diff -ruN newt-0.51.6-old/whiptail.c newt-0.51.6/whiptail.c
--- newt-0.51.6-old/whiptail.c	2004-02-23 11:42:46.000000000 +0000
+++ newt-0.51.6/whiptail.c	2004-02-23 12:28:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
     int flags = 0;
     int defaultNo = 0;
     int separateOutput = 0;
+    int outputfd = 2;
+    FILE *output = stderr;
     const char * result;
     const char ** selections, ** next;
     char * title = NULL;
@@ -178,6 +180,12 @@
 	exit(1);
     }
 
+    output = fdopen (outputfd, "w");
+    if (output == NULL ) {
+        perror ("Cannot open output-fd\n");
+        exit (DLG_ERROR);
+    }
+
     if (mode == MODE_NONE) usage();
 
     if (!(text = poptGetArg(optCon))) usage();
@@ -228,24 +236,24 @@
 
       case MODE_INPUTBOX:
 	rc = inputBox(text, height, width, optCon, flags, &result);
-	if (!rc) fprintf(stderr, "%s", result);
+	if (rc == DLG_OKAY) fprintf(output, "%s", result);
 	break;
 
       case MODE_PASSWORDBOX:
 	rc = inputBox(text, height, width, optCon, flags | FLAG_PASSWORD,
 	      &result);
-	if (rc == DLG_OKAY) fprintf (stderr, "%s", result);
+	if (rc == DLG_OKAY) fprintf (output, "%s", result);
 	break;
 
       case MODE_MENU:
 	rc = listBox(text, height, width, optCon, flags, &result);
-	if (!rc) fprintf(stderr, "%s", result);
+	if (rc == DLG_OKAY) fprintf(output, "%s", result);
 	break;
 
       case MODE_RADIOLIST:
 	rc = checkList(text, height, width, optCon, 1, flags, &selections);
-	if (!rc) {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "%s", selections[0]);
+	if (rc == DLG_OKAY) {
+	    fprintf(output, "%s", selections[0]);
 	    free(selections);
 	}
 	break;
@@ -256,11 +264,11 @@
 	if (!rc) {
 	    for (next = selections; *next; next++) {
 		if (!separateOutput) {
-		    if (needSpace) putc(' ', stderr);
-		    fprintf(stderr, "\"%s\"", *next);
+		    if (needSpace) putc(' ', output);
+		    fprintf(output, "\"%s\"", *next);
 		    needSpace = 1;
 		} else {
-		    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", *next);
+		    fprintf(output, "%s\n", *next);
 		}
 	    }