diff --git a/conman.c b/conman.c
index dadb375d..d4cd8e3a 100644
--- a/conman.c
+++ b/conman.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 extern struct json_object *mkJSON_Object(SConnection * pCon, char *pBuffer,
 					 int iOut); 
 
+/* from loglisten.c */
+void LogListenRegister(SConnection * pCon);
 
 /*
 #define UUDEB 1
@@ -117,9 +119,6 @@ typedef struct {
 /*------------- a number for generating automatic names --------------------*/
 static int iName = 0;
 static long lastIdent = 0;
-/*------------- sending connection (prevent double write when listening) ----*/
-static SConnection *sendingConnection = NULL;
-static int sendingSockHandle = 0;
 
 /*
  * This will return the value of a SICS int variable called "sicsdebug"
@@ -165,24 +164,7 @@ static void FreeConnection(SConnection * pCon)
   free(pCon);
 }
 
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-SConnection *GetSendingConnection(void)
-{
-  return sendingConnection;
-}
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static void SetSendingConnection(SConnection *pCon)
-{
-  sendingConnection = pCon;
-  if (pCon) {
-    sendingSockHandle = pCon->sockHandle;
-  } else {
-    sendingSockHandle = 0;
-  }
-}
-
- /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static SConnection *SCMakeConnection()
 {
   SConnection *pRes = NULL;
@@ -656,6 +638,35 @@ int SCPrintf(SConnection * self, int iOut, char *fmt, ...)
   return SCWrite(self, buf, iOut);
 }
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int SCPf(writeFunc func, SConnection * self, int iOut, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  char buf[256];
+  char *dyn;
+  unsigned int l;
+  int res;
+
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  l = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof buf, fmt, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+  if (l >= sizeof buf) {
+    /* we have probably a C99 conforming snprintf and 
+       need a larger buffer 
+     */
+    dyn = malloc(l + 1);
+    if (dyn != NULL) {
+      va_start(ap, fmt);
+      vsnprintf(dyn, l + 1, fmt, ap);
+      va_end(ap);
+      res = func(self, dyn, iOut);
+      free(dyn);
+      return res;
+    }
+  }
+  return func(self, buf, iOut);
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 writeFunc SCGetWriteFunc(SConnection * self)
 {
@@ -1072,9 +1083,7 @@ int SCLogWrite(SConnection * self, char *buffer, int iOut)
   if (!VerifyConnection(self)) {
     return 0;
   }
-  SetSendingConnection(self);
-  Log(INFO,"com","sock%03.3d%s", self->sockHandle, buffer);
-  SetSendingConnection(NULL);
+  Log(INFO,"com","sock%03.3d:%s", self->sockHandle, buffer);
 
   if(self->iProtocolID == PROTACT) { /* act */
     if (strlen(buffer) + 30 > 1024) {
@@ -1627,7 +1636,6 @@ int SCInvoke(SConnection * self, SicsInterp * pInter, char *pCommand)
      * case
      */
     if (SCGetWriteFunc(self) != SCNotWrite) {
-      SetSendingConnection(self);
       if (self->sockHandle >= 0) {
 	if(strstr(pCommand,"Poch") == NULL){
 	  Log(INFO,"com","sock%03.3d:",self->sockHandle, pCommand);
@@ -1635,7 +1643,6 @@ int SCInvoke(SConnection * self, SicsInterp * pInter, char *pCommand)
       } else {
         Log(INFO,"sys","CRON:%s", pCommand);
       }
-      SetSendingConnection(NULL);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1738,6 +1745,7 @@ int ConfigCon(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
         return 0;
       }
       pMaster->listening = pCon->listening;
+      LogListenRegister(pMaster);
       SCSendOK(pCon);
       return 1;
     }
@@ -2251,11 +2259,6 @@ void SCSignalFunction(void *pData, int iSignal, void *pSigData)
     if (pPtr != NULL) {
       SCPureSockWrite(self, pPtr, eWarning);
     }
-  } else if (iSignal == COMLOG && self->listening == 1) {
-    pPtr = (char *) pSigData;
-    if (pPtr != NULL && self->sockHandle != sendingSockHandle) {
-      doSockWrite(self, pPtr);
-    }
   } else if (iSignal == TOKENRELEASE) {
     self->iGrab = 0;
   } else if (iSignal == TOKENGRAB) {
diff --git a/conman.h b/conman.h
index 2b37cc49..58e941bb 100644
--- a/conman.h
+++ b/conman.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int SCWrite(SConnection * self, char *pBuffer, int iOut);
 #define G_GNUC_PRINTF( format_idx, arg_idx )
 #endif
 int SCPrintf(SConnection * self, int iOut, char *fmt, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (3, 4);
+int SCPf(writeFunc func, SConnection * self, int iOut, char *fmt, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (4, 5);
 #undef G_GNUC_PRINTF
 int SCRead(SConnection * self, char *pBuffer, int iBufLen);
 int SCPrompt(SConnection * pCon, char *pPrompt, char *pResult, int iLen);