diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 63df641..60e2973 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.49 2003/04/20 21:09:00 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.50 2003/04/22 21:30:06 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 require 'date'
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ def usage
 end
 
 def parse_config(default = {})
-	file = File.new("#{default[\"-c\"]}")
-	lines = file.readlines
+	if FileTest.readable?("#{default[\"-c\"]}")
+		file = File.new("#{default[\"-c\"]}")
+		lines = file.readlines
+	else
+		lines = []
+	end
 
 	i = 0
 	group = ""
@@ -207,6 +211,10 @@ def parse_config(default = {})
 end
 
 def check_config
+	if @config.length == 0
+		print "No configuration, nothing to do\n"
+		exit
+	end
 	@config.each_key {|i|
 		unless @config[i].has_key?("-I")
 			print "No inclusions given for group #{i}. Won't match anything.\n"