diff --git a/pod2mpd b/pod2mpd
index 89cf080..a484598 100755
--- a/pod2mpd
+++ b/pod2mpd
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+myname="$0"
+fetchcmd=curl
+
+args=$(getopt f $*)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Usage: $myname [-f] linktorss" >& 2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+set -- $args
+while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
+	case "$1" in
+		-f) fetchcmd=cat ;;
+	esac
+	shift
+done
+shift
+
 if [ "$#" -eq 1 ]; then
-	curl $1|grep "<enclosure url"|cut -d'"' -f2|mpc add
+	$fetchcmd $1|grep "<enclosure url"|cut -d'"' -f2|mpc add
 else
-	echo "Usage: $0 linktorss" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $myname linktorss" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi