diff -urP xmms-shell-0.99.3.orig/include/playlist.h xmms-shell-0.99.3/include/playlist.h
--- xmms-shell-0.99.3.orig/include/playlist.h	2002-10-22 19:46:17.000000000 -0400
+++ xmms-shell-0.99.3/include/playlist.h	2004-03-16 14:20:34.000000000 -0500
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     int length(void) const;
     int position(void) const;
     void set_position(int pos) const;
-    void check_position(int pos, int min_value = 1) const;
+    bool check_position(int pos, int min_value = 1) const;
     string current_title(void) const;
     string title(int pos) const;
     string current_filename(void) const;
diff -urP xmms-shell-0.99.3.orig/src/playlist.cc xmms-shell-0.99.3/src/playlist.cc
--- xmms-shell-0.99.3.orig/src/playlist.cc	2002-10-22 19:49:10.000000000 -0400
+++ xmms-shell-0.99.3/src/playlist.cc	2004-03-16 14:18:19.000000000 -0500
@@ -490,8 +490,9 @@
 
 void Playlist::set_position(int pos) const
 {
-    check_position(pos);
-    xmms_remote_set_playlist_pos(session.id(), pos - 1);
+    if (check_position(pos)) {
+        xmms_remote_set_playlist_pos(session.id(), pos - 1);
+    }
 }
 
 int Playlist::length(void) const
@@ -502,11 +503,12 @@
 
 string Playlist::title(int pos) const
 {
-    check_position(pos);
+    if (! check_position(pos)) {
+        return "";
+    }
 
     char *c_str = xmms_remote_get_playlist_title(session.id(), pos - 1);
     string str(c_str);
-
     g_free(c_str);
     return str;
 }
@@ -518,11 +520,12 @@
 
 string Playlist::filename(int pos) const
 {
-    check_position(pos);
+    if (! check_position(pos)) {
+        return "";
+    }
 
     char *c_str = xmms_remote_get_playlist_file(session.id(), pos - 1);
     string str(c_str);
-
     g_free(c_str);
     return str;
 }
@@ -546,11 +549,13 @@
     return position();
 }
 
-void Playlist::check_position(int pos, int min_value) const
+bool Playlist::check_position(int pos, int min_value) const
 {
     if(pos < min_value || pos > length()) {
-        throw PlaylistPositionOutOfBoundsException(*this, pos, min_value);
+        //throw PlaylistPositionOutOfBoundsException(*this, pos, min_value);
+        return FALSE;
     }
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 PlaylistPositionOutOfBoundsException::PlaylistPositionOutOfBoundsException(const Playlist& playlist, int _position, int min_value)
@@ -611,6 +616,10 @@
     int n = 0;
 
     session.ensure_running();
+    if ((! check_position(pos1)) ||
+        (! check_position(pos2, pos1))) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     check_position(pos1);
     check_position(pos2, pos1);
     while(pos2 >= pos1) {