diff --git a/darkice/trunk/src/DarkIce.cpp b/darkice/trunk/src/DarkIce.cpp
index 864f66d..1a18181 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/src/DarkIce.cpp
+++ b/darkice/trunk/src/DarkIce.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ DarkIce :: configIceCast (  const Config      & config,
                 localDumpName = Util::fileAddDate(localDumpName);
             }
 
-            localDumpFile = new FileSink( localDumpName);
+            localDumpFile = new FileSink( stream, localDumpName);
             if ( !localDumpFile->exists() ) {
                 if ( !localDumpFile->create() ) {
                     reportEvent( 1, "can't create local dump file",
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ DarkIce :: configIceCast2 (  const Config      & config,
                 localDumpName = Util::fileAddDate(localDumpName);
             }
 
-            localDumpFile = new FileSink( localDumpName);
+            localDumpFile = new FileSink( stream, localDumpName);
             if ( !localDumpFile->exists() ) {
                 if ( !localDumpFile->create() ) {
                     reportEvent( 1, "can't create local dump file",
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ DarkIce :: configShoutCast (    const Config      & config,
                 localDumpName = Util::fileAddDate(localDumpName);
             }
 
-            localDumpFile = new FileSink( localDumpName);
+            localDumpFile = new FileSink( stream, localDumpName);
             if ( !localDumpFile->exists() ) {
                 if ( !localDumpFile->create() ) {
                     reportEvent( 1, "can't create local dump file",
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ DarkIce :: configFileCast (  const Config      & config )
         // go on and create the things
 
         // the underlying file
-        FileSink  * targetFile = new FileSink( targetFileName);
+        FileSink  * targetFile = new FileSink( stream, targetFileName);
         if ( !targetFile->exists() ) {
             if ( !targetFile->create() ) {
                 throw Exception( __FILE__, __LINE__,
diff --git a/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.cpp b/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.cpp
index 97c7dad..1752490 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.cpp
+++ b/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.cpp
@@ -118,10 +118,12 @@ static const char fileid[] = "$Id$";
  *  Initialize the object
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
-FileSink :: init (  const char    * name )          throw ( Exception )
+FileSink :: init (  const char    * configName,
+                    const char    * name )          throw ( Exception )
 {
-    fileName = Util::strDup( name);
-    fileDescriptor = 0;
+    this->configName  = Util::strDup(configName);
+    fileName          = Util::strDup(name);
+    fileDescriptor    = 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ FileSink :: FileSink (  const FileSink &    fs )    throw ( Exception )
 {
     int     fd;
     
-    init( fs.fileName);
+    init( fs.configName, fs.fileName);
     
     if ( (fd = fs.fileDescriptor ? dup( fs.fileDescriptor) : 0) == -1 ) {
         strip();
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ FileSink :: operator= (  const FileSink &    fs )   throw ( Exception )
         /* then build up */
         Sink::operator=( fs );
         
-        init( fs.fileName);
+        init( fs.configName, fs.fileName);
         
         if ( (fd = fs.fileDescriptor ? dup( fs.fileDescriptor) : 0) == -1 ) {
             strip();
@@ -311,7 +313,9 @@ FileSink :: write (    const void    * buf,
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  Get the file name to where to move the data saved so far.
  *  The trick is to read the file name from a file named
- *  /tmp/darkice.$PID , where $PID is the current process id
+ *  /tmp/darkice.$configName.$PID , where:
+ *   - $configName is the name of the configuration section for this file sink
+ *   - $PID is the current process id
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 std::string
 FileSink :: getArchiveFileName ( void )             throw ( Exception )
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@ FileSink :: getArchiveFileName ( void )             throw ( Exception )
     pid_t               pid = getpid();
     std::stringstream   metaFileName;
 
-    metaFileName << "/tmp/darkice." << pid;
+    metaFileName << "/tmp/darkice." << configName << "." << pid;
 
     std::ifstream   ifs(metaFileName.str().c_str());
     if (!ifs.good()) {
diff --git a/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.h b/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.h
index c076599..4ee823b 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.h
+++ b/darkice/trunk/src/FileSink.h
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ class FileSink : public Sink, public virtual Reporter
 {
     private:
 
+        /**
+         *  The name of the configuration related to
+         *  this file sink. something like "file-0" or "file-2".
+         */
+        char      * configName;
+
         /**
          *  Name of the file represented by the FileSink.
          */
@@ -66,11 +72,14 @@ class FileSink : public Sink, public virtual Reporter
         /**
          *  Initialize the object.
          *  
+         *  @param configName the name of the configuration related to
+         *         this file sink. something like "file-0" or "file-2".
          *  @param name name of the file to be represented by the object.
          *  @exception Exception
          */
         void
-        init (  const char    * name )              throw ( Exception );
+        init (  const char    * configName,
+                const char    * name )              throw ( Exception );
 
         /**
          *  De-initialize the object.
@@ -115,13 +124,16 @@ class FileSink : public Sink, public virtual Reporter
         /**
          *  Constructor by a file name.
          *
+         *  @param configName the name of the configuration related to
+         *         this file sink. something like "file-0" or "file-2".
          *  @param name name of the file to be represented by the object.
          *  @exception Exception
          */
         inline
-        FileSink(   const char        * name )      throw ( Exception )
+        FileSink(   const char        * configName,
+                    const char        * name )      throw ( Exception )
         {
-            init( name);
+            init( configName, name);
         }
 
         /**