--- deliantra/server/socket/lowlevel.C	2006/12/14 04:30:33	1.17
+++ deliantra/server/socket/lowlevel.C	2006/12/14 05:09:32	1.18
@@ -424,9 +424,8 @@
   sbuf[0] = ((uint32) (msg->length ()) >> 8);
   sbuf[1] = ((uint32) (msg->length ())     );
 
-  if (ns->status != Ns_Old)
-    ns->send (sbuf, 2);
-
+  //TODO: single write, or writev
+  ns->send (sbuf, 2);
   ns->send (msg->buf, msg->length ());
 }