diff --git a/src/boards.c b/src/boards.c
index 9fb5674..72174f2 100644
--- a/src/boards.c
+++ b/src/boards.c
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ void board_load_board(int board_type)
       perror("SYSERR: Error reading board");
     return;
   }
-  j = fread(&(num_of_msgs[board_type]), sizeof(int), 1, fl);
+  if (fread(&(num_of_msgs[board_type]), sizeof(int), 1, fl) != 1)
+    return;
   if (num_of_msgs[board_type] < 1 || num_of_msgs[board_type] > MAX_BOARD_MESSAGES) {
     log("SYSERR: Board file %d corrupt.  Resetting.", board_type);
     board_reset_board(board_type);
diff --git a/src/class.c b/src/class.c
index fa0fffa..e9c29b6 100644
--- a/src/class.c
+++ b/src/class.c
@@ -1456,8 +1456,6 @@ void do_start(struct char_data *ch)
   GET_COND(ch, HUNGER) = 24;
   GET_COND(ch, DRUNK) = 0;
 
-  SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_AUTOEXIT);
-
   if (CONFIG_SITEOK_ALL)
     SET_BIT_AR(PLR_FLAGS(ch), PLR_SITEOK);
 }
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 1e45d92..6ccff4b 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void boot_db(void)
   
   log("Initialize Global Lists");
   global_lists = create_list();
- 
+
   log("Initializing Events");
   init_events();
 
@@ -2376,6 +2376,7 @@ struct char_data *read_mobile(mob_vnum nr, int type) /* and mob_rnum */
   mob_index[i].number++;
 
   GET_ID(mob) = max_mob_id++;
+  
   /* find_char helper */
   add_to_lookup_table(GET_ID(mob), (void *)mob);
 
@@ -3473,6 +3474,18 @@ void init_char(struct char_data *ch)
 
   GET_LOADROOM(ch) = NOWHERE;
   GET_SCREEN_WIDTH(ch) = PAGE_WIDTH;
+  
+  /* Set Beginning Toggles Here */
+  SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_AUTOEXIT);
+  if (ch->desc)
+    if (ch->desc->pProtocol->pVariables[eMSDP_ANSI_COLORS] || 
+      ch->desc->pProtocol->pVariables[eMSDP_XTERM_256_COLORS]) {
+      SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_COLOR_1);
+      SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_COLOR_2);
+    } 
+  SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_DISPHP);  
+  SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_DISPMANA);
+  SET_BIT_AR(PRF_FLAGS(ch), PRF_DISPMOVE);
 }
 
 /* returns the real number of the room with given virtual number */
diff --git a/src/house.c b/src/house.c
index 71a54fd..a0585e3 100644
--- a/src/house.c
+++ b/src/house.c
@@ -213,14 +213,16 @@ static int find_house(room_vnum vnum)
 static void House_save_control(void)
 {
   FILE *fl;
-  int i;
 
   if (!(fl = fopen(HCONTROL_FILE, "wb"))) {
     perror("SYSERR: Unable to open house control file.");
     return;
   }
   /* write all the house control recs in one fell swoop.  Pretty nifty, eh? */
-  i = fwrite(house_control, sizeof(struct house_control_rec), num_of_houses, fl);
+  if (fwrite(house_control, sizeof(struct house_control_rec), num_of_houses, fl) != num_of_houses) {
+    perror("SYSERR: Unable to save house control file.");
+    return;	  
+  }
 
   fclose(fl);
 }
@@ -232,7 +234,6 @@ void House_boot(void)
   struct house_control_rec temp_house;
   room_rnum real_house, real_atrium;
   FILE *fl;
-  int i;
 
   memset((char *)house_control,0,sizeof(struct house_control_rec)*MAX_HOUSES);
 
@@ -244,7 +245,8 @@ void House_boot(void)
     return;
   }
   while (!feof(fl) && num_of_houses < MAX_HOUSES) {
-    i = fread(&temp_house, sizeof(struct house_control_rec), 1, fl);
+    if (fread(&temp_house, sizeof(struct house_control_rec), 1, fl) != 1)
+      break;
 
     if (feof(fl))
       break;
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ static int ascii_convert_house(struct char_data *ch, obj_vnum vnum)
 	FILE *in, *out;
 	char infile[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH], *outfile;
 	struct obj_data *tmp;
-	int i, j=0, k;
+	int i, j=0;
 
   House_get_filename(vnum, infile, sizeof(infile));
 
@@ -687,7 +689,8 @@ static int ascii_convert_house(struct char_data *ch, obj_vnum vnum)
 
   while (!feof(in)) {
     struct obj_file_elem object;
-    k = fread(&object, sizeof(struct obj_file_elem), 1, in);
+    if (fread(&object, sizeof(struct obj_file_elem), 1, in) != 1)
+      return (0);
     if (ferror(in)) {
       perror("SYSERR: Reading house file in House_load");
       send_to_char(ch, "...read error in house rent file.\r\n");
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index ed52505..4249bde 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef struct descriptor_data descriptor_t;
 
 #define MAX_PROTOCOL_BUFFER            2048
 #define MAX_VARIABLE_LENGTH            4096
-#define MAX_OUTPUT_BUFFER              8192
+#define MAX_OUTPUT_BUFFER              LARGE_BUFSIZE
 #define MAX_MSSP_BUFFER                4096
 
 #define SEND                           1