diff --git a/admin/bot.php b/admin/bot.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 69f21cf..0000000
--- a/admin/bot.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-include('config.inc');
-include('../scripts/config.inc');
-include('as_manager.inc');
-include('as_log.inc');
-
-function redirect() {
-?>
-<html>
- <head>
-  <title>LegacyWorlds Beta 5 > Administration > IRC bot</title>
- </head>
- <body>
-  <h1><a href="index.html">LWB5 > Administration</a> > IRC bot</h1>
-  <h2>Operation in progress...</h2>
-  <p>
-   A system operation is in progress. Please wait, the page will update in a few seconds.
-  </p>
-<script language="JavaScript">
-window.setTimeout('window.location="bot.php"', 1000);
-</script>
- </body>
-</html>
-<?php
-	exit(0);
-}
-
-function sendCommand($cmd) {
-	global $aConfig;
-
-	$fName = $aConfig['ctrlFifo'];
-	if (!file_exists($fName)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-	$fifo = fopen($fName, "w");
-	fwrite($fifo, "$cmd\n");
-	fclose($fifo);
-	redirect();
-}
-
-
-if ($_GET['c'] == 'kb') {
-	__logAdmin("is stopping the IRC bot");
-	sendCommand("BOTOFF");
-} elseif ($_GET['c'] == 'sb') {
-	__logAdmin("is starting the IRC bot");
-	sendCommand("BOTON");
-}
-
-$running = file_exists($config['cs_path'] . "/ircbot.pid");
-
-?>
-<html>
- <head>
-  <title>LegacyWorlds Beta 5 > Administration > IRC bot</title>
- </head>
- <body>
-  <h1><a href="index.html">LWB5 > Administration</a> > IRC bot</h1>
-<?php
-
-if ($running) {
-?>
- <p>
-  IRC bot is (probably) running. <a href="?c=kb">Kill bot</a>
- </p>
-<?php
-} else {
-?>
- <p>
-  IRC bot is not running. <a href="?c=sb">Start bot</a>
- </p>
-<?php
-}
-?>
- </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/admin/index.html b/admin/index.html
index c5b7c43..59ed48d 100644
--- a/admin/index.html
+++ b/admin/index.html
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
   <h2>Server management</h2>
   <ul>
    <li><a href="ticks.php">Ticks</a>: enable / disable the tick manager, run ticks manually</li>
-   <li><a href="proxy.php">Proxy detector</a>: control the detector's status and manually check for open proxies</li>
    <li><a href="maintenance.php">Maintenance</a>: activate / de-activate maintenance mode</li>
    <li><a href="maps.php">Maps management</a>: manage maps used for <i>Kings of the Hill</i> games</li>
-   <li><a href="bot.php">IRC bot</a>: control the IRC bot</li>
   </ul>
  </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/admin/proxy.php b/admin/proxy.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e2ad00b..0000000
--- a/admin/proxy.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-include('config.inc');
-include('../scripts/config.inc');
-include('as_manager.inc');
-include('as_log.inc');
-
-function redirect() {
-?>
-<html>
- <head>
-  <title>LegacyWorlds Beta 5 > Administration > Proxy detector</title>
- </head>
- <body>
-  <h1><a href="index.html">LWB5 > Administration</a> > Proxy detector</h1>
-  <h2>Operation in progress...</h2>
-  <p>
-   A system operation is in progress. Please wait, the page will update in 5 seconds.
-  </p>
-<script language="JavaScript">
-window.setTimeout('window.location="proxy.php"', 5000);
-</script>
- </body>
-</html>
-<?php
-	exit(0);
-}
-
-
-function startDetector() {
-	__logAdmin("is starting the proxy detector");
-	__sendControl("PCON");
-	redirect();
-}
-
-function stopDetector() {
-	__logAdmin("is stopping the proxy detector");
-	__sendControl("PCOFF");
-	redirect();
-}
-
-
-$oldDir = getcwd();
-chdir("../scripts");
-$__loader = array(
-	'log', 'classloader',
-	'version', 'game', 'tick',
-	'config', 'pcheck'
-);
-require_once("loader.inc");
-chdir($oldDir);
-
-
-$isRunning = pcheck::isRunning();
-
-if ($_GET['c'] == 'sd') {
-	startDetector();
-} elseif ($_GET['c'] == 'kd') {
-	stopDetector();
-} elseif ($_GET['ip'] != '') {
-	$ip = $_GET['ip'];
-	$status = "";
-	if (preg_match('/^\d{1,3}(\.\d{1,3}){3}$/', $ip)) {
-		if ($ip == "127.0.0.1") {
-			$status = "Host not allowed";
-		} else {
-			$addr = explode('.', $ip);
-			foreach ($addr as $piece) {
-				if ($piece > 254) {
-					$status = "Invalid IP address";
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if ($status == "") {
-				try {
-					$result = pcheck::check(array($ip));
-					$status = "$ip - ";
-					switch ($result[$ip]) {
-						case -1: $status .= "detection failed"; break;
-						case 0: $status .= "no proxy detected"; break;
-						case 1: $status .= "OPEN PROXY DETECTED!"; break;
-					}
-				} catch (Exception $e) {
-					$status = $e->getMessage();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		$status = "Invalid IP address";
-	}
-} else {
-	$status = $ip = "";
-}
-
-?>
-<html>
- <head>
-  <title>LegacyWorlds Beta 5 > Administration > Proxy detector</title>
- </head>
- <body>
-  <h1><a href="index.html">LWB5 > Administration</a> > Proxy detector</h1>
-<?php
-
-if ($isRunning) {
-?>
- <p>
-  Proxy detector is <b>running</b>; process ID #<?=$isRunning?>. <a href="?c=kd">Stop detector</a>
- </p>
- <form action="?" method="GET">
-  <p>
-   Manually check address <input type="text" size="16" maxlength="15" name="ip" value="<?=htmlentities($ip, ENT_QUOTES)?>" />
-   <input type="submit" value="Scan" />
-   <?=($status != '') ? ('<br/><b>' . $status . '</b>') : ''?>
-  </p>
- </form>
-<?php
-} else {
-?>
- <p>
-  Proxy detector is <b>not running</b>. <a href="?c=sd">Start detector</a>
- </p>
-<?php
-}
-?>
- </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/scripts/lib/config.inc b/scripts/lib/config.inc
index 785c7cd..f354007 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/config.inc
+++ b/scripts/lib/config.inc
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class config {
 	private static function writeCache($cObj) {
 		$config = &config::$main;
 
+        umask(0007);
+        if (!is_dir(config::$main['cachedir']) && !@mkdir(config::$main['cachedir'], 0770)) {
+			l::warn("CONFIG: failed to create cache directory");
+            return;
+        }
+
 		$text = serialize($cObj);
 		$mask = umask(0002);
 		$w = @file_put_contents("{$config['cachedir']}/config.ser", $text, LOCK_EX);
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resource.inc b/scripts/lib/resource.inc
index ac9cb39..e38afc2 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/resource.inc
+++ b/scripts/lib/resource.inc
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ function addRawResource($type, $text) {
 /** This function generates the cached output for a set of resources.
  */
 function generateResourceCache($type, $md5) {
-	if (!is_dir(config::$main['cachedir']) && !@mkdir(config::$main['cachedir'])) {
+    umask(0007);
+	if (!is_dir(config::$main['cachedir']) && !@mkdir(config::$main['cachedir'], 0770)) {
         l::warn("Could not create cache dir " . config::$main['cachedir']);
 		return false;
 	}
