diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 98203b0e..caf67781 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ Stefan Huelswitt <huels@iname.com>
  is 0
  for fixing canonicalizing the file name in the SVDRP command GRAB to allow full
  path names
+ for suggesting that the SVDRP command GRAB should allow file names without extension
+ again
 
 Ulrich Röder <roeder@efr-net.de>
  for pointing out that there are channels that have a symbol rate higher than 27500
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 7271a4d9..933ce953 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -4174,3 +4174,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   channel's schedule in the cChannel data.
 - Made the log messages regarding lost lock of devices "info" instead of "error"
   (suggested by Andreas Brachold).
+- The SVDRP command GRAB allows file names without extension again (suggested by
+  Stefan Huelswitt).
diff --git a/svdrp.c b/svdrp.c
index a346506d..9fa61ea9 100644
--- a/svdrp.c
+++ b/svdrp.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * and interact with the Video Disk Recorder - or write a full featured
  * graphical interface that sits on top of an SVDRP connection.
  *
- * $Id: svdrp.c 1.92 2006/01/14 14:55:52 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: svdrp.c 1.93 2006/01/14 16:08:20 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "svdrp.h"
@@ -683,10 +683,6 @@ void cSVDRP::CmdGRAB(const char *Option)
         }
      else if (strcmp(FileName, "-") == 0)
         FileName = NULL;
-     else {
-        Reply(501, "Missing filename extension in \"%s\"", FileName);
-        return;
-        }
      // image quality (and obsolete type):
      if ((p = strtok_r(NULL, delim, &strtok_next)) != NULL) {
         if (strcasecmp(p, "JPEG") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "PNM") == 0) {