Index: /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManager.java
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--- /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManager.java	(revision 290830)
+++ /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
     private UsersRepository users;
 
     /**
+     * The service prompt to be displayed when waiting for input.
+     */
+    private String prompt = "";
+    
+    /**
      * The reference to the internal MailServer service
      */
     private MailServer mailServer;
@@ -122,6 +127,10 @@
                 adminAccounts.put( accounts[ i ].getAttribute( "login" ),
                                    accounts[ i ].getAttribute( "password" ) );
             }
+            Configuration promtConfiguration = handlerConfiguration.getChild("prompt", false);
+            if (promtConfiguration != null) prompt = promtConfiguration.getValue();
+            if (prompt == null) prompt = ""; 
+            else if (!prompt.equals("") && !prompt.endsWith(" ")) prompt += " "; 
         }
     }
 
@@ -261,5 +270,12 @@
             return RemoteManager.this.adminAccounts;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @see org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManagerHandlerConfigurationData#getPrompt()
+         */
+        public String getPrompt() {
+            return RemoteManager.this.prompt;
+        }
+
     }
 }
Index: /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManagerHandler.java
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--- /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManagerHandler.java	(revision 290830)
+++ /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManagerHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -298,9 +298,13 @@
             }
 
             try {
+                out.print(theConfigData.getPrompt());
+                out.flush();
                 theWatchdog.start();
                 while (parseCommand(in.readLine())) {
                     theWatchdog.reset();
+                    out.print(theConfigData.getPrompt());
+                    out.flush();
                 }
                 theWatchdog.stop();
             } catch (IOException ioe) {
Index: /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManagerHandlerConfigurationData.java
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--- /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManagerHandlerConfigurationData.java	(revision 290830)
+++ /home/avee/eclipse/workspace/trunk/src/java/org/apache/james/remotemanager/RemoteManagerHandlerConfigurationData.java	(working copy)
@@ -67,4 +67,11 @@
      */
     HashMap getAdministrativeAccountData();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the prompt to be displayed when waiting for input. e.g. "james> ".
+     * 
+     * @return the configured prompt, or an empty string when the prompt is not configured.
+     */
+    String getPrompt();
+
 }