diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 9cebe6d6d..cd3315bd8 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
 
 # 4 space indentation
-[*.{c,h,lua}]
+[*.{c,h,lua,py}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
 
diff --git a/process/CMakeLists.txt b/process/CMakeLists.txt
index 174fae694..0ffb7b4a2 100644
--- a/process/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/process/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 install(PROGRAMS create-orders backup-eressea run-turn send-zip-report
 send-bz2-report compress.py compress.sh epasswd.py orders-process
+process-orders.py accept-orders.py
 checkpasswd.py sendreport.sh sendreports.sh orders-accept DESTINATION bin)
 
 install(DIRECTORY cron/ DESTINATION bin USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS
diff --git a/process/accept-orders.py b/process/accept-orders.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3bf9ea965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/process/accept-orders.py
@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from email.Utils import parseaddr
+from email.Parser import Parser
+import os
+import os.path
+import ConfigParser
+from re import compile, IGNORECASE
+from stat import ST_MTIME
+from string import upper, split, replace
+import logging
+import sys
+import subprocess
+from sys import stdin
+from time import ctime, sleep, time
+from socket import gethostname
+from rfc822 import parsedate_tz, mktime_tz
+
+if 'ERESSEA' in os.environ:
+    dir = os.environ['ERESSEA']
+elif 'HOME' in os.environ:
+    dir = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], 'eressea')
+else: # WTF? No HOME?
+    dir = "/home/eressea/eressea"
+if not os.path.isdir(dir):
+    print "please set the ERESSEA environment variable to the install path"
+    sys.exit(1)
+rootdir = dir
+
+game = int(sys.argv[1])
+gamedir = os.path.join(rootdir, "game-%d" % (game, ))
+frommail = 'eressea-server@kn-bremen.de'
+gamename = 'Eressea'
+sender = '%s Server <%s>' % (gamename, frommail)
+
+inifile = os.path.join(gamedir, 'eressea.ini')
+if not os.path.exists(inifile):
+    print "no such file: " . inifile
+else:
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(inifile)
+    if config.has_option('game', 'email'):
+        frommail = config.get('game', 'email')
+    if config.has_option('game', 'name'):
+        gamename = config.get('game', 'name')
+    if config.has_option('game', 'sender'):
+        sender = config.get('game', 'sender')
+    else:
+        sender = "%s Server <%s>" % (gamename, frommail)
+    config = None
+prefix = 'turn-'
+hostname = gethostname()
+orderbase = "orders.dir"
+sendmail = True
+# maximum number of reports per sender:
+maxfiles = 20
+# write headers to file?
+writeheaders = True
+# reject all html email?
+rejecthtml = True
+
+def unlock_file(filename):
+    try:
+        os.unlink(filename+".lock")
+    except:
+        print "could not unlock %s.lock, file not found" % filename
+
+def lock_file(filename):
+    i = 0
+    wait = 1
+    if not os.path.exists(filename):
+        file=open(filename, "w")
+        file.close()
+    while True:
+        try:
+            os.symlink(filename, filename+".lock")
+            return
+        except:
+            i = i+1
+            if i == 5: unlock_file(filename)
+            sleep(wait)
+            wait = wait*2
+
+messages = {
+        "multipart-en" :
+                "ERROR: The orders you sent contain no plaintext. " \
+                "The Eressea server cannot process orders containing HTML " \
+                "or invalid attachments, which are the reasons why this " \
+                "usually happens. Please change the settings of your mail " \
+                "software and re-send the orders.",
+
+        "multipart-de" :
+                "FEHLER: Die von dir eingeschickte Mail enthält keinen " \
+                "Text. Evtl. hast Du den Zug als HTML oder als anderweitig " \
+                "ungültig formatierte Mail ingeschickt. Wir können ihn " \
+                "deshalb nicht berücksichtigen. Schicke den Zug nochmals " \
+                "als reinen Text ohne Formatierungen ein.",
+
+        "maildate-de":
+                "Es erreichte uns bereits ein Zug mit einem späteren " \
+                "Absendedatum (%s > %s). Entweder ist deine " \
+                "Systemzeit verstellt, oder ein Zug hat einen anderen Zug von " \
+                "dir auf dem Transportweg überholt. Entscheidend für die " \
+                "Auswertungsreihenfolge ist das Absendedatum, d.h. der Date:-Header " \
+                "deiner Mail.",
+
+        "maildate-en":
+                "The server already received an order file that was sent at a later " \
+                "date (%s > %s). Either your system clock is wrong, or two messages have " \
+                "overtaken each other on the way to the server. The order of " \
+                "execution on the server is always according to the Date: header in " \
+                "your mail.",
+
+        "nodate-en":
+                "Your message did not contain a valid Date: header in accordance with RFC2822.",
+
+        "nodate-de":
+                "Deine Nachricht enthielt keinen gueltigen Date: header nach RFC2822.",
+
+        "error-de":
+                "Fehler",
+
+        "error-en":
+                "Error",
+
+        "warning-de":
+                "Warnung",
+
+        "warning-en":
+                "Warning",
+
+        "subject-de":
+                "Befehle angekommen",
+
+        "subject-en":
+                "orders received"
+}
+
+# return 1 if addr is a valid email address
+def valid_email(addr):
+    rfc822_specials = '/()<>@,;:\\"[]'
+    # First we validate the name portion (name@domain)
+    c = 0
+    while c < len(addr):
+        if addr[c] == '"' and (not c or addr[c - 1] == '.' or addr[c - 1] == '"'):
+            c = c + 1
+            while c < len(addr):
+                if addr[c] == '"': break
+                if addr[c] == '\\' and addr[c + 1] == ' ':
+                    c = c + 2
+                    continue
+                if ord(addr[c]) < 32 or ord(addr[c]) >= 127: return 0
+                c = c + 1
+            else: return 0
+            if addr[c] == '@': break
+            if addr[c] != '.': return 0
+            c = c + 1
+            continue
+        if addr[c] == '@': break
+        if ord(addr[c]) <= 32 or ord(addr[c]) >= 127: return 0
+        if addr[c] in rfc822_specials: return 0
+        c = c + 1
+    if not c or addr[c - 1] == '.': return 0
+
+    # Next we validate the domain portion (name@domain)
+    domain = c = c + 1
+    if domain >= len(addr): return 0
+    count = 0
+    while c < len(addr):
+        if addr[c] == '.':
+            if c == domain or addr[c - 1] == '.': return 0
+            count = count + 1
+        if ord(addr[c]) <= 32 or ord(addr[c]) >= 127: return 0
+        if addr[c] in rfc822_specials: return 0
+        c = c + 1
+    return count >= 1
+
+# return the replyto or from address in the header
+def get_sender(header):
+    replyto = header.get("Reply-To")
+    if replyto is None:
+        replyto = header.get("From")
+        if replyto is None: return None
+    x = parseaddr(replyto)
+    return x[1]
+
+# return first available filename basename,[0-9]+
+def available_file(dirname, basename):
+    ver = 0
+    maxdate = 0
+    filename = "%s/%s,%s,%d" % (dirname, basename, hostname, ver)
+    while os.path.exists(filename):
+        maxdate = max(os.stat(filename)[ST_MTIME], maxdate)
+        ver = ver + 1
+        filename = "%s/%s,%s,%d" % (dirname, basename, hostname, ver)
+    if ver >= maxfiles:
+        return None, None
+    return maxdate, filename
+
+def formatpar(string, l=76, indent=2):
+    words = split(string)
+    res = ""
+    ll = 0
+    first = 1
+
+    for word in words:
+        if first == 1:
+            res = word
+            first = 0
+            ll = len(word)
+        else:
+            if ll + len(word) > l:
+                res = res + "\n"+" "*indent+word
+                ll = len(word) + indent
+            else:
+                res = res+" "+word
+                ll = ll + len(word) + 1
+
+    return res+"\n"
+
+def store_message(message, filename):
+    outfile = open(filename, "w")
+    outfile.write(message.as_string())
+    outfile.close()
+    return
+
+def write_part(outfile, part):
+    charset = part.get_content_charset()
+    payload = part.get_payload(decode=True)
+
+    if charset is None:
+        charset = "latin1"
+    try:
+        msg = payload.decode(charset, "ignore")
+    except:
+        msg = payload
+        charset = None
+    try:
+        utf8 = msg.encode("utf-8", "ignore")
+        outfile.write(utf8)
+    except:
+        outfile.write(msg)
+        return False
+    outfile.write("\n");
+    return True
+
+def copy_orders(message, filename, sender):
+        # print the header first
+    if writeheaders:
+        from os.path import split
+        dirname, basename = split(filename)
+        dirname = dirname + '/headers'
+        if not os.path.exists(dirname): os.mkdir(dirname)
+        outfile = open(dirname + '/' + basename, "w")
+        for name, value in message.items():
+            outfile.write(name + ": " + value + "\n")
+        outfile.close()
+
+    found = False
+    outfile = open(filename, "w")
+    if message.is_multipart():
+        for part in message.get_payload():
+            content_type = part.get_content_type()
+            logger.debug("found content type %s for %s" % (content_type, sender))
+            if content_type=="text/plain":
+                if write_part(outfile, part):
+                    found = True
+                else:
+                    charset = part.get_content_charset()
+                    logger.error("could not write text/plain part (charset=%s) for %s" % (charset, sender))
+
+    else:
+        if write_part(outfile, message):
+            found = True
+        else:
+            charset = message.get_content_charset()
+            logger.error("could not write text/plain message (charset=%s) for %s" % (charset, sender))
+    outfile.close()
+    return found
+
+# create a file, containing:
+# game=0 locale=de file=/path/to/filename email=rcpt@domain.to
+def accept(game, locale, stream, extend=None):
+    global rootdir, orderbase, gamedir, gamename, sender
+    if extend is not None:
+        orderbase = orderbase + ".pre-" + extend
+    savedir = os.path.join(gamedir, orderbase)
+    # check if it's one of the pre-sent orders.
+    # create the save-directories if they don't exist
+    if not os.path.exists(gamedir): os.mkdir(gamedir)
+    if not os.path.exists(savedir): os.mkdir(savedir)
+    # parse message
+    message = Parser().parse(stream)
+    email = get_sender(message)
+    logger = logging.getLogger(email)
+    # write syslog
+    if email is None or valid_email(email)==0:
+        logger.warning("invalid email address: " + str(email))
+        return -1
+    logger.info("received orders from " + email)
+    # get an available filename
+    lock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
+    maxdate, filename = available_file(savedir, prefix + email)
+    if filename is None:
+        logger.warning("more than " + str(maxfiles) + " orders from " + email)
+        return -1
+    # copy the orders to the file
+    text_ok = copy_orders(message, filename, email)
+    unlock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
+
+    warning, msg, fail = None, "", False
+    maildate = message.get("Date")
+    if maildate != None:
+        turndate = mktime_tz(parsedate_tz(maildate))
+        os.utime(filename, (turndate, turndate))
+        logger.debug("mail date is '%s' (%d)" % (maildate, turndate))
+        if False and turndate < maxdate:
+            logger.warning("inconsistent message date " + email)
+            warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
+            msg = msg + formatpar(messages["maildate-" + locale] % (ctime(maxdate),ctime(turndate)), 76, 2) + "\n"
+    else:
+        logger.warning("missing message date " + email)
+        warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
+        msg = msg + formatpar(messages["nodate-" + locale], 76, 2) + "\n"
+
+    if not text_ok:
+        warning = " (" + messages["error-" + locale] + ")"
+        msg = msg + formatpar(messages["multipart-" + locale], 76, 2) + "\n"
+        logger.warning("rejected - no text/plain in orders from " + email)
+        os.unlink(filename)
+        savedir = savedir + "/rejected"
+        if not os.path.exists(savedir): os.mkdir(savedir)
+        lock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
+        maxdate, filename = available_file(savedir, prefix + email)
+        store_message(message, filename)
+        unlock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
+        fail = True
+
+    if sendmail and warning is not None:
+        subject = gamename + " " + messages["subject-"+locale] + warning
+        print("mail " + subject)
+        ps = subprocess.Popen(['mutt', '-s', subject, email], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+        ps.communicate(msg)
+
+    if not sendmail:
+        print text_ok, fail, email
+        print filename
+
+    if not fail:
+        lock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
+        queue = open(gamedir + "/orders.queue", "a")
+        queue.write("email=%s file=%s locale=%s game=%s\n" % (email, filename, locale, game))
+        queue.close()
+        unlock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
+
+    logger.info("done - accepted orders from " + email)
+
+    return 0
+
+# the main body of the script:
+try:
+    os.mkdir(os.path.join(rootdir, 'log'))
+except:
+    pass # already exists?
+LOG_FILENAME=os.path.join(rootdir, 'log/orders.log')
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, filename=LOG_FILENAME)
+logger = logging
+delay = None # TODO: parse the turn delay
+locale = sys.argv[2]
+infile = stdin
+if len(sys.argv)>3:
+    infile = open(sys.argv[3], "r")
+retval = accept(game, locale, infile, delay)
+if infile!=stdin:
+    infile.close()
+sys.exit(retval)
diff --git a/process/orders-accept b/process/orders-accept
index 2f8f0bd29..266424a41 100755
--- a/process/orders-accept
+++ b/process/orders-accept
@@ -1,378 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
+#!/bin/sh
+SCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
+cd $(dirname $SCRIPT)
+python accept-orders.py "$@"
 
-from email.Utils import parseaddr
-from email.Parser import Parser
-import os
-import os.path
-import ConfigParser
-from re import compile, IGNORECASE
-from stat import ST_MTIME
-from string import upper, split, replace
-import logging
-import sys
-from sys import stdin
-from time import ctime, sleep, time
-from socket import gethostname
-from rfc822 import parsedate_tz, mktime_tz
-
-if 'ERESSEA' in os.environ:
-    dir = os.environ['ERESSEA']
-elif 'HOME' in os.environ:
-    dir = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '/eressea')
-else: # WTF? No HOME?
-    dir = "/home/eressea/eressea"
-if not os.path.isdir(dir):
-    print "please set the ERESSEA environment variable to the install path"
-    sys.exit(1)
-rootdir = dir
-
-game = int(sys.argv[1])
-gamedir = os.path.join(rootdir, "game-%d" % (game, ))
-frommail = 'eressea-server@kn-bremen.de'
-gamename = 'Eressea'
-sender = '%s Server <%s>' % (gamename, frommail)
-
-inifile = os.path.join(gamedir, 'eressea.ini')
-if not os.path.exists(inifile):
-    print "no such file: " . inifile
-else:
-    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-    config.read(inifile)
-    if config.has_option('game', 'email'):
-        frommail = config.get('game', 'email')
-    if config.has_option('game', 'name'):
-        gamename = config.get('game', 'name')
-    if config.has_option('game', 'sender'):
-        sender = config.get('game', 'sender')
-    else:
-        sender = "%s Server <%s>" % (gamename, frommail)
-    config = None
-prefix = 'turn-'
-hostname = gethostname()
-orderbase = "orders.dir"
-sendmail = True
-# maximum number of reports per sender:
-maxfiles = 20
-# write headers to file?
-writeheaders = True
-# reject all html email?
-rejecthtml = True
-
-def unlock_file(filename):
-    try:
-        os.unlink(filename+".lock")
-    except:
-        print "could not unlock %s.lock, file not found" % filename
-
-def lock_file(filename):
-    i = 0
-    wait = 1
-    if not os.path.exists(filename):
-        file=open(filename, "w")
-        file.close()
-    while True:
-        try:
-            os.symlink(filename, filename+".lock")
-            return
-        except:
-            i = i+1
-            if i == 5: unlock_file(filename)
-            sleep(wait)
-            wait = wait*2
-
-messages = {
-        "multipart-en" :
-                "ERROR: The orders you sent contain no plaintext. " \
-                "The Eressea server cannot process orders containing HTML " \
-                "or invalid attachments, which are the reasons why this " \
-                "usually happens. Please change the settings of your mail " \
-                "software and re-send the orders.",
-
-        "multipart-de" :
-                "FEHLER: Die von dir eingeschickte Mail enth�lt keinen " \
-                "Text. Evtl. hast Du den Zug als HTML oder als anderweitig " \
-                "ung�ltig formatierte Mail ingeschickt. Wir k�nnen ihn " \
-                "deshalb nicht ber�cksichtigen. Schicke den Zug nochmals " \
-                "als reinen Text ohne Formatierungen ein.",
-
-        "maildate-de":
-                "Es erreichte uns bereits ein Zug mit einem sp�teren " \
-                "Absendedatum (%s > %s). Entweder ist deine " \
-                "Systemzeit verstellt, oder ein Zug hat einen anderen Zug von " \
-                "dir auf dem Transportweg �berholt. Entscheidend f�r die " \
-                "Auswertungsreihenfolge ist das Absendedatum, d.h. der Date:-Header " \
-                "deiner Mail.",
-
-        "maildate-en":
-                "The server already received an order file that was sent at a later " \
-                "date (%s > %s). Either your system clock is wrong, or two messages have " \
-                "overtaken each other on the way to the server. The order of " \
-                "execution on the server is always according to the Date: header in " \
-                "your mail.",
-
-        "nodate-en":
-                "Your message did not contain a valid Date: header in accordance with RFC2822.",
-
-        "nodate-de":
-                "Deine Nachricht enthielt keinen gueltigen Date: header nach RFC2822.",
-
-        "error-de":
-                "Fehler",
-
-        "error-en":
-                "Error",
-
-        "warning-de":
-                "Warnung",
-
-        "warning-en":
-                "Warning",
-
-        "subject-de":
-                "Befehle angekommen",
-
-        "subject-en":
-                "orders received"
-}
-
-# return 1 if addr is a valid email address
-def valid_email(addr):
-    rfc822_specials = '/()<>@,;:\\"[]'
-    # First we validate the name portion (name@domain)
-    c = 0
-    while c < len(addr):
-        if addr[c] == '"' and (not c or addr[c - 1] == '.' or addr[c - 1] == '"'):
-            c = c + 1
-            while c < len(addr):
-                if addr[c] == '"': break
-                if addr[c] == '\\' and addr[c + 1] == ' ':
-                    c = c + 2
-                    continue
-                if ord(addr[c]) < 32 or ord(addr[c]) >= 127: return 0
-                c = c + 1
-            else: return 0
-            if addr[c] == '@': break
-            if addr[c] != '.': return 0
-            c = c + 1
-            continue
-        if addr[c] == '@': break
-        if ord(addr[c]) <= 32 or ord(addr[c]) >= 127: return 0
-        if addr[c] in rfc822_specials: return 0
-        c = c + 1
-    if not c or addr[c - 1] == '.': return 0
-
-    # Next we validate the domain portion (name@domain)
-    domain = c = c + 1
-    if domain >= len(addr): return 0
-    count = 0
-    while c < len(addr):
-        if addr[c] == '.':
-            if c == domain or addr[c - 1] == '.': return 0
-            count = count + 1
-        if ord(addr[c]) <= 32 or ord(addr[c]) >= 127: return 0
-        if addr[c] in rfc822_specials: return 0
-        c = c + 1
-    return count >= 1
-
-# return the replyto or from address in the header
-def get_sender(header):
-    replyto = header.get("Reply-To")
-    if replyto is None:
-        replyto = header.get("From")
-        if replyto is None: return None
-    x = parseaddr(replyto)
-    return x[1]
-
-# return first available filename basename,[0-9]+
-def available_file(dirname, basename):
-    ver = 0
-    maxdate = 0
-    filename = "%s/%s,%s,%d" % (dirname, basename, hostname, ver)
-    while os.path.exists(filename):
-        maxdate = max(os.stat(filename)[ST_MTIME], maxdate)
-        ver = ver + 1
-        filename = "%s/%s,%s,%d" % (dirname, basename, hostname, ver)
-    if ver >= maxfiles:
-        return None, None
-    return maxdate, filename
-
-def formatpar(string, l=76, indent=2):
-    words = split(string)
-    res = ""
-    ll = 0
-    first = 1
-
-    for word in words:
-        if first == 1:
-            res = word
-            first = 0
-            ll = len(word)
-        else:
-            if ll + len(word) > l:
-                res = res + "\n"+" "*indent+word
-                ll = len(word) + indent
-            else:
-                res = res+" "+word
-                ll = ll + len(word) + 1
-
-    return res+"\n"
-
-def store_message(message, filename):
-    outfile = open(filename, "w")
-    outfile.write(message.as_string())
-    outfile.close()
-    return
-
-def write_part(outfile, part):
-    charset = part.get_content_charset()
-    payload = part.get_payload(decode=True)
-
-    if charset is None:
-        charset = "latin1"
-    try:
-        msg = payload.decode(charset, "ignore")
-    except:
-        msg = payload
-        charset = None
-    try:
-        utf8 = msg.encode("utf-8", "ignore")
-        outfile.write(utf8)
-    except:
-        outfile.write(msg)
-        return False
-    outfile.write("\n");
-    return True
-
-def copy_orders(message, filename, sender):
-        # print the header first
-    if writeheaders:
-        from os.path import split
-        dirname, basename = split(filename)
-        dirname = dirname + '/headers'
-        if not os.path.exists(dirname): os.mkdir(dirname)
-        outfile = open(dirname + '/' + basename, "w")
-        for name, value in message.items():
-            outfile.write(name + ": " + value + "\n")
-        outfile.close()
-
-    found = False
-    outfile = open(filename, "w")
-    if message.is_multipart():
-        for part in message.get_payload():
-            content_type = part.get_content_type()
-            logger.debug("found content type %s for %s" % (content_type, sender))
-            if content_type=="text/plain":
-                if write_part(outfile, part):
-                    found = True
-                else:
-                    charset = part.get_content_charset()
-                    logger.error("could not write text/plain part (charset=%s) for %s" % (charset, sender))
-
-    else:
-        if write_part(outfile, message):
-            found = True
-        else:
-            charset = message.get_content_charset()
-            logger.error("could not write text/plain message (charset=%s) for %s" % (charset, sender))
-    outfile.close()
-    return found
-
-# create a file, containing:
-# game=0 locale=de file=/path/to/filename email=rcpt@domain.to
-def accept(game, locale, stream, extend=None):
-    global rootdir, orderbase, gamedir, gamename, sender
-    if extend is not None:
-        orderbase = orderbase + ".pre-" + extend
-    savedir = os.path.join(gamedir, orderbase)
-    # check if it's one of the pre-sent orders.
-    # create the save-directories if they don't exist
-    if not os.path.exists(gamedir): os.mkdir(gamedir)
-    if not os.path.exists(savedir): os.mkdir(savedir)
-    # parse message
-    message = Parser().parse(stream)
-    email = get_sender(message)
-    logger = logging.getLogger(email)
-    # write syslog
-    if email is None or valid_email(email)==0:
-        logger.warning("invalid email address: " + str(email))
-        return -1
-    logger.info("received orders from " + email)
-    # get an available filename
-    lock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
-    maxdate, filename = available_file(savedir, prefix + email)
-    if filename is None:
-        logger.warning("more than " + str(maxfiles) + " orders from " + email)
-        return -1
-    # copy the orders to the file
-    text_ok = copy_orders(message, filename, email)
-    unlock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
-
-    warning, msg, fail = None, "", False
-    maildate = message.get("Date")
-    if maildate != None:
-        turndate = mktime_tz(parsedate_tz(maildate))
-        os.utime(filename, (turndate, turndate))
-        logger.debug("mail date is '%s' (%d)" % (maildate, turndate))
-        if turndate < maxdate:
-            logger.warning("inconsistent message date " + email)
-            warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
-            msg = msg + formatpar(messages["maildate-" + locale] % (ctime(maxdate),ctime(turndate)), 76, 2) + "\n"
-    else:
-        logger.warning("missing message date " + email)
-        warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
-        msg = msg + formatpar(messages["nodate-" + locale], 76, 2) + "\n"
-
-    if not text_ok:
-        warning = " (" + messages["error-" + locale] + ")"
-        msg = msg + formatpar(messages["multipart-" + locale], 76, 2) + "\n"
-        logger.warning("rejected - no text/plain in orders from " + email)
-        os.unlink(filename)
-        savedir = savedir + "/rejected"
-        if not os.path.exists(savedir): os.mkdir(savedir)
-        lock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
-        maxdate, filename = available_file(savedir, prefix + email)
-        store_message(message, filename)
-        unlock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
-        fail = True
-
-    if sendmail and warning is not None:
-        subject = gamename + " " + messages["subject-"+locale] + warning
-        mail = "Subject: %s\nFrom: %s\nTo: %s\n\n" % (subject, sender, email) + msg
-        from smtplib import SMTP
-        server = SMTP("localhost")
-        server.sendmail(sender, email, mail)
-        server.close()
-
-    if not sendmail:
-        print text_ok, fail, email
-        print filename
-
-    if not fail:
-        lock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
-        queue = open(gamedir + "/orders.queue", "a")
-        queue.write("email=%s file=%s locale=%s game=%s\n" % (email, filename, locale, game))
-        queue.close()
-        unlock_file(gamedir + "/orders.queue")
-
-    logger.info("done - accepted orders from " + email)
-
-    return 0
-
-# the main body of the script:
-try:
-    os.mkdir(os.path.join(rootdir, 'log'))
-except:
-    pass # already exists?
-LOG_FILENAME=os.path.join(rootdir, 'log/orders.log')
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, filename=LOG_FILENAME)
-logger = logging
-delay=None # TODO: parse the turn delay
-locale = sys.argv[2]
-infile = stdin
-if len(sys.argv)>3:
-    infile = open(sys.argv[3], "r")
-retval = accept(game, locale, infile, delay)
-if infile!=stdin:
-    infile.close()
-sys.exit(retval)
diff --git a/process/orders-process b/process/orders-process
index 79c7b3378..38b2d1115 100755
--- a/process/orders-process
+++ b/process/orders-process
@@ -1,242 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
+#!/bin/sh
+SCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
+cd $(dirname $SCRIPT)
+python process-orders.py "$@"
 
-from os import unlink, symlink, rename, popen, tmpfile
-import sys
-import os
-import os.path
-import ConfigParser
-from re import compile, IGNORECASE
-from string import split, join, upper, strip
-from sys import argv, exit
-from time import sleep, time, ctime
-from syslog import openlog, closelog, syslog
-
-from epasswd import EPasswd
-
-def pwd_get_email(faction, pwd, pwdfile=None):
-    return None
-
-def split_filename(filename):
-    return os.path.split(filename)
-
-def unlock_file(filename):
-    try:
-        unlink(filename+".lock")
-    except:
-        print "could not unlock %s.lock, file not found" % filename
-        raise
-    
-def lock_file(filename):
-    i = 0
-    wait = 1
-    if not os.path.exists(filename):
-        file=open(filename, "w")
-        file.close()
-    while True:
-        try:
-            symlink(filename, filename+".lock")
-            return
-        except:
-            i = i+1
-            if i == 5:
-                raise
-            sleep(wait)
-            wait = wait*2
-
-messages = {
-"subject-de": "Befehle angekommen",
-"subject-en": "orders received",
-
-"validate-en": "Validating",
-"validate-de": "Verarbeite",
-
-"faction-en": "Faction",
-"faction-de": "Partei",
-
-"unknown-de": "WARNUNG: Die Partei ist nicht bekannt, oder das Passwort falsch!",
-"unknown-en": "WARNING: This faction is unknown, or the password is incorrect!",
-
-"warning-de": "Warnung",
-"warning-en": "Warning",
-
-"error-de": "Fehler",
-"error-en": "Error",
-}
-
-game = int(sys.argv[1])
-echeck_cmd = "/home/eressea/echeck/echeck.sh"
-maxlines = 25
-
-# base directory for all your games:
-install_dir = "/home/eressea/eressea"
-if 'ERESSEA' in os.environ:
-    install_dir = os.environ['ERESSEA']
-elif 'HOME' in os.environ:
-    install_dir = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '/eressea')
-if not os.path.isdir(install_dir):
-    print "please set the ERESSEA environment variable to the install path"
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-game_dir = os.path.join(install_dir, "game-%d" % (game, ))
-frommail = 'eressea-server@kn-bremen.de'
-gamename = 'Eressea'
-sender = '%s Server <%s>' % (gamename, frommail)
-
-inifile = os.path.join(game_dir, 'eressea.ini')
-if not os.path.exists(inifile):
-    print "no such file: " . inifile
-else:
-    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-    config.read(inifile)
-    if config.has_option('game', 'email'):
-        frommail = config.get('game', 'email')
-    if config.has_option('game', 'name'):
-        gamename = config.get('game', 'name')
-    if config.has_option('game', 'sender'):
-        sender = config.get('game', 'sender')
-    else:
-        sender = "%s Server <%s>" % (gamename, frommail)
-    config = None
-
-queue_file = os.path.join(game_dir, "orders.queue")
-if not os.path.exists(queue_file):
-    exit(0)
-
-# regular expression that finds the start of a faction
-fact_re = compile("^\s*(eressea|partei|faction)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s+\"?([^\"]*)\"?", IGNORECASE)
-
-def check_pwd(filename, email, pw_data):
-    results = []
-    try:
-        file = open(filename, "r")
-    except:
-        print "could not open file", filename
-        return results
-    for line in file.readlines():
-        mo = fact_re.search(strip(line))
-        if mo != None:
-            fact_nr = str(mo.group(2))
-            fact_pw = str(mo.group(3))
-            if pw_data.fac_exists(fact_nr):
-                if not pw_data.check(fact_nr, fact_pw):
-                    game_email = pw_data.get_email(fact_nr)
-                    results = results + [ (fact_nr, game_email, False, fact_pw) ]
-                else:
-                    game_email = pw_data.get_email(fact_nr)
-                    results = results + [ (fact_nr, game_email, True, fact_pw) ]
-            else:
-                results = results + [ (fact_nr, None, False, fact_pw) ]
-    return results
-
-def echeck(filename, locale, rules):
-    dirname, filename = split_filename(filename)
-    stream = popen("%s %s %s %s %s" % (echeck_cmd, locale, filename, dirname, rules), 'r')
-    lines = stream.readlines()
-    if len(lines)==0:
-        stream.close()
-        return None
-    if len(lines)>maxlines:
-        mail = join(lines[:maxlines-3] + ["...", "\n"] + lines[-3:], '')
-    else:
-        mail = join(lines[:maxlines], '')
-    stream.close()
-    return mail
-
-# parse the queue file -
-#print "connecting to SMTP..."
-from smtplib import SMTP
-try:
-    server = SMTP("localhost")
-except:
-    print "could not connect to SMTP server"
-    exit(0)
-
-#print "reading password file..."
-pw_data = EPasswd(os.path.join(game_dir,"passwd"))
-
-#print "reading orders.queue..."
-# move the queue file to a save space while locking it:
-try:
-    lock_file(queue_file)
-except:
-    exit(0)
-queuefile = open(queue_file, "r")
-lines = queuefile.readlines()
-queuefile.close()
-
-# copy to a temp file
-
-tname="/tmp/orders.queue.%s" % str(time())
-try:
-    lock_file(tname)
-except:
-    exit(0)
-tmpfile=open(tname, "w")
-for line in lines:
-    tmpfile.write(line)
-tmpfile.close()
-
-openlog("orders")
-
-unlink(queue_file)
-try:
-    unlock_file(queue_file)
-except:
-    pass
-
-for line in lines:
-    tokens = split(line[:-1], ' ')
-    dict = {}
-    for token in tokens:
-        name, value = split(token, '=')
-        dict[name] = value
-
-    email = dict["email"]
-    locale = dict["locale"]
-    game = int(dict["game"])
-    infile = dict["file"]
-    gamename='[E%d]' % game
-    rules='e%d' % game
-    warning = ""
-    failed = True
-    results = check_pwd(infile, email, pw_data)
-    logfile = open(os.path.join(game_dir, "zug.log"), "a")
-    dirname, filename = split_filename(infile)
-    msg = messages["validate-"+locale] + " " + infile + "\n\n"
-    for faction, game_email, success, pwd in results:
-        msg = msg + messages["faction-"+locale] + " " + faction + "\n"
-        if success: failed = False
-        else: msg = msg + messages["unknown-"+locale] + "\n"
-        msg = msg + "\n"
-        logfile.write("%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s\n" % (ctime(time()), email, game_email, faction, pwd, success))
-    logfile.close()
-
-    if failed:
-        warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
-        syslog("failed - no valid password in " + infile)
-    else:
-        result = None
-        if os.path.exists(echeck_cmd):
-            result = echeck(infile, locale, rules)
-        if result is None:
-            # echeck did not finish
-            msg = msg + "Echeck is broken. Your turn was accepted, but could not be verified.\n"
-            warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
-            syslog("process - echeck broken, " + infile)
-        else:
-            msg = msg + result
-            syslog("process - checked orders in " + infile)
-
-    subject = gamename + " " + messages["subject-" + locale] + warning
-    msg = "Subject: %s\nFrom: %s\nTo: %s\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n\n" % (subject, sender, email) + msg
-    try:
-        server.sendmail(sender, email, msg)
-    except:
-        syslog("failed - cannot send to " + email)
-
-server.close()
-
-closelog()
-unlink(tname)
-unlock_file(tname)
diff --git a/process/process-orders.py b/process/process-orders.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8ed5e8625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/process/process-orders.py
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from os import unlink, symlink, rename, popen, tmpfile
+import sys
+import os
+import os.path
+import ConfigParser
+import subprocess
+from re import compile, IGNORECASE
+from string import split, join, upper, strip
+from sys import argv, exit
+from time import sleep, time, ctime
+from syslog import openlog, closelog, syslog
+
+from epasswd import EPasswd
+
+def pwd_get_email(faction, pwd, pwdfile=None):
+    return None
+
+def split_filename(filename):
+    return os.path.split(filename)
+
+def unlock_file(filename):
+    try:
+        unlink(filename+".lock")
+    except:
+        print "could not unlock %s.lock, file not found" % filename
+        raise
+    
+def lock_file(filename):
+    i = 0
+    wait = 1
+    if not os.path.exists(filename):
+        file=open(filename, "w")
+        file.close()
+    while True:
+        try:
+            symlink(filename, filename+".lock")
+            return
+        except:
+            i = i+1
+            if i == 5:
+                raise
+            sleep(wait)
+            wait = wait*2
+
+messages = {
+"subject-de": "Befehle angekommen",
+"subject-en": "orders received",
+
+"validate-en": "Validating",
+"validate-de": "Verarbeite",
+
+"faction-en": "Faction",
+"faction-de": "Partei",
+
+"unknown-de": "WARNUNG: Die Partei ist nicht bekannt, oder das Passwort falsch!",
+"unknown-en": "WARNING: This faction is unknown, or the password is incorrect!",
+
+"warning-de": "Warnung",
+"warning-en": "Warning",
+
+"error-de": "Fehler",
+"error-en": "Error",
+}
+
+game = int(sys.argv[1])
+echeck_cmd = "/home/eressea/echeck/echeck.sh"
+maxlines = 25
+
+# base directory for all your games:
+install_dir = "/home/eressea/eressea"
+if 'ERESSEA' in os.environ:
+    install_dir = os.environ['ERESSEA']
+elif 'HOME' in os.environ:
+    install_dir = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], 'eressea')
+if not os.path.isdir(install_dir):
+    print "please set the ERESSEA environment variable to the install path"
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+game_dir = os.path.join(install_dir, "game-%d" % (game, ))
+gamename = 'Eressea'
+
+inifile = os.path.join(game_dir, 'eressea.ini')
+queue_file = os.path.join(game_dir, "orders.queue")
+if not os.path.exists(queue_file):
+    exit(0)
+
+# regular expression that finds the start of a faction
+fact_re = compile("^\s*(eressea|partei|faction)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s+\"?([^\"]*)\"?", IGNORECASE)
+
+def check_pwd(filename, email, pw_data):
+    results = []
+    try:
+        file = open(filename, "r")
+    except:
+        print "could not open file", filename
+        return results
+    for line in file.readlines():
+        mo = fact_re.search(strip(line))
+        if mo != None:
+            fact_nr = str(mo.group(2))
+            fact_pw = str(mo.group(3))
+            if pw_data.fac_exists(fact_nr):
+                if not pw_data.check(fact_nr, fact_pw):
+                    game_email = pw_data.get_email(fact_nr)
+                    results = results + [ (fact_nr, game_email, False, fact_pw) ]
+                else:
+                    game_email = pw_data.get_email(fact_nr)
+                    results = results + [ (fact_nr, game_email, True, fact_pw) ]
+            else:
+                results = results + [ (fact_nr, None, False, fact_pw) ]
+    return results
+
+def echeck(filename, locale, rules):
+    dirname, filename = split_filename(filename)
+    stream = popen("%s %s %s %s %s" % (echeck_cmd, locale, filename, dirname, rules), 'r')
+    lines = stream.readlines()
+    if len(lines)==0:
+        stream.close()
+        return None
+    if len(lines)>maxlines:
+        mail = join(lines[:maxlines-3] + ["...", "\n"] + lines[-3:], '')
+    else:
+        mail = join(lines[:maxlines], '')
+    stream.close()
+    return mail
+
+#print "reading password file..."
+pw_data = EPasswd(os.path.join(game_dir,"passwd"))
+
+#print "reading orders.queue..."
+# move the queue file to a save space while locking it:
+try:
+    lock_file(queue_file)
+except:
+    exit(0)
+queuefile = open(queue_file, "r")
+lines = queuefile.readlines()
+queuefile.close()
+
+# copy to a temp file
+
+tname="/tmp/orders.queue.%s" % str(time())
+try:
+    lock_file(tname)
+except:
+    exit(0)
+tmpfile=open(tname, "w")
+for line in lines:
+    tmpfile.write(line)
+tmpfile.close()
+
+openlog("orders")
+
+unlink(queue_file)
+try:
+    unlock_file(queue_file)
+except:
+    pass
+
+for line in lines:
+    tokens = split(line[:-1], ' ')
+    dict = {}
+    for token in tokens:
+        name, value = split(token, '=')
+        dict[name] = value
+
+    email = dict["email"]
+    locale = dict["locale"]
+    game = int(dict["game"])
+    infile = dict["file"]
+    gamename='[E%d]' % game
+    rules='e%d' % game
+    warning = ""
+    failed = True
+    results = check_pwd(infile, email, pw_data)
+    logfile = open(os.path.join(game_dir, "zug.log"), "a")
+    dirname, filename = split_filename(infile)
+    msg = messages["validate-"+locale] + " " + infile + "\n\n"
+    for faction, game_email, success, pwd in results:
+        msg = msg + messages["faction-"+locale] + " " + faction + "\n"
+        if success: failed = False
+        else: msg = msg + messages["unknown-"+locale] + "\n"
+        msg = msg + "\n"
+        logfile.write("%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s\n" % (ctime(time()), email, game_email, faction, pwd, success))
+    logfile.close()
+
+    if failed:
+        warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
+        syslog("failed - no valid password in " + infile)
+    else:
+        result = None
+        if os.path.exists(echeck_cmd):
+            result = echeck(infile, locale, rules)
+        if result is None:
+            # echeck did not finish
+            msg = msg + "Echeck is broken. Your turn was accepted, but could not be verified.\n"
+            warning = " (" + messages["warning-" + locale] + ")"
+            syslog("process - echeck broken, " + infile)
+        else:
+            msg = msg + result
+            syslog("process - checked orders in " + infile)
+
+    subject = gamename + " " + messages["subject-" + locale] + warning
+    try:
+        sp = subprocess.Popen(['mutt', '-s', subject, email], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+        sp.communicate(msg)
+    except:
+        syslog("failed - cannot send to " + email)
+
+closelog()
+unlink(tname)
+unlock_file(tname)
diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 757243d9f..d566c82e6 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -698,10 +698,16 @@
       <arg name="faction" type="faction"/>
     </type>
   </message>
-  <message name="nr_borderlist_postfix" section="nr">
+  <message name="nr_border_transparent" section="nr">
     <type>
-      <arg name="transparent" type="int"/>
       <arg name="object" type="string"/>
+      <arg name="dir" type="direction"/>
+    </type>
+  </message>
+  <message name="nr_border_opaque" section="nr">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="object" type="string"/>
+      <arg name="dir" type="direction"/>
     </type>
   </message>
   <message name="nr_building_besieged" section="nr">
@@ -5494,12 +5500,12 @@
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
     </type>
   </message>
-  <message name="tactics_lost" section="battle">
+  <message name="para_tactics_lost" section="battle">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
     </type>
   </message>
-  <message name="tactics_won" section="battle">
+  <message name="para_tactics_won" section="battle">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
     </type>
diff --git a/res/translations/messages.de.po b/res/translations/messages.de.po
index 13fd10c96..3413ffc2c 100644
--- a/res/translations/messages.de.po
+++ b/res/translations/messages.de.po
@@ -1355,8 +1355,11 @@ msgstr "\"Es herrscht eine fröhliche und ausgelassene Stimmung. ($int36($id))\"
 msgid "buildroad"
 msgstr "\"$unit($unit) erweitert in $region($region) das Straßennetz um $int($size).\""
 
-msgid "nr_borderlist_postfix"
-msgstr "\"$if($transparent,\" befindet sich\",\" versperrt\") ${object}$if($transparent,\"\",\" die Sicht\").\""
+msgid "nr_border_opaque"
+msgstr "Im $direction($dir) verperrt ${object} die Sicht."
+
+msgid "nr_border_transparent"
+msgstr "Im $direction($dir) befindet sich ${object}."
 
 msgid "effectstrength"
 msgstr "\"$unit($mage) erhöht die Körperkraft von $unit.dative($target) beträchtlich.\""
diff --git a/res/translations/messages.en.po b/res/translations/messages.en.po
index fa795d0f6..6eaf6f258 100644
--- a/res/translations/messages.en.po
+++ b/res/translations/messages.en.po
@@ -1355,8 +1355,11 @@ msgstr "\"Everyone in this region seems to be having a very good time. ($int36($
 msgid "buildroad"
 msgstr "\"$unit($unit) extends the road network in $region($region) by $int($size).\""
 
-msgid "nr_borderlist_postfix"
-msgstr "\"$if($transparent,\" there is\",\" sight is blocked by \") ${object}.\""
+msgid "nr_border_opaque"
+msgstr "To the $direction($dir), ${object} is blocking the view."
+
+msgid "nr_border_transparent"
+msgstr "To the $direction($dir) is ${object}."
 
 msgid "effectstrength"
 msgstr "\"$unit($mage) increases the strength of $unit($target) dramatically.\""
diff --git a/res/translations/strings.de.po b/res/translations/strings.de.po
index e56e36f55..afcceb94b 100644
--- a/res/translations/strings.de.po
+++ b/res/translations/strings.de.po
@@ -1906,9 +1906,6 @@ msgstr "Mallorn"
 msgid "castle"
 msgstr "Burg"
 
-msgid "nr_borderlist_infix"
-msgstr ", im"
-
 msgctxt "race"
 msgid "shadowbat_p"
 msgstr "Todesflattern"
@@ -3706,9 +3703,6 @@ msgctxt "spell"
 msgid "analyse_object"
 msgstr "Lied des Ortes analysieren"
 
-msgid "nr_borderlist_lastfix"
-msgstr "und im"
-
 msgctxt "race"
 msgid "shadowknight_d"
 msgstr "Schattenrittern"
@@ -5573,7 +5567,7 @@ msgid "swamp_trail"
 msgstr "der Sumpf von %s"
 
 msgid "nr_nb_final"
-msgstr "und im"
+msgstr "und im "
 
 msgid "aoc"
 msgstr "Katzenamulett"
diff --git a/res/translations/strings.en.po b/res/translations/strings.en.po
index 8629d5f5e..c8bd637db 100644
--- a/res/translations/strings.en.po
+++ b/res/translations/strings.en.po
@@ -1642,9 +1642,6 @@ msgstr "mallorn"
 msgid "castle"
 msgstr "castle"
 
-msgid "nr_borderlist_infix"
-msgstr ", to the "
-
 msgctxt "race"
 msgid "shadowbat_p"
 msgstr "darkbats"
@@ -3261,9 +3258,6 @@ msgctxt "spell"
 msgid "analyse_object"
 msgstr "Analysis"
 
-msgid "nr_borderlist_lastfix"
-msgstr ", and to the "
-
 msgctxt "race"
 msgid "shadowknight_d"
 msgstr "shadow knights"
diff --git a/scripts/tests/e2/e2features.lua b/scripts/tests/e2/e2features.lua
index 4758fce39..be09ec448 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/e2/e2features.lua
+++ b/scripts/tests/e2/e2features.lua
@@ -491,8 +491,29 @@ function test_dwarf_mining()
     local f = faction.create('dwarf')
     local r = region.create(0, 0, 'plain')
     local u = unit.create(f, r)
-    u.name = 'Xolgrim'
     u:set_skill('mining', 2)
     assert_equal(2, u:get_skill('mining'))
     assert_equal(4, u:eff_skill('mining'))
 end
+
+function test_buy_sell()
+    local f = faction.create('human')
+    local r = region.create(0, 0, 'plain')
+    local u = unit.create(f, r)
+    local lux = r.luxury
+    local b = building.create(r, 'castle')
+    b.size = 10
+    u:set_skill('trade', 1)
+    item = 'silk'
+    name = 'Seide'
+    if lux == 'silk' then
+        item = 'balm'
+        name = 'Balsam'
+    end
+    u:add_item(item, 5)
+    u:add_order('VERKAUFE 1 ' .. name)
+    assert_equal(0, u:get_item('money'))
+    process_orders()
+    assert_equal(4, u:get_item(item))
+    assert_not_equal(0, u:get_item('money'))
+end
diff --git a/src/exparse.c b/src/exparse.c
index e6975fc17..07acb090e 100644
--- a/src/exparse.c
+++ b/src/exparse.c
@@ -818,7 +818,9 @@ static void start_resources(parseinfo *pi, const XML_Char *el, const XML_Char **
                 handle_requirement(pi, el, attr);
             }
             else if (xml_strcmp(el, "luxury") == 0) {
-                rtype->ltype = new_luxurytype(itype, 0);
+                int price = atoi(attr_get(attr, "price"));
+                assert(price > 0);
+                rtype->ltype = new_luxurytype(itype, price);
             }
             else if (xml_strcmp(el, "potion") == 0) {
                 int i, level = 0;
@@ -1090,9 +1092,13 @@ static void start_races(parseinfo *pi, const XML_Char *el, const XML_Char **attr
 
         name = attr_get(attr, "name");
         if (name) {
+            int i;
+
             assert(!rc);
             pi->object = rc = rc_get_or_create(name);
-            int i;
+            while (AT_NONE != rc->attack[nattacks].type) {
+                ++nattacks;
+            }
 
             for (i = 0; attr[i]; i += 2) {
                 const XML_Char *key = attr[i], *val = attr[i + 1];
diff --git a/src/kernel/connection.c b/src/kernel/connection.c
index 014fce9d8..213700fe1 100644
--- a/src/kernel/connection.c
+++ b/src/kernel/connection.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ border_type *find_bordertype(const char *name)
 {
     border_type *bt = bordertypes;
 
-    while (bt && strcmp(bt->__name, name)!=0)
+    while (bt && strcmp(bt->_name, name)!=0)
         bt = bt->next;
     return bt;
 }
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ void write_borders(struct storage *store)
             for (b = bhash; b != NULL; b = b->next) {
                 if (b->type->valid && !b->type->valid(b))
                     continue;
-                WRITE_TOK(store, b->type->__name);
+                WRITE_TOK(store, b->type->_name);
                 WRITE_INT(store, b->id);
                 WRITE_INT(store, b->from->uid);
                 WRITE_INT(store, b->to->uid);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ int read_borders(gamedata *data)
         if (to == from && from) {
             direction_t dir = (direction_t)(rng_int() % MAXDIRECTIONS);
             region *r = rconnect(from, dir);
-            log_error("[read_borders] invalid %s in %s\n", type->__name, regionname(from, NULL));
+            log_error("[read_borders] invalid %s in %s\n", type->_name, regionname(from, NULL));
             if (r != NULL)
                 to = r;
         }
@@ -633,5 +633,5 @@ int read_borders(gamedata *data)
 }
 
 const char * border_name(const connection *co, const struct region * r, const struct faction * f, int flags) {
-    return (co->type->name) ? co->type->name(co, r, f, flags) : co->type->__name;
+    return (co->type->name) ? co->type->name(co, r, f, flags) : co->type->_name;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/connection.h b/src/kernel/connection.h
index c847f690f..af412b036 100644
--- a/src/kernel/connection.h
+++ b/src/kernel/connection.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern "C" {
     } connection;
 
     typedef struct border_type {
-        const char *__name;         /* internal use only */
+        const char *_name;         /* internal use only */
         variant_type datatype;
         bool(*transparent) (const connection *, const struct faction *);
         /* is it possible to see through this? */
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index c1ded5faa..990d6fc14 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <util/assert.h>
 #include <util/attrib.h>
 #include <util/base36.h>
-#include <util/bsdstring.h>
 #include <util/gamedata.h>
 #include <util/language.h>
 #include <util/lists.h>
@@ -1047,15 +1046,17 @@ int movewhere(const unit * u, const char *token, region * r, region ** resultp)
 order * cycle_route(order * ord, const struct locale *lang, int gereist)
 {
     int cm = 0;
-    char tail[1024], *bufp = tail;
-    char neworder[2048], *obuf = neworder;
+    char tail[1024];
+    char neworder[2048];
     char token[128];
     direction_t d = NODIRECTION;
     bool paused = false;
-    bool pause;
     order *norder;
-    size_t size = sizeof(tail) - 1;
+    sbstring sbtail;
+    sbstring sborder;
 
+    sbs_init(&sbtail, tail, sizeof(tail));
+    sbs_init(&sborder, neworder, sizeof(neworder));
     assert(getkeyword(ord) == K_ROUTE);
     tail[0] = '\0';
     neworder[0] = '\0';
@@ -1063,14 +1064,10 @@ order * cycle_route(order * ord, const struct locale *lang, int gereist)
 
     for (cm = 0;; ++cm) {
         const char *s;
-        pause = false;
         s = gettoken(token, sizeof(token));
         if (s && *s) {
             d = get_direction(s, lang);
-            if (d == D_PAUSE) {
-                pause = true;
-            }
-            else if (d == NODIRECTION) {
+            if (d == NODIRECTION) {
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -1079,38 +1076,37 @@ order * cycle_route(order * ord, const struct locale *lang, int gereist)
         }
         if (cm < gereist) {
             /* TODO: hier sollte keine PAUSE auftreten */
-            assert(!pause);
-            if (!pause) {
+            assert (d != D_PAUSE);
+            if (d != D_PAUSE) {
                 const char *loc = LOC(lang, shortdirections[d]);
                 assert(loc);
-                if (bufp != tail) {
-                    bufp = STRLCPY_EX(bufp, " ", &size, "cycle_route");
+                if (sbs_length(&sbtail) > 0) {
+                    sbs_strcat(&sbtail, " ");
                 }
-                bufp = STRLCPY_EX(bufp, loc, &size, "cycle_route");
+                sbs_strcat(&sbtail, loc);
             }
         }
         else if (strlen(neworder) > sizeof(neworder) / 2)
             break;
-        else if (cm == gereist && !paused && pause) {
+        else if (cm == gereist && !paused && (d == D_PAUSE)) {
             const char *loc = LOC(lang, parameters[P_PAUSE]);
-            bufp = STRLCPY_EX(bufp, " ", &size, "cycle_route");
-            bufp = STRLCPY_EX(bufp, loc, &size, "cycle_route");
+            sbs_strcat(&sbtail, " ");
+            sbs_strcat(&sbtail, loc);
             paused = true;
         }
-        else if (pause) {
-            /* da PAUSE nicht in ein shortdirections[d] umgesetzt wird (ist
-             * hier keine normale direction), muss jede PAUSE einzeln
-             * herausgefiltert und explizit gesetzt werden */
-            if (neworder != obuf) {
-                obuf += str_strlcat(obuf, " ", sizeof(neworder) - (obuf - neworder));
-            }
-            obuf += str_strlcat(obuf, LOC(lang, parameters[P_PAUSE]), sizeof(neworder) - (obuf - neworder));
-        }
         else {
-            if (neworder != obuf) {
-                obuf += str_strlcat(obuf, " ", sizeof(neworder) - (obuf - neworder));
+            if (sbs_length(&sbtail) > 0) {
+                sbs_strcat(&sborder, " ");
+            }
+            if (d == D_PAUSE) {
+                /* da PAUSE nicht in ein shortdirections[d] umgesetzt wird (ist
+                 * hier keine normale direction), muss jede PAUSE einzeln
+                 * herausgefiltert und explizit gesetzt werden */
+                sbs_strcat(&sborder, LOC(lang, parameters[P_PAUSE]));
+            }
+            else {
+                sbs_strcat(&sborder, LOC(lang, shortdirections[d]));
             }
-            obuf += str_strlcat(obuf, LOC(lang, shortdirections[d]), sizeof(neworder) - (obuf - neworder));
         }
     }
 
@@ -2250,10 +2246,9 @@ static direction_t hunted_dir(attrib * at, int id)
 int follow_ship(unit * u, order * ord)
 {
     region *rc = u->region;
-    size_t bytes;
+    sbstring sbcmd;
     int  moves, id, speed;
-    char command[256], *bufp = command;
-    size_t size = sizeof(command);
+    char command[256];
     direction_t dir;
 
     if (fval(u, UFL_NOTMOVING)) {
@@ -2289,11 +2284,10 @@ int follow_ship(unit * u, order * ord)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    bufp = command;
-    bytes = slprintf(bufp, size, "%s %s", LOC(u->faction->locale, keyword(K_MOVE)), LOC(u->faction->locale, directions[dir]));
-    assert(bytes <= INT_MAX);
-    if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, (int)bytes) != 0)
-        WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
+    sbs_init(&sbcmd, command, sizeof(command));
+    sbs_strcpy(&sbcmd, LOC(u->faction->locale, keyword(K_MOVE)));
+    sbs_strcat(&sbcmd, " ");
+    sbs_strcat(&sbcmd, LOC(u->faction->locale, directions[dir]));
 
     moves = 1;
 
@@ -2309,8 +2303,8 @@ int follow_ship(unit * u, order * ord)
     rc = rconnect(rc, dir);
     while (rc && moves < speed && (dir = hunted_dir(rc->attribs, id)) != NODIRECTION) {
         const char *loc = LOC(u->faction->locale, directions[dir]);
-        bufp = STRLCPY_EX(bufp, " ", &size, "hunt");
-        bufp = STRLCPY_EX(bufp, loc, &size, "hunt");
+        sbs_strcat(&sbcmd, " ");
+        sbs_strcat(&sbcmd, loc);
         moves++;
         rc = rconnect(rc, dir);
     }
diff --git a/src/move.test.c b/src/move.test.c
index a2fa4e760..f8c11114f 100644
--- a/src/move.test.c
+++ b/src/move.test.c
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ static void test_follow_ship_msg(CuTest * tc) {
 
     follow_ship(u, ord);
 
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, r, u->region);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, msg = test_find_messagetype(u->faction->msgs, "error18"));
     p = msg->parameters[2].v;
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, p);
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index 3976bb05b..2a0e9eb3a 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -769,11 +769,11 @@ static void rp_battles(struct stream *out, faction * f)
         while (bm) {
             char buf[256];
             RENDER(f, buf, sizeof(buf), ("header_battle", "region", bm->r));
-            newline(out);
             centre(out, buf, true);
             newline(out);
             rp_messages(out, bm->msgs, f, 0, false);
             bm = bm->next;
+            newline(out);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1237,39 +1237,17 @@ void report_region(struct stream *out, const region * r, faction * f)
     if (edges)
         newline(out);
     for (e = edges; e; e = e->next) {
-        bool first = true;
         message *msg;
 
-        bufp = buf;
-        size = sizeof(buf) - 1;
         for (d = 0; d != MAXDIRECTIONS; ++d) {
-            if (!e->exist[d])
-                continue;
-            /* this localization might not work for every language but is fine for de and en */
-            if (first)
-                bytes = (int)str_strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "nr_borderlist_prefix"), size);
-            else if (e->lastd == d)
-                bytes = (int)str_strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "nr_borderlist_lastfix"), size);
-            else
-                bytes = (int)str_strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "nr_borderlist_infix"), size);
-            if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
-                WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
-            bytes = (int)str_strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, directions[d]), size);
-            if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
-                WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
-            first = false;
+            if (e->exist[d]) {
+                msg = msg_message(e->transparent ? "nr_border_transparent" : "nr_border_opaque",
+                    "object dir", e->name, d);
+                nr_render(msg, f->locale, buf, sizeof(buf), f);
+                msg_release(msg);
+                paragraph(out, buf, 0, 0, 0);
+            }
         }
-        /* TODO name is localized? Works for roads anyway... */
-        /* TODO: creating messages during reporting makes them not show up in CR? */
-        msg = msg_message("nr_borderlist_postfix", "transparent object",
-            e->transparent, e->name);
-        bytes = (int)nr_render(msg, f->locale, bufp, size, f);
-        msg_release(msg);
-        if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
-            WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
-
-        *bufp = 0;
-        paragraph(out, buf, 0, 0, 0);
     }
     if (edges) {
         while (edges) {
@@ -1299,7 +1277,6 @@ static void statistics(struct stream *out, const region * r, const faction * f)
         }
     }
     /* print */
-    newline(out);
     m = msg_message("nr_stat_header", "region", r);
     nr_render(m, f->locale, buf, sizeof(buf), f);
     msg_release(m);
@@ -2305,8 +2282,10 @@ report_plaintext(const char *filename, report_context * ctx,
             report_travelthru(out, r, f);
         }
 
-        if (wants_stats && r->seen.mode >= seen_unit)
+        if (wants_stats && r->seen.mode >= seen_unit) {
             statistics(out, r, f);
+            newline(out);
+        }
 
         /* Nachrichten an REGION in der Region */
         if (r->seen.mode >= seen_travel) {
diff --git a/src/util/strings.c b/src/util/strings.c
index f4bbd54a5..ef351ab1f 100644
--- a/src/util/strings.c
+++ b/src/util/strings.c
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ void sbs_strcpy(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str)
     sbs->end = sbs->begin + len;
 }
 
+size_t sbs_length(const struct sbstring *sbs)
+{
+    return sbs->end - sbs->begin;
+}
+
 char *str_unescape(char *str) {
     char *read = str, *write = str;
     while (*read) {
diff --git a/src/util/strings.h b/src/util/strings.h
index 2d93b414e..bd6f0de58 100644
--- a/src/util/strings.h
+++ b/src/util/strings.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ extern "C" {
     void sbs_strcat(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str);
     void sbs_strncat(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str, size_t size);
     void sbs_strcpy(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str);
+    size_t sbs_length(const struct sbstring *sbs);
 
     /* benchmark for units:
      * JENKINS_HASH: 5.25 misses/hit (with good cache behavior)