptr))
 			    {
 # ifdef	USE_VARARGS
-				vsendto_prefix_one(cptr, user, pattern, vl);
+				vsendto_prefix_one(cptr, user, pattern, &vl);
 # else
 				sendto_prefix_one(cptr, user, pattern,
 						  p1, p2, p3, p4,
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ void	sendto_common_channels(aClient *user, char *pattern, ...)
 	    }
 	if (MyConnect(user))
 # ifdef	USE_VARARGS
-		vsendto_prefix_one(user, user, pattern, vl);
+		vsendto_prefix_one(user, user, pattern, &vl);
 	va_end(vl);
 # else
 		sendto_prefix_one(user, user, pattern, p1, p2, p3, p4,
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ void	sendto_channel_butserv(aChannel *chptr, aClient *from, char *pattern, ...)
 	for (lp = chptr->members; lp; lp = lp->next)
 		if (MyConnect(acptr = lp->value.cptr) &&
 		    !(lp->flags & CHFL_ZOMBIE))
-			vsendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, vl);
+			vsendto_prefix_one(acptr, from, pattern, &vl);
 	va_end(vl);
 #else
 	for (lp = chptr->members; lp; lp = lp->next)
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ void	sendto_match_butone(aClient *one, aClient *from, char *mask, int what, char
 			 match_it(cptr, mask, what)))
 			continue;
 #ifdef	USE_VARARGS
-		vsendto_prefix_one(cptr, from, pattern, vl);
+		vsendto_prefix_one(cptr, from, pattern, &vl);
 	    }
 	va_end(vl);
 #else
@@ -628,7 +627,7 @@ void	sendto_all_butone(aClient *one, aClient *from, char *pattern, ...)
 	va_start(vl, pattern);
 	for (i = 0; i <= highest_fd; i++)
 		if ((cptr = local[i]) && !IsMe(cptr) && one != cptr)
-			vsendto_prefix_one(cptr, from, pattern, vl);
+			vsendto_prefix_one(cptr, from, pattern, &vl);
 	va_end(vl);
 #else
 	for (i = 0; i <= highest_fd; i++)
@@ -716,7 +715,7 @@ void	sendto_ops(char *pattern, ...)
       strcat(fmt_target, " :*** Notice -- ");
       strcat(fmt_target, pattern);
 #ifdef USE_VARARGS
-      vsendto_one(cptr, fmt, vl);
+      vsendto_one(cptr, fmt, &vl);
 #else
       sendto_one(cptr, fmt, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7);
 #endif
@@ -729,7 +728,7 @@ void	sendto_ops(char *pattern, ...)
       strcat(fmt, " :*** Notice -- ");
       strcat(fmt, pattern);
 #  ifdef USE_VARARGS
-      vsendto_one(cptr, fmt, vl);
+      vsendto_one(cptr, fmt, &vl);
 #  else
       sendto_one(cptr, fmt, cptr->name, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7);
 #  endif
@@ -778,7 +777,7 @@ void	sendto_ops_butone(aClient *one, aClient *from, char *pattern, ...)
 			continue;	/* ...was the one I should skip */
 		sentalong[i] = 1;
 # ifdef	USE_VARARGS
-      		vsendto_prefix_one(cptr->from, from, pattern, vl);
+      		vsendto_prefix_one(cptr->from, from, pattern, &vl);
 	    }
 	va_end(vl);
 # else
@@ -801,15 +800,12 @@ void	sendto_prefix_one(aClient *to, aClient *from, char *pattern, ...)
 {
 	va_list	vl;
 	va_start(vl, pattern);
-	vsendto_prefix_one(to, from, pattern, vl);
+	vsendto_prefix_one(to, from, pattern, &vl);
 	va_end(vl);
 }
 
-void	vsendto_prefix_one(to, from, pattern, vl)
-Reg1    aClient *to;
-Reg2    aClient *from;
-char    *pattern;
-va_list	vl;
+void	vsendto_prefix_one(register aClient *to, register aClient *from,
+    char *pattern, const va_list *cvlp)
 {
 #else
 void	sendto_prefix_one(to, from, pattern, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8)
@@ -824,6 +820,8 @@ char	*pattern, *p1, *p2, *p3, *p4, *p5, *p6, *p7, *p8;
 	int	flag = 0;
 
 #ifdef	USE_VARARGS
+	va_list vl;
+  	va_copy(vl, *cvlp);
 	par = va_arg(vl, char *);
 #else
 	par = p1;
@@ -905,7 +903,7 @@ void	sendto_realops(char *pattern, ...)
 	strcat(fmt_target, " :*** Notice -- ");
 	strcat(fmt_target, pattern);
 #ifdef USE_VARARGS
-	vsendto_one(cptr, fmt, vl);
+	vsendto_one(cptr, fmt, &vl);
 #else
 	sendto_one(cptr, fmt, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7);
 #endif