--- muttlib.c.orig	2010-09-19 09:58:24.000000000 +0200
+++ muttlib.c	2010-09-19 10:36:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -788,14 +788,15 @@
 
 void _mutt_mktemp (char *s, size_t slen, const char *src, int line)
 {
-  size_t n = snprintf (s, slen, "%s/mutt-%s-%d-%d-%ld%ld", NONULL (Tempdir), NONULL (Hostname),
-      (int) getuid (), (int) getpid (), random (), random ());
+  size_t n = snprintf (s, slen, "%s/mutt-%s-XXXXXXXX", NONULL (Tempdir), NONULL (Hostname));
   if (n >= slen)
     dprint (1, (debugfile, "%s:%d: ERROR: insufficient buffer space to hold temporary filename! slen=%zu but need %zu\n",
 	    src, line, slen, n));
-  dprint (3, (debugfile, "%s:%d: mutt_mktemp returns \"%s\".\n", src, line, s));
-  if (unlink (s) && errno != ENOENT)
-    dprint (1, (debugfile, "%s:%d: ERROR: unlink(\"%s\"): %s (errno %d)\n", src, line, s, strerror (errno), errno));
+  if (mktemp (s)) { 
+    dprint (3, (debugfile, "%s:%d: mutt_mktemp returns \"%s\".\n", src, line, s));
+  } else {
+    dprint (1, (debugfile, "%s:%d: ERROR: mktemp(\"%s\"): %s (errno %d)\n", src, line, s, strerror (errno), errno));
+  }
 }
 
 void mutt_free_alias (ALIAS **p)