--- src/bin/showpicture.orig	Mon Feb  7 17:59:54 1994
+++ src/bin/showpicture	Sat Mar 17 10:51:52 2012
@@ -15,15 +15,42 @@
 # WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
 #
 
+# Set a sensible value for the temporary directory, if its not
+# already set.  If TMPDIR is set previously, then we will
+# assume it is adequately protected.
 if (! $?METAMAIL_TMPDIR) then
-    set METAMAIL_TMPDIR=/tmp
+    if ($?TMPDIR) then
+        set METAMAIL_TMPDIR="$TMPDIR"
+    else
+        set METAMAIL_TMPDIR=~/metamail_tmp
+    endif
 endif
 
+# Set a sensible umask value
+umask 077
+
+# Make sure that the temporary directory is available
+if (! -d "$METAMAIL_TMPDIR") then
+
+    if (! -e "$METAMAIL_TMPDIR") then
+        mkdir "$METAMAIL_TMPDIR"
+    else
+        echo "$METAMAIL_TMPDIR exists, but is not a directory"
+        exit 2
+    endif
+
+    if ( $status != 0 || ! -d "$METAMAIL_TMPDIR" ) then
+        echo "Error creating $METAMAIL_TMPDIR"
+        exit 2
+    endif
+
+endif
+
 if (! $?X_VIEWER) then
-set X_VIEWER="xloadimage -view -quiet -geometry +1+1"
+  set X_VIEWER="xloadimage -view -quiet -geometry +1+1"
 # set X_VIEWER="xv -geometry +1+1"
 endif
-if ($1 == "-viewer" && $#argv > 1) then
+if ("$1" == "-viewer" && $#argv > 1) then
     set X_VIEWER = "$2"
     shift
     shift
@@ -57,7 +84,7 @@ if (! $?DISPLAY) then
             endif
         end
     endif
-    cp $1 $fname
+    cp "$1" $fname
     if ($status == 0) echo Wrote file $fname
     exit 0
 endif