--- fetchmail-6.2.5/options.c.orig-nopermcheck	2003-10-15 23:22:31 +0400

+++ fetchmail-6.2.5/options.c	2003-10-16 13:17:44 +0400

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@

 #define LA_FETCHSIZELIMIT	61

 #define LA_FASTUIDL	62

+			/* 'i' */

+#define LA_NOPERMCHECK	64

 /* options still left: CDgGhHjJoORwWxXYz */

 static const char *shortoptions = 

@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@

   {"syslog",	no_argument,	   (int *) 0, LA_SYSLOG      },

   {"nosyslog",	no_argument,	   (int *) 0, LA_NOSYSLOG    },

   {"fetchmailrc",required_argument,(int *) 0, LA_RCFILE      },

+  {"nopermcheck",no_argument,	   (int *) 0, LA_NOPERMCHECK },

   {"idfile",	required_argument, (int *) 0, LA_IDFILE      },

   {"postmaster",required_argument, (int *) 0, LA_POSTMASTER  },

   {"nobounce",  no_argument,       (int *) 0, LA_NOBOUNCE    },

@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@

 	case 'V':

 	case LA_VERSION:

 	    versioninfo = TRUE;

+	    permcheck = FALSE;

 	    break;

 	case 'c':

 	case LA_CHECK:

@@ -329,6 +333,9 @@

 	case LA_RCFILE:

 	    rcfile = prependdir (optarg, currentwd);

 	    break;

+	case LA_NOPERMCHECK:

+	    permcheck = FALSE;

+	    break;

 	case 'i':

 	case LA_IDFILE:

 	    rctl->idfile = prependdir (optarg, currentwd);

--- fetchmail-6.2.5/fetchmail.c.orig-nopermcheck	2003-10-15 23:22:31 +0400

+++ fetchmail-6.2.5/fetchmail.c	2003-10-16 13:12:15 +0400

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@

 flag quitmode;		    /* if --quit was set */

 flag check_only;	    /* if --probe was set */

 flag versioninfo;	    /* emit only version info */

+flag permcheck = TRUE;      /* perform permission checks on files */

 char *user;		    /* the name of the invoking user */

 char *home;		    /* invoking user's home directory */

 char *fmhome;		    /* fetchmail's home directory */

@@ -941,7 +942,7 @@

 	report(stderr, GT_("couldn't time-check the run-control file\n"));

     /* this builds the host list */

-    if ((st = prc_parse_file(rcfile, !versioninfo)) != 0)

+    if ((st = prc_parse_file(rcfile, permcheck)) != 0)

 	/*

 	 * FIXME: someday, send notification mail here if backgrounded.

 	 * Right now, that can happen if the user changes the rcfile

@@ -1209,7 +1210,7 @@

 #ifdef POP3_ENABLE

     /* initialize UID handling */

-    if (!versioninfo && (st = prc_filecheck(run.idfile, !versioninfo)) != 0)

+    if (!versioninfo && (st = prc_filecheck(run.idfile, TRUE)) != 0)

 	exit(st);

     else

 	initialize_saved_lists(querylist, run.idfile);

--- fetchmail-6.2.5/fetchmail.h.orig-nopermcheck	2003-10-15 23:22:31 +0400

+++ fetchmail-6.2.5/fetchmail.h	2003-10-16 13:12:15 +0400

@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@

 extern char *rcfile;		/* path name of rc file */

 extern int linelimit;		/* limit # lines retrieved per site */

 extern flag versioninfo;	/* emit only version info */

+extern flag permcheck;	        /* perform permission checks on files */

 extern char *user;		/* name of invoking user */

 extern char *home;		/* home directory of invoking user */

 extern char *fmhome;		/* fetchmail home directory */