diff --git a/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok b/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok
index 896a6b10821..0fc25615ebb 100644
--- a/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok
+++ b/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 heikki@donna.mysql.fi
 monty@donna.mysql.fi
+sasha@mysql.sashanet.com
diff --git a/Docs/manual.texi b/Docs/manual.texi
index 418d2bc3c9d..e695ffd1cce 100644
--- a/Docs/manual.texi
+++ b/Docs/manual.texi
@@ -42845,9 +42845,19 @@ not yet 100% confident in this code.
 @appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.23.37
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-Fixed bug when using indexes on @code{CHAR(255) NULL} columns.
+Slave thread will now be started even if @code{master-host} is not set, as
+long as @code{server-id} is set and valid @code{master.info} is present
 @item
-Fixed two bugs in @code{REGEXP()} on 64-bit machines.
+Partial updates ( terminated with kill) are now logged with a special error
+code to the binary log. Slave will refuse to execute them if the error code
+indicates the update was terminated abnormally, and will have to be recovered
+with @code{SET SQL_SLAVE_SKIP_COUNTER=1; SLAVE START} after a manual sanity
+check/correction of data integrity
+@item
+Fixed bug that erroneously logged a drop of internal temporary table
+ on thread termination to the binary log - bug affected replication
+@item
+Fixed a bug in @code{REGEXP()} on 64-bit machines.
 @item
 @code{UPDATE} and @code{DELETE} with @code{WHERE unique_key_part IS NULL}
 didn't update/delete all rows.
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result b/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result
index 57621d1ec0b..925c5599d77 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sum(length(word))
 (@id := id) - id
 0
 Master_Host	Master_User	Master_Port	Connect_retry	Log_File	Pos	Slave_Running	Replicate_do_db	Replicate_ignore_db	Last_errno	Last_error	Skip_counter
-127.0.0.1	root	9306	1	master-bin.001	1729584	No			1053	Slave: query ' update t1 set n = n + 1' partially completed on the master and was aborted. There is a chance that your master is inconsistent at this point. If you are sure that your master is ok, run this query manually on the slave and then restart the slave with SET SQL_SLAVE_SKIP_COUNTER=1; SLAVE START;	0
+127.0.0.1	root	9306	1	master-bin.001	1729137	No			1053	Slave: query ' update t1 set n = n + 1' partially completed on the master and was aborted. There is a chance that your master is inconsistent at this point. If you are sure that your master is ok, run this query manually on the slave and then restart the slave with SET SQL_SLAVE_SKIP_COUNTER=1; SLAVE START;	0
 count(*)
 30000
 n
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test
index c2a6b2aaec9..1170cbebeaf 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ drop table t1;
 save_master_pos;
 connection slave;
 sync_with_master;
+
 #test handling of aborted connection in the middle of update
+connection master;
+reset master;
+connection slave;
+reset slave;
+
 connection master;
 drop table if exists t1,t2;
 create table t1(n int);
@@ -44,6 +50,8 @@ connection master;
 reap;
 connection slave;
 sync_with_master ;
+#give the slave a chance to exit
+sleep 0.5;
 show slave status;
 set sql_slave_skip_counter=1;
 slave start;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl000015-slave.sh b/mysql-test/t/rpl000015-slave.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a421a6f287b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl000015-slave.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rm $MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/slave-data/master.info
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl000016-slave.sh b/mysql-test/t/rpl000016-slave.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a421a6f287b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl000016-slave.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rm $MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/slave-data/master.info
diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index d09ad7513e0..ccdcda7f180 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "mysql_priv.h"
 #include <mysql.h>
 #include <m_ctype.h>
+#include <my_dir.h>
 #include "sql_acl.h"
 #include "slave.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_BERKELEY_DB
@@ -1712,6 +1713,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     using_update_log=1;
   }
 
+  //make sure slave thread gets started
+  // if server_id is set, valid master.info is present, and master_host has
+  // not been specified
+  if(server_id && !master_host)
+    {
+      char fname[FN_REFLEN+128];
+      MY_STAT stat_area;
+      fn_format(fname, master_info_file, mysql_data_home, "", 4+16+32);
+      if(my_stat(fname, &stat_area, MYF(0)) && !init_master_info(&glob_mi))
+        master_host = glob_mi.host;
+    }
+
   if (opt_bin_log && !server_id)
   {
     server_id= !master_host ? 1 : 2;