--- asterisk-1.4.23.1/main/file.c.orig	2009-02-23 15:04:39.000000000 -0400
+++ asterisk-1.4.23.1/main/file.c	2009-02-23 15:06:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -1209,7 +1209,13 @@
 				} else {
 					res = fr->subclass;
 					if (strchr(forward,res)) {
+						int eoftest;
 						ast_stream_fastforward(c->stream, skip_ms);
+						eoftest = fgetc(c->stream->f);
+ 						if (feof(c->stream->f)) {
+							ast_log(LOG_WARNING,"fast forward past end of message\n");
+							ast_stream_rewind(c->stream, skip_ms);
+						} else ungetc(eoftest, c->stream->f);
 					} else if (strchr(rewind,res)) {
 						ast_stream_rewind(c->stream, skip_ms);
 					} else if (strchr(breakon, res)) {