--- /usr/src/asterisk/apps/app_voicemail.c	2004-02-25 01:24:52.000000000 -0500
+++ /usr/src/astpatches/app_voicemail.c.duration	2004-02-25 01:24:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -1473,6 +1473,9 @@
 				res = play_and_record(chan, NULL, fn, vmmaxmessage, fmt);
 				if (res > 0)
 					res = 0;
+					if ((txt = fopen(txtfile, "r"))==NULL) {
+                                		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "No vm file on duration!\n");
+                                	}else{
 				txt = fopen(txtfile, "a");
 				if (txt) {
 					time(&end);
@@ -1491,6 +1494,7 @@
 						myserveremail = vmu->serveremail;
 					sendmail(myserveremail, vmu, msgnum, ext, chan->callerid, fn, fmt, end - start, attach_user_voicemail);
 				}
+				}
 				if (strlen(vmu->pager)) {
 					char *myserveremail = serveremail;
 					if (strlen(vmu->serveremail))