--- config.h.in
+++ config.h.in
@@ -129,3 +129,6 @@
 
 /* Define to `unsigned' if <sys/types.h> does not define. */
 #undef size_t
+
+/* Define to the location of the default listext directory */
+#define DEFAULTTEXTDIR  "/usr/share/mlmmj/text.skel/"
--- src/prepstdreply.c
+++ src/prepstdreply.c
@@ -166,8 +166,13 @@
 	infd = open(tmp, O_RDONLY);
 	myfree(tmp);
 	if(infd < 0) {
-		log_error(LOG_ARGS, "Could not open std mail %s", filename);
-		return NULL;
+		tmp = concatstr(2, DEFAULTTEXTDIR, filename);
+		infd = open(tmp, O_RDONLY);
+		myfree(tmp);
+		if(infd < 0) {
+			log_error(LOG_ARGS, "Could not open std mail %s", filename);
+			return NULL;
+		}	
 	}
 
 	listaddr = getlistaddr(listdir);