diff --git a/nextrics.c b/nextrics.c
index b60539a..e1ecb11 100644
--- a/nextrics.c
+++ b/nextrics.c
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
    Revised: Mark Koennecke, October 2000
    Revised: Mark Koennecke, July 2001
+   
+   This is defunct as of 2009.
+   
+   Mark Koennecke, March 2009
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/poldizug.c b/poldizug.c
index 81aa512..98d0ee4 100644
--- a/poldizug.c
+++ b/poldizug.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int MakePoldiReiss(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
   self->maxPos = atof(argv[7]);
   self->iMode = FORCE;
   self->state = OFF;
-  self->velocity = 10;
+  self->velocity = 2;
   PZRCommand(self->controller, pCon, "wr mode 0\r\n", reply, 79);
 
   AddCommand(pSics, argv[1], PoldiReissAction, killPoldiZug, self);
diff --git a/sinqhttp.c b/sinqhttp.c
index cddbfba..be81dec 100644
--- a/sinqhttp.c
+++ b/sinqhttp.c
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ static HistInt *SinqHttpSubSample(pHistDriver self, SConnection * pCon,
 
   status = sinqHttpGet(pPriv, command);
   if (status != 1) {
+	if(pCon != NULL){
+		SCPrintf(pCon,eError,"ERROR: subsampling failed with %s", pPriv->hmError);
+	}
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -695,3 +698,11 @@ pHistDriver CreateSinqHttpDriver(pStringDict pOption)
 
   return pNew;
 }
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int isSINQHTTP(pHistDriver self){
+	if(self->Start == SinqHttpStart){
+		return 1;
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}