--- mtools-3.9.9-orig/floppyd.c	Sat Nov  2 11:55:24 2002
+++ mtools-3.9.9-patch-ki-floppyd/floppyd.c	Sat Apr 19 20:01:25 2003
@@ -1111,14 +1111,15 @@
 			case OP_READ:
 #if DEBUG
 				fprintf(stderr, "READ:\n");
 #endif
 				read_packet(parm, devFd, get_dword(parm, 0));
 				send_reply(devFd, sock, get_length(parm));
-				send_packet(parm, sock);
-				
+                                if(get_length(parm) != -1) {
+					send_packet(parm, sock);
+				}
 				break;
 			case OP_WRITE:
 #if DEBUG
 				fprintf(stderr, "WRITE:\n");
 #endif
 				if(readOnly) {