--- pnm.c	Sat Sep 30 15:41:16 2000
+++ /opt/sourcepackages/sane-backends-1.0.4/backend/pnm.c	Sun Apr  8 17:14:12 2001
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 	  if ((strlen (value) + 1) > sizeof (filename))
 	    return SANE_STATUS_NO_MEM;
 	  strcpy (filename, value);
-	  if (access (filename, R_OK) == 0)
+    filename[strlen(value)+1] = 0;
 	    myinfo |= SANE_INFO_RELOAD_PARAMS;
 	  break;
 	case 4: