diff -r 31d5c6236f71 -r f597eb3b5aaf src/init/dot-mercurial-server
--- a/src/init/dot-mercurial-server	Sun Dec 19 09:49:18 2010 +0000
+++ b/src/init/dot-mercurial-server	Tue Sep 06 11:16:58 2011 +0100
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 keys = /etc/mercurial-server/keys:~/repos/hgadmin/keys
 access = /etc/mercurial-server/access.conf:~/repos/hgadmin/access.conf
 
+[exceptions]
+# Allow the creation of mq repositories by default
+allowdots = .hg/patches
+
 [env]
 # Use a different hgrc for remote pulls - this way you can set
 # up access.py for everything at once without affecting local operations
 
 HGRCPATH = /etc/mercurial-server/remote-hgrc.d
-