diff --git a/.ropeproject/config.py b/.ropeproject/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bf77501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ropeproject/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# The default ``config.py``
+# flake8: noqa
+
+
+def set_prefs(prefs):
+    """This function is called before opening the project"""
+
+    # Specify which files and folders to ignore in the project.
+    # Changes to ignored resources are not added to the history and
+    # VCSs.  Also they are not returned in `Project.get_files()`.
+    # Note that ``?`` and ``*`` match all characters but slashes.
+    # '*.pyc': matches 'test.pyc' and 'pkg/test.pyc'
+    # 'mod*.pyc': matches 'test/mod1.pyc' but not 'mod/1.pyc'
+    # '.svn': matches 'pkg/.svn' and all of its children
+    # 'build/*.o': matches 'build/lib.o' but not 'build/sub/lib.o'
+    # 'build//*.o': matches 'build/lib.o' and 'build/sub/lib.o'
+    prefs['ignored_resources'] = ['*.pyc', '*~', '.ropeproject',
+                                  '.hg', '.svn', '_svn', '.git', '.tox']
+
+    # Specifies which files should be considered python files.  It is
+    # useful when you have scripts inside your project.  Only files
+    # ending with ``.py`` are considered to be python files by
+    # default.
+    #prefs['python_files'] = ['*.py']
+
+    # Custom source folders:  By default rope searches the project
+    # for finding source folders (folders that should be searched
+    # for finding modules).  You can add paths to that list.  Note
+    # that rope guesses project source folders correctly most of the
+    # time; use this if you have any problems.
+    # The folders should be relative to project root and use '/' for
+    # separating folders regardless of the platform rope is running on.
+    # 'src/my_source_folder' for instance.
+    #prefs.add('source_folders', 'src')
+
+    # You can extend python path for looking up modules
+    #prefs.add('python_path', '~/python/')
+
+    # Should rope save object information or not.
+    prefs['save_objectdb'] = True
+    prefs['compress_objectdb'] = False
+
+    # If `True`, rope analyzes each module when it is being saved.
+    prefs['automatic_soa'] = True
+    # The depth of calls to follow in static object analysis
+    prefs['soa_followed_calls'] = 0
+
+    # If `False` when running modules or unit tests "dynamic object
+    # analysis" is turned off.  This makes them much faster.
+    prefs['perform_doa'] = True
+
+    # Rope can check the validity of its object DB when running.
+    prefs['validate_objectdb'] = True
+
+    # How many undos to hold?
+    prefs['max_history_items'] = 32
+
+    # Shows whether to save history across sessions.
+    prefs['save_history'] = True
+    prefs['compress_history'] = False
+
+    # Set the number spaces used for indenting.  According to
+    # :PEP:`8`, it is best to use 4 spaces.  Since most of rope's
+    # unit-tests use 4 spaces it is more reliable, too.
+    prefs['indent_size'] = 4
+
+    # Builtin and c-extension modules that are allowed to be imported
+    # and inspected by rope.
+    prefs['extension_modules'] = []
+
+    # Add all standard c-extensions to extension_modules list.
+    prefs['import_dynload_stdmods'] = True
+
+    # If `True` modules with syntax errors are considered to be empty.
+    # The default value is `False`; When `False` syntax errors raise
+    # `rope.base.exceptions.ModuleSyntaxError` exception.
+    prefs['ignore_syntax_errors'] = False
+
+    # If `True`, rope ignores unresolvable imports.  Otherwise, they
+    # appear in the importing namespace.
+    prefs['ignore_bad_imports'] = False
+
+    # If `True`, rope will insert new module imports as
+    # `from <package> import <module>` by default.
+    prefs['prefer_module_from_imports'] = False
+
+    # If `True`, rope will transform a comma list of imports into
+    # multiple separate import statements when organizing
+    # imports.
+    prefs['split_imports'] = False
+
+    # If `True`, rope will remove all top-level import statements and
+    # reinsert them at the top of the module when making changes.
+    prefs['pull_imports_to_top'] = True
+
+    # If `True`, rope will sort imports alphabetically by module name instead of
+    # alphabetically by import statement, with from imports after normal
+    # imports.
+    prefs['sort_imports_alphabetically'] = False
+
+    # Location of implementation of rope.base.oi.type_hinting.interfaces.ITypeHintingFactory
+    # In general case, you don't have to change this value, unless you're an rope expert.
+    # Change this value to inject you own implementations of interfaces
+    # listed in module rope.base.oi.type_hinting.providers.interfaces
+    # For example, you can add you own providers for Django Models, or disable the search
+    # type-hinting in a class hierarchy, etc.
+    prefs['type_hinting_factory'] = 'rope.base.oi.type_hinting.factory.default_type_hinting_factory'
+
+
+def project_opened(project):
+    """This function is called after opening the project"""
+    # Do whatever you like here!
diff --git a/ffplayout.conf b/ffplayout.conf
index 2977a875..bb21a932 100644
--- a/ffplayout.conf
+++ b/ffplayout.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 [MAIL]
 smpt_server = mail.example.org
 smpt_port = 587
-sender_addr = log@example.org
+sender_addr = ffplayout@example.org
 sender_pass = 12345
 recipient =
 
diff --git a/ffplayout.py b/ffplayout.py
index 6b52b917..64564b02 100644
--- a/ffplayout.py
+++ b/ffplayout.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ from xml.dom import minidom
 from xml.parsers.expat import ExpatError
 
 
+# read config
+cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
+cfg.read("/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.conf")
+
+
 # get different time informations
 def cur_ts(time_value, day):
     start_clock = datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')
@@ -59,11 +64,6 @@ def cur_ts(time_value, day):
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-# read config
-cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
-cfg.read("/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.conf")
-
-
 class _mail:
     server = cfg.get('MAIL', 'smpt_server')
     port = cfg.get('MAIL', 'smpt_port')