diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index 677bd146ae..34cc7d94a4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -2728,6 +2728,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             DirPlacesReplyPacket.StatusDataBlock[] status =
                     new DirPlacesReplyPacket.StatusDataBlock[0];
 
+            packet.QueryReplies = replies;
+            packet.StatusData = status;
+
             foreach (DirPlacesReplyData d in data)
             {
                 int idx = replies.Length;
@@ -2766,7 +2769,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 }
             }
 
-            if (replies.Length > 0)
+            if (replies.Length > 0 || data.Length == 0)
                 OutPacket(packet, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/SnapshotStore.cs b/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/SnapshotStore.cs
index 70cb2053c9..aa3d2ff34c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/SnapshotStore.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/SnapshotStore.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Xml;
 using log4net;
 using OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot.Interfaces;
@@ -98,13 +99,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
                 {
                     String path = DataFileNameFragment(provider.GetParentScene, provider.Name);
 
-                    using (XmlTextWriter snapXWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, Encoding.Default))
+                    try
                     {
-                        snapXWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
-                        snapXWriter.WriteStartDocument();
-                        data.WriteTo(snapXWriter);
-                        snapXWriter.WriteEndDocument();
+                        using (XmlTextWriter snapXWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, Encoding.Default))
+                        {
+                            snapXWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+                            snapXWriter.WriteStartDocument();
+                            data.WriteTo(snapXWriter);
+                            snapXWriter.WriteEndDocument();
+                        }
                     }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        m_log.WarnFormat("[DATASNAPSHOT]: Exception on writing to file {0}: {1}", path, e.Message);
+                    }
+
                 }
 
                 //mark provider as not stale, parent scene as stale
@@ -185,12 +194,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
                 //save snapshot
                 String path = DataFileNameScene(scene);
 
-                using (XmlTextWriter snapXWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, Encoding.Default))
+                try
                 {
-                    snapXWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
-                    snapXWriter.WriteStartDocument();
-                    regionElement.WriteTo(snapXWriter);
-                    snapXWriter.WriteEndDocument();
+                    using (XmlTextWriter snapXWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, Encoding.Default))
+                    {
+                        snapXWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+                        snapXWriter.WriteStartDocument();
+                        regionElement.WriteTo(snapXWriter);
+                        snapXWriter.WriteEndDocument();
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[DATASNAPSHOT]: Exception on writing to file {0}: {1}", path, e.Message);
                 }
 
                 m_scenes[scene] = false;
@@ -206,15 +222,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
         #region Helpers
         private string DataFileNameFragment(Scene scene, String fragmentName)
         {
-            return Path.Combine(m_directory, Path.ChangeExtension(scene.RegionInfo.RegionName + "_" + fragmentName, "xml"));
+            return Path.Combine(m_directory, Path.ChangeExtension(Sanitize(scene.RegionInfo.RegionName + "_" + fragmentName), "xml"));
         }
 
         private string DataFileNameScene(Scene scene)
         {
-            return Path.Combine(m_directory, Path.ChangeExtension(scene.RegionInfo.RegionName, "xml"));
+            return Path.Combine(m_directory, Path.ChangeExtension(Sanitize(scene.RegionInfo.RegionName), "xml"));
             //return (m_snapsDir + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + scene.RegionInfo.RegionName + ".xml");
         }
 
+        private static string Sanitize(string name)
+        {
+            string invalidChars = Regex.Escape(new string(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()));
+            string invalidReStr = string.Format(@"[{0}]", invalidChars);
+            string newname = Regex.Replace(name, invalidReStr, "_");
+            return newname.Replace('.', '_');
+        }
+
         private XmlNode MakeRegionNode(Scene scene, XmlDocument basedoc)
         {
             XmlNode docElement = basedoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "region", "");
diff --git a/bin/Robust.ini.example b/bin/Robust.ini.example
index 0353eec65c..093ead81d2 100644
--- a/bin/Robust.ini.example
+++ b/bin/Robust.ini.example
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ ServiceConnectors = "8003/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:AssetServiceConnector,8003
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
     ; Realm = "regions"
     ; AllowDuplicateNames = "True"
-    ; Check4096 = "False"
-
+    
     ;; Next, we can specify properties of regions, including default and fallback regions
     ;; The syntax is: Region_<RegionName> = "<flags>"
     ;; or:            Region_<RegionID> = "<flags>"