diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 745da17665..c4fc6437aa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1372,11 +1372,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return (ipaddr1 != null) ? "http://" + ipaddr1.ToString() + ":" + port1 : uri;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert a string to a byte format suitable for transport in an LLUDP packet.  The output is truncated to 256 bytes if necessary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="str">
+        /// If null or empty, then an bytes[0] is returned.
+        /// Using "\0" will return a conversion of the null character to a byte.  This is not the same as bytes[0]
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="args">
+        /// Arguments to substitute into the string via the {} mechanism.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static byte[] StringToBytes256(string str, params object[] args)
         {
             return StringToBytes256(string.Format(str, args));
         }
-        
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert a string to a byte format suitable for transport in an LLUDP packet.  The output is truncated to 256 bytes if necessary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="str">
+        /// If null or empty, then an bytes[0] is returned.
+        /// Using "\0" will return a conversion of the null character to a byte.  This is not the same as bytes[0]
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static byte[] StringToBytes256(string str)
         {
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(str)) { return Utils.EmptyBytes; }
@@ -1395,11 +1414,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return data;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert a string to a byte format suitable for transport in an LLUDP packet.  The output is truncated to 1024 bytes if necessary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="str">
+        /// If null or empty, then an bytes[0] is returned.
+        /// Using "\0" will return a conversion of the null character to a byte.  This is not the same as bytes[0]
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="args">
+        /// Arguments to substitute into the string via the {} mechanism.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static byte[] StringToBytes1024(string str, params object[] args)
         {
             return StringToBytes1024(string.Format(str, args));
         }
-        
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert a string to a byte format suitable for transport in an LLUDP packet.  The output is truncated to 1024 bytes if necessary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="str">
+        /// If null or empty, then an bytes[0] is returned.
+        /// Using "\0" will return a conversion of the null character to a byte.  This is not the same as bytes[0]
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static byte[] StringToBytes1024(string str)
         {
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(str)) { return Utils.EmptyBytes; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index e0bc891df8..a0a26240d4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1579,7 +1579,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     msg.ParentEstateID = RegionInfo.EstateSettings.ParentEstateID;
                     msg.Position = Vector3.Zero;
                     msg.RegionID = RegionInfo.RegionID.Guid;
-                    msg.binaryBucket = new byte[0];
+
+                    // We must fill in a null-terminated 'empty' string here since bytes[0] will crash viewer 3.
+                    msg.binaryBucket = Util.StringToBytes256("\0");
                     if (ret.Value.count > 1)
                         msg.message = string.Format("Your {0} objects were returned from {1} in region {2} due to {3}", ret.Value.count, ret.Value.location.ToString(), RegionInfo.RegionName, ret.Value.reason);
                     else