+27Jan02=======================================================================
+1. make save work in cron context
+2. try to get the C client to handle closes on its standard input better
+handled.
+22Jan02=======================================================================
+1. limit spot dupe checking to first 12 characters
13Jan02=======================================================================
1. changed the backstop termination alarm routing in the C client so that
it flushes the input and output buffer and then commits suicide.