diff --git a/shellbox.tcl b/shellbox.tcl
index cbb5ab5..bcc1aac 100755
--- a/shellbox.tcl
+++ b/shellbox.tcl
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 #    kill terminates the shell
 #
 
-set version {$Id: shellbox.tcl,v 1.3 2003/03/10 10:04:57 zimoch Exp $}
+regsub -all {\$} {shellbox.tcl by Dirk Zimoch
+$Id: shellbox.tcl,v 1.4 2003/04/10 12:19:57 zimoch Exp $
+$Source: /cvs/G/EPICS/App/scripts/shellbox.tcl,v $
+$Revision: 1.4 $
+$Date: 2003/04/10 12:19:57 $} {} version
 
 proc createServer {port {paranoid 0}} {
     if [catch {
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ proc createServer {port {paranoid 0}} {
 
 proc bgerror {args} {
     global errorInfo
-    puts stderr $errorInfo
+    catch {puts stderr $errorInfo}
 }
 
 set channels {}
@@ -54,15 +58,14 @@ proc connectionHandler {channel addr port} {
     fconfigure $channel -blocking no -buffering line
     fileevent $channel readable "inputHandler $channel"
     forwardOutput "**** new client $clientinfo($channel) ****"
-    puts $channel "**** '$command' running ****"
+    catch {puts $channel "**** '$command' running ****"}
     lappend channels $channel
-    puts $channel "clients:\n[getClientlist]"
+    catch {puts $channel "clients:\n[getClientlist]"}
     forwardInput "\n"
 }
 
 proc closeChannel {channel} {
     global channels clientinfo
-    puts "closing connection to $clientinfo($channel)"
     catch {puts $channel "**** see you later ****"}
     set index [lsearch $channels $channel]
     set channels [lreplace $channels $index $index]
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ proc inputHandler {channel} {
 
 proc forwardInput {data} {
     global pipe
-    puts -nonewline $pipe $data
+    catch {puts -nonewline $pipe $data}
 }
 
 proc outputHandler {channel} {
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ proc startProgram {} {
     if [catch {
         set pipe [open |$command RDWR]
     } msg] {
-        puts stderr $msg
+        catch {puts stderr $msg}
         exit 3
     }
     fconfigure $pipe -blocking no -buffering line