if( open CONFIG, "< $ENV{HOME}/.flickrrc" ) {
while( <CONFIG> ) {
chomp;
s/#.*$//;	# strip comments

next unless m/^\s*([a-z_]+)=(.+)\s*$/io;
if( $1 eq "key" ) {
$api_key = $2;
} elsif( $1 eq "secret" ) {
$not_so_secret = $2;
} else {
$args{$1} = $2;
}
}
close CONFIG;
}