diff -r -u -I : procmail-3.22/src/recommend.c procmail/src/recommend.c
--- procmail-3.22/src/recommend.c	1999-10-19 21:47:45.000000000 -0700
+++ procmail/src/recommend.c	2008-07-06 23:12:48.000000000 -0700
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@
      printf("chmod %lo %s\n",(unsigned long)(sgid|PERMIS),argv[2]);
   else if(chmdir==1)
      goto nogchmod;
+#ifndef __APPLE__
   if(chmdir)
      printf("chmod %c+w %s/.\n",chmdir==1?'g':'a',mailspooldir);
+#endif
 nogchmod:
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }