diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPrompts.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPrompts.cpp
index a4eae304981..e80746956b9 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPrompts.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgPrompts.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ nsMsgDisplayMessageByString(char *msg)
   nsAutoString alertText(msg);
   if (dialog) 
   {
+#ifdef BUG_7770_IS_FIXED
     rv = dialog->Alert(alertText);
+#else
+    printf("%s",msg);
+#endif    
   }
 
   return NS_OK;