diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 88b5ae4..43b651a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mailer_OBJS = account.o callbacks.o common.o compose.o mailer.o main.o
 mailer_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
 
 mailer: $(mailer_OBJS)
-	$(CC) -o mailer $(mailer_OBJS) $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) -o mailer $(mailer_OBJS) $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS) -L $(PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib -l System
 
 account.o: account.c account/account.h
 	$(CC) $(mailer_CFLAGS) -c account.c
diff --git a/src/account.c b/src/account.c
index 66c1339..156e10c 100644
--- a/src/account.c
+++ b/src/account.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #ifndef PLUGINDIR
 # define PLUGINDIR LIBDIR "Mailer"
 #endif
+#define ACCOUNT "account"
 
 
 /* Account */
@@ -42,14 +43,15 @@ Account * account_new(char const * type, char const * name)
 
 	if((account = malloc(sizeof(*account))) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
+	memset(account, 0, sizeof(*account));
 	if((account->name = strdup(name)) == NULL
-			|| (filename = malloc(strlen(PLUGINDIR) + strlen(type)
+			|| (filename = malloc(strlen(PLUGINDIR ACCOUNT)
 					+ strlen(name) + 6)) == NULL)
 	{
 		account_delete(account);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	sprintf(filename, "%s/%s/%s.so", PLUGINDIR, type, name);
+	sprintf(filename, "%s/%s/%s.so", PLUGINDIR, ACCOUNT, type);
 	if((account->handle = dlopen(filename, RTLD_LAZY)) == NULL
 			|| (account->plugin = dlsym(account->handle,
 					"account_plugin")) == NULL)
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ Account * account_new(char const * type, char const * name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	free(filename);
-	account->title = NULL;
+	account->title = strdup(name);
 	account->identity = NULL;
 	return account;
 }
diff --git a/src/account/account.h b/src/account/account.h
index 52a4c89..3f2ad53 100644
--- a/src/account/account.h
+++ b/src/account/account.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ typedef struct _Account
 
 
 /* functions */
-/* FIXME type should be automatically "account" and wrap plug-in engine */
 Account * account_new(char const * type, char const * name);
 void account_delete(Account * account);
 
diff --git a/src/callbacks.c b/src/callbacks.c
index 38babaa..45d97a3 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.c
+++ b/src/callbacks.c
@@ -700,8 +700,7 @@ static void _on_assistant_prepare(GtkWidget * widget, GtkWidget * page,
 			if(ad->account != NULL)
 				account_delete(ad->account);
 			ac = &ad->mailer->available[ad->available];
-			ad->account = account_new("account", ac->name);
-			account_set_title(ad->account, ad->title);
+			ad->account = account_new(ac->name, ad->title);
 		}
 		if(ad->account == NULL)
 			ad->settings = gtk_label_new("Could not load plug-in");
diff --git a/src/mailer.c b/src/mailer.c
index 39e119d..362e53a 100644
--- a/src/mailer.c
+++ b/src/mailer.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static struct _toolbar _mailer_toolbar[] =
 /* functions */
 static int _mailer_error(char const * message, int ret);
 static int _mailer_dlerror(char const * message, int ret);
+static char * _mailer_config_filename(void);
+static int _mailer_config_load_account(Mailer * mailer, char const * name);
 
 static int _mailer_error(char const * message, int ret)
 {
@@ -102,6 +104,33 @@ static int _mailer_dlerror(char const * message, int ret)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static char * _mailer_config_filename(void)
+{
+	char * homedir;
+	char * filename;
+
+	if((homedir = getenv("HOME")) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if((filename = malloc(strlen(homedir) + strlen(MAILER_CONFIG_FILE) + 2))
+			== NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	sprintf(filename, "%s/%s", homedir, MAILER_CONFIG_FILE);
+	return filename;
+}
+
+static int _mailer_config_load_account(Mailer * mailer, char const * name)
+{
+	Account * account;
+	char * type;
+
+	if((type = config_get(mailer->config, name, "type")) == NULL)
+		return 1;
+	if((account = account_new(type, name)) == NULL)
+		return 1;
+	mailer_account_add(mailer, account);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 
 /* public */
 /* functions */
@@ -109,7 +138,7 @@ static int _mailer_dlerror(char const * message, int ret)
 static int _new_plugins(Mailer * mailer);
 static GtkWidget * _new_folders_view(void);
 static GtkWidget * _new_headers(Mailer * mailer);
-/* static gboolean _new_accounts(gpointer data); */
+static void _new_config_load(Mailer * mailer);
 
 Mailer * mailer_new(void)
 {
@@ -129,7 +158,6 @@ Mailer * mailer_new(void)
 	mailer->account = NULL;
 	mailer->account_cnt = 0;
 	mailer->account_cur = NULL;
-/*	g_idle_add(_new_accounts, mailer); */
 	/* widgets */
 	mailer->window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
 	gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(mailer->window), 640, 480);
@@ -177,6 +205,9 @@ Mailer * mailer_new(void)
 	mailer->statusbar_id = 0;
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), mailer->statusbar, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(mailer->window), vbox);
+	/* load configuration */
+	_new_config_load(mailer);
+	/* show window */
 	gtk_widget_show_all(mailer->window);
 	gtk_widget_hide(mailer->hdr_vbox);
 	mailer->pr_window = NULL;
@@ -322,6 +353,33 @@ static GtkWidget * _new_headers(Mailer * mailer)
 	return vbox;
 }
 
+static void _new_config_load(Mailer * mailer)
+{
+	char * filename;
+	char * accounts;
+	char * p;
+
+	if((mailer->config = config_new()) == NULL)
+		return;
+	if((filename = _mailer_config_filename()) == NULL)
+		return;
+	config_load(mailer->config, filename);
+	free(filename);
+	if((accounts = config_get(mailer->config, "", "accounts")) == NULL
+			|| accounts[0] == '\0')
+		return;
+	for(p = accounts; *p != '\0'; p++)
+	{
+		if(*p != ',')
+			continue;
+		*p = '\0';
+		_mailer_config_load_account(mailer, accounts);
+		*p = ',';
+		accounts = p + 1;
+	}
+	if(accounts[0] != '\0')
+		_mailer_config_load_account(mailer, accounts);
+}
 
 void mailer_delete(Mailer * mailer)
 {
diff --git a/src/mailer.h b/src/mailer.h
index 41fa3d9..4b9f6c8 100644
--- a/src/mailer.h
+++ b/src/mailer.h
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@
 #ifndef MAILER_MAILER_H
 # define MAILER_MAILER_H
 
+# include <System.h>
 # include <gtk/gtk.h>
 # include "account/account.h"
 
 
 /* Mailer */
+/* defaults */
+# define MAILER_CONFIG_FILE ".mailer"
+
 /* types */
 typedef struct _Mailer
 {
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ typedef struct _Mailer
 	unsigned int account_cnt;
 	Account * account_cur;
 
+	/* configuration */
+	Config * config;
+
 	/* widgets */
 	GtkWidget * window;
 	GtkWidget * view_folders;
diff --git a/src/project.conf b/src/project.conf
index da53f03..267733f 100644
--- a/src/project.conf
+++ b/src/project.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dist=Makefile,callbacks.h,common.h,compose.h,mailer.h
 
 [mailer]
 type=binary
+ldflags=-L $(PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib -l System
 sources=account.c,callbacks.c,common.c,compose.c,mailer.c,main.c
 
 [account.c]