diff --git a/jennifer b/jennifer
index 2bcaf3418e034689cf893c03606e59c54734a60f..6c1aa2c577a4c8da30e918cdda654a7bd58f5112 100755
--- a/jennifer
+++ b/jennifer
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Checks Debian packages from Incoming
 # Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  James Troup <james@nocrew.org>
-# $Id: jennifer,v 1.6 2002-02-22 01:20:12 troup Exp $
+# $Id: jennifer,v 1.7 2002-02-22 02:19:26 troup Exp $
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ re_is_changes = re.compile (r"(.+?)_(.+?)_(.+?)\.changes$");
 ################################################################################
 
 # Globals
-jennifer_version = "$Revision: 1.6 $";
+jennifer_version = "$Revision: 1.7 $";
 
 Cnf = None;
 Options = None;
@@ -942,12 +942,11 @@ def action ():
             answer = 'A';
 
     while string.find(prompt, answer) == -1:
-        print prompt,;
-        answer = utils.our_raw_input()
-        m = katie.re_default_answer.match(prompt)
+        answer = utils.our_raw_input(prompt);
+        m = katie.re_default_answer.match(prompt);
         if answer == "":
-            answer = m.group(1)
-        answer = string.upper(answer[:1])
+            answer = m.group(1);
+        answer = string.upper(answer[:1]);
 
     if answer == 'R':
         os.chdir (pkg.directory);
diff --git a/katie b/katie
index 69c864859bd02d6f0da41add198ce761ac9de97d..6f6771b686750406b1377c557532cbd927a3a869 100755
--- a/katie
+++ b/katie
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Installs Debian packages
 # Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  James Troup <james@nocrew.org>
-# $Id: katie,v 1.70 2002-02-13 02:38:53 troup Exp $
+# $Id: katie,v 1.71 2002-02-22 02:19:26 troup Exp $
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import db_access, katie, logging, utils;
 ###############################################################################
 
 # Globals
-katie_version = "$Revision: 1.70 $";
+katie_version = "$Revision: 1.71 $";
 
 Cnf = None;
 Options = None;
@@ -196,12 +196,11 @@ def action ():
             answer = 'I';
 
     while string.find(prompt, answer) == -1:
-        print prompt,;
-        answer = utils.our_raw_input()
-        m = katie.re_default_answer.match(prompt)
+        answer = utils.our_raw_input(prompt);
+        m = katie.re_default_answer.match(prompt);
         if answer == "":
-            answer = m.group(1)
-        answer = string.upper(answer[:1])
+            answer = m.group(1);
+        answer = string.upper(answer[:1]);
 
     if answer == 'R':
         do_reject ();
diff --git a/melanie b/melanie
index 893b8ae75660eb07e854270986bc13a9cbe064f3..479b91e1c6bb3f445820337cb8e1631ad522c5fc 100755
--- a/melanie
+++ b/melanie
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # General purpose package removal tool for ftpmaster
 # Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  James Troup <james@nocrew.org>
-# $Id: melanie,v 1.22 2002-02-12 22:14:38 troup Exp $
+# $Id: melanie,v 1.23 2002-02-22 02:19:26 troup Exp $
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ ARCH, BUG#, COMPONENT and SUITE can be space seperated lists, e.g.
 #  going to do now?"
 
 def game_over():
-    print "Continue (y/N)? ",
-    answer = string.lower(utils.our_raw_input());
+    answer = string.lower(utils.our_raw_input("Continue (y/N)? "));
     if answer != "y":
         print "Aborted."
         sys.exit(1);
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ def main ():
             Subst["__BCC__"] = "Bcc: " + string.join(bcc, ", ");
         else:
             Subst["__BCC__"] = "X-Filler: 42";
-        Subst["__CC__"] = "X-Melanie: $Revision: 1.22 $";
+        Subst["__CC__"] = "X-Melanie: $Revision: 1.23 $";
         if carbon_copy:
             Subst["__CC__"] = Subst["__CC__"] + "\nCc: " + string.join(carbon_copy, ", ");
         Subst["__SUITE_LIST__"] = suites_list;
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 97df03c06d818f32a878a187dfd8e8f1c3a2cb7e..cc9672352b6eed91c07eb9851770d4c4b8e4088e 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Utility functions
 # Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  James Troup <james@nocrew.org>
-# $Id: utils.py,v 1.38 2002-02-12 23:15:23 troup Exp $
+# $Id: utils.py,v 1.39 2002-02-22 02:19:26 troup Exp $
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -63,15 +63,16 @@ def touch_file(filename):
 
 ######################################################################################
 
-# From reportbug
-def our_raw_input():
-    sys.stdout.flush()
+def our_raw_input(prompt=""):
+    if prompt:
+        sys.stdout.write(prompt);
+    sys.stdout.flush();
     try:
-        ret = raw_input()
+        ret = raw_input();
         return ret
     except EOFError:
-        sys.stderr.write('\nUser interrupt (^D).\n')
-        raise SystemExit
+        sys.stderr.write('\nUser interrupt (^D).\n');
+        raise SystemExit;
 
 ######################################################################################