these do work
diff --git a/src/libauthsrv/convTR2M.c b/src/libauthsrv/convTR2M.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a7610a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libauthsrv/convTR2M.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <u.h>
+#include <libc.h>
+#include <authsrv.h>
+
+#define CHAR(x) *p++ = f->x
+#define SHORT(x) p[0] = f->x; p[1] = f->x>>8; p += 2
+#define VLONG(q) p[0] = (q); p[1] = (q)>>8; p[2] = (q)>>16; p[3] = (q)>>24; p += 4
+#define LONG(x) VLONG(f->x)
+#define STRING(x,n) memmove(p, f->x, n); p += n
+
+int
+convTR2M(Ticketreq *f, char *ap)
+{
+ int n;
+ uchar *p;
+
+ p = (uchar*)ap;
+ CHAR(type);
+ STRING(authid, 28); /* BUG */
+ STRING(authdom, DOMLEN);
+ STRING(chal, CHALLEN);
+ STRING(hostid, 28); /* BUG */
+ STRING(uid, 28); /* BUG */
+ n = p - (uchar*)ap;
+ return n;
+}
+
