--- deliantra/server/socket/lowlevel.C	2006/12/19 04:58:05	1.26
+++ deliantra/server/socket/lowlevel.C	2007/01/06 14:42:31	1.30
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
     CrossFire, A Multiplayer game for X-windows
 
+    Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007 Marc Lehmann & Crossfire+ Development Team
     Copyright (C) 1992 Frank Tore Johansen
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@
 void
 client::flush ()
 {
+  if (destroyed ())
+    return;
+
 #ifdef __linux__
   // check time of last ack, and, if too old, kill connection
   struct tcp_info tcpi;
@@ -189,7 +193,6 @@
 
   {"examine",     PC(ExamineCmd)   PF_PLAYING },
   {"apply",       PC(ApplyCmd)     PF_PLAYING },
-  {"reply",       PC(ReplyCmd)     0 },
   {"lookat",      PC(LookAt)       PF_PLAYING },
   {"lock",        PC(LockItem)     PF_PLAYING },
   {"mark",        PC(MarkItem)     PF_PLAYING },
@@ -198,6 +201,7 @@
   {"mapredraw",   PC(MapRedrawCmd) 0 },       /* Added: phil */
   {"mapinfo",     PC(MapInfoCmd)   0 },   /* CF+ */
 
+  {"reply",       SC(ReplyCmd)     0 },
   {"exti",        SC(ExtiCmd)      0 }, /* CF+ */
   {"addme",       SC(AddMeCmd)     0 },
   {"askface",     SC(SendFaceCmd)  0 },     /* Added: phil */
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@
 client::may_execute (const packet_type *pkt) const
 {
   return (!(pkt->flags & PF_PLAYER)  || pl)
-      && (!(pkt->flags & PF_PLAYING) || (pl && pl->state == ST_PLAYING));
+      && (!(pkt->flags & PF_PLAYING) || state == ST_PLAYING);
 }
 
 void
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@
 client::socket_cb (iow &w, int got)
 {
   //TODO remove when we have better socket cleanup logic
-  if (status == Ns_Dead)
+  if (destroyed ())
     {
       socket_ev.poll (0);
       return;
@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@
   char *pos = buf;
   int amt = 0;
 
-  if (status == Ns_Dead || !buf)
+  if (destroyed () || !buf)
     return;
 
   if ((len + outputbuffer.len) > SOCKETBUFSIZE)
@@ -423,7 +427,7 @@
 void
 client::send_packet (packet &sl)
 {
-  if (status == Ns_Dead)
+  if (destroyed ())
     return;
 
   if (sl.length () >= MAXSOCKBUF)
@@ -480,6 +484,15 @@
  *
  **********************************************************************/
 
+packet::packet (const char *name)
+{
+  reset ();
+
+  int len = strlen (name);
+  memcpy (cur, name, len); cur += len;
+  *cur++ = ' ';
+}
+
 packet &packet::operator <<(const data   &v)
 {
   if (room () < v.len)