--- mheardd.c	2005-07-03 21:13:40.000000000 +0200
+++ mheardd.c	2005-07-03 21:49:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@
 	} else {
 		if ((fp = fopen(DATA_MHEARD_FILE, "w")) != NULL)
 			fclose(fp);
+		else {
+			fprintf(stderr, "mheardd: directory or file '%s' do not exist\n",DATA_MHEARD_FILE);
+		return 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_PACKET, htons(ETH_P_AX25))) == -1) {
--- mheard.c	2005-07-03 21:07:58.000000000 +0200
+++ mheard.c	2005-07-03 21:11:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	struct mheard_struct mheard;
 
 	if ((fp = fopen(DATA_MHEARD_FILE, "r")) == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "mheard: cannot open mheard data file\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "mheard: cannot open mheard data file : %s\n", DATA_MHEARD_FILE);
 		exit(1);
 	}