diff --git a/src/core/file.h b/src/core/file.h
index 2092968..da9f45b 100644
--- a/src/core/file.h
+++ b/src/core/file.h
@@ -138,13 +138,37 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
-class cDevicePath
+class cDosPath
 {
 public:
     static TSTRING AsPosix(const TSTRING& in);
     static TSTRING AsNative(const TSTRING& in);
+    static bool IsAbsolutePath(const TSTRING& in);
+    static TSTRING BackupName(const TSTRING& in);
 };
+
+class cArosPath
+{
+public:
+    static TSTRING AsPosix(const TSTRING& in);
+    static TSTRING AsNative(const TSTRING& in);
+    static bool IsAbsolutePath(const TSTRING& in);
+};
+
+class cRiscosPath
+{
+public:
+    static TSTRING AsPosix(const TSTRING& in);
+    static TSTRING AsNative(const TSTRING& in);
+    static bool IsAbsolutePath(const TSTRING& in);
+};
+
+#if IS_DOS_DJGPP
+#define cDevicePath cDosPath
+#elif IS_AROS
+#define cDevicePath cArosPath
+#elif IS_RISCOS
+#define cDevicePath cRiscosPath
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/file_unix.cpp b/src/core/file_unix.cpp
index 49f5e3c..ae9fed9 100644
--- a/src/core/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_unix.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #include "core/fsservices.h"
 #include "core/errorutil.h"
 
+#if IS_RISCOS
+#include <unixlib/local.h>
+#endif
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // cFile_i : Insulated implementation for cFile objects.
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -79,28 +83,28 @@ struct cFile_i
 
 //Ctor
 cFile_i::cFile_i() :
-    mpCurrStream(NULL)
+    m_fd(-1), mpCurrStream(NULL), mFlags(0)
 {}
 
 //Dtor
 cFile_i::~cFile_i()
 {
     if (mpCurrStream != NULL)
-        fclose( mpCurrStream );
-    mpCurrStream = NULL;
-
-#if IS_AROS
-    if( mFlags & cFile::OPEN_LOCKED_TEMP )
     {
-        // unlink this file 
-        if( 0 != unlink(mFileName.c_str()))
-        {
-            throw( eFileOpen( mFileName, iFSServices::GetInstance()->GetErrString() ) );
-        }
-    }
-#endif
+        fclose( mpCurrStream );
+        mpCurrStream = NULL;
 
-    mFileName.empty();
+#if IS_AROS || IS_RISCOS
+        if( mFlags & cFile::OPEN_LOCKED_TEMP )
+        {
+            // unlink this file 
+            if( 0 != unlink(mFileName.c_str()))
+            {
+                throw( eFileOpen( mFileName, iFSServices::GetInstance()->GetErrString() ) );
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+    }
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@ void cFile::Open( const TSTRING& sFileNameC, uint32 flags )
     }
     mpData->m_fd = fh;
 
-#if !IS_AROS
+#if !IS_AROS && !IS_RISCOS
     if( flags & OPEN_LOCKED_TEMP )
     {
         // unlink this file 
@@ -449,31 +453,46 @@ void cFile::Truncate( File_t offset ) // throw(eFile)
 }
 
 
-#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
-// For paths of type DH0:/dir/file
-TSTRING cDevicePath::AsPosix( const TSTRING& in )
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Platform path conversion methods
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+bool cDosPath::IsAbsolutePath(const TSTRING& in)
+{
+    if (in.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    if (in[0] == '/')
+        return true;
+
+    if (in.length() >= 2 && in[1] == ':')
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+// For paths of type C:\DOS
+TSTRING cDosPath::AsPosix( const TSTRING& in )
 {
     if (in[0] == '/')
+    {
         return in;
+    }
 
-#if IS_DOS_DJGPP
-    TSTRING out = "/dev/" + in;
+    TSTRING out = (cDosPath::IsAbsolutePath(in)) ? ("/dev/" + in) : in;
     std::replace(out.begin(), out.end(), '\\', '/');
-#else
-    TSTRING out = '/' + in;
-#endif
-    
-    std::replace(out.begin(), out.end(), ':', '/');
+    out.erase( std::remove(out.begin(), out.end(), ':'), out.end());
 
     return out;
 }
 
-TSTRING cDevicePath::AsNative( const TSTRING& in )
+TSTRING cDosPath::AsNative( const TSTRING& in )
 {
     if (in[0] != '/')
+    {
         return in;
+    }
 
-#if IS_DOS_DJGPP
     if (in.find("/dev") != 0 || in.length() < 6)
         return in;
     
@@ -482,18 +501,133 @@ TSTRING cDevicePath::AsNative( const TSTRING& in )
     
     if (in.length() >= 8)
         out.append(in.substr(7));
-    
-    return out;
-    
-#elif IS_AROS
-    int x = 1;
-    for ( x; in[x] == '/' && x<in.length(); x++);
 
-    TSTRING out = in.substr(x); 
+    std::replace(out.begin(), out.end(), '/', '\\');
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+TSTRING cDosPath::BackupName( const TSTRING& in )
+{
+    TSTRING out = in;
+    std::string::size_type pos = out.find_last_of("\\");
+    if( std::string::npos == pos)
+        return in;
+
+    TSTRING path = in.substr(0, pos);
+    TSTRING name = in.substr(pos,9);
+    std::replace(name.begin(), name.end(), '.', '_');
+    path.append(name);
+
+    return path;
+}
+
+    
+bool cArosPath::IsAbsolutePath(const TSTRING& in)
+{
+    if (in.empty())
+        return false;
+    
+    if (in[0] == '/')
+        return true;
+
+    if (in.find(":") != std::string::npos)
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+// For paths of type DH0:dir/file
+TSTRING cArosPath::AsPosix( const TSTRING& in )
+{
+    if (in[0] == '/')
+    {
+        return in;
+    }
+
+    TSTRING out = IsAbsolutePath(in) ? '/' + in : in;
+    std::replace(out.begin(), out.end(), ':', '/');
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+TSTRING cArosPath::AsNative( const TSTRING& in )
+{
+    if (in[0] != '/')
+    {
+        return in;
+    }
+
+    std::string::size_type drive = in.find_first_not_of("/");
+    TSTRING out = (drive != std::string::npos) ? in.substr(drive) : in;
     TSTRING::size_type t = out.find_first_of('/');
-    out[t] = ':';
+    if(t != std::string::npos)
+        out[t] = ':';
+    else
+        out.append(":");
 
     return out;
+}
+
+
+bool cRiscosPath::IsAbsolutePath(const TSTRING& in)
+{
+    if (in.empty())
+        return false;
+    
+    if (in[0] == '/')
+        return true;
+
+    if (in.find("$") != std::string::npos)
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+// For paths of type SDFS::Volume.$.dir.file
+TSTRING cRiscosPath::AsPosix( const TSTRING& in )
+{
+#if IS_RISCOS
+    if (in[0] == '/')
+    {
+        return in;
+    }
+
+    TSTRING out;
+    char* unixified = __unixify(in.c_str(), 0,0,0,0);
+    if(unixified) 
+    {
+        out.assign(unixified);
+        free(unixified);
+        return out;
+    }
+    return in;
+
+#else
+    return in;
 #endif
-} 
+}
+
+TSTRING cRiscosPath::AsNative( const TSTRING& in )
+{
+#if IS_RISCOS
+    if (in[0] != '/')
+    {
+        return in;
+    }
+
+    TSTRING out;
+    int buf_size = in.length() + 100; // examples pad by 100
+    std::vector<char> buf(buf_size);
+    __riscosify(in.c_str(), 0,0, &buf[0], buf_size, 0);
+    if(buf[0])
+    {
+        out.assign(&buf[0]);
+        return out;
+    }
+    return in;
+#else
+    return in;
 #endif
+}
+
diff --git a/src/core/platform.h b/src/core/platform.h
index 05194fe..92b8d82 100644
--- a/src/core/platform.h
+++ b/src/core/platform.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 #define SUPPORTS_SYSLOG             (HAVE_SYSLOG_H && !IS_SKYOS && !IS_RISCOS)
 #define NEEDS_SWAB_IMPL             (IS_CYGWIN || IS_SYLLABLE || IS_ANDROID || IS_SORTIX)
 #define USES_MBLEN                  (!IS_ANDROID && !IS_AROS)
-#define USES_DEVICE_PATH            (IS_AROS || IS_DOS_DJGPP)
+#define USES_DEVICE_PATH            (IS_AROS || IS_DOS_DJGPP || IS_RISCOS)
 #define ICONV_CONST_SOURCE          (IS_MINIX)
 #define SUPPORTS_DIRECT_IO          (IS_LINUX) 
 // Linux is the only platform where direct i/o hashing has been tested & works properly so far.
diff --git a/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp b/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp
index 92ba8e8..7ad946b 100644
--- a/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp
+++ b/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp
@@ -730,12 +730,18 @@ bool cUnixFSServices::GetExecutableFilename( TSTRING& strFullPath, const TSTRING
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool cUnixFSServices::FullPath( TSTRING& strFullPath, const TSTRING& strRelPathC, const TSTRING& pathRelFromC ) const
 {
+    cDebug d("cUnixFSServices::FullPath");
+    d.TraceDebug("strRelPathC = %s, pathRelFromC = %s\n", strRelPathC.c_str(), pathRelFromC.c_str());
+
     // don't do anything with an empty path
     if( strRelPathC.empty() )
         return false;
 
+#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
+    TSTRING strRelPath = cDevicePath::AsPosix(strRelPathC); // make non-const temp var
+#else
     TSTRING strRelPath = strRelPathC; // make non-const temp var
-
+#endif
     //
     // get base name (where strRelPath will be relative to), which will either be;
     //  1. the root directory if strRelPath is an absolute path
@@ -748,6 +754,7 @@ bool cUnixFSServices::FullPath( TSTRING& strFullPath, const TSTRING& strRelPathC
         if( IsRoot( strRelPath ) ) // if it's root, don't monkey with it, just return it.
         {
             strFullPath = strRelPath;
+            d.TraceDebug("Is root; returning %s\n", strFullPath.c_str());
             return true;
         }
         else
@@ -766,18 +773,30 @@ bool cUnixFSServices::FullPath( TSTRING& strFullPath, const TSTRING& strRelPathC
             try
             {
                 GetCurrentDir( strFullPath );
+#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
+                strFullPath = cDevicePath::AsPosix(strFullPath);
+#endif
                 util_TrailingSep( strFullPath, false );
             }
             catch( eFSServices& )
             {
                 return false;
             }
+
+            d.TraceDebug("Creating prefix relative to CWD: %s\n", strFullPath.c_str());
         }
         else // we're relative to a given dir
         {
+
+#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
+            strFullPath = cDevicePath::AsPosix(pathRelFromC);
+#else
             strFullPath = pathRelFromC;
+#endif
             util_RemoveDuplicateSeps( strFullPath );
             util_TrailingSep( strFullPath, false );
+
+            d.TraceDebug("Creating prefix from supplied path: %s\n", strFullPath.c_str());
         }
     }
 
@@ -790,6 +809,7 @@ bool cUnixFSServices::FullPath( TSTRING& strFullPath, const TSTRING& strRelPathC
     int index = 0;
     while( util_GetNextPathElement( strRelPath, strElem, index++ ) )
     {
+        d.TraceDebug("Path element = %s\n", strElem.c_str());
         if( 0 == strElem.compare( _T(".") ) )
         {
             // ignore it
@@ -805,8 +825,15 @@ bool cUnixFSServices::FullPath( TSTRING& strFullPath, const TSTRING& strRelPathC
             strFullPath += TW_SLASH;
             strFullPath += strElem;
         }
+
+        d.TraceDebug("FullPath is now %s\n", strFullPath.c_str());
     }
 
+#if IS_AROS
+    strFullPath = cDevicePath::AsNative(strFullPath);
+#endif
+
+    d.TraceDebug("Done, returning %s\n", strFullPath.c_str());
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fs/fsparserutil.cpp b/src/fs/fsparserutil.cpp
index d93bbf8..28843d0 100644
--- a/src/fs/fsparserutil.cpp
+++ b/src/fs/fsparserutil.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ bool cFSParserUtil::EnumPredefinedVariables( int index, TSTRING& sName, TSTRING&
 
 bool cFSParserUtil::IsAbsolutePath( const TSTRING& strPath ) const
 {
-    // IF there's a first character AND it is ( '/' OR '\\' ), THEN it's absolute
-    return( strPath.size() > 0 && ( _T('/') == strPath[0] || _T('\\') == strPath[0] ) );
+#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
+    return cDevicePath::IsAbsolutePath(strPath);
+#else
+    // IF there's a first character AND it's a '/', it's absolute.
+    return( strPath.size() > 0 && ( _T('/') == strPath[0] ) );
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/fs/fspropcalc.cpp b/src/fs/fspropcalc.cpp
index 2c3fd65..9c2e8de 100644
--- a/src/fs/fspropcalc.cpp
+++ b/src/fs/fspropcalc.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bool cFSPropCalc::GetSymLinkStr(const TSTRING& strName, cArchive& arch, size_t s
     std::vector<char> data(size+1);
     char* buf = &data[0];
 
-#if defined(O_PATH) 
+#if defined(O_PATH) // A Linuxism that lets us read symlinks w/o bumping the access time.
     int fd = open(strName.c_str(), (O_PATH | O_NOFOLLOW | O_NOATIME));
     int rtn = readlinkat(fd, 0, buf, size);
     close(fd);
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ bool cFSPropCalc::GetSymLinkStr(const TSTRING& strName, cArchive& arch, size_t s
     int rtn = readlink( strName.c_str(), buf, size );
 #endif
 
-    if(rtn == -1)
+    if(rtn < 0)
     {
         // Some OSes (like HP-UX) return ERANGE if buffer is too small.
         // This is nonstandard but better than the usual truncate-and-say-you-succeeded
         //
         if(ERANGE == errno)
-	    return GetSymLinkStr(strName, arch, size*2);
+            return GetSymLinkStr(strName, arch, size*2);
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/test-harness/tests/dbupdate.pm b/src/test-harness/tests/dbupdate.pm
index 9bab52b..d9c5875 100644
--- a/src/test-harness/tests/dbupdate.pm
+++ b/src/test-harness/tests/dbupdate.pm
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ sub RunBasicTest
 
     # Make sure we got 4 violations: 2 mod, 1 add, 1 rm.
     #
+    my $dir_mods = (($^O eq "skyos") || ($^O eq "dragonfly")) ? 0 : 1;
     my ($n, $a, $r, $c) = twtools::AnalyzeReport( twtools::RunReport() );
-    my $n_expected = ($^O ne "skyos") ? 4 : 3;
-    my $c_expected = ($^O ne "skyos") ? 2 : 1;
+    my $n_expected = $dir_mods ? 4 : 3;
+    my $c_expected = $dir_mods ? 2 : 1;
 
     if( ($n != $n_expected) || ($a != 1) || ($r != 1) || ($c != $c_expected) ) {
 
diff --git a/src/test-harness/tests/dirs.pm b/src/test-harness/tests/dirs.pm
index 071b76f..dfbb37a 100644
--- a/src/test-harness/tests/dirs.pm
+++ b/src/test-harness/tests/dirs.pm
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ sub run() {
     twtools::logStatus("*** Beginning $description\n");
     printf("%-30s", "-- $description");
 
-    if ($^O eq "skyos") {
+    if (($^O eq "skyos") || ($^O eq "dragonfly")) {
         ++$twtools::twskippedtests;
-        print "SKIPPED; TODO: SkyOS has fewer expected changes here; refactor so we can test for correct values\n";
+        print "SKIPPED; TODO: OS has fewer expected changes here; refactor so we can test for correct values\n";
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test-harness/tests/integritycheck.pm b/src/test-harness/tests/integritycheck.pm
index e37dcc3..b72383b 100644
--- a/src/test-harness/tests/integritycheck.pm
+++ b/src/test-harness/tests/integritycheck.pm
@@ -160,12 +160,18 @@ sub PrepareForTest
 #
 sub run
 {
+    twtools::logStatus("*** Beginning $description\n");
+    printf("%-30s", "-- $description");
+
+    if ($^O eq "dragonfly") {
+        ++$twtools::twskippedtests;
+        print "SKIPPED; TODO: DragonflyBSD has fewer expected changes here; refactor so we can test for correct values\n";
+        return;
+    }
+
     my $twpassed = 1;
     my $dir_mods = ($^O eq "skyos") ? 0 : 1;
 
-    twtools::logStatus("*** Beginning integrity check test\n");
-    printf("%-30s", "-- $description");
-
 	PrepareForTest();
 
 	# make some violations...
diff --git a/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp b/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp
index 4cf28f9..39e9577 100644
--- a/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp
+++ b/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,183 @@ static void InitCmdLineCommon(cCmdLineParser& parser)
 
 }
 
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Set up temp directory
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static void util_InitTempDirectory(const cConfigFile& cf)
+{
+    TSTRING temp_directory;
+    cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("TEMPDIRECTORY")), temp_directory);
+
+    if (temp_directory.empty())
+    {
+#if IS_AROS
+        temp_directory = "T:";
+#elif IS_DOS_DJGPP
+        temp_directory = "/dev/c/temp/";
+#elif IS_RISCOS
+        temp_directory = "/!BOOT/Resources/!Scrap/ScrapDirs/ScrapDir";
+#else
+        temp_directory = "/tmp/";
+#endif
+    }
+
+#if !IS_RISCOS
+    // make sure we have a trailing slash -- thanks Jarno...
+    //
+    if (*temp_directory.rbegin() != '/')
+    {
+        temp_directory.push_back('/');
+    }
+#endif
+
+    // make sure it exists...
+    //
+
+#if IS_AROS || IS_RISCOS
+    temp_directory = cDevicePath::AsNative(temp_directory);
+#elif IS_DOS_DJGPP
+    temp_directory = cDevicePath::AsPosix(temp_directory);
+#endif
+
+    if (access(temp_directory.c_str(), F_OK) != 0)
+    {
+        TSTRING errStr = TSS_GetString( cCore, core::STR_BAD_TEMPDIRECTORY );
+        TSTRING tmpStr = _T("Directory: ");
+        tmpStr += (temp_directory + _T("\n"));
+        tmpStr += errStr;
+        throw eTWInvalidTempDirectory(tmpStr);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+#if IS_RISCOS
+        if (*temp_directory.rbegin() != '.')
+        {
+            temp_directory.push_back('.');
+        }
+#endif
+
+        iFSServices::GetInstance()->SetTempDirName(temp_directory);
+    }
+}
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Set up various email reporting options
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static void util_InitEmailOptions(cTWModeCommon* pModeInfo, const cConfigFile& cf)
+{
+    TSTRING str;    
+    if (cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("GLOBALEMAIL")), str))
+    {
+        if (str.length() != 0)
+            pModeInfo->mGlobalEmail = str;
+    }
+
+    //
+    // Set the report-viewing level if one has been specified, use
+    // default level otherwise.
+    //
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("EMAILREPORTLEVEL")), str))
+    {
+        if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("0")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::SINGLE_LINE;
+        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("1")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::PARSEABLE;
+        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("2")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::SUMMARY_ONLY;
+        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("3")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::CONCISE_REPORT;
+        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("4")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::FULL_REPORT;
+        else
+        {
+            // They specified an illegal level, error.
+            TSTRING errStr = _T("Invalid Level: ");
+            errStr += str;
+            throw eTWInvalidReportLevelCfg( errStr );
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // no level was specified in the configuration file, use default.
+        pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::CONCISE_REPORT;
+    }
+
+    // Decide what mail method should be used to email reports
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILMETHOD")), str))
+    {
+        if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("SENDMAIL")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::MAIL_BY_PIPE;
+        else if( _tcsicmp( str.c_str(), _T("SMTP") ) == 0 )
+            pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::MAIL_BY_SMTP;
+        else
+            pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::INVALID_METHOD;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::NO_METHOD;
+    }
+
+#if !SUPPORTS_NETWORKING
+    if (pModeInfo->mMailMethod == cMailMessage::MAIL_BY_SMTP)
+        throw eMailSMTPNotSupported();
+#endif
+
+    // Get the SMTP server
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("SMTPHOST")), str))
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mSmtpHost = str;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mSmtpHost = _T("127.0.0.1"); // this is the default
+    }
+
+    // Get the SMTP port number
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("SMTPPORT")), str))
+    {
+        int i = _ttoi( str.c_str() );
+        if( i < 0 || i > SHRT_MAX )
+            throw eTWInvalidPortNumber( str );
+        pModeInfo->mSmtpPort = static_cast<unsigned short>( i );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mSmtpPort = 25; // this is the default
+    }
+
+    // Get the mail program to use if we're piping our email
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILPROGRAM")), str))
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mMailProgram = str;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mMailProgram.erase(); // MAILPROGRAM is not required to be specified
+    }
+
+    // Get the mail program to use if we're piping our email
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILNOVIOLATIONS")), str))
+    {
+        if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("true")) == 0)
+            pModeInfo->mMailNoViolations = true;
+        else
+            pModeInfo->mMailNoViolations = false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mMailNoViolations = true; // MAILPROGRAM is not required to be specified
+    }
+
+    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILFROMADDRESS")), str))
+    {
+        pModeInfo->mMailFrom = str;
+    }
+}
+
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // FillOutConfigInfo -- fills out all the common info with config file information
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -297,151 +474,9 @@ static void FillOutConfigInfo(cTWModeCommon* pModeInfo, const cConfigFile& cf)
             pModeInfo->mfLooseDirs = true;
     }
 
-    TSTRING temp_directory;
-    cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("TEMPDIRECTORY")), temp_directory);
+    util_InitTempDirectory(cf);
 
-    if (temp_directory.empty())
-    {
-#if IS_AROS
-        temp_directory = "T:";
-#else
-        temp_directory = "/tmp/";
-#endif
-    }
-
-    // make sure we have a trailing slash -- thanks Jarno...
-    //
-    if (*temp_directory.rbegin() != '/')
-    {
-        temp_directory.push_back('/');
-    }
-    // make sure it exists...
-    //
-
-#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
-    temp_directory = cDevicePath::AsNative(temp_directory);
-#endif
-
-    if (access(temp_directory.c_str(), F_OK) != 0)
-    {
-        TSTRING errStr = TSS_GetString( cCore, core::STR_BAD_TEMPDIRECTORY );
-        TSTRING tmpStr = _T("Directory: ");
-        tmpStr += (temp_directory + _T("\n"));
-        tmpStr += errStr;
-        throw eTWInvalidTempDirectory(tmpStr);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        iFSServices::GetInstance()->SetTempDirName(temp_directory);
-    }
-
-
-    if (cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("GLOBALEMAIL")), str))
-    {
-        if (str.length() != 0)
-            pModeInfo->mGlobalEmail = str;
-    }
-
-    //
-    // Set the report-viewing level if one has been specified, use
-    // default level otherwise.
-    //
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("EMAILREPORTLEVEL")), str))
-    {
-        if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("0")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::SINGLE_LINE;
-        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("1")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::PARSEABLE;
-        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("2")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::SUMMARY_ONLY;
-        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("3")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::CONCISE_REPORT;
-        else if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("4")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::FULL_REPORT;
-        else
-        {
-          // They specified an illegal level, error.
-          TSTRING errStr = _T("Invalid Level: ");
-          errStr += str;
-          throw eTWInvalidReportLevelCfg( errStr );
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // no level was specified in the configuration file, use default.
-        pModeInfo->mEmailReportLevel = cTextReportViewer::CONCISE_REPORT;
-    }
-
-    // Decide what mail method should be used to email reports
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILMETHOD")), str))
-    {
-        if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("SENDMAIL")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::MAIL_BY_PIPE;
-        else if( _tcsicmp( str.c_str(), _T("SMTP") ) == 0 )
-            pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::MAIL_BY_SMTP;
-        else                
-            pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::INVALID_METHOD;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mMailMethod = cMailMessage::NO_METHOD;
-    }
-
-#if !SUPPORTS_NETWORKING
-    if (pModeInfo->mMailMethod == cMailMessage::MAIL_BY_SMTP)
-        throw eMailSMTPNotSupported();
-#endif
-    
-    // Get the SMTP server
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("SMTPHOST")), str))
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mSmtpHost = str;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mSmtpHost = _T("127.0.0.1"); // this is the default
-    }
-
-    // Get the SMTP port number
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("SMTPPORT")), str))
-    {
-        int i = _ttoi( str.c_str() );
-        if( i < 0 || i > SHRT_MAX )
-        throw eTWInvalidPortNumber( str );
-        pModeInfo->mSmtpPort = static_cast<unsigned short>( i );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mSmtpPort = 25; // this is the default
-    }
-
-    // Get the mail program to use if we're piping our email
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILPROGRAM")), str))
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mMailProgram = str;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mMailProgram.erase(); // MAILPROGRAM is not required to be specified
-    }
-
-    // Get the mail program to use if we're piping our email
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILNOVIOLATIONS")), str))
-    {
-        if (_tcsicmp(str.c_str(), _T("true")) == 0)
-            pModeInfo->mMailNoViolations = true;
-        else
-            pModeInfo->mMailNoViolations = false;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mMailNoViolations = true; // MAILPROGRAM is not required to be specified
-    }
-
-    if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("MAILFROMADDRESS")), str))
-    {
-        pModeInfo->mMailFrom = str;
-    }
+    util_InitEmailOptions(pModeInfo, cf);
 
   // SYSLOG reporting
     if(cf.Lookup(TSTRING(_T("SYSLOGREPORTING")), str))
diff --git a/src/tw/twinit.cpp b/src/tw/twinit.cpp
index 63afb63..5d98cc5 100644
--- a/src/tw/twinit.cpp
+++ b/src/tw/twinit.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ static bool SetExeDir( const TSTRING& strArgv0 )
     TSTRING strFullPath;
     if( iFSServices::GetInstance()->GetExecutableFilename( strFullPath, strArgv0 ) && !strFullPath.empty() )
     {
+#if USES_DEVICE_PATH
+        strFullPath = cDevicePath::AsPosix(strFullPath);
+#endif
         cSystemInfo::SetExePath(strFullPath);
 
         TSTRING::size_type s = strFullPath.find_last_of( _T('/') ); 
diff --git a/src/twtest/debug_t.cpp b/src/twtest/debug_t.cpp
index 2b3be0f..c30e353 100644
--- a/src/twtest/debug_t.cpp
+++ b/src/twtest/debug_t.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ void TestDebug()
     if(oldOutTarget & cDebug::OUT_FILE)     cDebug::AddOutTarget(cDebug::OUT_FILE);     else cDebug::RemoveOutTarget(cDebug::OUT_FILE);
 
     d.TraceDebug("Exiting...\n");
+
+#ifndef DEBUG
+    TEST("Should always succeed in release builds & cDebug should do nothing");
+#endif
+
 }
 
 void RegisterSuite_Debug()
diff --git a/src/twtest/file_t.cpp b/src/twtest/file_t.cpp
index 1e55a96..1961926 100644
--- a/src/twtest/file_t.cpp
+++ b/src/twtest/file_t.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,141 @@ void TestFile()
     TEST(testStream);
 }
 
+//////////////////
+
+void testDosAsPosix(const std::string& in, const std::string& expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cDosPath::AsPosix(in) );
+}
+
+void TestDosAsPosix()
+{
+    testDosAsPosix("c:\\foo", "/dev/c/foo");
+    testDosAsPosix("c:\\foo\\bar\\baz.txt", "/dev/c/foo/bar/baz.txt");
+    testDosAsPosix("c:/foo/bar/baz.txt", "/dev/c/foo/bar/baz.txt");
+
+    testDosAsPosix("c:\\", "/dev/c/");
+    testDosAsPosix("c:", "/dev/c");
+
+    testDosAsPosix("foo.txt", "foo.txt");
+    testDosAsPosix("bar\\foo.txt", "bar/foo.txt");
+    testDosAsPosix("bar/foo.txt", "bar/foo.txt");
+
+    testDosAsPosix("/foo/bar/baz.txt", "/foo/bar/baz.txt");
+}
+
+
+void testDosAsNative(const std::string& in, const std::string& expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cDosPath::AsNative(in) );
+}
+
+void TestDosAsNative()
+{
+    testDosAsNative("/dev/c/foo", "c:\\foo");
+    testDosAsNative("/dev/c/", "c:\\");
+    testDosAsNative("/dev/c", "c:\\");
+
+    testDosAsNative("/foo/bar/baz", "/foo/bar/baz");
+}
+
+
+void testDosIsAbsolute(const std::string& in, bool expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cDosPath::IsAbsolutePath(in) );
+}
+
+void TestDosIsAbsolute()
+{
+    testDosIsAbsolute("C:\\", true);
+    testDosIsAbsolute("C:", true);
+    testDosIsAbsolute("C:\\foo", true);
+    testDosIsAbsolute("C:\\foo\\bar\\baz.txt", true);
+
+    testDosIsAbsolute("/foo", true);
+
+    testDosIsAbsolute("foo.txt", false);
+    testDosIsAbsolute("bar\\foo.txt", false);
+    testDosIsAbsolute("bar/foo.txt", false);
+}
+
+void testDosBackupName(const std::string& in, const std::string& expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cDosPath::BackupName(in) );
+}
+
+void TestDosBackupName()
+{
+    testDosBackupName("C:\\12345678.123", "C:\\12345678");
+    testDosBackupName("C:\\12345678", "C:\\12345678");
+    testDosBackupName("C:\\1.123", "C:\\1_123");
+    testDosBackupName("C:\\1", "C:\\1");
+
+    testDosBackupName("C:\\FOO\\12345678.123", "C:\\FOO\\12345678");
+    testDosBackupName("C:\\FOO.BAR\\1234.123", "C:\\FOO.BAR\\1234_123");    
+}
+
+void testArosAsPosix(const std::string& in, const std::string& expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cArosPath::AsPosix(in) );
+}
+
+void TestArosAsPosix()
+{
+    testArosAsPosix("DH0:", "/DH0/");
+    testArosAsPosix("DH0:Foo", "/DH0/Foo");
+    testArosAsPosix("DH0:Foo/Bar", "/DH0/Foo/Bar");
+
+    testArosAsPosix("/DH0/Foo/Bar", "/DH0/Foo/Bar");
+
+    testArosAsPosix("Foo", "Foo");
+    testArosAsPosix("Foo/Bar", "Foo/Bar");
+}
+
+void testArosAsNative(const std::string& in, const std::string& expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cArosPath::AsNative(in) );
+}
+
+void TestArosAsNative()
+{
+    testArosAsNative("/DH0", "DH0:");
+    testArosAsNative("/DH0/Foo", "DH0:Foo" );
+    testArosAsNative("/DH0/Foo/Bar", "DH0:Foo/Bar" );
+
+    testArosAsNative("DH0:Foo/Bar", "DH0:Foo/Bar");
+
+    testArosAsNative("Foo", "Foo");
+    testArosAsNative("Foo/Bar", "Foo/Bar");
+}
+
+void testArosIsAbsolute(const std::string& in, bool expected)
+{
+    TEST( expected == cArosPath::IsAbsolutePath(in) );
+}
+
+void TestArosIsAbsolute()
+{
+    testArosIsAbsolute("DH0:", true);
+    testArosIsAbsolute("DH0:Foo", true);
+    testArosIsAbsolute("DH0:Foo/bar", true);
+
+    testArosIsAbsolute("/DH0/Foo/bar", true);
+
+    testArosIsAbsolute("Foo/bar", false);
+    testArosIsAbsolute("Foo", false);
+}
+
+
 void RegisterSuite_File()
 {
     RegisterTest("File", "Basic", TestFile);
+    RegisterTest("File", "DosAsPosix", TestDosAsPosix);
+    RegisterTest("File", "DosAsNative", TestDosAsNative);
+    RegisterTest("File", "DosIsAbsolute", TestDosIsAbsolute);
+    RegisterTest("File", "DosBackupName", TestDosBackupName);
+
+    RegisterTest("File", "ArosAsPosix", TestArosAsPosix);
+    RegisterTest("File", "ArosAsNative", TestArosAsNative);
+    RegisterTest("File", "ArosIsAbsolute", TestArosIsAbsolute);
 }
diff --git a/src/twtest/fsspec_t.cpp b/src/twtest/fsspec_t.cpp
index c354434..c948d2f 100644
--- a/src/twtest/fsspec_t.cpp
+++ b/src/twtest/fsspec_t.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "fco/fcospechelper.h"
 #include "core/fsservices.h"
 
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // PrintFCOTree -- recursively prints an fco's name and all of it's children's
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ void TestFCOSpecImpl2()
     cDebug d("TestFCOSpecImpl2");
     d.TraceDebug("Entering...\n");
 
+    if( -1 == access("/etc", F_OK))
+        skip("/etc not found/accessible");
+
     cFSDataSourceIter dataSrc;
 
     // create an FSSpec and set up some start and stop points...
diff --git a/src/twtest/policyparser_t.cpp b/src/twtest/policyparser_t.cpp
index 828080b..6dfba0f 100644
--- a/src/twtest/policyparser_t.cpp
+++ b/src/twtest/policyparser_t.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 #include "fco/fcospeclist.h"
 #include "twtest/test.h"
 #include "util/fileutil.h"
+
 #include <fstream>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 // helper class that checks output of each fcospec
 class cPolicyParserTester {
@@ -71,7 +73,10 @@ void test_policy_file(const std::string& polfile)
     TSTRING pol_path = get_test_file_dir();
     pol_path.append("/");
     pol_path.append(polfile);
-    
+
+    if(-1 == access(pol_path.c_str(), F_OK))
+        skip("policy parser test file not found/accessible");
+
     std::ifstream in;
     in.open(pol_path.c_str());
     if( ! in.good() )
diff --git a/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp b/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp
index ac82a24..34a5654 100644
--- a/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp
+++ b/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include "twtest/test.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 using namespace std;
 
 
@@ -177,6 +179,9 @@ void TestGetIPAddress()
 
 void TestGetExecutableFilename()
 {
+    if( -1 == access("/bin/sh", F_OK))
+        skip("/bin/sh not found/accessible");
+
     TSTRING filename = _T("sh");
     TSTRING fullpath = _T("/bin/");
     TEST( iFSServices::GetInstance()->GetExecutableFilename(fullpath, filename));
diff --git a/src/util/fileutil.cpp b/src/util/fileutil.cpp
index c608d55..37e5cac 100644
--- a/src/util/fileutil.cpp
+++ b/src/util/fileutil.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,12 @@ bool cFileUtil::BackupFile(const TSTRING& filename, bool printWarningOnFailure)
         throw eFileWrite(filename, iFSServices::GetInstance()->GetErrString() );
     }
 
+#if IS_DOS_DJGPP
+    TSTRING backup_filename = cDosPath::BackupName( cDosPath::AsNative(filename) );
+#else
     TSTRING backup_filename = filename;
+#endif
+
     backup_filename += iFSServices::GetInstance()->GetStandardBackupExtension();
 
     // remove the backup file if it exists.  We ingore the return value from