--- rss2email/rss2email.py
+++ rss2email/rss2email.py
@@ -254,11 +254,13 @@ BODY_WIDTH = 0
 
 # Read options from config file if present.
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(0,".")
-try:
-        from config import *
-except:
-        pass
+import os
+cfgpaths = [os.path.join(os.getcwd(),"config.py"),
+	    os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"],".rss2email/config.py"),]
+for cfgfile in cfgpaths:
+	if os.path.exists(cfgfile):
+		execfile(cfgfile)
+		break
 
 warn = sys.stderr