--- /dev/null
+diff -U 3 anacron-2.3.oud/runjob.c anacron-2.3/runjob.c
+--- anacron-2.3.oud/runjob.c 2000-06-21 01:12:18.000000000 +0200
++++ anacron-2.3/runjob.c 2004-07-09 19:05:22.314056376 +0200
+@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@
+ return ps->pw_name;
+ }
+
++static char *
++mailto()
++{
++ char *alias;
++
++ alias = getenv("MAILTO");
++ if (alias == NULL || strlen(alias) == 0)
++ return username();
++ else
++ return alias;
++}
++
+ static void
+ xputenv(const char *s)
+ {
+@@ -109,7 +121,6 @@
+ run_job(const job_rec *jr)
+ /* This is called to start the job, after the fork */
+ {
+- setup_env(jr);
+ /* setup stdout and stderr */
+ xclose(1);
+ xclose(2);
+@@ -173,7 +184,7 @@
+ * options, which don't seem to be appropriate here.
+ * Hopefully, this will keep all the MTAs happy. */
+ execl(SENDMAIL, SENDMAIL, "-FAnacron", "-odi",
+- username(), (char *)NULL);
++ mailto(), (char *)NULL);
+ die_e("Can't exec " SENDMAIL);
+ }
+ /* parent */
+@@ -208,6 +219,9 @@
+ pid_t pid;
+ int fd;
+
++ /* import environment for mailto() to work properly */
++ setup_env(jr);
++
+ /* create temporary file for stdout and stderr of the job */
+ fd = jr->output_fd = temp_file();
+ /* write mail header */
+@@ -215,7 +229,7 @@
+ xwrite(fd, username());
+ xwrite(fd, " (Anacron)\n");
+ xwrite(fd, "To: ");
+- xwrite(fd, username());
++ xwrite(fd, mailto());
+ xwrite(fd, "\n");
+ xwrite(fd, "Subject: Anacron job '");
+ xwrite(fd, jr->ident);