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> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:54:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: yilangmok <yilangmok@hotmail.com>
> 
> For some reason, my emacs configuration just overwrites files when I save,
> even when it is marked -r--r--r-- (readonly).

Please provide the details: what command(s) overwrites read-only
files?

Also, please try the same command(s) in "emacs -q"; if that does work
as expected, the culprit is somewhere in your .emacs init file.