*         the response data to be discarded.
 *
 * RETURN VALUE
 *     CACKEY_PCSC_S_OK           On success
 *     CACKEY_PCSC_E_GENERIC      On error
 *     CACKEY_PCSC_E_TOKENABSENT  If the sending failed because the token is
 *                                absent
 *     CACKEY_PCSC_E_RETRY        If something that looks retry'able went
 *                                wrong -- try the whole transaction over
 *                                again
 *
 * NOTES
 *     This function will connect to the PC/SC Connection Manager via
 *     cackey_pcsc_connect() if needed.
 *
 *     It will connect to the card in the reader attached to the slot
 *     specified.  It will reconnect to the card if the connection

				CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Token absent.  Returning TOKENABSENT");

				cackey_mark_slot_reset(slot);

				return(CACKEY_PCSC_E_TOKENABSENT);
			}

			CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Something went wrong during signing, resetting the slot and hoping for the best.");

			cackey_mark_slot_reset(slot);

			return(CACKEY_PCSC_E_GENERIC);
		}

		tmpbuf += bytes_to_send;
		tmpbuflen -= bytes_to_send;

		outbuf += tmpoutbuflen;
		outbuflen -= tmpoutbuflen;