diff --git a/readline2.c b/readline2.c
index 999110b..da406af 100644
--- a/readline2.c
+++ b/readline2.c
@@ -75,64 +75,87 @@ Word ReadLine2(Word ipid, rlBuffer *buffer)
 {
     userRecordHandle urh;
     userRecordPtr ur;
-
-    rrBuff rb;
-
-
+    
     char *cp;
     Handle h;
     LongWord hsize;
     LongWord size;
     Word term;
-    Word tlen;
-    Word rv;
+    Word tlen;    
+    Word state;
     
-    if (!buffer) return -1;
     
-    buffer->handle = NULL;
-    buffer->size = 0;
+    if (!buffer) return 0; // ?
+    
+    buffer->bufferhandle = NULL;
+    buffer->bufferSize = 0;
     buffer->terminator = 0;
+    buffer->moreFlag = 0;
 
     urh = TCPIPGetUserRecord(ipid);
-    if (_toolErr || !urh) return -1;
+    if (_toolErr || !urh) return 0;
     
     ur = *urh;
     
-    h = (Handle *)ur->uwTCPDataIn;
 
-    if (!h) return 0;
+    state = ur->uwTCP_State;
+    // TCPREAD returns these errors.
+    if (state == TCPSCLOSED) return tcperrBadConnection;
+    if (state < TCPSESTABLISHED) return tcperrNoResources;
+
+    h = (Handle *)ur->uwTCPDataIn;
+    // should never happen....
+    if (!h) return tcperrNoResources;
     cp = *(char **)h;
     
     hsize = GetHandleSize(h);
-    size = find_crlf(cp, hsize);
     
-    if (size & 0x8000000)
+    if (!hsize)
     {
-        // not found.
-        // if closing, return data as-is w/o terminator?
-        
+        if (state > TCPSCLOSEWAIT) return tcperrConClosing;
         return 0;
     }
     
+    size = find_crlf(cp, hsize);
     
-    hsize -= size;
-    cp += size;
-    
-    // check for \r\n
-    term = *(Word *)cp;
-    if (term == 0x0a0d && hsize >= 2)
+    // -1 = not found.
+    if (size == 0xffffffff)
     {
-        tlen = 2;
+        
+        // if state >= CLOSEWAIT, assume no more data incoming
+        // and return as-is w/o terminator.
+        // if state < TCPSCLOSEWAIT, the terminator has not yet been
+        // received, so don't return anything.
+        
+        // tcpread does an implied push if state == tcpsCLOSEWAIT
+        
+        if (state < TCPSCLOSEWAIT)
+        {
+            buffer->moreFlag = 1;
+            return 0;
+        }
+        
+        term = 0;
+        tlen = 0;
     }
     else
-    {
-        term &= 0x00ff;
-        tlen = 1;
+    {    
+        hsize -= size;
+        cp += size;
+        
+        // check for \r\n
+        term = *(Word *)cp;
+        if (term == 0x0a0d && hsize >= 2)
+        {
+            tlen = 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            term &= 0x00ff;
+            tlen = 1;
+        }
     }
     
-    //buffer->size = size;
-    //buffer->term = term;
-    
     // read the data.
     // read will stop reading if there was a push.
     // if using \r\n, there could be something stupid like a push in the middle,
@@ -142,23 +165,33 @@ Word ReadLine2(Word ipid, rlBuffer *buffer)
     // 99% of the time, it should just be one read, but generating the handle now
     // and reading into a pointer keeps it simpler for the case where that is not the case.
     
+    // size = data to return
+    // hsize = data to read.
+    
     hsize = size + tlen;
     h = NewHandle(hsize, ur->uwUserID, attrNoSpec | attrLocked, 0);
-    if (_toolErr) return -1;
+    if (_toolErr) return tcperrNoResources;
 
-    buffer->size = size;
-    buffer->handle = h;
+    buffer->bufferSize = size;
+    buffer->bufferHandle = h;
     buffer->term = term;
 
     cp = *(char **)h;
     
     while (hsize)
     {
+        Word rv;
+        rrBuff rb;
+
         rv = TCPIPReadTCP(ipid, 0, cp, hsize, &rb);
-        // break on tcp error?
+        // tcperrConClosing is the only possible error 
+        // (others were handled above via the state). 
         
         hsize -= rb.rrBuffCount;
-        cp += rb.rrBuffCount
+        cp += rb.rrBuffCount;
+        
+        buffer->moreFlag = rb.rrMoreFlag;
+        // should never hang in an infinite loop.
     }
         
     if (tlen)
@@ -170,7 +203,7 @@ Word ReadLine2(Word ipid, rlBuffer *buffer)
         if (!size)
         {
             DisposeHandle(h);
-            buffer->handle = 0;
+            buffer->bufferHandle = 0;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -178,5 +211,6 @@ Word ReadLine2(Word ipid, rlBuffer *buffer)
         }
     }
     
-    return 1;
+    // will be conclosing or 0.
+    return ur->uwTCP_ErrCode;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readline2.h b/readline2.h
index 6b364ca..bdff4ec 100644
--- a/readline2.h
+++ b/readline2.h
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ enum {
 };
 
 typedef struct rlBuffer {
-    Handle handle;
-    LongWord size;
+    Handle bufferHandle;
+    LongWord bufferSize;
     Word terminator;
+    Word moreFlag;
 } rlBuffer; 
 
 Word ReadLine2(Word ipid, rlBuffer *buffer);