--- util.c.orig	Thu Nov 23 15:37:47 2006
+++ util.c	Thu Nov 23 15:36:11 2006
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 				*strp = NULL;
 				return -1;
 			}
-			bufsize = 1;
+			bufsize = FIRSTSIZE;
 		} else if ((newbuf = xrealloc(buf, nextsize)) != NULL) {
 			buf = newbuf;
 			bufsize = nextsize;