--- loncom/lond	2000/07/17 16:37:14	1.16
+++ loncom/lond	2000/07/17 21:36:33	1.17
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # 12/7,12/15,01/06,01/11,01/12,01/14,2/8,
 # 03/07,05/31 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 06/26 Scott Harrison
-# 06/29,06/30,07/14,07/15 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 06/29,06/30,07/14,07/15,07/17 Gerd Kortemeyer
 #
 # based on "Perl Cookbook" ISBN 1-56592-243-3
 # preforker - server who forks first
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ sub make_new_child {
 		       } else {
                           $ulsout='no_such_dir';
                        }
+                       if ($ulsout eq '') { $ulsout='empty'; }
                        print $client "$ulsout\n";
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- unknown command
                    } else {