> jjohnston at sd-jjohnston-03 /opt/local/var $ ls -lha > /opt/local/var/macports/sources/ > rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports/sysutils/coreutils/Portfile > -rw-r--r-- 1 root 505 3.7K Jul 19 19:19 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/ > rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports/sysutils/coreutils/Portfile
The permissions on the file itself are indeed fine, but check the permissions on the enclosing directories, particularly /opt since it sounds like that's the one thing you haven't changed. You need rx for all users all the way down. - Josh