--- a/src/client.c	Sun Dec 10 11:34:20 2000 +0000
+++ b/src/client.c	Sun Dec 10 11:34:50 2000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
   client.c
 
-  $Id: client.c 217 2000-09-23 10:40:35Z enz $
+  $Id: client.c 240 2000-12-10 11:34:50Z enz $
 */
 
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -121,21 +121,15 @@
 }
 
 static Bool
-putCmd( const char *fmt, ... )
+putCmdLn( const char *line )
 {
     Bool err;
     unsigned int n;
-    Str line;
-    va_list ap;
 
-    va_start( ap, fmt );
-    vsnprintf( line, MAXCHAR, fmt, ap );
-    va_end( ap );
     strcpy( client.lastCmd, line );
+    strcpy( client.lastStat, "[no status available]" );
     Log_dbg( "[S] %s", line );
     n = fprintf( client.out, "%s\r\n", line );
-    fflush( client.out );
-    Log_dbg( "[S FLUSH]" );
     err = ( n != strlen( line ) + 2 );
     if ( err )
         logBreakDown();;
@@ -143,23 +137,31 @@
 }
 
 static Bool
-putCmdNoFlush( const char *fmt, ... )
+putCmd( const char *fmt, ... )
 {
-    Bool err;
-    unsigned int n;
     Str line;
     va_list ap;
 
     va_start( ap, fmt );
     vsnprintf( line, MAXCHAR, fmt, ap );
     va_end( ap );
-    strcpy( client.lastCmd, line );
-    Log_dbg( "[S] %s", line );
-    n = fprintf( client.out, "%s\r\n", line );
-    err = ( n != strlen( line ) + 2 );
-    if ( err )
-        logBreakDown();;
-    return ! err;
+    if ( ! putCmdLn( line ) )
+        return FALSE;
+    fflush( client.out );
+    Log_dbg( "[S FLUSH]" );
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static Bool
+putCmdNoFlush( const char *fmt, ... )
+{
+    Str line;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start( ap, fmt );
+    vsnprintf( line, MAXCHAR, fmt, ap );
+    va_end( ap );
+    return putCmdLn( line );
 }
 
 static int getStat( void );