The clnt_sperror routine returns a pointer to a message string. The message consists of the sp parameter followed by an error message generated by calling the clnt_sperrno routine. Use this routine when the clnt_call routine fails. Use this routine if: o You want to save the string. o You do not want to use fprintf to print the message. o The message format is different from the one that clnt_perrno supports. The address that clnt_sperror returns is a pointer to its own internal string buffer. The clnt_sperror routine overwrites this buffer with each call. Therefore, you must copy the string to your own buffer if you wish to save the string.