diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 17fa5b5..9dd62db 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ extern char* instance_id;
 
 extern int verbose;
 
+extern char* directory;
+extern char* url_base;
+
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 0da3bec..5a65cc6 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ int abort_on_pgp = true, abort_on_dkim = true;
 char* instance_id = NULL;
 
 int verbose = false;
+char* directory = NULL;
+char* url_base = NULL;
+
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ce743f6..11d1e08 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
 			{"in-port",	required_argument, 0, 'i'},
 			{"out-port",	required_argument, 0, 'o'},
 			{"instance-id",	required_argument, 0, 'n'},
+			{"directory",	required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+			{"url",		required_argument, 0, 'u'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 		/* getopt_long stores the option index here. */
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "n:i:o:pd",
+		c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "n:i:o:d:u:",
 			       long_options, &option_index);
 
 		/* Detect the end of the options. */
@@ -60,6 +62,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
 		case 'n':
 			instance_id = optarg;
 			break;
+		
+		case 'd':
+			directory = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'u':
+			url_base = optarg;
+			break;
 
 		case '?':
 			/* getopt_long already printed an error message. */
@@ -81,6 +90,17 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
 			perror("gethostname failed! set instance id manually");
 		}
 	}
+
+	if(directory == NULL){
+		fprintf(stderr, "directory option MUST be set!\n");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+	
+	if(url_base == NULL){
+		fprintf(stderr, "url option MUST be set!\n");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	if(verbose){
 
 		printf("Incoming port: %u outgoing port: %u on loopback "
@@ -94,6 +114,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
 		
 		printf("Instance id for messages: %s\n",
 			instance_id);
+		
+		printf("Placing files into [%s] linked by [%s]\n", directory,
+		url_base);
 	}
 
 	if(init_net() < 0){