diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/CHANGELOG b/trunk/ripnews/CHANGELOG
index 3f45bf6..69a614e 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/CHANGELOG
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# $Dwarf: CHANGELOG,v 1.25 2003/06/16 10:56:11 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: CHANGELOG,v 1.26 2003/06/24 19:04:26 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
+from 0.2.2 to 0.2.3
+	- notify when cachedir doesn't exist
+	- expand ${HOME} in config to your homedir
+
 from 0.2.1 to 0.2.2
 	- improve output layout
 	- show running time
diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/TODO b/trunk/ripnews/TODO
index 1a66ba4..99c3ccd 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/TODO
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/TODO
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Dwarf: TODO,v 1.20 2003/06/24 19:04:26 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: TODO,v 1.21 2003/06/28 19:29:54 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 [ ] check for multiple servers (ip adresses) for each name and pick
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@
 [ ] update documentation
 [ ] start useing file locking (needed for safe threading)
 [ ] implement include statement in config file
-[ ] ${HOME} ofzo goed gaan vinden in config
diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index afeca2d..c5abbe7 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.72 2003/06/24 19:03:42 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.73 2003/06/24 19:35:56 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 require 'date'
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def parse_config(default = {})
 		x.sub!(/^\s*/, "")
 		x.sub!(/\#.*$/, "")
 		x.sub!(/\s*$/, "")
+		x.gsub!(/\$\{HOME\}/, "#{ENV['HOME']}")
 		x.chomp
 	}
 	while i < lines.length