diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 592e42d4..4e21c37f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ v0.71.2		16-Jan-2005
 	libdiesel.a:
 		Changed the maximum string length from 2560 to 4096 characters.
 
+	libmbinet.a:
+		Fixed error messages when the host to connect to has a DNS
+		error.
+
 	mbcico:
 		Added protection during binkp receive for zero bytes compressed
 		data frames, this will cause uncompress error -5 because zero
diff --git a/lib/nntp.c b/lib/nntp.c
index e4684482..2a5b6fd4 100644
--- a/lib/nntp.c
+++ b/lib/nntp.c
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ int nntp_connect(void)
 	nntp_rem.sin_family = AF_INET;
 
 	if ((nhp = gethostbyname(CFG.nntpnode)) == NULL) {
-		WriteError("$NNTP: can't find host %s", CFG.nntpnode);
+		WriteError("NNTP: can't find host %s", CFG.nntpnode);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	nntp_rem.sin_addr.s_addr = ((struct in_addr *)(nhp->h_addr))->s_addr;
 
 	if ((nsp = getservbyname("nntp", "tcp")) == NULL) {
-		WriteError("$NNTP: can't find service port for nntp/tcp");
+		WriteError("NNTP: can't find service port for nntp/tcp");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	nntp_rem.sin_port = nsp->s_port;
diff --git a/lib/pop3.c b/lib/pop3.c
index a59e19c1..735f8beb 100644
--- a/lib/pop3.c
+++ b/lib/pop3.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int pop3_connect(void)
 	pop3_rem.sin_family = AF_INET;
 
 	if ((php = gethostbyname(CFG.popnode)) == NULL) {
-		WriteError("$POP3: can't find host %s", CFG.popnode);
+		WriteError("POP3: can't find host %s", CFG.popnode);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int pop3_connect(void)
 		 * RedHat doesn't follow IANA specs and uses pop-3 in /etc/services
 		 */
 		if ((psp = getservbyname("pop-3", "tcp")) == NULL) {
-			WriteError("$POP3: can't find service port for pop3/tcp");
+			WriteError("POP3: can't find service port for pop3/tcp");
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/smtp.c b/lib/smtp.c
index 4b1e95d4..cc9fbaea 100644
--- a/lib/smtp.c
+++ b/lib/smtp.c
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ int smtp_connect(void)
 	smtp_rem.sin_family = AF_INET;
 
 	if ((shp = gethostbyname(CFG.smtpnode)) == NULL) {
-		WriteError("$SMTP: can't find host %s", CFG.smtpnode);
+		WriteError("SMTP: can't find host %s", CFG.smtpnode);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	smtp_rem.sin_addr.s_addr = ((struct in_addr *)(shp->h_addr))->s_addr;
 
 	if ((ssp = getservbyname("smtp", "tcp")) == NULL) {
-		WriteError("$SMTP: can't find service port for smtp/tcp");
+		WriteError("SMTP: can't find service port for smtp/tcp");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	smtp_rem.sin_port = ssp->s_port;