diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3e6a04f640..6d6fc65499 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9149,3 +9149,17 @@ David  22 Aug 2006
         client_types.C,h
         cpu_sched.C
         cs_apps.C
+
+David  22 Aug 2006
+    - change XML_PARSER to take a MIOFILE* instead of a FILE*.
+        This allows it to be used anywhere in BOINC.
+
+    client/
+        log_flags.C
+    lib/
+        miofile.C,h
+        parse.C,h
+    sched/
+        sched_config.C
+    sea/
+        insecure.sh
diff --git a/client/log_flags.C b/client/log_flags.C
index aa3f1a1331..618efb2a95 100644
--- a/client/log_flags.C
+++ b/client/log_flags.C
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ int CONFIG::parse_options(XML_PARSER& xp) {
 
 int CONFIG::parse(FILE* f) {
     char tag[256];
-    XML_PARSER xp(f);
+    MIOFILE mf;
+    XML_PARSER xp(&mf);
     bool is_tag;
 
+    mf.init_file(f);
     if (!xp.parse_start("cc_config")) return ERR_XML_PARSE;
     while (!xp.get(tag, is_tag)) {
         if (!is_tag) {
diff --git a/lib/miofile.C b/lib/miofile.C
index afdf749da8..a14e35400d 100644
--- a/lib/miofile.C
+++ b/lib/miofile.C
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ char* MIOFILE::fgets(char* dst, int len) {
     return dst;
 }
 
+int MIOFILE::ungetc(int c) {
+    if (f) {
+        return ::ungetc(c, f);
+    }
+    buf--;
+    *buf = c;
+    return c;
+}
+
 // copy from a file to static buffer
 //
 int copy_element_contents(MIOFILE& in, const char* end_tag, char* p, int len) {
diff --git a/lib/miofile.h b/lib/miofile.h
index ba54bd2866..b85bbad978 100644
--- a/lib/miofile.h
+++ b/lib/miofile.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public:
     void init_buf(char*);
     int printf(const char* format, ...);
     char* fgets(char*, int);
+    int ungetc(int);
+    inline int getc() {
+        if (f) return ::getc(f);
+        return (*buf)?(*buf++):EOF;
+    }
 private:
     MFILE* mf;
     FILE* f;
diff --git a/lib/parse.C b/lib/parse.C
index 4bdbbaeb65..8ec8341f83 100644
--- a/lib/parse.C
+++ b/lib/parse.C
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int skip_unrecognized(char* buf, FILE* in) {
     return ERR_XML_PARSE;
 }
 
-XML_PARSER::XML_PARSER(FILE* _f) {
+XML_PARSER::XML_PARSER(MIOFILE* _f) {
     f = _f;
 }
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ XML_PARSER::XML_PARSER(FILE* _f) {
 bool XML_PARSER::scan_nonws(int& first_char) {
     int c;
     while (1) {
-        c = getc(f);
+        c = f->getc();
         if (c == EOF) return true;
         if (isspace(c)) continue;
         first_char = c;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ bool XML_PARSER::scan_nonws(int& first_char) {
 bool XML_PARSER::scan_tag(char* buf) {
     int c;
     while (1) {
-        c = getc(f);
+        c = f->getc();
         if (c == EOF) return true;
         if (c == '>') {
             *buf = 0;
@@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ bool XML_PARSER::scan_tag(char* buf) {
 bool XML_PARSER::copy_until_tag(char* buf) {
     int c;
     while (1) {
-        c = getc(f);
+        c = f->getc();
         if (c == EOF) return true;
         if (c == '<') {
-            ungetc(c, f);
+            f->ungetc(c);
             *buf = 0;
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/lib/parse.h b/lib/parse.h
index e86a21bc1f..f11d156067 100644
--- a/lib/parse.h
+++ b/lib/parse.h
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#include "miofile.h"
+
 class XML_PARSER {
-    FILE* f;
+    MIOFILE* f;
     bool scan_nonws(int&);
     bool scan_tag(char*);
     bool copy_until_tag(char*);
 public:
-    XML_PARSER(FILE*);
+    XML_PARSER(MIOFILE*);
     bool get(char*, bool&);
     bool parse_start(char*);
     bool parse_str(char*, char*, char*);
diff --git a/sched/sched_config.C b/sched/sched_config.C
index daf7fc21df..bd43984ee4 100644
--- a/sched/sched_config.C
+++ b/sched/sched_config.C
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ const char* CONFIG_FILE = "config.xml";
 
 int SCHED_CONFIG::parse(FILE* f) {
     char tag[1024], temp[1024];
-    XML_PARSER xp(f);
     bool is_tag;
+    MIOFILE mf;
+    XML_PARSER xp(&mf);
 
+    mf.init_file(f);
     memset(this, 0, sizeof(SCHED_CONFIG));
     max_wus_to_send = 10;
     default_disk_max_used_gb = 100.;
diff --git a/sea/insecure.sh b/sea/insecure.sh
index 434a1e9a16..6265e20d97 100755
--- a/sea/insecure.sh
+++ b/sea/insecure.sh
@@ -53,16 +53,17 @@ else
     exit
 fi
 
-# If the user forgets to cd to the boinc data directory, this script can do serious damage
+# If the user forgets to cd to the boinc data directory,
+# this script can do serious damage
 # so show the directory we are about to modify
-echo "Changing directory $(pwd) file ownership to user $user and group $group - OK? (y/n)"
+echo "Changing directory $(pwd) ownership to user $user and group $group - OK? (y/n)"
 read line
 if [ "$line" != "y" ]
 then
     exit
 fi
 
-# if the booinc client is not here, assume it is the wrong directory
+# if the boinc client is not here, assume it is the wrong directory
 if [ ! -f "boinc_client" ]
 then
     echo "Can't find boinc_client in directory $(pwd); exiting"