--- sbbs/src/xpdev/semfile.c	2018/04/24 16:41:24	1.1.1.1
+++ sbbs/src/xpdev/semfile.c	2018/04/24 16:45:38	1.1.1.2
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* semfile.c */
 
-/* $Id: semfile.c,v 1.1.1.1 2018/04/24 16:41:24 root Exp $ */
+/* $Id: semfile.c,v 1.1.1.2 2018/04/24 16:45:38 root Exp $ */
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * @format.tab-size 4		(Plain Text/Source Code File Header)			*
  * @format.use-tabs true	(see http://www.synchro.net/ptsc_hdr.html)		*
  *																			*
- * Copyright 2006 Rob Swindell - http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html		*
+ * Copyright 2007 Rob Swindell - http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html		*
  *																			*
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or			*
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License				*
@@ -126,17 +126,20 @@ void DLLCALL semfile_list_free(str_list_
 BOOL DLLCALL semfile_signal(const char* fname, const char* text)
 {
 	int file;
+	struct utimbuf ut;
 #if !defined(NO_SOCKET_SUPPORT)
 	char hostname[128];
 
 	if(text==NULL && gethostname(hostname,sizeof(hostname))==0)
 		text=hostname;
 #endif
-	if((file=open(fname,O_CREAT|O_WRONLY))<0)	/* use sopen instead? */
+	if((file=open(fname,O_CREAT|O_WRONLY,S_IREAD|S_IWRITE))<0)	/* use sopen instead? */
 		return(FALSE);
 	if(text!=NULL)
 		write(file,text,strlen(text));
-	/* use utime() for force the time-stamp to that of the local system? */
 	close(file);
-	return(TRUE);
+
+	/* update the time stamp */
+	ut.actime = ut.modtime = time(NULL);
+	return utime(fname, &ut)==0;
 }