--- mailman-2.1.2/Mailman/MTA/Postfix.py.chmod	2003-03-31 23:49:43.000000000 +0200
+++ mailman-2.1.2/Mailman/MTA/Postfix.py	2003-10-04 02:26:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 def _update_maps():
     msg = 'command failed: %s (status: %s, %s)'
     acmd = mm_cfg.POSTFIX_ALIAS_CMD + ' ' + ALIASFILE
+    dbfile = ALIASFILE + '.db'	
     status = (os.system(acmd) >> 8) & 0xff
     if status:
         errstr = os.strerror(status)
@@ -58,7 +59,12 @@
             errstr = os.strerror(status)
             syslog('error', msg, vcmd, status, errstr)
             raise RuntimeError, msg % (vcmd, status, errstr)
-
+    # set permissions to g+w on aliases.db on 1st run
+    # should get ignored from web interface
+    username = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
+    if username == "mail":
+	if os.path.exists(dbfile):
+	    os.chmod(dbfile, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP)
 
 
 def makelock():