--- a/mcevent.cfg	Sat Jun 21 19:52:15 2008 +0200
+++ b/mcevent.cfg	Sat Jun 21 20:27:32 2008 +0200
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 [Contacts]
 #jid@domain.org: name
 
+[Contact_Customized_Messages]
+#default: sent you a message.
+#jid@domain.org: is talking to you!
+
 # Alerts:
 # 0 = no alert
 # 1 = normal alert

--- a/mcevent.py	Sat Jun 21 19:52:15 2008 +0200
+++ b/mcevent.py	Sat Jun 21 20:27:32 2008 +0200
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 contact_map = { }
 # Nickname used for the notification
 
+contact_custom_msg = { }
+# Message used for the notification
+
 online_alerts = { }
 # 0: disabled  1: normal notification  2: permanent notify box
 
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@
     config.read(CONFFILE)
 
     contact_map.clear()
+    contact_custom_msg.clear()
     online_alerts.clear()
     voicemap.clear()
     blacklist.clear()
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@
         for id in config.options("Contacts"):
             contact_map[id] = config.get("Contacts", id)
 
+    if config.has_section("Contact_Customized_Messages"):
+        for id in config.options("Contact_Customized_Messages"):
+            contact_custom_msg[id] = config.get("Contact_Customized_Messages", id)
+
     if config.has_section("Alerts"):
         for id in config.options("Alerts"):
             online_alerts[id] = int(config.get("Alerts", id))
@@ -143,7 +151,12 @@
 
         jid = arg2
         buddy = get_nick(jid)
-        msg = 'sent you a message.'
+        if jid in contact_custom_msg:
+            msg = contact_custom_msg[jid]
+        elif 'default' in contact_custom_msg:
+            msg = contact_custom_msg['default']
+        else:
+            msg = 'sent you a message.'
 
         if not is_blacklisted(jid):
             textmsg = None
@@ -221,9 +234,9 @@
     sys.stderr.write("Cannot read config file!\n")
     sys.exit(3)
 
-read_conf_from_file()
+NOTIFY_LOADED = False
 
-NOTIFY_LOADED = False
+read_conf_from_file()
 
 # read stdin line by line
 while 1: