--- deliantra/server/socket/request.C	2007/05/01 05:48:21	1.93
+++ deliantra/server/socket/request.C	2007/05/03 09:26:45	1.94
@@ -747,13 +747,8 @@
   if (pl->golem)
     buf << " Golem: "  << pl->golem->name;
 
-  if (buf.empty ())
-    *obuf = 0;
-  else
-    {
-      memcpy (obuf, buf.linearise () + 1, buf.size () - 1);
-      obuf [buf.size ()] = 0;
-    }
+  buf.linearise (obuf);
+  obuf [buf.size ()] = 0;
 }
 
 #define AddIfInt64(Old,New,Type) if (Old != New) {\