diff -Nur gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/callbacks.c gg-0.2.2.1/src/callbacks.c
--- gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/callbacks.c	Wed May  1 10:07:08 2002
+++ gg-0.2.2.1/src/callbacks.c	Wed May 29 13:43:33 2002
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 		gchar *path;
 
 		path =
-		    g_strdup_printf("%s/.gg/history/%d", getenv("HOME"),
+		    g_strdup_printf("%s/history/%d", config.homedir,
 				    kontakt->uin);
 		fp = fopen(path, "r");
 		if (fp) {
diff -Nur gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/gg-types.h gg-0.2.2.1/src/gg-types.h
--- gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/gg-types.h	Mon Apr 22 11:59:01 2002
+++ gg-0.2.2.1/src/gg-types.h	Wed May 29 13:34:54 2002
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	guint save_config_on_exit;
 	guint save_contacts_on_exit;
 	gchar *server;
+	gchar *homedir;
 } GGConfig;
 
 typedef struct {
diff -Nur gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/gg.c gg-0.2.2.1/src/gg.c
--- gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/gg.c	Fri Apr 19 16:04:50 2002
+++ gg-0.2.2.1/src/gg.c	Wed May 29 13:43:09 2002
@@ -407,12 +407,12 @@
 	gchar *path, *timestamp, *lognick;
 	FILE *fp;
 
-	path = g_strdup_printf("%s/.gg/history", getenv("HOME"));
+	path = g_strdup_printf("%s/history", config.homedir);
 	mkdir(path, 0755);
 	g_free(path);
 
 	path =
-	    g_strdup_printf("%s/.gg/history/%d", getenv("HOME"), sess_uin);
+	    g_strdup_printf("%s/history/%d", config.homedir, sess_uin);
 	fp = fopen(path, "a");
 	g_free(path);
 
diff -Nur gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/main.c gg-0.2.2.1/src/main.c
--- gg-0.2.2.1.orig/src/main.c	Mon Apr 22 11:59:01 2002
+++ gg-0.2.2.1/src/main.c	Wed May 29 13:39:50 2002
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	FILE *fp;
 	GList *tmplist;
 
-	path = g_strconcat(g_get_home_dir(), "/.gg/userlist", NULL);
+	path = g_strconcat(config.homedir, "/userlist", NULL);
 
 	fp = fopen(path, "w");
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 	}
 	gtk_clist_clear(GTK_CLIST(lista));
 
-	path = g_strconcat(getenv("HOME"), "/.gg/userlist", NULL);
+	path = g_strconcat(config.homedir, "/userlist", NULL);
 
 	fp = fopen(path, "r");
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
  	config.save_contacts_on_exit = 1;
 	config.server = g_strdup(GG_DEFAULT_HOST);
 		
-	path = g_strconcat(getenv("HOME"), "/.gg/config", NULL);
+	path = g_strconcat(config.homedir, "/config", NULL);
 
 	g_list_free(ignore);
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 	    config.width=window->allocation.width;
 	    config.height=window->allocation.height;
 	}
-	path = g_strconcat(getenv("HOME"), "/.gg/config", NULL);
+	path = g_strconcat(config.homedir, "/config", NULL);
 
 	fp = fopen(path, "w");
 
@@ -572,12 +572,16 @@
 #ifdef USE_APPLET
 	gchar applet_name[] = "gg";
 #endif
-	gchar *path = NULL;
 
-	path = g_strconcat(getenv("HOME"), "/.gg", NULL);
-	mkdir(path, 0755);
-	g_free(path);
+	config.homedir = NULL;
+	if (getenv("CONFIG_DIR"))
+	    config.homedir = g_strconcat(getenv("HOME"),"/", 
+		getenv("CONFIG_DIR"), "/gg", NULL);
+	else
+	    config.homedir = g_strconcat(getenv("HOME"), "/.gg", NULL);
 
+	mkdir(config.homedir, 0700);
+	
 	read_config();
 
 	g_set_print_handler((GPrintFunc) my_g_print);
@@ -649,5 +653,7 @@
 	gtk_main();
 #endif
 
+	g_free(config.homedir);
+	
 	return 0;
 }