diff -r 8af42b3f93d2 -r 89e24edb6020 netserver/HWProto.hs
--- a/netserver/HWProto.hs	Fri Nov 07 17:02:22 2008 +0000
+++ b/netserver/HWProto.hs	Fri Nov 07 22:03:43 2008 +0000
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 answerBadCmd = [(clientOnly, ["ERROR", "Bad command, state or incorrect parameter"])]
 answerNotMaster = [(clientOnly, ["ERROR", "You cannot configure room parameters"])]
 answerBadParam = [(clientOnly, ["ERROR", "Bad parameter"])]
+answerErrorMsg msg = [(clientOnly, ["ERROR", msg])]
 answerQuit msg = [(clientOnly, ["BYE", msg])]
 answerAbandoned = [(othersInRoom, ["BYE", "Room abandoned"])]
 answerQuitInform nick = [(othersInRoom, ["LEFT", nick])]
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@
 handleCmd _ _ _ ["PONG"] =
 	(noChangeClients, noChangeRooms, [])
 
+handleCmd _ _ _ ["ERROR", msg] =
+	(noChangeClients, noChangeRooms, answerErrorMsg msg)
+
 -- check state and call state-dependent commmand handlers
 handleCmd client clients rooms cmd =
 	if null (nick client) || protocol client == 0 then