+version 0.4.1 -- Jan 3 2005
+ added $usecolors and now more conservative about when colors are echoed.
+ fixed major bug, 'when' actually works now.
+ replaced debug function with debug, info, warning, error, fatal.
+ added --now option to force all actions to be performed now.
+
version 0.4 -- Dec 26 2004
added "when" option, so that all configs can specify when
they are to be run.