diff --git a/runtime/syntax/lss.vim b/runtime/syntax/lss.vim
index fe20701..6620707 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/lss.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/lss.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Lynx 2.7.1 style file
-" Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@cs.duke.edu>
-" Last Change:	2001 May 09
+" Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@killerbunnies.org>
+" Last Change:	2004 Oct 06
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
 " For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pccts.vim b/runtime/syntax/pccts.vim
index ef52681..8341f5b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pccts.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pccts.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	PCCTS
-" Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@cs.duke.edu>
+" Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@killerbunnies.org>
 " Last Change:	10 Aug 1999
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pod.vim b/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
index 24d0c85..60f3353 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Perl POD format
-" Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@cs.duke.edu>
-" Last Change:	2001 May 09
+" Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@killerbunnies.org>
+" Last Change:	2004 Oct 05
 
 " To add embedded POD documentation highlighting to your syntax file, add
 " the commands:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 endif
 
 " POD commands
-syn match podCommand	"^=head[12]"	nextgroup=podCmdText
+syn match podCommand	"^=head[1234]"	nextgroup=podCmdText
 syn match podCommand	"^=item"	nextgroup=podCmdText
 syn match podCommand	"^=over"	nextgroup=podOverIndent skipwhite
 syn match podCommand	"^=back"
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@
 syn match podSpecial	"[$@%]\I\i*\(::\I\i*\)*\>"
 
 " Special formatting sequences
-syn region podFormat	start="[IBSCLFXEZ]<" end=">" oneline contains=podFormat
+syn region podFormat	start="[IBSCLFX]<[^<]"me=e-1 end=">" oneline contains=podFormat
+syn match  podFormat	"Z<>"
+syn match  podFormat	"E<\(\d\+\|\I\i*\)>" contains=podEscape,podEscape2
+syn match  podEscape	"\I\i*>"me=e-1 contained
+syn match  podEscape2	"\d\+>"me=e-1 contained
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@
   HiLink podFormat		Identifier
   HiLink podVerbatimLine	PreProc
   HiLink podSpecial		Identifier
+  HiLink podEscape		String
+  HiLink podEscape2		Number
 
   delcommand HiLink
 endif
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/samba.vim b/runtime/syntax/samba.vim
index 10f7edc..31570e0 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/samba.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/samba.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	samba configuration files (smb.conf)
 " Maintainer:	Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@free.fr>
 " URL:		http://rgarciasuarez.free.fr/vim/syntax/samba.vim
-" Last change:	2002 May 06
+" Last change:	2004 September 21
 
 " Don't forget to run your config file through testparm(1)!
 
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 syn case ignore
 
 syn match sambaParameter /^[a-zA-Z \t]\+=/ contains=sambaKeyword
-syn match sambaSection /^\s*\[[a-zA-Z0-9_\-. ]\+\]/
-syn match sambaMacro /%[SPugUGHvhmLMNpRdaIT]/
+syn match sambaSection /^\s*\[[a-zA-Z0-9_\-.$ ]\+\]/
+syn match sambaMacro /%[SPugUGHvhmLMNpRdaITD]/
 syn match sambaMacro /%$([a-zA-Z0-9_]\+)/
 syn match sambaComment /^\s*[;#].*/
 syn match sambaContinue /\\$/
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained disable dn egd entropy enum extensions mmap
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained policy spin spoolss
 
+" Since Samba 3.0.2
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained abort afs algorithmic backend
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained charset cups defer display
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained enable idmap kerberos lookups
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained methods modules nested NIS ntlm NTLMv2
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained objects paranoid partners passdb
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained plaintext prefix primary private
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained profile quota realm replication
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained reported rid schannel sendfile sharing
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained shutdown signing special spnego
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained store unknown unwriteable
+
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
 " For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/scheme.vim b/runtime/syntax/scheme.vim
index 1d4f55d..41d491c 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/scheme.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/scheme.vim
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@
     syn keyword schemeExtSyntax error raise opt-lambda define-values unit unit/sig define-signature 
     syn keyword schemeExtSyntax invoke-unit/sig define-values/invoke-unit/sig compound-unit/sig import export
     syn keyword schemeExtSyntax link syntax quasisyntax unsyntax with-syntax
-    hi def link schemeExtSyntax Type
 
     syn keyword schemeExtFunc format system-type current-extension-compiler current-extension-linker
     syn keyword schemeExtFunc use-standard-linker use-standard-compiler
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@
     syn keyword schemeExtFunc exn:special-comment? exn:syntax? exn:thread? exn:user? exn:variable? exn:application:mismatch?
     " Command-line parsing
     syn keyword schemeExtFunc command-line current-command-line-arguments once-any help-labels multi once-each 
-    hi def link schemeExtFunc PreProc
 
     " syntax quoting, unquoting and quasiquotation
     syn region schemeUnquote matchgroup=Delimiter start="#," end=![ \t\[\]()";]!me=e-1 contains=ALL
@@ -230,6 +228,37 @@
     syn region schemeQuoted matchgroup=Delimiter start="#['`](" matchgroup=Delimiter end=")" contains=ALL
 endif
 
+
+if exists("b:is_chicken") || exists("is_chicken")
+    syn match schemeOther oneline    "##[-a-z!$%&*/:<=>?^_~0-9+.@#%]\+"
+    syn match schemeExtSyntax oneline    "#:[-a-z!$%&*/:<=>?^_~0-9+.@#%]\+"
+
+    syn keyword schemeExtSyntax unit uses declare hide foreign-declare foreign-parse foreign-parse/spec
+    syn keyword schemeExtSyntax foreign-lambda foreign-lambda* 
+    syn keyword schemeExtSyntax let-optionals let-optionals* define-foreign-variable
+    syn keyword schemeExtFunc ##core#inline ##sys#error ##sys#update-errno
+
+    " here-string
+    syn region schemeString start=+#<<\s*\z(.*\)+ end=+^\z1$+
+ 
+    if filereadable(expand("<sfile>:p:h")."/cpp.vim")
+	unlet! b:current_syntax
+	syn include @ChickenC <sfile>:p:h/cpp.vim
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeOther start=+(\@<=foreign-declare "+ end=+")\@=+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+foreign-declare\s*#<<\z(.*\)$+hs=s+15 end=+^\z1$+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeOther start=+(\@<=foreign-parse "+ end=+")\@=+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+foreign-parse\s*#<<\z(.*\)$+hs=s+13 end=+^\z1$+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeOther start=+(\@<=foreign-parse/spec "+ end=+")\@=+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+foreign-parse/spec\s*#<<\z(.*\)$+hs=s+18 end=+^\z1$+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+#>+ end=+<#+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+#>?+ end=+<#+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+#>!+ end=+<#+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+#>\$+ end=+<#+ contains=@ChickenC
+	syn region ChickenC matchgroup=schemeComment start=+#>%+ end=+<#+ contains=@ChickenC
+    endif
+
+endif
+
 " Synchronization and the wrapping up...
 
 syn sync match matchPlace grouphere NONE "^[^ \t]"
@@ -255,12 +284,14 @@
   HiLink schemeBoolean		Boolean
 
   HiLink schemeDelimiter	Delimiter
-  HiLink schemeConstant	Constant
+  HiLink schemeConstant		Constant
 
   HiLink schemeComment		Comment
   HiLink schemeMultilineComment	Comment
   HiLink schemeError		Error
 
+  HiLink schemeExtSyntax	Type
+  HiLink schemeExtFunc		PreProc
   delcommand HiLink
 endif