--- dspam_logrotate	2006-01-10 09:01:43.000000000 -0600
+++ dspam_logrotate	2006-12-08 11:10:52.000000000 -0600
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     my($printStats);
     ($filename, $cutoffTimestamp, $printStats) = @_;
 
+    #preserve timestamps and ownership of the files
+    my ( $mode, $uid, $gid ) = ( stat($filename) )[ 2, 4, 5 ];
+    $mode = $mode & 07777;
+
     # Generate names for the temporary files.
     my($tempInputFile) = $filename . ".in";
     my($tempOutputFile) = $filename . ".out";
@@ -79,6 +83,12 @@
 
     # Rename our temporary output file to the original log file name.
     close OUTFILE;
+
+    #apply previous permissions and ownerships to temp file before renaming
+
+    chmod $mode, $tempOutputFile;
+    chown $uid, $gid, $tempOutputFile;
+
     rename $tempOutputFile, $filename;
 
     # Remove our temporary input file.