--- pop_init.c.orig	Thu Jul  9 19:44:07 1998
+++ pop_init.c	Mon Jul 12 22:56:01 1999
@@ -237,4 +237,4 @@
                     pop_log(p,POP_PRIORITY,
-                        "Unable to open trace file \"%s\", err = %d",
-                            optarg,errno);
+                        "Unable to open trace file \"%s\": ",
+                            optarg, strerror(errno));
                     exit(1);
@@ -268,3 +268,4 @@
         pop_log(p,POP_PRIORITY,
-            "Unable to obtain socket and address of client, err = %d",errno);
+            "Unable to obtain socket and address of client: %s",
+		strerror(errno));
         exit(1);
@@ -283,4 +284,4 @@
         pop_log(p,POP_PRIORITY,
-            "(v%s) Unable to get canonical name of client, err = %d",
-	    VERSION, errno);
+            "(v"VERSION") Unable to get canonical name of client %s: %s",
+	    p->ipaddr, hstrerror(h_errno));
         p->client = p->ipaddr;
@@ -362,3 +363,4 @@
         pop_log(p,POP_PRIORITY,
-            "Unable to open communication stream for input, err = %d",errno);
+            "Unable to open communication stream for input: ",
+		strerror(errno));
         exit (1);
@@ -369,3 +371,4 @@
         pop_log(p,POP_PRIORITY,
-            "Unable to open communication stream for output, err = %d",errno);
+            "Unable to open communication stream for output: ",
+		strerror(errno));
         exit (1);