diff --git a/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE b/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE
index ccac5cc47..22f888d85 100644
--- a/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE
+++ b/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+*) 2003-12-22 (2.0.0-rc3 - 2.0.0-rc4)
+
+ - fixed kdenetwork (kmime / kmail) mostly for big-endian systems
+
 *) 2003-12-21 (2.0.0-rc3 - 2.0.0-rc4)
 
  - added powerpc kernel26 disable list
diff --git a/package/kde31/kdenetwork31/kmime_codec_qp.cpp.patch b/package/kde31/kdenetwork31/kmime_codec_qp.cpp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe58ce87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kde31/kdenetwork31/kmime_codec_qp.cpp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+Use of tainted arguments in exec is deprecated at /var/www/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi line 2043.
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /home2/webcvs/mirror/kdepim/libkdenetwork/kmime_codec_qp.cpp,v
+retrieving revision 1.12
+retrieving revision 1.13
+diff -u -p -r1.12 -r1.13
+--- kdepim/libkdenetwork/kmime_codec_qp.cpp	2003/07/26 14:51:52	1.12
++++ kdepim/libkdenetwork/kmime_codec_qp.cpp	2003/10/30 14:15:30	1.13
+@@ -189,6 +189,20 @@ public:
+   bool finish( char* & dcursor, const char * const dend );
+ };
+ 
++// this doesn't access any member variables, so it can be defined static
++// but then we can't call it from virtual functions
++static int QuotedPrintableDecoder_maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF ) {
++  // all chars unencoded:
++  int result = insize;
++  // but maybe all of them are \n and we need to make them \r\n :-o
++  if ( withCRLF )
++    result += insize;
++
++  // there might be an accu plus escape
++  result += 2;
++
++  return result;
++}
+ 
+ Encoder * QuotedPrintableCodec::makeEncoder( bool withCRLF ) const {
+   return new QuotedPrintableEncoder( withCRLF );
+@@ -198,6 +212,10 @@ Decoder * QuotedPrintableCodec::makeDeco
+   return new QuotedPrintableDecoder( withCRLF );
+ }
+ 
++int QuotedPrintableCodec::maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF ) const {
++    return QuotedPrintableDecoder_maxDecodedSizeFor(insize, withCRLF);
++}
++
+ Encoder * Rfc2047QEncodingCodec::makeEncoder( bool withCRLF ) const {
+   return new Rfc2047QEncodingEncoder( withCRLF );
+ }
+@@ -206,6 +224,10 @@ Decoder * Rfc2047QEncodingCodec::makeDec
+   return new QuotedPrintableDecoder( withCRLF, true );
+ }
+ 
++int Rfc2047QEncodingCodec::maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF ) const {
++    return QuotedPrintableDecoder_maxDecodedSizeFor(insize, withCRLF);
++}
++
+ Encoder * Rfc2231EncodingCodec::makeEncoder( bool withCRLF ) const {
+   return new Rfc2047QEncodingEncoder( withCRLF, '%' );
+ }
+@@ -214,12 +236,14 @@ Decoder * Rfc2231EncodingCodec::makeDeco
+   return new QuotedPrintableDecoder( withCRLF, true, '%' );
+ }
+ 
++int Rfc2231EncodingCodec::maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF ) const {
++    return QuotedPrintableDecoder_maxDecodedSizeFor(insize, withCRLF);
++}
+ 
+   /********************************************************/
+   /********************************************************/
+   /********************************************************/
+ 
+-
+ bool QuotedPrintableDecoder::decode( const char* & scursor, const char * const send,
+ 				     char* & dcursor, const char * const dend ) {
+   if ( mWithCRLF )
+@@ -402,7 +426,7 @@ bool QuotedPrintableEncoder::processNext
+     bufferFill += 16;
+ 
+   assert( bufferFill >=0 && bufferFill <= 15 );
+-  
++
+   if ( !mFinishing && !mSawLineEnd &&
+        bufferFill < minBufferFillWithoutLineEnd )
+     return false;
+@@ -424,7 +448,7 @@ bool QuotedPrintableEncoder::processNext
+   else
+     // never needs encoding
+     mAccuNeedsEncoding = Never;
+-  
++
+   return true;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -485,7 +509,7 @@ bool QuotedPrintableEncoder::encode( con
+     // fill input buffer until eol has been reached or until the
+     // buffer is full, whatever comes first:
+     fillInputBuffer( scursor, send );
+-    
++
+     if ( processNextChar() )
+       // there was one...
+       createOutputBuffer( dcursor, dend );
+@@ -506,7 +530,7 @@ bool QuotedPrintableEncoder::encode( con
+   if ( mOutputBufferCursor ) flushOutputBuffer( dcursor, dend );
+ 
+   return (scursor == send);
+-   
++
+ } // encode
+ 
+ bool QuotedPrintableEncoder::finish( char* & dcursor,
diff --git a/package/kde31/kdenetwork31/kmime_codec_qp.h.patch b/package/kde31/kdenetwork31/kmime_codec_qp.h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8844384c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kde31/kdenetwork31/kmime_codec_qp.h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Use of tainted arguments in exec is deprecated at /var/www/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi line 2043.
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /home2/webcvs/mirror/kdepim/libkdenetwork/kmime_codec_qp.h,v
+retrieving revision 1.4
+retrieving revision 1.5
+diff -u -p -r1.4 -r1.5
+--- kdepim/libkdenetwork/kmime_codec_qp.h	2003/07/26 14:51:52	1.4
++++ kdepim/libkdenetwork/kmime_codec_qp.h	2003/10/30 14:15:30	1.5
+@@ -54,19 +54,11 @@ public:
+     int result = 3*insize;
+     // then after 25 hexchars comes a soft linebreak: =(\r)\n
+     result += (withCRLF ? 3 : 2) * (insize/25);
+-
++    
+     return result;
+   }
+ 
+-  int maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF=false ) const {
+-    // all chars unencoded:
+-    int result = insize;
+-    // but maybe all of them are \n and we need to make them \r\n :-o
+-    if ( withCRLF )
+-      result += insize;
+-
+-    return result;
+-  }
++  int maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+ 
+   Encoder * makeEncoder( bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+   Decoder * makeDecoder( bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+@@ -92,11 +84,7 @@ public:
+     return 3*insize;
+   }
+ 
+-  int maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF=false ) const {
+-    (void)withCRLF; // keep compiler happy
+-    // equally simple: nothing is encoded at all, so:
+-    return insize;
+-  }
++  int maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+ 
+   Encoder * makeEncoder( bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+   Decoder * makeDecoder( bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+@@ -121,11 +109,7 @@ public:
+     return 3*insize;
+   }
+ 
+-  int maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF=false ) const {
+-    (void)withCRLF; // keep compiler happy
+-    // same as for "q" encoding:
+-    return insize;
+-  }
++  int maxDecodedSizeFor( int insize, bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+ 
+   Encoder * makeEncoder( bool withCRLF=false ) const;
+   Decoder * makeDecoder( bool withCRLF=false ) const;