> 
> > I had only-root-readable index files, and the generated exlcude file
> > was empty.
> > 
> > IMHO amcheck should check that the exclude files on the client are
> > readable.
> 
> It should, unless you specified them to be optional.

It would seem to me that even if they are optional, if present, 
they should be readable, and warning about them being present but
unreadable would be good...

Marc