@dkocher commented

Make sure to check "adjust file permissions on upload" in the Transfer Preferences.

3023cb8 commented

I have two proposals:

(1) Kill the checkboxes for “Use default permissions”. Invert the sense of the “Adjust file permissions on (up|down)load” checkboxes (so that they mean “Adjust the permissions to these permissions”). Those few people who really do need different permissions on the local file can deal with it manually with the Info panel.

(2) Change the “Use default permissions” checkboxes to radio button groups. Rename the “Adjust file permissions” checkboxes. Then the UI looks like this:

	[✓] Change permissions of uploaded files
		(·) to the permissions of the local file
		( ) to these permissions:
			[ nine checkboxes]
	[✓] Change permissions of downloaded files
		(·) to the permissions of the remote file
		( ) to these permissions:
			[ nine checkboxes]

This keeps basically the same design as the current UI, but clarifies it.