Index: modules/node.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/Attic/node.module,v
retrieving revision 1.641.2.10
diff -u -p -r1.641.2.10 node.module
--- modules/node.module	16 Jul 2006 17:07:36 -0000	1.641.2.10
+++ modules/node.module	30 Oct 2006 15:22:11 -0000
@@ -2346,6 +2346,12 @@ function node_access($op, $node = NULL, 
     $result = db_query($sql, $node->nid);
     return (db_result($result));
   }
+
+  // Let authors view their own nodes.
+  if ($uid == $node->uid && $uid != 0) {
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
   return FALSE;
 }