diff --git a/apps/app_authenticate.c b/apps/app_authenticate.c
index b7678a002156eb47ebf154c6ae4457f9ee05e1f1..4625061528faae197b58e678be77458bef386f89 100644
--- a/apps/app_authenticate.c
+++ b/apps/app_authenticate.c
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ static int auth_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	}
 	
 	argcopy = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!argcopy) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(arglist,argcopy);
 	
diff --git a/apps/app_chanspy.c b/apps/app_chanspy.c
index 5d49e12684b4be3915416c47fe79fdca6ea02272..7d5c4adc35f6044d93fc34e6c6fe103de34b1182 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanspy.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanspy.c
@@ -383,10 +383,7 @@ static int chanspy_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	struct ast_flags flags;
 	signed char zero_volume = 0;
 
-	if (!(args = ast_strdupa((char *)data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	args = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_curl.c b/apps/app_curl.c
index 93d77d571723dfb13a9855f0c1508bdab08467c3..9842da4cdb179fdd6d72f62086296a5b711cb7cb 100644
--- a/apps/app_curl.c
+++ b/apps/app_curl.c
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ static char *acf_curl_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, char
 	LOCAL_USER_ACF_ADD(u);
 
 	info = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!info) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return buf;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, info);	
 	
diff --git a/apps/app_db.c b/apps/app_db.c
index 76a52cd1bc08d37d42b2e4446ae038c302621e8e..0161d4aa9df8fd775dcff80c92434c469a7adb5e 100644
--- a/apps/app_db.c
+++ b/apps/app_db.c
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ static int deltree_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	argv = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!argv) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Memory allocation failed\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (strchr(argv, '/')) {
 		family = strsep(&argv, "/");
@@ -122,11 +117,6 @@ static int del_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	argv = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!argv) {
-		ast_log (LOG_ERROR, "Memory allocation failed\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (strchr(argv, '/')) {
 		family = strsep(&argv, "/");
diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index 3d45cf577caa38886795d57f1f6a686e3363f1e1..21e23429475e62077e3fdffa152549700719fb8f 100644
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -786,11 +786,7 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data, struct ast_flags
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (!(parse = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Memory allocation failure\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 	
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
@@ -1628,11 +1624,6 @@ static int retrydial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	announce = ast_strdupa(data);	
-	if (!announce) {	
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	
 	memset(&peerflags, 0, sizeof(peerflags));
 
diff --git a/apps/app_dictate.c b/apps/app_dictate.c
index 3935c81ac301d156581639d62b07a36de44cdfee..29f27d94e215b20b7e0b554597cb9718cb3031e2 100644
--- a/apps/app_dictate.c
+++ b/apps/app_dictate.c
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ static int dictate_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	snprintf(dftbase, sizeof(dftbase), "%s/dictate", ast_config_AST_SPOOL_DIR);
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
 		parse = ast_strdupa(data);
-		if (!parse) {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-			return -1;
-		}
 		AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 	} else
 		args.argc = 0;
diff --git a/apps/app_directory.c b/apps/app_directory.c
index d506df1f12c099838ca6b05e83ecec612dd4d383..4a4a6f59e98807c1a2f68f0be4db3390422c6e3f 100644
--- a/apps/app_directory.c
+++ b/apps/app_directory.c
@@ -433,12 +433,6 @@ static int directory_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
-	if (!parse) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1; 
-	}
-
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 		
 	if (args.options) {
diff --git a/apps/app_disa.c b/apps/app_disa.c
index 3ba92e8a2811b0f8706b96e3467808c59bca959f..3c78b9b6acd1fa8307f39eceb9220d078d91d72e 100644
--- a/apps/app_disa.c
+++ b/apps/app_disa.c
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Responsetimeout: %d\n", firstdigittimeout);
 
 	tmp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!tmp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}	
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, tmp);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_exec.c b/apps/app_exec.c
index 9759455aca3db0b6ce0404ab929465289698d0ce..b2a45dc936a2bc61393a28b5e942c824f8fb216b 100644
--- a/apps/app_exec.c
+++ b/apps/app_exec.c
@@ -73,27 +73,22 @@ static int exec_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	/* Check and parse arguments */
 	if (data) {
-		s = ast_strdupa((char *)data);
+		s = ast_strdupa(data);
+		appname = strsep(&s, "(");
 		if (s) {
-			appname = strsep(&s, "(");
-			if (s) {
-				endargs = strrchr(s, ')');
-				if (endargs)
-					*endargs = '\0';
-				pbx_substitute_variables_helper(chan, s, args, MAXRESULT - 1);
-			}
-			if (appname) {
-				app = pbx_findapp(appname);
-				if (app) {
-					res = pbx_exec(chan, app, args, 1);
-				} else {
-					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Could not find application (%s)\n", appname);
-					res = -1;
-				}
+			endargs = strrchr(s, ')');
+			if (endargs)
+				*endargs = '\0';
+			pbx_substitute_variables_helper(chan, s, args, MAXRESULT - 1);
+		}
+		if (appname) {
+			app = pbx_findapp(appname);
+			if (app) {
+				res = pbx_exec(chan, app, args, 1);
+			} else {
+				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Could not find application (%s)\n", appname);
+				res = -1;
 			}
-		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-			res = -1;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/app_externalivr.c b/apps/app_externalivr.c
index 10232044d74ad9e51a5e4f19c59647364d94d4b5..bcf65d36279b9cbea80a2f05c228566d721edf9e 100644
--- a/apps/app_externalivr.c
+++ b/apps/app_externalivr.c
@@ -272,11 +272,6 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	}
 
 	buf = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!buf) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	argc = ast_app_separate_args(buf, '|', argv, sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0]));
 
diff --git a/apps/app_festival.c b/apps/app_festival.c
index 1921fdd11207141cecf3b775e3864f221415758f..4ef0f0163a9f538dd54f1a3a9c1713b5df9d5d43 100644
--- a/apps/app_festival.c
+++ b/apps/app_festival.c
@@ -340,12 +340,6 @@ static int festival_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *vdata)
 	}
 	
 	data = ast_strdupa(vdata);
-	if (!data) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memery\n");
-		ast_config_destroy(cfg);
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	intstr = strchr(data, '|');
 	if (intstr) {	
diff --git a/apps/app_hasnewvoicemail.c b/apps/app_hasnewvoicemail.c
index bb553519026f10657aea27c79b83ec1f7d137859..f4696fcbb7a7612ab26ab3c00cb7c1e9ce639615 100644
--- a/apps/app_hasnewvoicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_hasnewvoicemail.c
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ static int hasvoicemail_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	input = ast_strdupa((char *)data);
-	if (! input) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory error\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, input);
 
@@ -194,11 +189,6 @@ static char *acf_vmcount_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, c
 	buf[0] = '\0';
 
 	argsstr = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!argsstr) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return buf;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, argsstr);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_image.c b/apps/app_image.c
index d33465aa9f4d56318d7ae9967958f56355daec71..689c19363783b444233040a370f9e02a0e1aa32b 100644
--- a/apps/app_image.c
+++ b/apps/app_image.c
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ static int sendimage_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (!(parse = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Memory Error!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_macro.c b/apps/app_macro.c
index 63cf464747d5b4011ebf758a21d65f2990efb646..a33e9f2ed3692927821df3794053c5e687d1fa21 100644
--- a/apps/app_macro.c
+++ b/apps/app_macro.c
@@ -308,11 +308,6 @@ static int macroif_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	expr = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!expr) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of Memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	if ((label_a = strchr(expr, '?'))) {
 		*label_a = '\0';
diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index c3068ce3cb56576399c5fb944dcb738dd4bc011c..3ce62987455c42b33ff6f9938f05ce2d9ec8cbd5 100644
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -1779,10 +1779,6 @@ static struct ast_conference *find_conf(struct ast_channel *chan, char *confno,
 					continue;
 				
 				parse = ast_strdupa(var->value);
-				if (!parse) {
-					ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of Memory!\n");
-					return NULL;
-				}
 				
 				AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 				if (!strcasecmp(args.confno, confno)) {
@@ -1839,11 +1835,6 @@ static int count_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 	
 	localdata = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!localdata) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, localdata);
 	
diff --git a/apps/app_mixmonitor.c b/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
index 279f0e646067abeb1fd8437d5c07b219d11c4c60..0b1f68e67085e1544db14d9999460cf6bb6d3400 100644
--- a/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
+++ b/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
@@ -333,11 +333,7 @@ static int mixmonitor_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (!(parse = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Memory Error!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 	
diff --git a/apps/app_osplookup.c b/apps/app_osplookup.c
index af9bf9877fb746834c8cc4f552b89c53534cf90f..18091e5c5a334bcf793986b6ae412311203623a0 100644
--- a/apps/app_osplookup.c
+++ b/apps/app_osplookup.c
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ static int osplookup_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	temp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!temp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, temp);
 
@@ -202,11 +197,6 @@ static int ospnext_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	temp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!temp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, temp);
 
@@ -276,11 +266,6 @@ static int ospfinished_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	temp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!temp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, temp);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_page.c b/apps/app_page.c
index 4dd9f20154f20a401a931401bcd58de2a48cae76..b4eb1a55b0208126ba43ad0e9b52ba4fec1cb758 100644
--- a/apps/app_page.c
+++ b/apps/app_page.c
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ static int page_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	};
 
 	options = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!options) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	tmp = strsep(&options, "|");
 	if (options)
diff --git a/apps/app_playback.c b/apps/app_playback.c
index 653d9546736c02af30dfcebc4ec39648150fce34..7df06d91be0bbfd8a05a138e74ddc11fd1949eda 100644
--- a/apps/app_playback.c
+++ b/apps/app_playback.c
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ static int playback_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	}
 
 	tmp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!tmp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		return -1;	
-	}
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, tmp);
diff --git a/apps/app_privacy.c b/apps/app_privacy.c
index a3d26af336e98a5bcf4213275fa976ec19fafcb9..3a0561b62a3a0dc4fcf5f5fadd36a8804ad7205d 100644
--- a/apps/app_privacy.c
+++ b/apps/app_privacy.c
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ static int privacy_exec (struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero((char *)data))
 		{
 			parse = ast_strdupa(data);
-			if (!parse) {
-				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-				LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-				return -1;
-			}
 			
 			AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index d48d163e4edd6b9619efe8ffd084e2b9a8b3b276..e0acccce34b516703c07de9c343f100d538d5f6b 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -2645,11 +2645,7 @@ static int pqm_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (!(parse = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Memory Error!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
@@ -2701,11 +2697,7 @@ static int upqm_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (!(parse = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Memory Error!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
@@ -2759,11 +2751,7 @@ static int rqm_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (!(parse = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Memory Error!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_random.c b/apps/app_random.c
index f7d09e87a6675c2591f1d20a02413c6fbcc776d7..2ebd437a241270567878d863c429b4a6a0b73eda 100644
--- a/apps/app_random.c
+++ b/apps/app_random.c
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ static int random_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	s = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!s) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	prob = strsep(&s,":");
 	if ((!prob) || (sscanf(prob, "%d", &probint) != 1))
diff --git a/apps/app_read.c b/apps/app_read.c
index ef7f183ad28a82fadcdfc00ee661836fbdbfcd1d..eaa9cfdd2a91ed46b5a8bdd071e2d0ee98a263e8 100644
--- a/apps/app_read.c
+++ b/apps/app_read.c
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ static int read_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 	
 	argcopy = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!argcopy) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(arglist, argcopy);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_readfile.c b/apps/app_readfile.c
index 528fe823773dd2b65ff544ee699ab5d2424af0c6..33935486bca13c571aa22de6317b7ea2ec10d5ea 100644
--- a/apps/app_readfile.c
+++ b/apps/app_readfile.c
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ static int readfile_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	s = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!s) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	varname = strsep(&s, "=");
 	file = strsep(&s, "|");
diff --git a/apps/app_realtime.c b/apps/app_realtime.c
index 9e83d263840763a998c48a69da116c07588f9f5b..a88620ea67d4b868475961ea8a4993932ca59140 100644
--- a/apps/app_realtime.c
+++ b/apps/app_realtime.c
@@ -148,20 +148,19 @@ static int realtime_update_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if ((family = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		if ((colmatch = strchr(family,'|'))) {
-			crop_data(colmatch);
-			if ((value = strchr(colmatch,'|'))) {
-				crop_data(value);
-				if ((newcol = strchr(value,'|'))) {
-					crop_data(newcol);
-					if ((newval = strchr(newcol,'|'))) 
-						crop_data(newval);
-				}
+	family = ast_strdupa(data);
+	if ((colmatch = strchr(family,'|'))) {
+		crop_data(colmatch);
+		if ((value = strchr(colmatch,'|'))) {
+			crop_data(value);
+			if ((newcol = strchr(value,'|'))) {
+				crop_data(newcol);
+				if ((newval = strchr(newcol,'|'))) 
+					crop_data(newval);
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (! (family && value && colmatch && newcol && newval) ) {
+	if (!newval) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR,"Invalid input: usage %s\n",UUSAGE);
 		res = -1;
 	} else {
@@ -193,17 +192,16 @@ static int realtime_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if ((family = ast_strdupa(data))) {
-		if ((colmatch = strchr(family,'|'))) {
-			crop_data(colmatch);
-			if ((value = strchr(colmatch,'|'))) {
-				crop_data(value);
-				if ((prefix = strchr(value,'|')))
-					crop_data(prefix);
-			}
+	family = ast_strdupa(data);
+	if ((colmatch = strchr(family,'|'))) {
+		crop_data(colmatch);
+		if ((value = strchr(colmatch,'|'))) {
+			crop_data(value);
+			if ((prefix = strchr(value,'|')))
+				crop_data(prefix);
 		}
 	}
-	if (! (family && value && colmatch) ) {
+	if (!value) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR,"Invalid input: usage %s\n",USAGE);
 		res = -1;
 	} else {
diff --git a/apps/app_record.c b/apps/app_record.c
index f5be5528de6efed0c52f6ca281aa0beaeab944eb..c4f28fcab393d064b30c4d5b5708996f023ba731 100644
--- a/apps/app_record.c
+++ b/apps/app_record.c
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ static int record_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	/* Yay for strsep being easy */
 	vdata = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!vdata) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	p = vdata;
 	filename = strsep(&p, "|");
diff --git a/apps/app_sayunixtime.c b/apps/app_sayunixtime.c
index cde4e65c9cae467cfdd81f40b90cfdf27c52a32c..4739d9796a65224737c3f169c57b8636fc07a120 100644
--- a/apps/app_sayunixtime.c
+++ b/apps/app_sayunixtime.c
@@ -92,26 +92,21 @@ static int sayunixtime_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	} 
 
 	if (data) {
-		s = data;
-		s = ast_strdupa(s);
-		if (s) {
-			timec = strsep(&s,"|");
-			if ((timec) && (*timec != '\0')) {
-				long timein;
-				if (sscanf(timec,"%ld",&timein) == 1) {
-					unixtime = (time_t)timein;
-				}
+		s = ast_strdupa(data);
+		timec = strsep(&s,"|");
+		if ((timec) && (*timec != '\0')) {
+			long timein;
+			if (sscanf(timec,"%ld",&timein) == 1) {
+				unixtime = (time_t)timein;
 			}
+		}
+		if (s) {
+			zone = strsep(&s,"|");
+			if (zone && (*zone == '\0'))
+				zone = NULL;
 			if (s) {
-				zone = strsep(&s,"|");
-				if (zone && (*zone == '\0'))
-					zone = NULL;
-				if (s) {
-					format = s;
-				}
+				format = s;
 			}
-		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory error\n");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/app_senddtmf.c b/apps/app_senddtmf.c
index e4eb33ecf0204ae94064067f21bb77c441173cf2..fe1af90f6c10c3157b4baa68eda36a5cbcbdbab6 100644
--- a/apps/app_senddtmf.c
+++ b/apps/app_senddtmf.c
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ static int senddtmf_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	digits = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!digits) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of Memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	if ((to = strchr(digits,'|'))) {
 		*to = '\0';
diff --git a/apps/app_sendtext.c b/apps/app_sendtext.c
index 4ddbc1c65c61f3b0ebfa2b884598378222a77be4..4f39fa4ddf5b92ed4a9626e1bbb9d36862ac1d62 100644
--- a/apps/app_sendtext.c
+++ b/apps/app_sendtext.c
@@ -87,14 +87,8 @@ static int sendtext_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "SendText requires an argument (text[|options])\n");
 		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
 		return -1;
-	} else {
+	} else
 		parse = ast_strdupa(data);
-		if (!parse) {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-			LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
 	
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_setcallerid.c b/apps/app_setcallerid.c
index 7c643b2817bd88624d51bc3f3594b996aac7acae..5e857c4ab56c3212d36765afec42e02c7061a906 100644
--- a/apps/app_setcallerid.c
+++ b/apps/app_setcallerid.c
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ static int setcallerid_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 	
 	tmp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!tmp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	
 	opt = strchr(tmp, '|');
 	if (opt) {
diff --git a/apps/app_skel.c b/apps/app_skel.c
index b29f3162a0f6fb7ba47b4eb62fa0edf6c2f8e96b..ba2999a1ce1e078309e12e17a2d045e2ddc30542 100644
--- a/apps/app_skel.c
+++ b/apps/app_skel.c
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	/* We need to make a copy of the input string if we are going to modify it! */
 	args = ast_strdupa(data);	
-	if (!args) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	
 	if ((argc = ast_app_separate_args(args, '|', argv, sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0])))) {
 		dummy = argv[0];
diff --git a/apps/app_stack.c b/apps/app_stack.c
index db2eafa85ab206962c87afe1b38813412d823584..8323f0b23e55704b7eacdf3f4adb764162d90cc4 100644
--- a/apps/app_stack.c
+++ b/apps/app_stack.c
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ static int gosubif_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	}
 
 	args = ast_strdupa((char *)data);
-	if (!args) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_talkdetect.c b/apps/app_talkdetect.c
index 2223e85b6d2857d112cc3d3a88c575327c894fde..89a69e7847c3a88ef9f42bd8fabd5ef786647a09 100644
--- a/apps/app_talkdetect.c
+++ b/apps/app_talkdetect.c
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ static int background_detect_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	tmp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!tmp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}	
 
 	stringp=tmp;
 	strsep(&stringp, "|");
diff --git a/apps/app_transfer.c b/apps/app_transfer.c
index 98790341eaec9e8514cc59f06d5ba8fb723ea1c1..c97d97dcdb34253e91426aede28e6f9ac6b9df83 100644
--- a/apps/app_transfer.c
+++ b/apps/app_transfer.c
@@ -88,19 +88,14 @@ static int transfer_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	if (ast_strlen_zero((char *)data)) {
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Transfer requires an argument ([Tech/]destination[|options])\n");
 		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
 		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "TRANSFERSTATUS", "FAILURE");
 		return 0;
-	} else {
-		parse = ast_strdupa(data);
-		if (!parse) {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-			LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-			return -1;
-		}
 	}
+	
+	parse = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_url.c b/apps/app_url.c
index 7791b4e549010dd789e1a9f9546622eca330e782..10bd1fad28f7b773ccfa121aab56b33cd75960d0 100644
--- a/apps/app_url.c
+++ b/apps/app_url.c
@@ -94,14 +94,8 @@ static int sendurl_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
-	tmp = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!tmp) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	stringp = tmp = ast_strdupa(data);
 
-	stringp=tmp;
 	strsep(&stringp, "|");
 	options = strsep(&stringp, "|");
 	if (options && !strcasecmp(options, "wait"))
diff --git a/apps/app_userevent.c b/apps/app_userevent.c
index 95f5fbc840533c52ada4128c46261400b7d53807..850627fadaec1f7d39305bccee95cd7a7b17bcca 100644
--- a/apps/app_userevent.c
+++ b/apps/app_userevent.c
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ static int userevent_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	info = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!info) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	snprintf(eventname, sizeof(eventname), "UserEvent%s", info);
 	eventbody = strchr(eventname, '|');
diff --git a/apps/app_verbose.c b/apps/app_verbose.c
index 4ec4839d7adfb5d95e30f66ec333f10f18ac8349..4b7a54b0e5afcfa3b057bab53dc84a934e2f7dd8 100644
--- a/apps/app_verbose.c
+++ b/apps/app_verbose.c
@@ -67,38 +67,34 @@ static int verbose_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	if (data) {
-		vtext = ast_strdupa((char *)data);
+		vtext = ast_strdupa(data);
+		char *tmp = strsep(&vtext, "|,");
 		if (vtext) {
-			char *tmp = strsep(&vtext, "|,");
-			if (vtext) {
-				if (sscanf(tmp, "%d", &vsize) != 1) {
-					vsize = 0;
-					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "'%s' is not a verboser number\n", vtext);
-				}
-			} else {
-				vtext = tmp;
+			if (sscanf(tmp, "%d", &vsize) != 1) {
 				vsize = 0;
-			}
-			if (option_verbose >= vsize) {
-				switch (vsize) {
-				case 0:
-					ast_verbose("%s\n", vtext);
-					break;
-				case 1:
-					ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "%s\n", vtext);
-					break;
-				case 2:
-					ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_2 "%s\n", vtext);
-					break;
-				case 3:
-					ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "%s\n", vtext);
-					break;
-				default:
-					ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_4 "%s\n", vtext);
-				}
+				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "'%s' is not a verboser number\n", vtext);
 			}
 		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
+			vtext = tmp;
+			vsize = 0;
+		}
+		if (option_verbose >= vsize) {
+			switch (vsize) {
+			case 0:
+				ast_verbose("%s\n", vtext);
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "%s\n", vtext);
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_2 "%s\n", vtext);
+				break;
+			case 3:
+				ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "%s\n", vtext);
+				break;
+			default:
+				ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_4 "%s\n", vtext);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -121,11 +117,6 @@ static int log_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	}
 
 	ltext = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!ltext) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	level = strsep(&ltext, "|");
 
diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index e46735d039f65ee63017812efdeb7205e7c85a84..bf6e93a8fe3753bbecfa8d13c8523c871d977f92 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -3284,28 +3284,23 @@ static int notify_new_message(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_vm_user *vmu,
 	snprintf(ext_context, sizeof(ext_context), "%s@%s", vmu->mailbox, vmu->context);
 
 	/* Attach only the first format */
-	fmt = ast_strdupa(fmt);
-	if (fmt) {
-		stringp = fmt;
-		strsep(&stringp, "|");
-
-		if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->email)) {
-			int attach_user_voicemail = ast_test_flag((&globalflags), VM_ATTACH);
-			char *myserveremail = serveremail;
-			attach_user_voicemail = ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_ATTACH);
-			if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->serveremail))
-				myserveremail = vmu->serveremail;
-			sendmail(myserveremail, vmu, msgnum, vmu->context, vmu->mailbox, cidnum, cidname, fn, fmt, duration, attach_user_voicemail, category);
-		}
-
-		if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->pager)) {
-			char *myserveremail = serveremail;
-			if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->serveremail))
-				myserveremail = vmu->serveremail;
-			sendpage(myserveremail, vmu->pager, msgnum, vmu->context, vmu->mailbox, cidnum, cidname, duration, vmu, category);
-		}
-	} else {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
+	stringp = fmt = ast_strdupa(fmt);
+	strsep(&stringp, "|");
+
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->email)) {
+		int attach_user_voicemail = ast_test_flag((&globalflags), VM_ATTACH);
+		char *myserveremail = serveremail;
+		attach_user_voicemail = ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_ATTACH);
+		if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->serveremail))
+			myserveremail = vmu->serveremail;
+		sendmail(myserveremail, vmu, msgnum, vmu->context, vmu->mailbox, cidnum, cidname, fn, fmt, duration, attach_user_voicemail, category);
+	}
+
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->pager)) {
+		char *myserveremail = serveremail;
+		if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->serveremail))
+			myserveremail = vmu->serveremail;
+		sendpage(myserveremail, vmu->pager, msgnum, vmu->context, vmu->mailbox, cidnum, cidname, duration, vmu, category);
 	}
 
 	if (ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_DELETE)) {
@@ -5058,11 +5053,6 @@ static int vm_execmain(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		);
 				        
 		parse = ast_strdupa(data);
-		if (!parse) {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
-			LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-			return -1;
-		}
 
 		AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
@@ -5648,11 +5638,6 @@ static int vm_box_exists(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	box = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!box) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, box);
 
@@ -5690,10 +5675,6 @@ static int vmauthenticate(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	
 	if (s) {
 		s = ast_strdupa(s);
-		if (!s) {
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-			return -1;
-		}
 		user = strsep(&s, "|");
 		options = strsep(&s, "|");
 		if (user) {
@@ -6140,28 +6121,22 @@ static int load_config(void)
 						if ((z = ast_malloc(sizeof(*z)))) {
 							char *msg_format, *timezone;
 							msg_format = ast_strdupa(var->value);
-							if (msg_format != NULL) {
-								timezone = strsep(&msg_format, "|");
-								if (msg_format) {
-									ast_copy_string(z->name, var->name, sizeof(z->name));
-									ast_copy_string(z->timezone, timezone, sizeof(z->timezone));
-									ast_copy_string(z->msg_format, msg_format, sizeof(z->msg_format));
-									z->next = NULL;
-									if (zones) {
-										zonesl->next = z;
-										zonesl = z;
-									} else {
-										zones = z;
-										zonesl = z;
-									}
+							timezone = strsep(&msg_format, "|");
+							if (msg_format) {
+								ast_copy_string(z->name, var->name, sizeof(z->name));
+								ast_copy_string(z->timezone, timezone, sizeof(z->timezone));
+								ast_copy_string(z->msg_format, msg_format, sizeof(z->msg_format));
+								z->next = NULL;
+								if (zones) {
+									zonesl->next = z;
+									zonesl = z;
 								} else {
-									ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Invalid timezone definition at line %d\n", var->lineno);
-									free(z);
+									zones = z;
+									zonesl = z;
 								}
 							} else {
-								ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Out of memory while reading voicemail config\n");
+								ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Invalid timezone definition at line %d\n", var->lineno);
 								free(z);
-								return -1;
 							}
 						} else {						
 							return -1;
diff --git a/apps/app_while.c b/apps/app_while.c
index 1ebd8f2b303b26a60f349c284262a6072f54db44..df2fb97e6ad8bcf3da4b5fcbbadd0daa276b5036 100644
--- a/apps/app_while.c
+++ b/apps/app_while.c
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ static int execif_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data) {
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	expr = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!expr) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	if ((myapp = strchr(expr,'|'))) {
 		*myapp = '\0';
@@ -244,9 +239,8 @@ static int _while_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data, int end)
 	snprintf(used_index, VAR_SIZE, "%d", used_index_i);
 	snprintf(new_index, VAR_SIZE, "%d", used_index_i + 1);
 	
-	if (!end) {
-		condition = ast_strdupa((char *) data);
-	}
+	if (!end)
+		condition = ast_strdupa(data);
 
 	size = strlen(chan->context) + strlen(chan->exten) + 32;
 	my_name = alloca(size);
diff --git a/apps/app_zapras.c b/apps/app_zapras.c
index 94285cb457742cf5ba088fa5e05e0ced7f74a791..9b69c391f5d1b216040931379d0d4deb3e9f0d87 100644
--- a/apps/app_zapras.c
+++ b/apps/app_zapras.c
@@ -210,11 +210,6 @@ static int zapras_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
 	args = ast_strdupa(data);
-	if (!args) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory\n");
-		LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	
 	/* Answer the channel if it's not up */
 	if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP)