--- rss2email.py.org	2007-03-23 23:35:20.000000000 +0100
+++ rss2email.py	2007-03-25 09:42:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@
 		i, o = os.popen2(["/usr/sbin/sendmail", recipient])
 		i.write(msg_as_string)
 		i.close(); o.close()
+		pid, status = os.wait()
+		if status != 0:
+			print >>warn, ""
+			print >>warn, ('Fatal error: sendmail exited with code %s' % status)
+			sys.exit(1)
 		del i, o
 		return None