diff --git a/mbfido/Makefile b/mbfido/Makefile
index 15f5e6f1..3cd522fd 100644
--- a/mbfido/Makefile
+++ b/mbfido/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SRCS		= addbbs.c backalias.c flock.c hatch.c mbdiff.c mgrutil.c qualify.c \
 		  hash.c mbaff.c mbseq.c notify.c postnetmail.c scannews.c tosspkt.c \
 		  mbfkill.c mbfutil.c mbfindex.c mbfcheck.c mbfpack.c mbflist.c mbfadopt.c \
 		  mbfimport.c mbfsort.c virscan.c mbftoberep.c mbfmove.c mbfdel.c bounce.c \
-		  createm.c createf.c msgflags.c dirsession.c queue.c dirlock.c msg.c
+		  createm.c createf.c msgflags.c dirsession.c queue.c dirlock.c msg.c orphans.c
 HDRS		= addbbs.h backalias.h flock.h hatch.h mbdiff.h mgrutil.h qualify.h \
 		  postnetmail.h scannews.h tosspkt.h addpkt.h bwrite.h forward.h \
 		  lhash.h mbfido.h mkftnhdr.h ptic.h sendmail.h tracker.h \
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ HDRS		= addbbs.h backalias.h flock.h hatch.h mbdiff.h mgrutil.h qualify.h \
 		  atoul.h filemgr.h hash.h mbaff.h mbseq.h notify.h postemail.h scan.h toberep.h \
 		  mbfkill.h mbfutil.h mbfindex.h mbfcheck.h mbfpack.h mbflist.h mbfadopt.h \
 		  mbfimport.h mbfsort.h virscan.h mbftoberep.h mbfmove.h mbfdel.h bounce.h \
-		  createm.h createf.h msgflags.h dirsession.h queue.h dirlock.h msg.h
+		  createm.h createf.h msgflags.h dirsession.h queue.h dirlock.h msg.h orphans.h
 MBFIDO_OBJS	= flock.o tosspkt.o mbfido.o hatch.o maketags.o virscan.o tracker.o \
 		  makestat.o scannews.o lhash.o bounce.o unpack.o tic.o ptic.o \
 		  utic.o mover.o hash.o mkftnhdr.o addbbs.o magic.o fsort.o toberep.o \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MBFIDO_OBJS	= flock.o tosspkt.o mbfido.o hatch.o maketags.o virscan.o tracker.o
 		  storenet.o storeecho.o areamgr.o filemgr.o notify.o mgrutil.o rollover.o \
 		  bwrite.o rfc2ftn.o rnews.o newspost.o aliasdb.o postemail.o postnetmail.o \
 		  postecho.o backalias.o createm.o createf.o msgflags.o dirsession.o \
-		  queue.o dirlock.o qualify.o msg.o
+		  queue.o dirlock.o qualify.o msg.o orphans.o
 MBSEQ_OBJS	= mbseq.o
 MBAFF_OBJS	= announce.o fflist.o filefind.o grlist.o mbaff.o msgutil.o toberep.o
 MBINDEX_OBJS	= mbindex.o
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ hatch.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h utic.h roll
 mbdiff.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h mbdiff.h
 mgrutil.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h ../lib/diesel.h sendmail.h rollover.h addpkt.h createm.h createf.h mgrutil.h
 qualify.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h qualify.h
-ptic.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h unpack.h mover.h toberep.h tic.h utic.h magic.h forward.h rollover.h ptic.h magic.h createf.h virscan.h qualify.h addbbs.h
+ptic.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h unpack.h mover.h toberep.h tic.h utic.h magic.h forward.h rollover.h ptic.h magic.h createf.h virscan.h qualify.h orphans.h addbbs.h
 sendmail.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h addpkt.h rollover.h sendmail.h
 tracker.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/nodelist.h ../lib/mbsedb.h tracker.h
 addpkt.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h addpkt.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ mbindex.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h mbindex.h
 msgutil.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h ../lib/msg.h ../lib/msgtext.h ../lib/diesel.h msgutil.h
 postecho.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/msg.h ../lib/msgtext.h ../lib/mbsedb.h ftn2rfc.h postecho.h storeecho.h addpkt.h rollover.h qualify.h
 rollover.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h rollover.h
-tic.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h unpack.h ptic.h fsort.h tic.h
+tic.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h unpack.h ptic.h fsort.h orphans.h tic.h
 areamgr.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/msg.h ../lib/msgtext.h ../lib/mbsedb.h ../lib/diesel.h sendmail.h mgrutil.h scan.h createm.h areamgr.h
 filefind.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h ../lib/msg.h ../lib/msgtext.h ../lib/diesel.h fflist.h filefind.h msgutil.h
 grlist.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h grlist.h
@@ -202,4 +202,5 @@ dirsession.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h dirsession.h
 queue.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h fsort.h dirsession.h queue.h
 dirlock.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h flock.h dirlock.h
 msg.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h ../lib/users.h ../lib/mbsedb.h ../lib/msgtext.h ../lib/msg.h msgflags.h msg.h
+orphans.o: ../config.h ../lib/mbselib.h orphans.h
 # End of generated dependencies
diff --git a/mbfido/orphans.c b/mbfido/orphans.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc8a1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mbfido/orphans.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ * Purpose ...............: List of orphaned ticfiles
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 1997-2005
+ *   
+ * Michiel Broek		FIDO:		2:280/2802
+ * Beekmansbos 10
+ * 1971 BV IJmuiden
+ * the Netherlands
+ *
+ * This file is part of MBSE BBS.
+ *
+ * This BBS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * MBSE BBS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with MBSE BBS; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+ * Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "../config.h"
+#include "../lib/mbselib.h"
+#include "orphans.h"
+
+
+
+void tidy_orphans(orphans **qal)
+{
+    orphans *tmp, *old;
+
+    for (tmp = *qal; tmp; tmp = old) {
+	old = tmp->next;
+	free(tmp);
+    }
+    *qal = NULL;
+}
+
+
+
+void fill_orphans(orphans **qal, char *TicName, char *Area, char *FileName, int Orphaned, int BadCRC)
+{
+    orphans	*tmp;
+
+    tmp = (orphans *)malloc(sizeof(orphans));
+    snprintf(tmp->TicName, 13, TicName);
+    snprintf(tmp->Area, 21, Area);
+    snprintf(tmp->FileName, 81, FileName);
+    tmp->Orphaned = Orphaned;
+    tmp->BadCRC   = BadCRC;
+    tmp->Purged   = FALSE;
+    *qal = tmp;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/mbfido/orphans.h b/mbfido/orphans.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa1d0cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mbfido/orphans.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef	_ORPHANS_H
+#define	_ORPHANS_H
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * Linked list of orpaned ticfiles.
+ */
+typedef struct _orphans {
+        struct _orphans     *next;              /* Linked list              */
+        char                TicName[13];        /* TIC filename             */
+        char                Area[21];           /* TIC area                 */
+        char                FileName[81];       /* TIC filename             */
+        unsigned            Orphaned    : 1;    /* Real orphaned file       */
+        unsigned            BadCRC      : 1;    /* Present but wrong crc    */
+        unsigned            Purged      : 1;    /* Can be purged            */
+} orphans;
+
+void tidy_orphans(orphans **);
+void fill_orphans(orphans **, char *, char *, char *, int, int);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/mbfido/ptic.c b/mbfido/ptic.c
index 1f721084..76a045c9 100644
--- a/mbfido/ptic.c
+++ b/mbfido/ptic.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "createf.h"
 #include "virscan.h"
 #include "qualify.h"
+#include "orphans.h"
 #include "addbbs.h"
 
 
diff --git a/mbfido/tic.c b/mbfido/tic.c
index f1f2824b..8d8f558d 100644
--- a/mbfido/tic.c
+++ b/mbfido/tic.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "unpack.h"
 #include "ptic.h"
 #include "fsort.h"
+#include "orphans.h"
 #include "tic.h"
 
 #define	UNPACK_FACTOR 300