diff -u /usr/portage/mail-filter/postgrey/files/postgrey.conf files/postgrey.conf
--- /usr/portage/mail-filter/postgrey/files/postgrey.conf	2005-04-29 02:28:44.000000000 +0200
+++ files/postgrey.conf	2005-07-30 12:11:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -4,15 +4,27 @@
 
 # Config file for /etc/init.d/postgrey
 
+# TYPE
+#  Do you want inet or unix socket version ?
+POSTGREY_TYPE="unix"
+
+# SOCKET
+#  Which socket do you want to bind ?
+#  (ignored if inet type)
+#
+POSTGREY_SOCKET="/var/spool/postfix/private/postgrey"
 
 # HOST
 #  What IP to listen to?
 #  Leave to localhost unless you know what you do.
+#  (ignored if socket type)
+#
 POSTGREY_HOST="127.0.0.1"
 
 
 # PORT
 #  What PORT to listen to?
+#  (ignored if socket type)
 #
 POSTGREY_PORT="10030"
 
diff -u /usr/portage/mail-filter/postgrey/files/postgrey.rc files/postgrey.rc
--- /usr/portage/mail-filter/postgrey/files/postgrey.rc	2005-06-19 01:35:39.000000000 +0200
+++ files/postgrey.rc	2005-07-30 12:11:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -9,23 +9,56 @@
 	provide postfix_greylist
 }
 
+conf_error() {
+	eerror "You need to setup variables in /etc/conf.d/postgrey first"
+	return 1
+}
+
 checkconfig() {
-if [ -z "${POSTGREY_PORT}" ] || [ -z "${POSTGREY_HOST}" ] || [ -z "${POSTGREY_PID}" ]
+if [ -z "${POSTGREY_TYPE}" ]
 	then
+		einfo "You need to choose the server type you want"
+		einfo "by setting the TYPE variable."
+	else
+	if [ "x${POSTGREY_TYPE}" = "xinet" ]
+		then
+			if [ -z "${POSTGREY_PORT}" ] || [ -z "${POSTGREY_HOST}" ]
+				then
+					einfo "The following entries are missing in /etc/conf.d/postgrey:"
+					[ -z "${POSTGREY_HOST}" ] && einfo "  - POSTGREY_HOST"
+					[ -z "${POSTGREY_PORT}" ] && einfo "  - POSTGREY_PORT"
+					conf_error
+			fi
+			POSTGREY_CONF="${POSTGREY_TYPE}=${POSTGREY_HOST}:${POSTGREY_PORT}"
+		else
+			if [ -z "${POSTGREY_SOCKET}" ]
+			then
+				einfo "The following entries are missing in /etc/conf.d/postgrey: POSTGREY_SOCKET"
+				conf_error
+			fi
+			POSTGREY_CONF="${POSTGREY_TYPE}=${POSTGREY_SOCKET}"
+	fi
+fi
+
+	if [ -z "${POSTGREY_PID}" ]
+		then
 		einfo "The following entries are missing in /etc/conf.d/postgrey:"
-		[ -z "${POSTGREY_HOST}" ] && einfo "  - POSTGREY_HOST"
-		[ -z "${POSTGREY_PORT}" ] && einfo "  - POSTGREY_PORT"
 		[ -z "${POSTGREY_PID}" ] && einfo "  - POSTGREY_PID"
-		eerror "You need to setup variables in /etc/conf.d/postgrey first"
-		return 1
+		conf_error
 	fi
 }
+
 start() {
 	checkconfig || return 1
 	ebegin "Starting Postgrey"
+	
+	# HACK -- start a subshell and corrects perms on the socket...
+	( if [ "x${POSTGREY_TYPE}" = "xunix" ]; then
+	sleep 2 && chmod a+rw,a-x ${POSTGREY_SOCKET}; fi ) &
+
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background \
 		--exec /usr/sbin/postgrey -- \
-		--inet=${POSTGREY_HOST}:${POSTGREY_PORT} \
+		--${POSTGREY_CONF} \
 		--daemonize \
 		--pidfile=${POSTGREY_PID} \
 		${POSTGREY_OPTS}