diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
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+/**
+ *  $Id: config.c 51 2008-01-10 00:19:39Z mbroeker $
+ * $URL: http://localhost/svn/c/mcbot/trunk/src/config.c $
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+const
+char *CONFIG_OPTIONS[] = {
+    "NICK", "PASSWORD", "SERVER", "PORT",
+    "CHANNEL", "TOPIC",
+    NULL
+};
+
+int config (UC * uc, char *fname)
+{
+    FILE *f;
+    char buffer[513];
+    static char **line;
+    char *token;
+    char *value;
+    int i = 0;
+
+    if ((f = fopen (fname, "r")) == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    while (CONFIG_OPTIONS[i] != NULL)
+        i++;
+
+    line = calloc (i, sizeof (char *));
+
+    /*
+     * We can easily provide default values ...
+     */
+    uc->nick = uc->pass = uc->server = uc->channel = uc->topic = 0;
+    uc->port = 6667;
+
+    fgets (buffer, 512, f);
+
+    token = buffer;
+
+    while (!feof (f)) {
+        /*
+         * eat trailing tabs
+         */
+        while (*token == '\t')
+            token++;
+
+        /*
+         * eat trailing whitespaces
+         */
+        while (*token == ' ')
+            token++;
+
+        token = strtok (token, ":");
+
+        if (token != NULL) {
+            value = strtok (NULL, "\n");
+            i = 0;
+            while (CONFIG_OPTIONS[i] != NULL) {
+                if (!strcmp (token, CONFIG_OPTIONS[i])) {
+                    line[i] = malloc (strlen (value) + 1);
+                    strncpy (line[i], value, strlen (value));
+                }
+                i++;
+            }
+        }
+        *buffer = 0;
+        fgets (buffer, 512, f);
+    }
+
+    if (fclose (f) != 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    i = 0;
+    while (CONFIG_OPTIONS[i] != NULL) {
+        if (line[i] != NULL)
+            switch (i) {
+            case 0:            /* NICK */
+                uc->nick = line[i];
+                break;
+            case 1:            /* PASSWORD */
+                uc->pass = line[i];
+                break;
+            case 2:            /* SERVER */
+                uc->server = line[i];
+                break;
+            case 3:            /* PORT */
+                uc->port = atoi (line[i]);
+                break;
+            case 4:            /* CHANNEL */
+                uc->channel = line[i];
+                break;
+            case 5:            /* TOPIC */
+                uc->topic = line[i];
+                break;
+            }
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    if (!(uc->nick && uc->pass && uc->server && uc->channel))
+        return -2;
+
+    return 0;
+}