Index: node.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node.module,v
retrieving revision 1.351
diff -u -r1.351 node.module
--- node.module 3 May 2004 17:38:40 -0000       1.351
+++ node.module 21 May 2004 15:49:50 -0000
@@ -1113,11 +1113,15 @@
   else {
     // Validate for normal users:
     $node->uid = $user->uid ? $user->uid : 0;
+
+    if (!is_numeric($node->nid)) {
+      $node->status = variable_get("node_status_$node->type", 1);
+      $node->promote = variable_get("node_promote_$node->type", 1);
+      $node->static = variable_get("node_static_$node->type", 0);
+    }
+
     // Force defaults in case people modify the form:
-    $node->status = variable_get("node_status_$node->type", 1);
-    $node->promote = variable_get("node_promote_$node->type", 1);
     $node->moderate = variable_get("node_moderate_$node->type", 0);
-    $node->static = variable_get("node_static_$node->type", 0);
     $node->revision = variable_get("node_revision_$node->type", 0);
     unset($node->created);
   }