diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef9062de9ae0703f3b41982f433406c0c14160f3..5f5f6d625f9ff61c6ee4cfae1ce44e6fc5210887 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ uninstall:
 objs:
 	$(CC) -I$(DIR_BP_IMPL) $(INC) $(OPT) -c src/*.c
 	$(CC) $(INC) $(OPT) -c src/bp_implementations/*.c
-	g++ $(INC) $(OPT) -c src/bp_implementations/*.cpp
+	g++ $(INC) $(OPT) -Wno-deprecated -c src/bp_implementations/*.cpp
 
 help:
 	@echo "Usage:"
diff --git a/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ibr.cpp b/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ibr.cpp
index 85eee5f8dd5a363074f8a6559637d78710796138..d1d6de75264feac95abcbc26b2cc99f073be551a 100755
--- a/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ibr.cpp
+++ b/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ibr.cpp
@@ -589,14 +589,14 @@ al_bp_error_t bp_ibr_recv(al_bp_handle_t handle,
 	
 	memset(spec, 0, sizeof(*spec));
 	
-	strncpy(spec->source.uri, bundle.source.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
+	memcpy(spec->source.uri, bundle.source.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
 	spec->source.uri[AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID - 1] = '\0'; //ensures the string terminator
 	
-	strncpy(spec->dest.uri, bundle.destination.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
+	memcpy(spec->dest.uri, bundle.destination.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
 	spec->dest.uri[AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID - 1] = '\0';
 	
 	//I assume spec->replyto is the report-to EID described in RFC5050...
-	strncpy(spec->replyto.uri, bundle.reportto.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
+	memcpy(spec->replyto.uri, bundle.reportto.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
 	spec->replyto.uri[AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID - 1] = '\0';
 	//...otherwise use
 	// strcpy(spec->replyto.uri, "dtn:none"); //as per al_bp_ion.c	
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ al_bp_error_t bp_ibr_recv(al_bp_handle_t handle,
 					payload->status_report = new al_bp_bundle_status_report_t;
 					memset(payload->status_report, 0, sizeof(*payload->status_report));
 					
-					strncpy(payload->status_report->bundle_id.source.uri, srblock.bundleid.source.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
+					memcpy(payload->status_report->bundle_id.source.uri, srblock.bundleid.source.getString().c_str(), AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
 					payload->status_report->bundle_id.source.uri[AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID - 1] = '\0';
 					
 					payload->status_report->bundle_id.creation_ts.secs = srblock.bundleid.timestamp.get();
diff --git a/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion.c b/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion.c
index 4fe8875556cf35d58513deb70b500ccfefd8c6ec..36e66359cdd5337aa3fc26607de40806f9bb2a1a 100755
--- a/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion.c
+++ b/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion.c
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ al_bp_error_t bp_ion_build_local_eid(al_bp_endpoint_id_t* local_eid,
 			}
 		}
 		long int service_num = strtol(service_tag,NULL,10);
-		sprintf(eidString, "%s:%lu",
-								CBHESCHEMENAME,(unsigned long int) getOwnNodeNbr());
-		sprintf(eidString, "%s.%lu",
-				eidString,service_num);
+		sprintf(eidString, "%s:%lu.%lu", CBHESCHEMENAME, (unsigned long int) getOwnNodeNbr(), service_num);
 		(*local_eid) = ion_al_endpoint_id(eidString);
 	}
 	else if(type == DTN_SCHEME)
@@ -460,7 +457,7 @@ void bp_ion_copy_eid(al_bp_endpoint_id_t* dst, al_bp_endpoint_id_t* src)
 	ion_src = al_ion_endpoint_id((*src));
 	length = strlen(ion_src)+1;
 	ion_dst = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char)*length);
-	strncpy(ion_dst,ion_src,length);
+	memcpy(ion_dst,ion_src,length);
 	(*dst) = ion_al_endpoint_id(ion_dst);
 	free(ion_dst);
 	free(ion_src);
@@ -473,7 +470,7 @@ al_bp_error_t bp_ion_parse_eid_string(al_bp_endpoint_id_t* eid, const char* str)
 	MetaEid metaEid;
 	VScheme * vscheme;
 	endpoint = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char)*AL_BP_MAX_ENDPOINT_ID);
-	strncpy(endpoint,str,strlen(str)+1);
+	memcpy(endpoint,str,strlen(str)+1);
 	if(parseEidString(endpoint,&metaEid,&vscheme,&psmAddress) == 0) {
 		free(endpoint);
 		return BP_EPARSEEID;
diff --git a/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion_conversions.c b/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion_conversions.c
index f00ab38a4aff091f7b7c589422d7733e35b9660c..94465daed6f5b3c25d6729d924204c0634dd6ead 100755
--- a/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion_conversions.c
+++ b/src/bp_implementations/al_bp_ion_conversions.c
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ char * al_ion_endpoint_id(al_bp_endpoint_id_t endpoint_id)
 	char * eid_ion;
 	int length_eid = strlen(endpoint_id.uri)+1;
 	eid_ion = (char *)(malloc(sizeof(char)*length_eid));
-	strncpy(eid_ion,endpoint_id.uri,length_eid);
+	memcpy(eid_ion,endpoint_id.uri,length_eid);
 	return eid_ion;
 }
 al_bp_endpoint_id_t ion_al_endpoint_id(char * endpoint_id)
 {
 	al_bp_endpoint_id_t eid_bp;
 	int length = strlen(endpoint_id)+1;
-	strncpy(eid_bp.uri,endpoint_id,length);
+	memcpy(eid_bp.uri,endpoint_id,length);
 	return eid_bp;
 }