--- a/maildrop/main.C	2006-09-10 00:26:09.000000000 +0200
+++ b/maildrop/main.C	2006-09-10 00:37:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@
 			{
 				if ( !S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
 					tempfail("$HOME/.mailfilters should be a directory.");
-				if ( buf.st_mode & (S_IRWXO|S_IRWXG))
-					tempfail("Invalid permissions on $HOME/.mailfilters - remove world and group perms.");
+				if ( buf.st_mode & S_IWOTH)
+					tempfail("Invalid permissions on $HOME/.mailfilters - world-writable.");
 				if ( buf.st_uid != getuid())
 					tempfail("Invalid user ownership of $HOME/.mailfilters.");
 			}
@@ -882,8 +882,8 @@
 
 		if (!S_ISREG(stat_buf.st_mode))
 			tempfail("mailfilter file isn't a regular file.");
-		if (stat_buf.st_mode & (S_IRWXO | S_IRWXG))
-			tempfail("Cannot have world/group permissions on the filter file - for your own good.");
+		if (stat_buf.st_mode & S_IWOTH)
+			tempfail("Invalid permissions on the filter file - world-writable.");
 		if (stat_buf.st_uid != getuid())
 			tempfail("mailfilter file is owned by the wrong user.");