diff -p -up docmgr/bin/DocumentConverter.py.hostport~ docmgr/bin/DocumentConverter.py
--- docmgr/bin/DocumentConverter.py.hostport~	2010-04-21 18:46:15.144740066 +0200
+++ docmgr/bin/DocumentConverter.py	2010-04-21 18:47:04.245724484 +0200
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Licensed under the GNU LGPL v2.1 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
 # - or any later version.
 #
+DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_HOST = "localhost"
 DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_PORT = 8100
 
 import sys
@@ -148,14 +149,14 @@ class DocumentConversionException(Except
 
 class DocumentConverter:
     
-    def __init__(self, port=DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_PORT):
+    def __init__(self, host=DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_HOST, port=DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_PORT):
         self.localContext = uno.getComponentContext()
         self.serviceManager = self.localContext.ServiceManager
         resolver = self.serviceManager.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", self.localContext)
         try:
-            context = resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=localhost,port=%s;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext" % port)
+            context = resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=%s,port=%s;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext" % (host, port))
         except NoConnectException:
-            raise DocumentConversionException, "failed to connect to OpenOffice.org on port %s" % port
+            raise DocumentConversionException, "failed to connect to OpenOffice.org at %s:%s" % (host, port)
         self.desktop = context.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", context)
 
     def convert(self, inputFile, outputFile):
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ class DocumentConverter:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from sys import argv, exit
+    from os import getenv
     
     if len(argv) < 3:
         print "USAGE: python %s <input-file> <output-file>" % argv[0]
@@ -257,7 +259,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         exit(1)
 
     try:
-        converter = DocumentConverter()    
+        oohost = getenv("OOFFICE_HOST", DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_HOST)
+        ooport = getenv("OOFFICE_PORT", DEFAULT_OPENOFFICE_PORT)
+        converter = DocumentConverter(host=oohost, port=ooport)
         converter.convert(argv[1], argv[2])
     except DocumentConversionException, exception:
         print "ERROR! " + str(exception)
diff -p -up docmgr/bin/fileconvert.php.hostport~ docmgr/bin/fileconvert.php
--- docmgr/bin/fileconvert.php.hostport~	2010-04-21 18:46:05.935472632 +0200
+++ docmgr/bin/fileconvert.php	2010-04-21 18:46:30.973723196 +0200
@@ -14,5 +14,13 @@ else if (file_exists(OPENOFFICE_PATH."/b
 else
 	$cmd = "sh --login -c 'python ".$args."'";
 
-$res = `$cmd`;
+# Get host & port that OOo is running at if available
+$sysconf = "/etc/sysconfig/docmgr";
+$ooenv = `if [ -r "$sysconf" ]; then
+	. $sysconf
+	[ -n "\$OOFFICE_HOST" ] && echo -n "OOFFICE_HOST=\$OOFFICE_HOST "
+	[ -n "\$OOFFICE_PORT" ] && echo -n "OOFFICE_PORT=\$OOFFICE_PORT "
+	fi`;
+
+$res = `$ooenv $cmd`;
 echo $res."\n";