Package: fortunes
Version: 1:1.99.1-2
Severity: important

When using a hand-made fontune file, fortune fails if
path has a . in it. even if "./.cookies".

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat .cookies
sÄÄar mÄ ki mutluluklar tek satÄra
%
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat cookies
sÄÄar mÄ ki mutluluklar tek satÄra
%
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ strfile cookies
"cookies.dat" created
There was 1 string
Longest string: 39 bytes
Shortest string: 39 bytes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ strfile .cookies
".cookies.dat" created
There was 1 string
Longest string: 39 bytes
Shortest string: 39 bytes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ fortune /home/can/cookies
sÄÄar mÄ ki mutluluklar tek satÄra
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ fortune /home/can/.cookies
fortune:/home/can/.cookies not a fortune file or directory
fortune:/home/can/.cookies not a fortune file or directory
No fortunes found
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-2-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages fortunes depends on:
ii  fortune-mod                   1:1.99.1-2 provides fortune cookies on demand
ii  fortunes-min                  1:1.99.1-2 Data files containing fortune cook

-- no debconf information

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