diff --git a/process/compress.py b/process/compress.py
index 1a9c4cebf..95b725fb0 100755
--- a/process/compress.py
+++ b/process/compress.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from sys import argv, exit
 from string import join
-from os import access, R_OK
-from os import system, symlink
+import os
+import os.path
 
 gamename='Eressea'
 
@@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ for line in infile.readlines():
     if options["compression"]=="zip":
         output = prefix+"zip"
         files = [output]
-        if (access(output, R_OK)):
-            pass
-        else:
+        if not os.path.isfile(output):
             parameters = []
             for extension in reports:
                 filename = "%s%s" % (prefix, extension)
-                if (access(filename, R_OK)):
+                if os.path.isfile(filename):
                     parameters = parameters + [ filename ]
-            system("zip %s -q -m -j %s" % (output, join(parameters," ")))
+            os.system("zip %s -q -m -j %s" % (output, join(parameters," ")))
     else:
         files = []
         for extension in reports:
@@ -59,15 +57,13 @@ for line in infile.readlines():
                 filename = "%s%s" % (prefix, extension)
                 output = "%s%s.bz2" % (prefix, extension)
                 files = files+[output]
-                if access(filename, R_OK):
-                    if access(output, R_OK):
+                if os.path.isfile(filename):
+                    if os.path.isfile(output):
                         continue
-                    system("bzip2 %s" % filename)
-    if not access('../wochenbericht.txt', R_OK):
-        os.symlink('../parteien', '../wochenbericht.txt')
+                    os.system("bzip2 %s" % filename)
     extras = [ '../wochenbericht.txt', '../express.txt' ]
     for extra in extras:
-        if access(extra, R_OK):
+        if os.path.isfile(extra):
             files = files + [extra]
     options["files"] = join(files, " ")
     batch = file("%s.sh" % options["faction"], "w")
diff --git a/process/cron/crontab b/process/cron/crontab
index 8bbabab53..58fbce346 100644
--- a/process/cron/crontab
+++ b/process/cron/crontab
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 PATH=/home/eressea/bin:/opt/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
 ERESSEA=/home/eressea/eressea
-ATLANTIS=/home/eressea/atlantis
 ENABLED=yes
 PREVIEW=yes
 CONFIRM=yes
diff --git a/process/cron/run-eressea.cron b/process/cron/run-eressea.cron
index 471031237..8b506a633 100755
--- a/process/cron/run-eressea.cron
+++ b/process/cron/run-eressea.cron
@@ -40,6 +40,5 @@ fi
 echo "sending reports for game $GAME, turn $TURN"
 $BIN/compress.sh $GAME $TURN
 $BIN/sendreports.sh $GAME
-[ $GAME -lt 4 ] && $BIN/send-summary $GAME
 $BIN/backup-eressea $GAME $TURN
 rm -f test/execute.lock
diff --git a/s/install b/s/install
index da949f82a..31b94052d 100755
--- a/s/install
+++ b/s/install
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ install -v $ROOT/process/$prg $DEST/bin/
 done
 
 # install crontab, but only on the eressea server:
-WHOAMI=`whoami`@`hostname`
-[ "eressea@gruenbaer" = "$WHOAMI" ] && crontab $ROOT/process/cron/crontab
+# in fact, never do this, because it overwrites hand-edits
+#WHOAMI=`whoami`@`hostname`
+#[ "eressea@gruenbaer" = "$WHOAMI" ] && crontab $ROOT/process/cron/crontab