Submit 2.0-2.4.4 on Mac OS X 10.4 with Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 as the preferred version of Java would quit right before sending a submission to be graded. This is fixed in Submit 2.5.
[J2SE 5.0 Release 4, a Software Update released April 2006, made J2SE 5.0 the preferred Java version.]
For users running Submit 2.3 and receiving the Grade Grinder message Empty file in submission, try quitting then relaunching Submit once. If the problem persists, upgrade Submit: