diff -Naur meanwhile-1.0.2-old/src/common.c meanwhile-1.0.2/src/common.c
--- meanwhile-1.0.2-old/src/common.c	2009-04-16 09:48:26.524242587 +0000
+++ meanwhile-1.0.2/src/common.c	2009-04-16 10:33:25.056248586 +0000
@@ -878,24 +878,25 @@
 /* 8.4.2.4 Snapshot */
 
 void mwAwareSnapshot_get(struct mwGetBuffer *b, struct mwAwareSnapshot *idb) {
-  guint32 junk;
-  char *empty = NULL;
+  guint32 end_of_block;
 
   g_return_if_fail(b != NULL);
   g_return_if_fail(idb != NULL);
 
-  guint32_get(b, &junk);
+  guint32_get(b, &end_of_block);
   mwAwareIdBlock_get(b, &idb->id);
   mwString_get(b, &idb->group);
   gboolean_get(b, &idb->online);
 
-  g_free(empty);
-
   if(idb->online) {
     mwString_get(b, &idb->alt_id);
     mwUserStatus_get(b, &idb->status);
     mwString_get(b, &idb->name);
   }
+
+  if ( b->ptr < b->buf + end_of_block ) {
+    mwGetBuffer_advance(b, b->buf + end_of_block - b->ptr);
+  }
 }