@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ int

 main(int argc, char *argv[])

 {

 	char id[MAXIDSIZE];

-	int fd,n;

 	char *ptr;

 	char *host;

 	int port;

@@ -48,17 +47,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])

 	int nwritefds;

 	int i;

 	int queued;

-	/* get the id */

-	if((fd=open(".sshchat",O_RDONLY))==-1)

-		return(-1); /* error */

-	if((n=read(fd,id,MAXIDSIZE))<1 || id[0]=='\n') {

-		close(fd),fd=-1;

-		return(-2); /* no id */

+	if(argc!=2 || strcmp(argv[argc-1],"--help")==0) {

+		fprintf(stderr,"Syntax: %s username",argv[0]);

+		return(1); /* no id */

 	}

-	close(fd),fd=-1;

-	id[(n>=MAXIDSIZE)?MAXIDSIZE-1:n]='\0';

-	if((ptr=strchr(id,'\n'))!=NULL)

-		*ptr='\0';

+	strncpy(id,argv[1],sizeof(MAXIDSIZE));

+	id[MAXIDSIZE-1]='\0';

+	if((ptr=strchr(id,' '))!=NULL)

+		*id='\0'; /* spaces not allowed */

 	/* open socket to server */

 	if((host=ipv4_genip("127.0.0.1",&hostsize))==NULL)

 		return(-3); /* couldn't resolv localhost */