diff -up mail_edit_old/mail_edit.module mail_edit/mail_edit.module
--- mail_edit_old/mail_edit.module	2008-11-03 17:17:15.000000000 +0100
+++ mail_edit/mail_edit.module	2008-11-03 17:19:47.000000000 +0100
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function mail_edit_menu($may_cache) {
   $items = array();
   if ($may_cache) {
     $items[] = array(
-      'access' => user_access('administer site configuration'),
+      'access' => user_access('administer mail templates'),
       'callback' => 'mail_edit_overview',
       'description' => t('Edit mails being sent out by Drupal.'),
       'path' => 'admin/build/mail_edit',
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ function mail_edit_mail_alter(&$mailkey,
 }
 
 /**
+  * Implementation of hook_perm().
+ */
+function mail_edit_perm() { 
+  return array('administer mail templates');
+}
+
+/**
  * Menu callback; administrative mail editing overview.
  */
 function mail_edit_overview($mailkey = '') {