diff -u ssmtp-2.61.orig/ssmtp.c ssmtp-2.61/ssmtp.c
--- ssmtp-2.61.orig/ssmtp.c	2004-07-22 23:58:48.000000000 -0600
+++ ssmtp-2.61/ssmtp.c	2006-05-04 22:56:35.000000000 -0600
@@ -480,6 +480,11 @@
 				die("from_format() -- snprintf() failed");
 			}
 		}
+		else {
+			if(snprintf(buf, BUF_SZ, "%s", str) == -1) {
+				die("from_format() -- snprintf() failed");
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 #if 0