diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfConsole/pfConsoleCommands.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfConsole/pfConsoleCommands.cpp
index b4175327..ca0f2c53 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfConsole/pfConsoleCommands.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfConsole/pfConsoleCommands.cpp
@@ -6846,7 +6846,7 @@ PF_CONSOLE_CMD( Python,
     const char* extraParms = "";
     if (numParams > 1)
         extraParms = params[1];
-    pfBackdoorMsg *msg = new pfBackdoorMsg( params[0],extraParms );
+    pfBackdoorMsg *msg = new pfBackdoorMsg((const char *)params[0], extraParms);
     // send it off
     plgDispatch::MsgSend( msg );
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfMessage/pfBackdoorMsg.h b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfMessage/pfBackdoorMsg.h
index 836eecd0..fea3d661 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfMessage/pfBackdoorMsg.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfMessage/pfBackdoorMsg.h
@@ -55,24 +55,17 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 class pfBackdoorMsg : public plMessage
 {
     protected:
-        char    *fTarget;
-        char    *fString;
+        plString    fTarget;
+        plString    fString;
 
     public:
-        pfBackdoorMsg() : plMessage( nil, nil, nil ),fTarget(nil),fString(nil) {}
-        pfBackdoorMsg( const char* target, const char* string) : plMessage( nil, nil, nil )
+        pfBackdoorMsg() : plMessage(nil, nil, nil) {}
+        pfBackdoorMsg(const plString& target, const plString& string)
+            : plMessage(nil, nil, nil), fTarget(target), fString(string)
         {
             // across the net and just to those listening
             SetBCastFlag( plMessage::kNetPropagate );
             SetBCastFlag( plMessage::kBCastByExactType );
-            fTarget = hsStrcpy( target );
-            fString = hsStrcpy( string );
-        }
-
-        ~pfBackdoorMsg()
-        {
-            delete [] fTarget;
-            delete [] fString;
         }
 
         CLASSNAME_REGISTER( pfBackdoorMsg );
@@ -81,19 +74,19 @@ class pfBackdoorMsg : public plMessage
         virtual void Read(hsStream* s, hsResMgr* mgr) 
         { 
             plMessage::IMsgRead( s, mgr ); 
-            fTarget = s->ReadSafeString();
-            fString = s->ReadSafeString();
+            fTarget = s->ReadSafeString_TEMP();
+            fString = s->ReadSafeString_TEMP();
         }
         
         virtual void Write(hsStream* s, hsResMgr* mgr) 
         { 
             plMessage::IMsgWrite( s, mgr ); 
-            s->WriteSafeString( fTarget );
-            s->WriteSafeString( fString );
+            s->WriteSafeString(fTarget);
+            s->WriteSafeString(fString);
         }
 
-        const char  *GetTarget( void ) { return fTarget; }
-        const char  *GetString( void ) { return fString; }
+        plString    GetTarget() const { return fTarget; }
+        plString    GetString() const { return fString; }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/plPythonFileMod.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/plPythonFileMod.cpp
index 7872f684..defd5d5d 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/plPythonFileMod.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/plPythonFileMod.cpp
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@ bool plPythonFileMod::MsgReceive(plMessage* msg)
             PyObject* retVal = PyObject_CallMethod(
                     fPyFunctionInstances[kfunc_OnBackdoorMsg],
                     (char*)fFunctionNames[kfunc_OnBackdoorMsg],
-                    "ss", dt->GetTarget(), dt->GetString());
+                    "ss", dt->GetTarget().c_str(), dt->GetString().c_str());
             if ( retVal == nil )
             {
                 // if there was an error make sure that the stderr gets flushed so it can be seen