+##############
+
+# provides a list of properly formatted tunnels for ssh to create. if this list
+# is empty, then we do nothing.
+# TUNNEL_LIST=()
+
+# set this to the hostname that will be providing the tunnel. this is
+# usually a remote system.
+USER_PLUS_HOST=""
+
+# set this to your key file, plus the -i flag, such as:
+# SECURITY_KEY="-i $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa"
+SECURITY_KEY=""
+
+##############
+
+#hmmm:move to fred configs!
+TUNNEL_LIST+=(-L 14008:localhost:25)
+USER_PLUS_HOST="fred@serene.feistymeow.org"
+SECURITY_KEY="-i $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa_fred"
+
+##############
+