diff -u gmail-notify.orig/GmailConfig.py gmail-notify/GmailConfig.py
--- gmail-notify.orig/GmailConfig.py	2006-09-25 23:23:50.000000000 -0700
+++ gmail-notify/GmailConfig.py	2006-09-27 20:51:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@
 				self.config.remove_option( "options", "gmailusername" )
 				self.config.remove_option( "options", "gmailpassword" )
 
-			self.config.write( open( self.loadedConfig, 'w' ) )
+			fp=open(self.loadedConfig, 'w')
+			self.config.write(fp)
+			os.chmod(self.loadedConfig, 0600)
+			fp.close()
 			gtk.main_quit()
 			self.hide()
 		else: