diff --git a/clean_data.py b/clean_data.py
index 6869a53..bfc1a3a 100755
--- a/clean_data.py
+++ b/clean_data.py
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ import argparse
 import quopri
 from pprint import pprint
 
+import generate
+
 CONFIG_FILE = "generator.conf"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("--config", default=CONFIG_FILE)
+    parser.add_argument("--config", "-c", default=CONFIG_FILE)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    config = yaml.full_load(open(args.config))
+    config = generate.get_config(args.config)
 
     open(config["top_mbox_file"], 'w').close()
 
diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index ae7ac09..7595b87 100755
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ WEEKDAYS = { 0: "Montag",
              5: "Samstag",
              6: "Sonntag" }
 
+IMPORT_RE = re.compile(r"@import\((.*)\)")
+FILE_RE = re.compile(r"@file\((.*)\)")
+
 def decode_header(header):
     decoded_header = email.header.decode_header(header)[0]
     encoding = decoded_header[1] or "ascii"
@@ -152,6 +155,49 @@ def conf2top(top):
 
     return Top(top["title"], sender, body, protostub)
 
+import_cache = {}
+
+def get_imported_conf_entry(f, key):
+    if f not in import_cache:
+        import_cache[f] = yaml.safe_load(open(f))
+    return import_cache[f][key]
+
+
+def do_imports(entry):
+    if isinstance(entry, dict):
+        d = entry.items()
+        result = {}
+        for key,value in d:
+            try:
+                result[key] = do_imports(value)
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+        return result
+
+    if isinstance(entry, list):
+        l = iter(entry)
+        result = []
+        for item in l:
+            result.append(do_imports(item))
+        return result
+
+    if isinstance(entry, str):
+        match = IMPORT_RE.match(entry)
+        if match:
+            f, key = match.group(1).split(":")
+            return get_imported_conf_entry(f, key)
+        match = FILE_RE.match(entry)
+        if match:
+            with open(match.group(1)) as f:
+                return f.read().strip()
+
+    return entry
+
+def get_config(f):
+    raw_config = yaml.safe_load(open(f))
+    config = do_imports(raw_config)
+    return config
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("--config", "-c", default=CONFIG_FILE)
@@ -161,24 +207,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     mode.add_argument("--presentation", action="store_true")
     mode.add_argument("--protocol", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+    parser.add_argument("--print-config", action="store_true", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     parser.add_argument("--write-mbox", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--send-mm", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--send-mail", action="store_true")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    config = yaml.safe_load(open(args.config))
+    config = get_config(args.config)
 
-    if config["redeleitung"]["name"].startswith("./"):
-        with open(config["redeleitung"]["name"]) as f:
-            config["redeleitung"]["name"] = f.read().strip()
-
-    if config["protokoll"]["name"].startswith("./"):
-        with open(config["protokoll"]["name"]) as f:
-            config["protokoll"]["name"] = f.read().strip()
-
-    if config["place"].startswith("./"):
-        with open(config["place"]) as f:
-            config["place"] = f.read().strip()
+    if args.print_config:
+        pprint(config)
+        sys.exit(0)
 
     if args.invite:
         template_file = config["invite_template_file"]
diff --git a/read_topmails.py b/read_topmails.py
index 4290cb3..1476304 100755
--- a/read_topmails.py
+++ b/read_topmails.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import pytz
 from pprint import pprint
 from dateutil import parser
 
-MAILDIR = "/home/yannik/mail/INBOX.Mailinglisten.FSMI/"
+import generate
+
 CONFIG_FILE = "generator.conf"
 
 def decode_header(header):
@@ -24,8 +25,12 @@ def decode_header(header):
     return decoded_header[0].decode(encoding, errors="replace") if isinstance(decoded_header[0], bytes) else decoded_header[0]
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    config = yaml.full_load(open(CONFIG_FILE))
-    in_mbox = mailbox.Maildir(MAILDIR)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--config", "-c", default=CONFIG_FILE)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    config = generate.get_config(args.config)
+    in_mbox = mailbox.Maildir(config["top_inbox_maildir"])
     out_mbox = mailbox.mbox(config["top_mbox_file"])
 
     out_mbox.clear()
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     buffer = []
 
     timezone = pytz.timezone("Europe/Berlin")
-    last_fsr_date = datetime.date.fromisoformat(open("data/last_date").read().strip())
+    last_fsr_date = datetime.date.fromisoformat(open(config["last_date_file"]).read().strip())
     last_fsr_datetime = datetime.datetime.combine(last_fsr_date, datetime.time(17, 30), timezone)
 
     for message in in_mbox:
diff --git a/read_ubmails.py b/read_ubmails.py
index 7a2f4db..84570ba 100755
--- a/read_ubmails.py
+++ b/read_ubmails.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import quopri
 from pprint import pprint
 from dateutil import parser
 
-MAILDIR = "/home/yannik/mail/INBOX.FSMI/"
+import generate
+
+CONFIG_FILE = "generator.conf"
 
 def decode_header(header):
     decoded_header = email.header.decode_header(header)[0]
@@ -22,7 +24,12 @@ def decode_header(header):
     return decoded_header[0].decode(encoding, errors="replace") if isinstance(decoded_header[0], bytes) else decoded_header[0]
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    mbox = mailbox.Maildir(MAILDIR)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--config", "-c", default=CONFIG_FILE)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    config = generate.get_config(args.config)
+    mbox = mailbox.Maildir(config["ubmails_inbox_maildir"])
 
     latest = None
     latest_date = None