diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index af149393e1..ed2445270f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -2221,9 +2221,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             // might have gotten an oversized array even after the string trim
             byte[] data = UTF8.GetBytes(str);
 
-            if (data.Length > 256)
+            if (data.Length > 255) //play safe
             {
-                int cut = 255;
+                int cut = 254;
                 if((data[cut] & 0x80 ) != 0 )
                     {
                     while(cut > 0 && (data[cut] & 0xc0) != 0xc0)
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
             if (data.Length > MaxLength)
             {
-                int cut = MaxLength -1 ;
+                int cut = MaxLength - 1 ;
                 if((data[cut] & 0x80 ) != 0 )
                     {
                     while(cut > 0 && (data[cut] & 0xc0) != 0xc0)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index 01c1fb90bd..b3e68ec282 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -5753,7 +5753,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             //update.JointPivot = Vector3.Zero;
             //update.JointType = 0;
             update.Material = part.Material;
-            update.MediaURL = Utils.EmptyBytes; // FIXME: Support this in OpenSim
 /*
             if (data.ParentGroup.IsAttachment)
             {
@@ -5832,8 +5831,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             update.TextureAnim = part.TextureAnimation ?? Utils.EmptyBytes;
             update.TextureEntry = part.Shape.TextureEntry ?? Utils.EmptyBytes;
             update.Scale = part.Shape.Scale;
-            update.Text = Util.StringToBytes256(part.Text);
-            update.MediaURL = Util.StringToBytes256(part.MediaUrl);
+            update.Text = Util.StringToBytes(part.Text, 255);
+            update.MediaURL = Util.StringToBytes(part.MediaUrl, 255);
 
             #region PrimFlags
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index c2eac24784..f9699b1db2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -1103,8 +1103,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             get
             {
-                if (m_text.Length > 255)
-                    return m_text.Substring(0, 254);
+                if (m_text.Length > 256) // yes > 254
+                    return m_text.Substring(0, 256);
                 return m_text;
             }
             set { m_text = value; }
@@ -1379,7 +1379,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         public UUID LastOwnerID
         {
             get { return _lastOwnerID; }
-            set { _lastOwnerID = value; }
+            set {
+             _lastOwnerID = value; }
         }
 
         public UUID RezzerID