diff -ur a/src/orca/speech.py b/src/orca/speech.py

--- a/src/orca/speech.py	2011-10-27 07:04:40.859995438 +0700

+++ b/src/orca/speech.py	2011-10-27 07:09:15.175990755 +0700

@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@

     """ Punctuation level changed, inform this speechServer. """

     if _speechserver:

-        _speechserver.updatePunctuationLevel()

+        debug.println(debug.LEVEL_INFO, "updatePunctuationLevel() is disabled")

     else:

         logLine = "SPEECH OUTPUT: 'punctuation level' updated"

         debug.println(debug.LEVEL_INFO, logLine)