memset( msg, 0, sizeof( msg ) ); // logging is slow; this ensures 0 term if msg is too large
hlen = snprintf( msg, sizeof( msg ), "%ld %d/RMR [%s] ", (long) time( NULL ), log_pid, log_situations[write_level] );
+ if( hlen > sizeof( msg ) - 1024 ) { // should never happen, but be parinoid
+ return;
+ }
body = msg + hlen;
va_start( argp, fmt ); // suss out parm past fmt