--- Mail/Util.pm	2007-05-11 13:16:37.000000000 +0100
+++ Mail/Util.pm	2008-07-30 11:03:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 use Exporter ();
 
 BEGIN {
-    require 5.000;
+    require 5.006_001;
 
     $VERSION = "1.77";
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     local *FH;
     local $_;
 
-    open(FH,"< $file") or
+    open(FH,'<',$file) or
 	do {
 	    require Carp;
 	    Carp::croak("cannot open '$file': $!\n");