--- fetchmail-6.3.3/fetchmail.c.orig	2006-03-14 19:08:36 +0300

+++ fetchmail-6.3.3/fetchmail.c	2006-03-31 11:44:19 +0400

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@

 int  quitind;		    /* optind after position of last --quit option */

 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 */

@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@

     {

 	int st;

-	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);

@@ -991,7 +992,7 @@

 	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

--- fetchmail-6.3.3/fetchmail.h.orig	2006-03-15 19:17:27 +0300

+++ fetchmail-6.3.3/fetchmail.h	2006-03-31 11:46:57 +0400

@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@

 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 */

--- fetchmail-6.3.3/options.c.orig	2006-03-15 19:26:38 +0300

+++ fetchmail-6.3.3/options.c	2006-03-31 11:44:19 +0400

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@

     LA_INVISIBLE = 256,

     LA_SYSLOG,

     LA_NOSYSLOG,

+    LA_NOPERMCHECK,

     LA_POSTMASTER,

     LA_NOBOUNCE,

     LA_AUTH,

@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@

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

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

   {"fetchmailrc",required_argument,(int *) 0, 'f' },

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

   {"idfile",	required_argument, (int *) 0, 'i' },

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

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

@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@

 	switch (c) {

 	case 'V':

 	    versioninfo = TRUE;

+	    permcheck = FALSE;

 	    break;

 	case 'c':

 	    check_only = TRUE;

@@ -284,6 +287,9 @@

 	    xfree(rcfile);

 	    rcfile = prependdir (optarg, currentwd);

 	    break;

+	case LA_NOPERMCHECK:

+	    permcheck = FALSE;

+	    break;

 	case 'i':

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

 	    break;