multiplayer : buying new ship instantly explodes

running svn on linux ubuntu 10.10 maverick.
Rev: 13005
last change: 2011-01-17 04:50:16 +0100 (Mo, 17. Jan 2011)

i cannot buy a new ship in multiplayer, so i'm stuck in the llama.
i explode instantly when i click buy (for ships), no undock etc, can't even get to another menu. Click buy : instant boom.
Reproducible with newly created account on first try.
Send me a forum pm for username/password if anyone wants to try.
Pheonixstorm already tried with my account and he also explodes.

Messages in console after i click buy :

src/networking/netclient.cpp:556 Rcvd TCP: CMD_SAVEACCOUNTS from serial 516
src/networking/netclient.cpp:556 Rcvd TCP: CMD_KILL from serial 516
Writing Save Game Autosaveno ships left in fg Shlimazel
UNIT HAS DIED: Llama.begin Llama (file Llama.begin)

the "Rcvd TCP: CMD_KILL " is sent from the client to the server for suicide if i understand correctly. maybe a lag problem (current ship gets destroyed before server sends new ship) ? not sure where the server is, i'm in europe.

see also forum thread :
http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=15116&start=75