--- freem/src/io_socket.c	2025/03/09 19:14:25	1.3
+++ freem/src/io_socket.c	2025/03/22 18:43:54	1.4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *   $Id: io_socket.c,v 1.3 2025/03/09 19:14:25 snw Exp $
+ *   $Id: io_socket.c,v 1.4 2025/03/22 18:43:54 snw Exp $
  *    socket i/o support
  *
  *  
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  *   along with FreeM.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  *   $Log: io_socket.c,v $
+ *   Revision 1.4  2025/03/22 18:43:54  snw
+ *   Make STRLEN 255 chars and add BIGSTR macro for larger buffers
+ *
  *   Revision 1.3  2025/03/09 19:14:25  snw
  *   First phase of REUSE compliance and header reformat
  *
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ short msck_open (int channel, char *addr
 
     short i = channel + FIRSTSCK;   /* get index into io_sockets[] array */
 
-    finaddr = (char *) malloc (STRLEN * sizeof (char));
+    finaddr = (char *) malloc (256 * sizeof (char));
     NULLPTRCHK(finaddr,"msck_open");
 
     
@@ -120,10 +123,10 @@ short msck_open (int channel, char *addr
     
     if (ct == 1) {
 
-	family = (char *) malloc (STRLEN * sizeof (char));
+	family = (char *) malloc (256 * sizeof (char));
 	NULLPTRCHK(family,"msck_open");
 	
-        typ = (char *) malloc (STRLEN * sizeof (char));
+        typ = (char *) malloc (256 * sizeof (char));
 	NULLPTRCHK(typ,"msck_open");
 	
         strcpy (family, "IPV4");
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ short msck_open (int channel, char *addr
     if (ct == 2) {
         family = strtok (NULL, ":");
 
-	typ = (char *) malloc (STRLEN * sizeof (char));
+	typ = (char *) malloc (256 * sizeof (char));
 	NULLPTRCHK(typ,"msck_open");
 	
         strcpy (typ, "TCP");