my ($self, $line) = @_;
return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 9 || $self->remotecmd;
-my ($var, $rest) = split /\s+/, $line, 2;
+return (1, $self->msg('e9')) unless $line;
+
+my ($var, $rest) = split /=|\s+/, $line, 2;
$rest =~ s/^=\s*//;
Log('DXCommand', $self->call . " set $var = $rest" );
eval "$var = $rest";