--- diablo-6-CUR-20170901-00.a/dreaderd/reader.c	2018-08-28 16:18:11.347018655 +0200
+++ diablo-6-CUR-20170901-00/dreaderd/reader.c	2019-12-10 15:46:48.530026932 +0100
@@ -1127,10 +1127,10 @@
     ++conn->co_FCounter;
 
     /*
-     * if there is still output pending, do not process the next
-     * command.
+     * if there is still more than 256K of output pending,
+     * do not process the next command.
      */
-    if (conn->co_TMBuf.mh_Bytes > 0 && !conn->co_TMBuf.mh_WError)
+    if (conn->co_TMBuf.mh_Bytes > (256*1024) && !conn->co_TMBuf.mh_WError)
 	return;
 
     /*