diff --git a/ccollect.sh b/ccollect.sh
index 0373f95..9a04441 100755
--- a/ccollect.sh
+++ b/ccollect.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 CCOLLECT_CONF=${CCOLLECT_CONF:-/etc/ccollect}
 CSOURCES=$CCOLLECT_CONF/sources
 CDEFAULTS=$CCOLLECT_CONF/defaults
+CPREEXEC="$CDEFAULTS/pre_exec"
+CPOSTEXEC="$CDEFAULTS/post_exec"
+
 TMP=$(mktemp /tmp/$(basename $0).XXXXXX)
 WE=$(basename $0)
-VERSION=0.2
-RELEASE="2006-01-13"
+VERSION=0.3
+RELEASE="2006-01-22"
 
 #
 # unset parallel execution
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ usage()
    echo ""
    echo "   Retrieve latest ccollect at http://linux.schottelius.org/ccollect/."
    echo ""
-   echo "   Version: $VERSION ($RELEASE, Black Friday Release)"
+   echo "   Version: $VERSION ($RELEASE, Grey Sunday Release)"
    exit 0
 }
 
@@ -154,6 +157,13 @@ fi
 D_FILE_INTERVALL="$CDEFAULTS/intervalls/$INTERVALL"
 D_INTERVALL=$(cat $D_FILE_INTERVALL 2>/dev/null)
 
+#
+# Look for pre-exec command (general)
+#
+if [ -x "$CPREEXEC" ]; then
+   "$CPREEXEC"
+fi
+
 #
 # Let's do the backup
 #
@@ -348,5 +358,12 @@ if [ "$PARALLEL" ]; then
    wait
 fi
 
+#
+# Look for post-exec command (general)
+#
+if [ -x "$POSTEXEC" ]; then
+   "$POSTEXEC"
+fi
+
 rm -f "$TMP"
 echo "==> Finished $WE <=="
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index b4f9a39..bd18884 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+- implement pre- and post-exec commands
+   o For the general backup process
+   o source specific
+
 - Documentation
    - write/generate a manpage
    - rsync_options \n seperated
diff --git a/doc/ccollect.text b/doc/ccollect.text
index 0654320..ebdcd3a 100644
--- a/doc/ccollect.text
+++ b/doc/ccollect.text
@@ -426,3 +426,6 @@ srwali01:/etc/ccollect/sources# du -sh /mnt/hdbackup/wl6/*
 147M    /mnt/hdbackup/wl6/taeglich.2005-12-08-14:42.312
 147M    /mnt/hdbackup/wl6/taeglich.2005-12-08-14:45.588
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+pre/postexec: only when executable!