diff --git a/bind.c b/bind.c
index 593306d..fbc3bff 100644
--- a/bind.c
+++ b/bind.c
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ static int buildlist( char *mstring)
 			continue ;
 #endif
         /* add in the command name */
-        strcpy(outseq, nptr->n_name);
+        strncpy( outseq, nptr->n_name, sizeof outseq - 1) ;
+        outseq[ sizeof outseq - 1] = '\0' ;
         cpos = strlen(outseq);
 
         /* search down any keys bound to this */
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index f5f98ca..55b656e 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -796,9 +796,11 @@ int setvar(int f, int n)
 	}
 
 	/* get the value for that variable */
-	if (f == TRUE)
-		strcpy(value, i_to_a(n));
-	else {
+	if( f == TRUE) {
+		/* a bit overcautious here in using strncpy */
+		strncpy( value, i_to_a( n), sizeof value - 1) ;
+		value[ sizeof value - 1] = '\0' ;
+	} else {
 		status = mlreply( "Value: ", value, sizeof value);
 		if (status != TRUE)
 			return status;
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 3dab6c9..bc49e3d 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ static int docmd( char *cline) {
     /* process leadin argument */
     if( !is_it_cmd( tkn)) {
         f = TRUE;
-        strcpy(tkn, getval(tkn));
+        strncpy( tkn, getval( tkn), sizeof tkn - 1) ;
+        tkn[ sizeof tkn - 1] = '\0' ;
         n = atoi(tkn);
 
         /* and now get the command to execute */
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 3b3dedf..ed868e2 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ int readin(const char *fname, boolean lockfl)
     if ((s = bclear(bp)) != TRUE)   /* Might be old.        */
         return s;
     bp->b_flag &= ~(BFINVS | BFCHG);
-    strcpy(bp->b_fname, fname);
+    strncpy( bp->b_fname, fname, sizeof( fname_t) - 1) ;
+    bp->b_fname[ sizeof( fname_t) - 1] = '\0' ;
 
     /* let a user macro get hold of things...if he wants */
     execute(META | SPEC | 'R', FALSE, 1);