diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 19443f5..2403ef0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 ChangeLog for davfs2
 --------------------
 
-2013-08-12 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
+2013-08-13 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
+    * defaults.h, mount_davfs.c:
+      Fix evaluation of default modes.
+
+2013-08-13 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
+    * webdav.c, configure.ac:
+      Remove support for Neon versions < 0.27.
+
+2013-08-13 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
     * cache.c, webdav.c, webdav.h:
       Remove support for property 'Execute'.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a8d3a01..99c075f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ gl_INIT
 # Checks for libraries.
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.18)
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-NE_REQUIRE_VERSIONS([0], [25 26 27 28 29])
+NE_REQUIRE_VERSIONS([0], [27 28 29 30])
 DAV_CHECK_NEON
 
 # Checks for header files.
diff --git a/src/defaults.h b/src/defaults.h
index 45a813a..41f7459 100644
--- a/src/defaults.h
+++ b/src/defaults.h
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@
 
 /* Mode of directories.
    May be overridden by command line or fstab. */
-#define DAV_DIR_MODE (S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH)
+#define DAV_DIR_MODE (S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH)
 
 /* Mode of regular files.
    May be overridden by command line or fstab. */
-#define DAV_FILE_MODE (S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH)
+#define DAV_FILE_MODE (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH)
 
 
 /* WebDAV */
diff --git a/src/mount_davfs.c b/src/mount_davfs.c
index cb907a1..62638d3 100644
--- a/src/mount_davfs.c
+++ b/src/mount_davfs.c
@@ -936,6 +936,9 @@ parse_config(dav_args *args)
               args->dav_group);
     args->dav_gid = grp->gr_gid;
 
+    args->dir_mode |= S_IFDIR;
+    args->file_mode |= S_IFREG;
+
     if (args->trust_ca_cert)
         args->ca_cert = read_cert(&args->trust_ca_cert, args);
 
diff --git a/src/webdav.c b/src/webdav.c
index 752db13..b9e1a14 100644
--- a/src/webdav.c
+++ b/src/webdav.c
@@ -230,10 +230,8 @@ static FILE *log_stream;
 /* A user defined header that is added to all requests. */
 char *custom_header;
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
 /* Session cookie. */
 static char *cookie;
-#endif
 
 
 /* Private function prototypes and inline functions */
@@ -279,20 +277,6 @@ auth(void *userdata, const char *realm, int attempt, char *user, char *pwd);
 static int
 file_reader(void *userdata, const char *block, size_t length);
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-
-static void
-lock_result(void *userdata, const struct ne_lock *lock, const char *uri,
-            const ne_status *status);
-
-static void
-prop_result(void *userdata, const char *href, const ne_prop_result_set *set);
-
-static void
-quota_result(void *userdata, const char *href, const ne_prop_result_set *set);
-
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
 static void
 lock_result(void *userdata, const struct ne_lock *lock, const ne_uri *uri,
             const ne_status *status);
@@ -303,18 +287,14 @@ prop_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set);
 static void
 quota_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set);
 
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
 static int
 quota_reader(void *userdata, const char *block, size_t length);
 
 static int
 ssl_verify(void *userdata, int failures, const ne_ssl_certificate *cert);
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
 static int
 update_cookie(ne_request *req, void *userdata, const ne_status *status);
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
 
 
 /* Public functions */
@@ -374,9 +354,7 @@ dav_init_webdav(dav_args *args)
 
     ne_set_read_timeout(session, args->read_timeout);
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 26
     ne_set_connect_timeout(session, args->connect_timeout);
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 26 */
 
     char *useragent = xasprintf("%s/%s", PACKAGE_TARNAME, PACKAGE_VERSION);
     ne_set_useragent(session, useragent);
@@ -386,11 +364,7 @@ dav_init_webdav(dav_args *args)
         username = xstrdup(args->username);
     if (args->password)
         password = xstrdup(args->password);
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-    ne_set_server_auth(session, auth, "server");
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
     ne_add_server_auth(session, NE_AUTH_ALL, auth, "server");
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
 
     if (args->useproxy && args->p_host) {
         ne_session_proxy(session, args->p_host, args->p_port);
@@ -398,11 +372,7 @@ dav_init_webdav(dav_args *args)
             p_username = xstrdup(args->p_user);
         if (args->p_passwd)
             p_password = xstrdup(args->p_passwd);
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-        ne_set_proxy_auth(session, auth, "proxy");
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
         ne_add_proxy_auth(session, NE_AUTH_ALL, auth, "proxy");
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
     }
 
     if (strcmp(args->scheme, "https") == 0) {
@@ -444,10 +414,8 @@ dav_init_webdav(dav_args *args)
         ne_hook_pre_send(session, add_header, custom_header);
     }
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
     if (args->allow_cookie)
         ne_hook_post_send(session, update_cookie, NULL);
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
 
     use_expect100 = args->expect100;
     has_if_match_bug = args->if_match_bug;
@@ -793,11 +761,7 @@ dav_lock(const char *path, time_t *expire, int *exists)
         return 0;
     }
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
     if (precheck && has_if_match_bug && !*exists) {
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR == 25 */
-    if (precheck && !*exists) {
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR == 25 */
         if (dav_head(path, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0) {
             return EEXIST;
         }
@@ -819,19 +783,15 @@ dav_lock(const char *path, time_t *expire, int *exists)
     lock->owner = xstrdup(owner);
     lock->timeout = lock_timeout;
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
     if (!has_if_match_bug && !*exists)
         ne_hook_pre_send(session, add_header, none_match_header);
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
     ret = ne_lock(session, lock);
     ret = get_error(ret, "LOCK");
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
     if (!has_if_match_bug && !*exists) {
         ne_unhook_pre_send(session, add_header, none_match_header);
         if (ret && strtol(ne_get_error(session), NULL, 10) == 412)
             ret = EEXIST;
     }
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
 
     if (!ret) {
         ne_lockstore_add(locks, lock);
@@ -982,18 +942,10 @@ dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
     }
 
     if (use_expect100)
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR == 25
-        ne_set_request_expect100(req, 1);
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
         ne_set_request_flag(req, NE_REQFLAG_EXPECT100, 1);
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
 
     ne_lock_using_resource(req, spath, 0);
-#if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64 && NE_VERSION_MINOR < 27
-    ne_set_request_body_fd64(req, fd, 0, st.st_size);
-#else /* _FILE_OFFSET_BITS != 64 || NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 27 */
     ne_set_request_body_fd(req, fd, 0, st.st_size);
-#endif /* _FILE_OFFSET_BITS != 64 || NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 27 */
 
     ret = ne_request_dispatch(req);
     ret = get_error(ret, "PUT");
@@ -1013,18 +965,10 @@ dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
         }
 
         if (use_expect100)
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR == 25
-            ne_set_request_expect100(req, 1);
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
             ne_set_request_flag(req, NE_REQFLAG_EXPECT100, 1);
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
 
         ne_lock_using_resource(req, spath, 0);
-#if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64  && NE_VERSION_MINOR < 27
-        ne_set_request_body_fd64(req, fd, 0, st.st_size);
-#else /* _FILE_OFFSET_BITS != 64 || NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 27 */
         ne_set_request_body_fd(req, fd, 0, st.st_size);
-#endif /* _FILE_OFFSET_BITS != 64 || NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 27 */
 
         ret = ne_request_dispatch(req);
         ret = get_error(ret, "PUT");
@@ -1572,23 +1516,10 @@ file_reader(void *userdata, const char *block, size_t length)
    lock     : a lock found by ne_lock_discover() on the server.
    uri      : not used.
    status   : not used. */
- 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-
-static void
-lock_result(void *userdata, const struct ne_lock *lock, const char *uri,
-            const ne_status *status)
-{
-
-#else     /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
 static void
 lock_result(void *userdata, const struct ne_lock *lock, const ne_uri *uri,
             const ne_status *status)
 {
-
-#endif    /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
     if (!locks || !owner || !userdata || !lock || !lock->owner)
         return;
 
@@ -1618,34 +1549,8 @@ lock_result(void *userdata, const struct ne_lock *lock, const ne_uri *uri,
    that is not a directory or that is less specific.
    userdata : A pointer to a propfind_context structure containing the path of
               the collection and the linked list of properties.
-if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-   href     : Value of the href propertiy returned by the server. It may be
-              the complete URL of the collection or the path only.
-else
    uri      : ne_uri of the resource as returned from the server.
-endif
    set      : Points to the set of properties returned from the server.*/
-
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-
-static void
-prop_result(void *userdata, const char *href, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
-{
-    propfind_context *ctx = (propfind_context *) userdata;
-    if (!ctx || !href || !set)
-        return;
-
-    ne_uri uri;
-    if (ne_uri_parse(href, &uri) != 0 || !uri.path) {
-        ne_uri_free(&uri);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    char *tmp_path = (char *) xmalloc(strlen(uri.path) + 1);
-    const char *from = uri.path;
-
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
 static void
 prop_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
 {
@@ -1655,9 +1560,6 @@ prop_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
 
     char *tmp_path = (char *) xmalloc(strlen(uri->path) + 1);
     const char *from = uri->path;
-
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
     char *to = tmp_path;
     while (*from) {
         while (*from == '/' && *(from + 1) == '/')
@@ -1669,11 +1571,6 @@ prop_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
     result->path = ne_path_unescape(tmp_path);
     free (tmp_path);
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-    ne_uri_free(&uri);
-#endif
-
-
     if (!result->path || strlen(result->path) < 1) {
         dav_delete_props(result);
         return;
@@ -1794,17 +1691,6 @@ quota_reader(void *userdata, const char *block, size_t length)
 
 /* Reads available and used bytes from set and stores them in
    userdata. */
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR < 26
-
-static void
-quota_result(void *userdata, const char *href, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
-{
-    quota_context *ctx = (quota_context *) userdata;
-    if (!ctx || !href || !set)
-        return;
-
-#else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
 static void
 quota_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
 {
@@ -1812,8 +1698,6 @@ quota_result(void *userdata, const ne_uri *uri, const ne_prop_result_set *set)
     if (!ctx  || !uri || !uri->path || !set)
         return;
 
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR >= 26 */
-
     const char *data = ne_propset_value(set, &quota_names[AVAILABLE]);
     if (data) {
         ctx->total = strtoull(data, NULL, 10);
@@ -1939,7 +1823,6 @@ ssl_verify(void *userdata, int failures, const ne_ssl_certificate *cert)
 }
 
 
-#if NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25
 static int
 update_cookie(ne_request *req, void *userdata, const ne_status *status)
 {
@@ -1977,4 +1860,4 @@ update_cookie(ne_request *req, void *userdata, const ne_status *status)
     ne_hook_pre_send(session, add_header, cookie);
     return NE_OK;
 }
-#endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR > 25 */
+