diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38e7767050b69624f874d8141d3f4e43d78a05d7..c50d49011693bd15f665827f572e5724057868ee 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -387,6 +387,16 @@ datafiles: all
 
 update: 
 	@if [ -d CVS ]; then \
+		if [ -f patches/.applied ]; then \
+			patches=`cat patches/.applied`; \
+		fi; \
+		if ! [ -z "$$patches" ]; then \
+			for x in $$patches; do \
+				echo "Unapplying $$x..."; \
+				patch -R -p0 < patches/$$x; \
+			done; \
+			rm -f patches/.applied; \
+		fi ; \
 		echo "Updating from CVS..." ; \
 		cvs -q -z3 update -Pd | tee update.out; \
 		rm -f .version; \
@@ -395,6 +405,17 @@ update:
 			grep ^C update.out | cut -d' ' -f2- ; \
 		fi ; \
 		rm -f update.out; \
+		if ! [ -z "$$patches" ]; then \
+			for x in $$patches; do \
+				if [ -f patches/$$x ]; then \
+					echo "Applying patch $$x..."; \
+					patch -p0 < patches/$$x; \
+					echo $$x >> patches/.applied; \
+				else \
+					echo "Patch $$x no longer relevant"; \
+				fi; \
+			done; \
+		fi; \
 	else \
 		echo "Not CVS";  \
 	fi
@@ -607,3 +628,49 @@ cleantest:
 	if ! cmp -s .cleancount .lastclean ; then \
 		$(MAKE) clean; cp -f .cleancount .lastclean;\
 	fi
+
+patchlist:
+	@echo "Experimental Patches:"
+	@for x in patches/*; do \
+		patch=`basename $$x`; \
+		if [ "$$patch" = "CVS" ]; then \
+			continue; \
+		fi; \
+		if grep -q ^$$patch$$ patches/.applied; then \
+			echo "$$patch (applied)"; \
+		else \
+			echo "$$patch (available)"; \
+		fi; \
+	done
+		
+	
+apply: 
+	@if [ -z "$(PATCH)" ]; then \
+		echo "Usage: make PATCH=<patchname> applypatch"; \
+	elif grep -q ^$(PATCH)$$ patches/.applied 2>/dev/null; then \
+		echo "Patch $(PATCH) is already applied"; \
+	elif [ -f "patches/$(PATCH)" ]; then \
+		echo "Applying patch $(PATCH)"; \
+		patch -p0 < patches/$(PATCH); \
+		echo "$(PATCH)" >> patches/.applied; \
+	else \
+		echo "No such patch $(PATCH) in patches directory"; \
+	fi
+	
+unapply: 
+	@if [ -z "$(PATCH)" ]; then \
+		echo "Usage: make PATCH=<patchname> unapplypatch"; \
+	elif !grep -q ^$(PATCH)$$ patches/.applied 2>/dev/null; then \
+		echo "Patch $(PATCH) is not applied"; \
+	elif [ -f "patches/$(PATCH)" ]; then \
+		echo "Un-applying patch $(PATCH)"; \
+		patch -p0 -R < patches/$(PATCH); \
+		rm -f patches/.tmpapplied || :; \
+		mv patches/.applied patches/.tmpapplied; \
+		cat patches/.tmpapplied | grep -v ^$(PATCH)$$ > patches/.applied; \
+		rm -f patches/.tmpapplied; \
+	else \
+		echo "No such patch $(PATCH) in patches directory"; \
+	fi
+
+		
diff --git a/patches/.cvsignore b/patches/.cvsignore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..975f8857353e7c7a07c3985927adb1cd317f02bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.applied
+.tmpapplied
diff --git a/patches/queue_log b/patches/queue_log
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4a8d1320e4fba64b96378fe46b1ab9158209dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/queue_log
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+Index: logger.c
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /usr/cvsroot/asterisk/logger.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.55
+diff -u -r1.55 logger.c
+--- logger.c	25 Jan 2005 06:10:19 -0000	1.55
++++ logger.c	9 Mar 2005 21:25:25 -0000
+@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@
+ static int pending_logger_reload = 0;
+ static int global_logmask = -1;
+ 
++static struct {
++	unsigned int queue_log:1;
++	unsigned int event_log:1;
++} logfiles = { 1, 1 };
++
+ static struct msglist {
+ 	char *msg;
+ 	struct msglist *next;
+@@ -288,6 +293,13 @@
+ 		strncpy(dateformat, s, sizeof(dateformat) - 1);
+ 	} else
+ 		strncpy(dateformat, "%b %e %T", sizeof(dateformat) - 1);
++	if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "queue_log"))) {
++		logfiles.queue_log = ast_true(s);
++	}
++	if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "event_log"))) {
++		logfiles.event_log = ast_true(s);
++	}
++
+ 	var = ast_variable_browse(cfg, "logfiles");
+ 	while(var) {
+ 		chan = make_logchannel(var->name, var->value, var->lineno);
+@@ -332,7 +344,9 @@
+ 		qlog = NULL;
+ 	}
+ 	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/%s", (char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, "queue_log");
+-	qlog = fopen(filename, "a");
++	if (logfiles.queue_log) {
++		qlog = fopen(filename, "a");
++	}
+ 	ast_mutex_unlock(&qloglock);
+ 	if (reloaded) 
+ 		ast_queue_log("NONE", "NONE", "NONE", "CONFIGRELOAD", "%s", "");
+@@ -360,22 +374,24 @@
+ 	mkdir((char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, 0755);
+ 	snprintf(old, sizeof(old), "%s/%s", (char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, EVENTLOG);
+ 
+-	if(rotate) {
+-		for(x=0;;x++) {
+-			snprintf(new, sizeof(new), "%s/%s.%d", (char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, EVENTLOG,x);
+-			myf = fopen((char *)new, "r");
+-			if(myf) 
+-				fclose(myf);
+-			else
+-				break;
+-		}
++	if (logfiles.event_log) {
++		if (rotate) {
++			for (x=0;;x++) {
++				snprintf(new, sizeof(new), "%s/%s.%d", (char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, EVENTLOG,x);
++				myf = fopen((char *)new, "r");
++				if (myf) 
++					fclose(myf);
++				else
++					break;
++			}
+ 	
+-		/* do it */
+-		if (rename(old,new))
+-			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to rename file '%s' to '%s'\n", old, new);
+-	}
++			/* do it */
++			if (rename(old,new))
++				fprintf(stderr, "Unable to rename file '%s' to '%s'\n", old, new);
++		}
+ 
+-	eventlog = fopen(old, "a");
++		eventlog = fopen(old, "a");
++	}
+ 
+ 	f = logchannels;
+ 	while(f) {
+@@ -406,16 +422,17 @@
+ 	ast_mutex_unlock(&loglock);
+ 
+ 	queue_log_init();
+-
+-	if (eventlog) {
+-		init_logger_chain();
+-		ast_log(LOG_EVENT, "Restarted Asterisk Event Logger\n");
+-		if (option_verbose)
+-			ast_verbose("Asterisk Event Logger restarted\n");
+-		return 0;
+-	} else 
+-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to create event log: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+ 	init_logger_chain();
++
++	if (logfiles.event_log) {
++		if (eventlog) {
++			ast_log(LOG_EVENT, "Restarted Asterisk Event Logger\n");
++			if (option_verbose)
++				ast_verbose("Asterisk Event Logger restarted\n");
++			return 0;
++		} else 
++			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to create event log: %s\n", strerror(errno));
++	}
+ 	pending_logger_reload = 0;
+ 	return -1;
+ }
+@@ -487,21 +504,23 @@
+ 	/* initialize queue logger */
+ 	queue_log_init();
+ 
+-	/* create the eventlog */
+-	mkdir((char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, 0755);
+-	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s/%s", (char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, EVENTLOG);
+-	eventlog = fopen((char *)tmp, "a");
+-	if (eventlog) {
+-		init_logger_chain();
+-		ast_log(LOG_EVENT, "Started Asterisk Event Logger\n");
+-		if (option_verbose)
+-			ast_verbose("Asterisk Event Logger Started %s\n",(char *)tmp);
+-		return 0;
+-	} else 
+-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to create event log: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+-
+ 	/* create log channels */
+ 	init_logger_chain();
++
++	/* create the eventlog */
++	if (logfiles.event_log) {
++		mkdir((char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, 0755);
++		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s/%s", (char *)ast_config_AST_LOG_DIR, EVENTLOG);
++		eventlog = fopen((char *)tmp, "a");
++		if (eventlog) {
++			ast_log(LOG_EVENT, "Started Asterisk Event Logger\n");
++			if (option_verbose)
++				ast_verbose("Asterisk Event Logger Started %s\n",(char *)tmp);
++			return 0;
++		} else 
++			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to create event log: %s\n", strerror(errno));
++	}
++
+ 	return -1;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -572,7 +591,7 @@
+ 	localtime_r(&t, &tm);
+ 	strftime(date, sizeof(date), dateformat, &tm);
+ 
+-	if (level == __LOG_EVENT) {
++	if (logfiles.event_log && level == __LOG_EVENT) {
+ 		va_start(ap, fmt);
+ 
+ 		fprintf(eventlog, "%s asterisk[%d]: ", date, getpid());
+Index: configs/logger.conf.sample
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /usr/cvsroot/asterisk/configs/logger.conf.sample,v
+retrieving revision 1.9
+diff -u -r1.9 logger.conf.sample
+--- configs/logger.conf.sample	5 Sep 2004 03:48:05 -0000	1.9
++++ configs/logger.conf.sample	9 Mar 2005 21:25:25 -0000
+@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
+ ; This appends the hostname to the name of the log files.
+ ;appendhostname = yes
+ ;
++; This determines whether or not we log queue events to a file (defaults to yes).
++;queue_log = no
++;
++; This determines whether or not we log generic events to a file (defaults to yes).
++;event_log = no
++;
+ ;
+ ; For each file, specify what to log.
+ ;