diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 8af60d0dda..62d9494649 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7877,3 +7877,17 @@ Charlie 23 Dec 2012
         BOINCInternetFSHandler.cpp,.h
         NoticeListCtrl.cpp
         sg_DlgMessages.cpp,.h
+
+David  24 Dec 2012
+    - file upload handler: in FCGI version, check for trigger file
+        each time through loop (from Bernd).
+    - validator: fix bug that zeroed result.random
+
+    db/
+        boinc_db.cpp
+        boinc_db_type.h
+    sched/
+        file_upload_handler.cpp
+        sched_array.cpp
+    tools/
+        backend_lib.cpp
diff --git a/db/boinc_db.cpp b/db/boinc_db.cpp
index 84326dfd1a..48aecfa9f2 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db.cpp
+++ b/db/boinc_db.cpp
@@ -1690,14 +1690,13 @@ int DB_VALIDATOR_ITEM_SET::update_result(RESULT& res) {
 
     sprintf(query,
         "update result set validate_state=%d, granted_credit=%.15e, "
-        "server_state=%d, outcome=%d, opaque=%lf, random=%d, runtime_outlier=%d "
+        "server_state=%d, outcome=%d, opaque=%lf, runtime_outlier=%d "
         "where id=%u",
         res.validate_state,
         res.granted_credit,
         res.server_state,
         res.outcome,
         res.opaque,
-        res.random,
         res.runtime_outlier?1:0,
         res.id
     );
diff --git a/db/boinc_db_types.h b/db/boinc_db_types.h
index 8f0a3f5e85..cb1b5ed0e5 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db_types.h
+++ b/db/boinc_db_types.h
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ struct RESULT {
     double granted_credit;          // == canonical credit of WU
     double opaque;                  // project-specific; usually external ID
     int random;                     // determines send order
-    int app_version_num;            // version# of app (not core client)
+    int app_version_num;            // version# of app
         // DEPRECATED - THIS DOESN'T DETERMINE VERSION ANY MORE
     int appid;                      // copy of WU's appid
     int exit_status;                // application exit status, if any
diff --git a/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp b/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp
index f900809cca..259afaae7d 100644
--- a/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp
+++ b/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 
 #include "sched_msgs.h"
 
+using std::string;
+
 #define LOCK_FILES
     // comment this out to not lock files
     // this may avoid filesystem hangs
@@ -121,7 +123,6 @@ int copy_socket_to_file(FILE* in, char* path, double offset, double nbytes) {
     bytes_left = nbytes - offset;
 
     while (bytes_left > 0) {
-
         int n, m, to_write;
 
         m = bytes_left<(double)BLOCK_SIZE ? (int)bytes_left : BLOCK_SIZE;
@@ -324,12 +325,8 @@ int handle_file_upload(FILE* in, R_RSA_PUBLIC_KEY& key) {
                 signed_xml, xml_signature,
                 retval, is_valid
             );
-            log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL,
-                "signed xml: %s\n", signed_xml
-            );
-            log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL,
-                "signature: %s\n", xml_signature
-            );
+            log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL, "signed xml: %s\n", signed_xml);
+            log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL, "signature: %s\n", xml_signature);
             return return_error(ERR_PERMANENT, "invalid signature");
         }
     }
@@ -463,7 +460,7 @@ int handle_get_file_size(char* file_name) {
         return return_error(ERR_TRANSIENT, "can't open file");
     }
 
-    if ((pid=mylockf(fd))) {
+    if ((pid = mylockf(fd))) {
         // file locked by another file_upload_handler: try again later
         //
         close(fd);
@@ -631,7 +628,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #endif
 
     for(int c = 1; c < argc; c++) {
-        std::string option(argv[c]);
+        string option(argv[c]);
         if(option == "-v" || option == "--version") {
             printf("%s\n", SVN_VERSION);
             exit(0);
@@ -681,10 +678,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     log_messages.pid = getpid();
     log_messages.set_debug_level(config.fuh_debug_level);
 
+#ifndef _USING_FCGI_
     if (boinc_file_exists(config.project_path("stop_upload"))) {
-        return_error(ERR_TRANSIENT, "Maintenance underway: file uploads are temporarily disabled.");
+        return_error(ERR_TRANSIENT,
+            "File uploads are temporarily disabled."
+        );
         exit(1);
     }
+#endif
 
     if (!config.ignore_upload_certificates) {
         retval = get_key(key);
@@ -698,6 +699,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     while(FCGI_Accept() >= 0) {
         counter++;
         //fprintf(stderr, "file_upload_handler (FCGI): counter: %d\n", counter);
+        if (boinc_file_exists(config.project_path("stop_upload"))) {
+            return_error(ERR_TRANSIENT,
+                "File uploads are temporarily disabled."
+            );
+            continue;
+        }
         log_messages.set_indent_level(0);
 #endif
         handle_request(stdin, key);
diff --git a/sched/sched_array.cpp b/sched/sched_array.cpp
index 60710ed644..94b23b6fe9 100644
--- a/sched/sched_array.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_array.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 static bool quick_check(
     WU_RESULT& wu_result,
     WORKUNIT& wu,       // a mutable copy of wu_result.workunit.
-        // We may modify its delay_bound and rsc_fpops_est
+        // We may modify its delay_bound, rsc_fpops_est, and rsc_fpops_bound
     BEST_APP_VERSION* &bavp,
     APP* app,
     int& last_retval
diff --git a/tools/backend_lib.cpp b/tools/backend_lib.cpp
index c3a9c9886c..c23300cb9e 100644
--- a/tools/backend_lib.cpp
+++ b/tools/backend_lib.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ using std::string;
 
 static struct random_init {
     random_init() {
-    srand48(getpid() + time(0));
-                        }
+        srand48(getpid() + time(0));
+    }
 } random_init;
 
 int read_file(FILE* f, char* buf, int len) {