Index: main/asterisk.c
===================================================================
--- main/asterisk.c	(revision 118301)
+++ main/asterisk.c	(working copy)
@@ -738,11 +738,18 @@
 		free(ae);
 }
 
-static int fdprint(int fd, const char *s)
+/* Sending commands from consoles back to the daemon requires a terminating NULL */
+static int fdsend(int fd, const char *s)
 {
 	return write(fd, s, strlen(s) + 1);
 }
 
+/* Sending messages from the daemon back to the display requires _excluding_ the terminating NULL */
+static int fdprint(int fd, const char *s)
+{
+	return write(fd, s, strlen(s));
+}
+
 /*! \brief NULL handler so we can collect the child exit status */
 static void null_sig_handler(int signal)
 {
@@ -1782,7 +1789,7 @@
 							printf(term_quit());
 							WELCOME_MESSAGE;
 							if (!ast_opt_mute)
-								fdprint(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
+								fdsend(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
 							else 
 								printf("log and verbose output currently muted ('logger mute' to unmute)\n");
 							break;
@@ -2094,7 +2101,7 @@
 
 	if (ast_opt_remote) {
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),"_COMMAND NUMMATCHES \"%s\" \"%s\"", lf->buffer, ptr); 
-		fdprint(ast_consock, buf);
+		fdsend(ast_consock, buf);
 		res = read(ast_consock, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		buf[res] = '\0';
 		nummatches = atoi(buf);
@@ -2106,7 +2113,7 @@
 			if (!(mbuf = ast_malloc(maxmbuf)))
 				return (char *)(CC_ERROR);
 			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),"_COMMAND MATCHESARRAY \"%s\" \"%s\"", lf->buffer, ptr); 
-			fdprint(ast_consock, buf);
+			fdsend(ast_consock, buf);
 			res = 0;
 			mbuf[0] = '\0';
 			while (!strstr(mbuf, AST_CLI_COMPLETE_EOF) && res != -1) {
@@ -2291,11 +2298,11 @@
 		pid = -1;
 	if (!data) {
 		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set verbose atleast %d", option_verbose);
-		fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
+		fdsend(ast_consock, tmp);
 		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set debug atleast %d", option_debug);
-		fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
+		fdsend(ast_consock, tmp);
 		if (!ast_opt_mute)
-			fdprint(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
+			fdsend(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
 		else 
 			printf("log and verbose output currently muted ('logger mute' to unmute)\n");
 	}