diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index 764a5c1..2b370ab 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -197,16 +197,12 @@ inetport(listener_t *listener)
 
 	if(F == NULL)
 	{
-		report_error("opening listener socket %s:%s",
-			     get_listener_name(listener), 
-			     get_listener_name(listener), errno);
+		ilog_error("opening listener socket");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	else if((maxconnections - 10) < rb_get_fd(F)) /* XXX this is kinda bogus*/
 	{
-		report_error("no more connections left for listener %s:%s",
-			     get_listener_name(listener), 
-			     get_listener_name(listener), errno);
+		ilog_error("no more connections left for listener");
 		rb_close(F);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -217,9 +213,7 @@ inetport(listener_t *listener)
 	 */
 	if(setsockopt(rb_get_fd(F), SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt)))
 	{
-		report_error("setting SO_REUSEADDR for listener %s:%s",
-			     get_listener_name(listener), 
-			     get_listener_name(listener), errno);
+		ilog_error("setting SO_REUSEADDR for listener");
 		rb_close(F);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -231,18 +225,14 @@ inetport(listener_t *listener)
 
 	if(bind(rb_get_fd(F), (struct sockaddr *) &listener->addr, GET_SS_LEN(&listener->addr)))
 	{
-		report_error("binding listener socket %s:%s",
-			     get_listener_name(listener), 
-			     get_listener_name(listener), errno);
+		ilog_error("binding listener socket");
 		rb_close(F);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if((ret = rb_listen(F, RATBOX_SOMAXCONN)))
 	{
-		report_error("listen failed for %s:%s", 
-			     get_listener_name(listener), 
-			     get_listener_name(listener), errno);
+		ilog_error("listen()");
 		rb_close(F);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/s_auth.c b/src/s_auth.c
index 438bab6..7fe61bb 100644
--- a/src/s_auth.c
+++ b/src/s_auth.c
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@ start_auth_query(struct AuthRequest *auth)
 	family = auth->client->localClient->ip.ss_family;
 	if((F = rb_socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, 0, "ident")) == NULL)
 	{
-		report_error("creating auth stream socket %s:%s",
-			     get_client_name(auth->client, SHOW_IP), 
-			     log_client_name(auth->client, SHOW_IP), errno);
+		ilog_error("creating auth stream socket");
 		++ServerStats->is_abad;
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/s_log.c b/src/s_log.c
index d0f5917..f4f71ce 100644
--- a/src/s_log.c
+++ b/src/s_log.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ smalldate(void)
 void
 ilog_error(const char *error)
 {
-	ilog(L_IOERROR, "%s: %d (%s)", buf, errno, strerror(errno));
+	ilog(L_IOERROR, "%s: %d (%s)", error, errno, strerror(errno));
 
-	sendto_opers_snomask(SNO_DEBUG, L_ALL, "%s: %d (%s)", buf, errno, strerror(errno));
+	sendto_realops_snomask(SNO_DEBUG, L_ALL, "%s: %d (%s)", error, errno, strerror(errno));
 }
diff --git a/src/s_serv.c b/src/s_serv.c
index 2d74102..88d0ae0 100644
--- a/src/s_serv.c
+++ b/src/s_serv.c
@@ -1061,9 +1061,7 @@ server_estab(struct Client *client_p)
 	}
 
 	if(!rb_set_buffers(client_p->localClient->F, READBUF_SIZE))
-		report_error("rb_set_buffers failed for server %s:%s",
-			     get_server_name(client_p, SHOW_IP), 
-			     log_client_name(client_p, SHOW_IP), errno);
+		ilog_error("rb_set_buffers failed for server");
 
 	/* Hand the server off to servlink now */
 	if(IsCapable(client_p, CAP_ZIP))
@@ -1414,18 +1412,12 @@ fork_server(struct Client *server)
 
 		if(!rb_set_nb(server->localClient->F))
 		{
-			report_error("Cannot set slink fd nonblocking for server %s:%s",
-					get_server_name(server, SHOW_IP),
-					log_client_name(server, SHOW_IP),
-					errno);
+			ilog_error("setting a slink fd nonblocking");
 		}
 
 		/* if(!rb_set_nb(server->localClient->ctrlfd))
 		{
-			report_error("Cannot set slink fd nonblocking for server %s:%s",
-					get_server_name(server, SHOW_IP),
-					log_client_name(server, SHOW_IP),
-					errno);
+			ilog_error("setting a slink fd nonblocking");
 		}
 
 		rb_open(server->localClient->ctrlfd, FD_SOCKET, NULL);
@@ -1517,9 +1509,7 @@ serv_connect(struct server_conf *server_p, struct Client *by)
 	/* create a socket for the server connection */
 	if((F = rb_socket(server_p->aftype, SOCK_STREAM, 0, NULL)) != NULL)
 	{
-		/* Eek, failure to create the socket */
-		report_error("opening stream socket to %s: %s", 
-			     server_p->name, server_p->name, errno);
+		ilog_error("opening a stream socket");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1547,10 +1537,7 @@ serv_connect(struct server_conf *server_p, struct Client *by)
 
 	if(!rb_set_buffers(client_p->localClient->F, READBUF_SIZE))
 	{
-		report_error("rb_set_buffers failed for server %s:%s",
-				get_server_name(client_p, SHOW_IP),
-				log_client_name(client_p, SHOW_IP),
-				errno);
+		ilog_error("setting the buffer size for a server connection");
 	}
 
 	/*