Index: daemon.c
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RCS file: /home/cvs/debian/fetchmail/daemon.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.8
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.1.1.8 -r1.7
--- daemon.c	25 Jun 2001 02:04:01 -0000	1.1.1.8
+++ daemon.c	14 Mar 2002 00:16:11 -0000	1.7
@@ -234,12 +234,19 @@
   }
 
   if (logfile)
-    fd = open(logfile, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_APPEND, 0666);	/* stdout */
+  {
+    if ((fd = open(logfile, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_APPEND, 0666)) < 0) {	/* stdout */
+      report(stderr, "open %s (%s)\n", logfile, strerror(errno));
+      return(PS_IOERR);
+    }
+  }
   else
+  {
     if (dup(fd) < 0) {				/* stdout */
       report(stderr, "dup (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
       return(PS_IOERR);
     }
+  }
   if (dup(fd) < 0) {				/* stderr */
     report(stderr, "dup (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
     return(PS_IOERR);