diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 5e31ed5c45..8852f2cf2b 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -5180,6 +5180,7 @@ David  July 1 2003
 
 Karl    2003/07/01
     - redesigned logging facilities for both scheduler servers and client
+        It is now easy to see the flow of events from looking at client.out
 
     client/
         Makefile.am
diff --git a/client/pers_file_xfer.C b/client/pers_file_xfer.C
index b4c5143211..74299f9d3b 100644
--- a/client/pers_file_xfer.C
+++ b/client/pers_file_xfer.C
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 // Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
 // compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 // http://boinc.berkeley.edu/license_1.0.txt
-// 
+//
 // Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
 // basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 // License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
-// under the License. 
-// 
-// The Original Code is the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing. 
-// 
+// under the License.
+//
+// The Original Code is the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing.
+//
 // The Initial Developer of the Original Code is the SETI@home project.
 // Portions created by the SETI@home project are Copyright (C) 2002
-// University of California at Berkeley. All Rights Reserved. 
-// 
+// University of California at Berkeley. All Rights Reserved.
+//
 // Contributor(s):
 //
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int PERS_FILE_XFER::start_xfer() {
         msg_printf(fip->project, MSG_INFO, "Started %s of %s",
             (is_upload ? "upload" : "download"), fip->name);
     }
-    scope_messages.printf("PERS_FILE_XFER::start_xfer(): URL: %s",fip->get_url());
+    scope_messages.printf("PERS_FILE_XFER::start_xfer(): URL: %s\n",fip->get_url());
     return 0;
 }