diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47472fc..f4e3dcc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pids
 logs
 results
 
-npm-debug.log
 node_modules
 html/assets/js/email*
+/config.json
 
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f8ced6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "db": {
+      "path": ""
+  },
+
+  "email": {
+      "from"    : "no-reply@squatconf.eu"
+    , "subject" : "Hello, everyone is welcome at SquatConf.."
+    , "bodyText": "Please verify that you wish to signup by following this link\n%link%\nYou can ignore this message if you DID NOT request to signup at our website\nhttp://squatconf.eu\n\nThe next event is in Paris, we hope to see you there !!\n\nKind regards from the team,\nSquatConf Paris 2014"
+
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d34516..aee6ee8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "squatconf-web",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "website for the squatConf conference",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 0336b1e..b20f6dd 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 var nodemailer = require('nodemailer')
   , transporter = nodemailer.createTransport()
   , server = require('http').createServer(handler)
+  , email = require('./config.json').email
+  , rn = require('./src/rng')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , re = new RegExp('\.js$', 'i')
   , port = process.env.PORT || /*80*/ 8000
-  , rn = require('./src/rng')
 
 function handler(req, res) {
 
@@ -31,20 +32,18 @@ function handler(req, res) {
 
       /*
       var to_addr = params.query.email // @NOTE:
-                                           // Q: do we trust the user input ?
-                                           // A: FUCK NO !!
+                                       //     Q: do we trust the user input ?
+                                       //     A: FUCK NO !!
+        , url  = 'http://squatconf.eu/confirm'
+        , link = url +'?email='+ to_addr +'&token='+ rn() +'\n\n'
 
       var opts = {
-        from: 'news-mailer@squatconf.eu',
-        to: to_addr,
-        subject: "Hello, everyone is welcome at SquatConf..",
-        text: 'Please verify that you wish to signup by following this link\n'
-            + 'http://squatconf.eu/confirm?email='+ to_addr +'&token='+ rn() '\n\n'
-            + 'You can ignore this message if you DID NOT request to signup at our website\n'
-            + 'http://squatconf.eu\n\n'
-            + 'next event is in Paris, we hope to see you there !!\n'
-            + 'kind regards from the team,\nSquatConf Paris 2014'
+          from   : email.from
+        , to     : to_addr
+        , subject: email.subject
+        , text   : email.bodyText.replace(/\%link\%/, link)
       }
+
       transporter.sendMail(opts, function(err, data) {
         if (err) return console.error('email problem !', err)
         console.log('email sent', data)