--- check_perms.orig    2004-06-10 09:26:22.717024396 -0600
+++ check_perms 2004-06-09 16:27:49.000000000 -0600
@@ -313,23 +313,24 @@
         print _('checking permissions on list data')
     # BAW: This needs to be converted to the Site module abstraction
     for dir in os.listdir(mm_cfg.LIST_DATA_DIR):
-        for file in checkfiles:
-            path = os.path.join(mm_cfg.LIST_DATA_DIR, dir, file)
-            if STATE.VERBOSE:
-                print _('    checking permissions on: %(path)s')
-            try:
-                mode = statmode(path)
-            except OSError, e:
-                if e.errno <> errno.ENOENT: raise
-                continue
-            if (mode & targetmode) <> targetmode:
-                STATE.ERRORS += 1
-                print _('file permissions must be at least 660: %(path)s'),
-                if STATE.FIX:
-                    print _('(fixing)')
-                    os.chmod(path, mode | targetmode)
-                else:
-                    print
+       if dir != '.keep':
+            for file in checkfiles:
+                path = os.path.join(mm_cfg.LIST_DATA_DIR, dir, file)
+                if STATE.VERBOSE:
+                    print _('    checking permissions on: %(path)s')
+                try:
+                    mode = statmode(path)
+                except OSError, e:
+                    if e.errno <> errno.ENOENT: raise
+                    continue
+                if (mode & targetmode) <> targetmode:
+                    STATE.ERRORS += 1
+                    print _('file permissions must be at least 660: %(path)s'),
+                    if STATE.FIX:
+                        print _('(fixing)')
+                        os.chmod(path, mode | targetmode)
+                    else:
+                        print