diff --git a/mbsebbs/ttyio.c b/mbsebbs/ttyio.c
index 37f7ae23..68a5262b 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/ttyio.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/ttyio.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int tty_read(char *buf, int size, int tot)
 
 
 
-int tty_write(char *buf, int size)
+int tty_put(char *buf, int size)
 {
     int result;
 
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ int tty_write(char *buf, int size)
     if (result != size) {
 	if (hanged_up || (errno == EPIPE) || (errno == ECONNRESET)) {
 	    tty_status = STAT_HANGUP;
-	    WriteError("tty_write: hanged_up flag");
+	    WriteError("tty_put: hanged_up flag");
 	} else {
 	    tty_status=STAT_ERROR;
-	    Syslog('!', "tty_write: error flag");
+	    Syslog('!', "tty_put: error flag");
 	}
     }
     if (tty_status)
-	Syslog('t', "tty_write: error %s", ttystat[tty_status]);
+	Syslog('t', "tty_put: error %s", ttystat[tty_status]);
 
     return -tty_status;
 }
@@ -185,16 +185,6 @@ void tty_flushin(void)
 
 
 
-/*
- * Discard all available characters in output buffer.
- */
-void tty_flushout(void)
-{
-    tcflush(1, TCOFLUSH);
-}
-
-
-
 int tty_getc(int tot)
 {
     if (!left) {
@@ -217,14 +207,7 @@ int tty_putc(int c)
 {
     char    buf = c;
 
-    return tty_write(&buf,1);
-}
-
-
-
-int tty_put(char *buf, int size)
-{
-    return tty_write(buf,size);
+    return tty_put(&buf, 1);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/mbsebbs/ttyio.h b/mbsebbs/ttyio.h
index d0fa0a36..52b3e0fd 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/ttyio.h
+++ b/mbsebbs/ttyio.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define TTYIO_H
 
 #define TCHECK() tty_check()
-#define FLUSHOUT() tty_flushout()
 #define FLUSHIN() tty_flushin()
 #define PUTCHAR(x) tty_putc(x)
 #define PUT(x,y) tty_put(x,y)
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@
 #define HANGUP (-STAT_HANGUP)
 #define EMPTY (-STAT_EMPTY)
 
-#define GET_COMPLETE(x) (x & 1)
-#define PUT_COMPLETE(x) (x & 2)
 
 #ifndef NUL
 #define NUL 0x00
@@ -77,13 +74,13 @@
 #define TSYNC 0xae
 #define YOOHOO 0xf1
 
-extern int tty_status;
 
-extern int tty_check(void);
-extern int tty_getc(int);
-extern int tty_putc(int);
-extern int tty_put(char*,int);
-extern void tty_flushout(void);
-extern void tty_flushin(void);
+int	tty_status;
+int	tty_check(void);
+int	tty_getc(int);
+int	tty_putc(int);
+int	tty_put(char*, int);
+void	tty_flushin(void);
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mbsebbs/ymrecv.c b/mbsebbs/ymrecv.c
index e24759e5..841c7630 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/ymrecv.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/ymrecv.c
@@ -128,20 +128,17 @@ et_tu:
     eof_seen = FALSE;
     Syslog('x', "Send %s", printablec(NAKchar));
     sendline(NAKchar);
-//    ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
     purgeline(0); /* Do read next time ... */
     while ((c = wcgetsec(&Blklen, rpn, 10)) != 0) {
 	if (c == WCEOT) {
 	    Syslog('x', "Pathname fetch returned EOT");
 	    sendline(ACK);
-//	    ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
 	    purgeline(0);   /* Do read next time ... */
 	    goto et_tu;
 	}
 	return TERROR;
     }
     sendline(ACK);
-//    ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +159,6 @@ int wcrx(void)
 
     for (;;) {
 	sendline(sendchar);     /* send it now, we're ready! */
-//	ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
 	purgeline(0);   /* Do read next time ... */
 
 	/*
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@ int wcrx(void)
 	    if (closeit(1))
 		return ERROR;
 	    sendline(ACK);
-//	    ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
 	    purgeline(0);   /* Do read next time ... */
 	    return OK;
 	}
@@ -279,14 +274,12 @@ humbug:
 	
 	if (Firstsec) {
 	    sendline(NAKchar);
-//	    ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
 	    Syslog('x', "%s: send %s", protname(), printablec(NAKchar));
 	    purgeline(0);   /* Do read next time ... */
 	} else {
 	    maxtime = 5;
 	    sendline(NAK);
 	    Syslog('x', "%s: send NAK", protname());
-//	    ioctl(1, TCFLSH, 0);
 	    purgeline(0);   /* Do read next time ... */
 	}
     }
diff --git a/mbsebbs/ymsend.c b/mbsebbs/ymsend.c
index 1f8f9729..a99520fe 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/ymsend.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/ymsend.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static int wctxpn(char *fname)
     if ((input_f != stdin) && *fname)
 	sprintf(p, "%lu %lo %o 0 %d %ld", (long) f.st_size, f.st_mtime,
 	    (unsigned int)((no_unixmode) ? 0 : f.st_mode), Filesleft, Totalleft);
-//        sprintf(p, "%lu %lo 0 0 0 0", (long) f.st_size, f.st_mtime);
 
     Totalleft -= f.st_size;
     if (--Filesleft <= 0)
@@ -256,11 +255,6 @@ static int getnak(void)
     for (;;) {
 	tries++;
 	switch (firstch = GETCHAR(10)) {
-//	    case ZPAD:
-//			if (getzrxinit())
-//			    return ERROR;
-//			Ascii = 0;      /* Receiver does the conversion */
-//			return FALSE;
 	    case TIMEOUT:
 			Syslog('x', "getnak: timeout try %d", tries);
 			/* 50 seconds are enough (was 30, 26-11-2004 MB) */
@@ -268,17 +262,6 @@ static int getnak(void)
 			    Syslog('x', "Timeout on pathname");
 			    return TRUE;
 			}
-			/* don't send a second ZRQINIT _directly_ after the
-			 * first one. Never send more then 4 ZRQINIT, because
-			 * omen rz stops if it saw 5 of them */
-//			if ((zrqinits_sent>1 || tries>1) && zrqinits_sent<4) {
-			    /* if we already sent a ZRQINIT we are using zmodem
-			     * protocol and may send further ZRQINITs 
-			     */
-//			    stohdr(0L);
-//			    zshhdr(ZRQINIT, Txhdr);
-//			    zrqinits_sent++;
-//			}
 			continue;
 	    case WANTG:
 			Syslog('x', "getnak: got WANTG");