--- /usr/bin/gmailfs.py	2007-07-02 05:20:37.000000000 -0400
+++ gmailfs.py	2007-07-02 05:30:48.000000000 -0400
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@
     global References
     global DefaultUsername, DefaultPassword, DefaultFsname
     global NumberQueryRetries
-    try:
-      cp.read(fname)
-    except:
+    if cp.read(os.path.expanduser(fname)) == []:
       log.warning("Unable to read configuration file: " + fname)
       return