diff -r 28870db3b9fd -r e118b4d60029 src/org/sonews/daemon/command/XDaemonCommand.java
--- a/src/org/sonews/daemon/command/XDaemonCommand.java	Sat Sep 10 20:20:19 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/org/sonews/daemon/command/XDaemonCommand.java	Sun Sep 11 14:19:19 2011 +0200
@@ -132,23 +132,24 @@
 				String flagName = commands[4];
 				if(commands[3].equalsIgnoreCase("SET")) {
 					if(flagName.equals("MAILINGLIST")) {
-
+						group.setFlag(Channel.MAILINGLIST);
 					} else if(flagName.equals("DELETED")) {
-
+						group.setFlag(Channel.DELETED);
 					} else if(flagName.equals("READONLY")) {
-
+						group.setFlag(Channel.READONLY);
 					}
 				} else if(commands[3].equalsIgnoreCase("UNSET")) {
 					if(flagName.equals("MAILINGLIST")) {
-
+						group.unsetFlag(Channel.MAILINGLIST);
 					} else if(flagName.equals("DELETED")) {
-
+						group.unsetFlag(Channel.DELETED);
 					} else if(flagName.equals("READONLY")) {
-
+						group.unsetFlag(Channel.READONLY);
 					}
 				} else {
 					conn.println("500 invalid command usage");
 				}
+				StorageManager.current().update(group);
 			} else if (commands.length == 4 && commands[1].equalsIgnoreCase("SET")) {
 				String key = commands[2];
 				String val = commands[3];