diff --git a/scripts/ChangeLog b/scripts/ChangeLog
index 7dc62a12a..23b4c9f1e 100644
--- a/scripts/ChangeLog
+++ b/scripts/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-10-26  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
+
+	* autogen.sh: Detect the Debian mingw32 package.
+
 2004-10-18  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
 
 	* mk-gpg-texi: More fixups to help Debian's install-info.
diff --git a/scripts/autogen.sh b/scripts/autogen.sh
index 2ff3c2833..9361ac3f7 100755
--- a/scripts/autogen.sh
+++ b/scripts/autogen.sh
@@ -45,32 +45,42 @@ if test "$1" = "--build-w32"; then
     tmp=`dirname $0`
     tsdir=`cd "$tmp"; cd ..; pwd`
     shift
-    host=i386--mingw32
     if [ ! -f $tsdir/scripts/config.guess ]; then
         echo "$tsdir/scripts/config.guess not found" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
     build=`$tsdir/scripts/config.guess`
-        
-    if ! mingw32 --version >/dev/null; then
-        echo "We need at least version 0.3 of MingW32/CPD" >&2
-        exit 1
-    fi
 
+    # See whether we have the Debian cross compiler package or the
+    # old mingw32/cpd system
+    if i586-mingw32msvc-gcc --version >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+       host=i586-mingw32msvc
+       crossbindir=/usr/$host/bin
+       conf_CC="CC=${host}-gcc"
+    else
+       host=i386--mingw32
+       if ! mingw32 --version >/dev/null; then
+          echo "We need at least version 0.3 of MingW32/CPD" >&2
+          exit 1
+       fi
+       crossbindir=`mingw32 --install-dir`/bin
+       # Old autoconf version required us to setup the environment
+       # with the proper tool names.
+       CC=`mingw32 --get-path gcc`
+       CPP=`mingw32 --get-path cpp`
+       AR=`mingw32 --get-path ar`
+       RANLIB=`mingw32 --get-path ranlib`
+       export CC CPP AR RANLIB 
+       conf_CC=""
+    fi
+   
     if [ -f "$tsdir/config.log" ]; then
-        if ! head $tsdir/config.log | grep i386--mingw32 >/dev/null; then
+        if ! head $tsdir/config.log | grep "$host" >/dev/null; then
             echo "Pease run a 'make distclean' first" >&2
             exit 1
         fi
     fi
 
-    crossbindir=`mingw32 --install-dir`/bin
-    CC=`mingw32 --get-path gcc`
-    CPP=`mingw32 --get-path cpp`
-    AR=`mingw32 --get-path ar`
-    RANLIB=`mingw32 --get-path ranlib`
-    export CC CPP AR RANLIB 
-
     disable_foo_tests=""
     if [ -n "$lib_config_files" ]; then
         for i in $lib_config_files; do
@@ -87,7 +97,7 @@ if test "$1" = "--build-w32"; then
     fi
     [ $DIE = yes ] && exit 1
 
-    $tsdir/configure --build=${build} --host=${host} \
+    $tsdir/configure ${conf_CC} --build=${build} --host=${host} \
                 ${disable_foo_tests}  $*
 
     # Ugly hack to overcome a gettext problem.  Someone should look into
diff --git a/scripts/mail-to-translators b/scripts/mail-to-translators
index 10210a73f..23ee4be58 100755
--- a/scripts/mail-to-translators
+++ b/scripts/mail-to-translators
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 SENDMAIL=": /usr/sbin/sendmail"
 
 for file in *.po; do
+    addr=$(head -100 $file | awk '/^# ?Designated-Translator:/ { printf "%s", $0; exit 0}' | sed 's/.*\(<.*>\).*/\1/')
+    if [ -z "$addr" ]; then
     addr=$(awk '/Last-Translator:/ { printf "%s", $0; exit 0}' $file | sed 's/.*\(<.*>\).*/\1/')
+    fi
     ll=$(basename $file .po)    
 
     if ! msgfmt -vc $file 2>&1| egrep -q 'fuzzy|untranslated|error'; then
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ for file in *.po; do
     ( cat <<EOF
 From: translations@gnupg.org
 To: $addr
+Mail-Followup-To: translations@gnupg.org
 Subject: GnuPG translation ($ll)
 Mime-Version: 1.0
 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-="
@@ -31,22 +35,33 @@ Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-="
 
 Hi!
 
-Please find attached the latest version of the PO file for your GnuPG
-translation ($file).  I would appreciate if you can fix any remaining
-fuzzy or untranslated entries.  If you need access to the code
-please use http://cvs.gnupg.org or get the latest snapshot at
-ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/gnupg/gnupg-1.1.92.tar.gz
+We are preparing for the 1.4 release of GnuPG and like you to ask to
+start with the translation.  The recent release 1.3.91
+(ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/gnupg/gnupg-1.3.91.tar.bz2) won't be
+the last one before 1.4 and experience has shown that we will still
+need to change some strings on the way to 1.4.  However due to a lot
+of fuzzy entries and about 110 new strings it would be good to start
+translating right now but wait with sending the translation back.  We
+will tell when we think that we are ready and provide a new POT file
+for merging with your current translation.
+
+Please find attached the very latest version of the PO file for your
+GnuPG translation ($file) from 1.3.91.
 
 IMHO it is important to have a basic understanding of GnuPG's
 functionality to do a correct translation.  A false translation might
-need to security problems.  This is the reason why I prefer to contact
-you directly and not to work only with the TP Robot.
+lead to security problems.  Furthermore the TP Robot is not able to
+handle more than one version of a project (we have 1.2, 1.3 and also
+1.9) and thus I'd ask you *not to use the TP Robot* for 1.3.x or
+1.4.x.
 
 Output of msgfmt is:
 $(msgfmt --check --statistics $file 2>&1 | head)
 
 If you are not able to continue the translation work, I suggest to
-pass this message on to another translator and drop me a short note.
+pass this message on to another translator and drop a a short note to
+gnupg-hackers@gnupg.org .
+
 
 Thanks,
 
@@ -68,3 +83,4 @@ echo ""
     ) | $SENDMAIL -oi "$addr"
 
 done
+