diff --git a/sh/functions.sh b/sh/functions.sh
index fd67cb2b..00828f54 100644
--- a/sh/functions.sh
+++ b/sh/functions.sh
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
 RC_GOT_FUNCTIONS="yes"
 
 eindent() {
-	RC_EINDENT=$((${RC_EINDENT:-0} + 2))
-	[ "${RC_EINDENT}" -gt 40 ] && RC_EINDENT=40
-	export RC_EINDENT
+	EINFO_INDENT=$((${EINFO_INDENT:-0} + 2))
+	[ "${EINFO_INDENT}" -gt 40 ] && EINFO_INDENT=40
+	export EINFO_INDENT
 }
 
 eoutdent() {
-	RC_EINDENT=$((${RC_EINDENT:-0} - 2))
-	[ "${RC_EINDENT}" -lt 0 ] && RC_EINDENT=0
+	EINFO_INDENT=$((${EINFO_INDENT:-0} - 2))
+	[ "${EINFO_INDENT}" -lt 0 ] && EINFO_INDENT=0
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ unset _sanitize_path
 for arg; do
 	case "${arg}" in
 		--nocolor|--nocolour|-C)
-			export RC_NOCOLOR="yes"
+			export EINFO_COLOR="NO"
 			;;
 	esac
 done
 
-if [ -z "${GOOD}" ] && ! yesno "${RC_NOCOLOR}"; then
+if [ -z "${GOOD}" ] && yesno ${EINFO_COLOR:-YES}; then
 	eval $(eval_ecolors)
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/_usage.h b/src/_usage.h
index d5529b69..6ee391ae 100644
--- a/src/_usage.h
+++ b/src/_usage.h
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 	"Run verbosely", \
 	"Run quietly"
 
-#define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_C  setenv ("RC_NOCOLOR", "yes", 1);
+#define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_C  setenv ("EINFO_COLOR", "NO", 1);
 #define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_h  usage (EXIT_SUCCESS);
-#define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_v  setenv ("RC_VERBOSE", "yes", 1);
-#define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_q  setenv ("RC_QUIET", "yes", 1);
+#define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_v  setenv ("EINFO_VERBOSE", "YES", 1);
+#define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_case_q  setenv ("EINFO_QUIET", "YES", 1);
 #define case_RC_COMMON_getopt_default usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
 
 #define case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT \
diff --git a/src/einfo.h b/src/einfo.h
index feed9fff..990ae6fd 100644
--- a/src/einfo.h
+++ b/src/einfo.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void elog (int __level, const char *__fmt, ...) __EEND_PRINTF;
  * - eerror - red
  *
  * The n suffix denotes that no new line should be printed.
- * The v suffix means only print if RC_VERBOSE is yes.
+ * The v suffix means only print if EINFO_VERBOSE is yes.
  */
 /*@{*/
 int einfon (const char *__fmt, ...) __EINFO_PRINTF;
diff --git a/src/fstabinfo.c b/src/fstabinfo.c
index ffb42a1f..9888fff7 100644
--- a/src/fstabinfo.c
+++ b/src/fstabinfo.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int fstabinfo (int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 
 		/* No point in outputting if quiet */
-		if (rc_yesno (getenv ("RC_QUIET")))
+		if (rc_yesno (getenv ("EINFO_QUIET")))
 			continue;
 
 		switch (output) {
diff --git a/src/libeinfo.c b/src/libeinfo.c
index fdbf18bf..bff93302 100644
--- a/src/libeinfo.c
+++ b/src/libeinfo.c
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ hidden_proto(ewendv)
 #define OK					"ok"
 #define NOT_OK				"!!"
 
-#define CHECK_VERBOSE		if (! is_env ("RC_VERBOSE", "yes")) return 0
-
-    /* Number of spaces for an indent */
+/* Number of spaces for an indent */
 #define INDENT_WIDTH		2
 
-    /* How wide can the indent go? */
+/* How wide can the indent go? */
 #define INDENT_MAX			40
 
 /* Default colours */
@@ -154,18 +152,50 @@ static bool term_is_cons25 = false;
 /* A pointer to a string to prefix to einfo/ewarn/eerror messages */
 static const char *_eprefix = NULL;
 
-static bool is_env (const char *var, const char *val)
+static bool yesno (const char *value)
 {
-	char *v;
-
-	if (! var)
+	if (! value) {
+		errno = ENOENT;
 		return (false);
+	}
 
-	v = getenv (var);
-	if (! v)
-		return (val ? false : true);
+	if (strcasecmp (value, "yes") == 0 ||
+		strcasecmp (value, "y") == 0 ||
+		strcasecmp (value, "true") == 0 ||
+		strcasecmp (value, "on") == 0 ||
+		strcasecmp (value, "1") == 0)
+		return (true);
 
-	return (strcasecmp (v, val) ? false : true);
+	if (strcasecmp (value, "no") != 0 &&
+		strcasecmp (value, "n") != 0 &&
+		strcasecmp (value, "false") != 0 &&
+		strcasecmp (value, "off") != 0 &&
+		strcasecmp (value, "0") != 0)
+		errno = EINVAL;
+
+	return (false);
+}
+
+static bool noyes (const char *value) {
+	int serrno = errno;
+	bool retval;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	retval = yesno (value);
+	if (errno == 0) {
+		retval = ! retval;
+		errno = serrno;
+	}
+
+	return (retval);
+}
+
+static bool is_quiet() {
+	return (yesno (getenv ("EINFO_QUIET")));
+}
+
+static bool is_verbose() {
+	return (yesno (getenv ("EINFO_VERBOSE")));
 }
 
 static bool colour_terminal (FILE *f)
@@ -176,7 +206,7 @@ static bool colour_terminal (FILE *f)
 	if (f && ! isatty (fileno (f)))
 		return (false);
 
-	if (is_env ("RC_NOCOLOR", "yes"))
+	if (noyes (getenv ("EINFO_COLOR")))
 		return (false);
 
 	if (in_colour == 0)
@@ -234,7 +264,7 @@ hidden_def(eprefix)
 
 static void elogv (int level, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-	char *e = getenv ("RC_ELOG");
+	char *e = getenv ("EINFO_LOG");
 	va_list apc;
 
 	if (fmt && e) {
@@ -259,7 +289,7 @@ hidden_def(elog)
 
 static int _eindent (FILE *stream)
 {
-	char *env = getenv ("RC_EINDENT");
+	char *env = getenv ("EINFO_INDENT");
 	int amount = 0;
 	char indent[INDENT_MAX];
 
@@ -377,7 +407,7 @@ int einfon (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (! fmt || is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (! fmt || is_quiet ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -393,7 +423,7 @@ int ewarnn (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (! fmt || is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (! fmt || is_quiet ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -422,7 +452,7 @@ int einfo (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (! fmt || is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (! fmt || is_quiet())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -439,7 +469,7 @@ int ewarn (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (! fmt || is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (! fmt || is_quiet ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -457,7 +487,7 @@ void ewarnx (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (fmt && ! is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes")) {
+	if (fmt && ! is_quiet ()) {
 		va_start (ap, fmt);
 		elogv (LOG_WARNING, fmt, ap);
 		retval = _ewarnvn (fmt, ap);
@@ -507,7 +537,7 @@ int ebegin (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (! fmt || is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (! fmt || is_quiet ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -584,7 +614,7 @@ int eend (int retval, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (is_quiet ())
 		return (retval);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -599,7 +629,7 @@ int ewend (int retval, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 
-	if (is_env ("RC_QUIET", "yes"))
+	if (is_quiet ())
 		return (retval);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -618,7 +648,7 @@ hidden_def(ebracket)
 
 void eindent (void)
 {
-	char *env = getenv ("RC_EINDENT");
+	char *env = getenv ("EINFO_INDENT");
 	int amount = 0;
 	char num[10];
 
@@ -634,13 +664,13 @@ void eindent (void)
 		amount = INDENT_MAX;
 
 	snprintf (num, 10, "%08d", amount);
-	setenv ("RC_EINDENT", num, 1);
+	setenv ("EINFO_INDENT", num, 1);
 }
 hidden_def(eindent)
 
 void eoutdent (void)
 {
-	char *env = getenv ("RC_EINDENT");
+	char *env = getenv ("EINFO_INDENT");
 	int amount = 0;
 	char num[10];
 
@@ -655,10 +685,10 @@ void eoutdent (void)
 		amount -= INDENT_WIDTH;
 
 	if (amount <= 0)
-		unsetenv ("RC_EINDENT");
+		unsetenv ("EINFO_EINDENT");
 	else {
 		snprintf (num, 10, "%08d", amount);
-		setenv ("RC_EINDENT", num, 1);
+		setenv ("EINFO_EINDENT", num, 1);
 	}
 }
 hidden_def(eoutdent)
@@ -668,9 +698,7 @@ int einfovn (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
-
-	if (! fmt)
+	if (! fmt || ! is_verbose ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -686,9 +714,7 @@ int ewarnvn (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
-
-	if (! fmt)
+	if (! fmt || ! is_verbose ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -704,9 +730,7 @@ int einfov (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
-
-	if (! fmt)
+	if (! fmt || ! is_verbose ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -723,9 +747,7 @@ int ewarnv (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
-
-	if (! fmt)
+	if (! fmt || ! is_verbose ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -742,9 +764,7 @@ int ebeginv (const char *fmt, ...)
 	int retval;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
-
-	if (! fmt)
+	if (! fmt || ! is_verbose ())
 		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
@@ -761,8 +781,9 @@ hidden_def(ebeginv)
 int eendv (int retval, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
-
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
+	
+	if (! is_verbose ())
+		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
 	_do_eend ("eendv", retval, fmt, ap);
@@ -776,7 +797,8 @@ int ewendv (int retval, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 
-	CHECK_VERBOSE;
+	if (! is_verbose ())
+		return (0);
 
 	va_start (ap, fmt);
 	_do_eend ("ewendv", retval, fmt, ap);
@@ -788,14 +810,14 @@ hidden_def(ewendv)
 
 void eindentv (void)
 {
-	if (is_env ("RC_VERBOSE", "yes"))
+	if (is_verbose ())
 		eindent ();
 }
 hidden_def(eindentv)
 
 void eoutdentv (void)
 {
-	if (is_env ("RC_VERBOSE", "yes"))
+	if (is_verbose ())
 		eoutdent ();
 }
 hidden_def(eoutdentv)
diff --git a/src/librc-misc.c b/src/librc-misc.c
index a8c9f33d..4df05ecf 100644
--- a/src/librc-misc.c
+++ b/src/librc-misc.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 bool rc_yesno (const char *value)
 {
 	if (! value) {
-		errno = EINVAL;
+		errno = ENOENT;
 		return (false);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/mountinfo.c b/src/mountinfo.c
index 4fed2b1a..09003d4a 100644
--- a/src/mountinfo.c
+++ b/src/mountinfo.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int mountinfo (int argc, char **argv)
 	rc_strlist_reverse (nodes);
 
 	result = EXIT_FAILURE;
-	quiet = rc_yesno (getenv ("RC_QUIET"));
+	quiet = rc_yesno (getenv ("EINFO_QUIET"));
 	STRLIST_FOREACH (nodes, n, i) {
 		if (point_regex && regexec (point_regex, n, 0, NULL, 0) != 0)
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/rc-misc.c b/src/rc-misc.c
index dfedbdc9..7a0a5ef9 100644
--- a/src/rc-misc.c
+++ b/src/rc-misc.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void _free_rc_conf (void)
 	rc_strlist_free (rc_conf);
 }
 
-bool rc_conf_yesno (const char *setting)
+char *rc_conf_value (const char *setting)
 {
 	if (! rc_conf) {
 		char *line;
@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ bool rc_conf_yesno (const char *setting)
 				p++;
 			}
 		}
-	
 	}
 
-	return (rc_yesno (rc_config_value (rc_conf, setting)));
+	return (rc_config_value (rc_conf, setting));
+}
+
+bool rc_conf_yesno (const char *setting)
+{
+	return (rc_yesno (rc_conf_value (setting)));
 }
 
 char **env_filter (void)
@@ -181,10 +185,10 @@ char **env_filter (void)
 	   However, we do need a path, so use a default. */
 	if (! got_path) {
 		env_len = strlen ("PATH=") + strlen (PATH_PREFIX) + 2;
-		p = xmalloc (sizeof (char) * env_len);
-		snprintf (p, env_len, "PATH=%s", PATH_PREFIX);
-		rc_strlist_add (&env, p);
-		free (p);
+		e = xmalloc (sizeof (char) * env_len);
+		snprintf (e, env_len, "PATH=%s", PATH_PREFIX);
+		rc_strlist_add (&env, e);
+		free (e);
 	}
 
 	rc_strlist_free (whitelist);
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ char **env_config (void)
 	FILE *fp;
 	char buffer[PATH_MAX];
 	char *runlevel = rc_runlevel_get ();
+	char *p;
 
 	/* One char less to drop the trailing / */
 	i = strlen ("RC_LIBDIR=") + strlen (RC_LIBDIR) + 1;
@@ -323,6 +328,27 @@ char **env_config (void)
 		free (line);
 	}
 
+	/* Be quiet or verbose as necessary */
+	if ((p = rc_conf_value ("rc_quiet"))) {
+		i = strlen ("EINFO_QUIET=") + strlen (p) + 1;
+		line = xmalloc (sizeof (char) * i); 
+		snprintf (line, i, "EINFO_QUIET=%s", p);
+		rc_strlist_add (&env, line);
+		free (line);
+	}
+	if ((p = rc_conf_value ("rc_verbose"))) {
+		i = strlen ("EINFO_VERBOSE=") + strlen (p) + 1;
+		line = xmalloc (sizeof (char) * i); 
+		snprintf (line, i, "EINFO_VERBOSE=%s", p);
+		rc_strlist_add (&env, line);
+		free (line);
+	}
+
+	errno = 0;
+	if ((! rc_conf_yesno ("rc_color") && errno == 0) ||
+		rc_conf_yesno ("rc_nocolor"))
+		rc_strlist_add (&env, "EINFO_COLOR=no");
+
 	free (runlevel);
 	return (env);
 }
diff --git a/src/rc-misc.h b/src/rc-misc.h
index 040cc116..bb3b33dc 100644
--- a/src/rc-misc.h
+++ b/src/rc-misc.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ static inline bool exists (const char *pathname)
 	return (stat (pathname, &buf) == 0);
 }
 
+char *rc_conf_value (const char *var);
 bool rc_conf_yesno (const char *var);
 char **env_filter (void);
 char **env_config (void);
diff --git a/src/rc-status.c b/src/rc-status.c
index 3958b71a..50d05edc 100644
--- a/src/rc-status.c
+++ b/src/rc-status.c
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ static void print_service (char *service)
 	} else
 		snprintf (status, sizeof (status), " stopped ");
 
-	if (isatty (fileno (stdout)) && ! rc_yesno (getenv ("RC_NOCOLOR")))
+	errno = 0;
+	if ((rc_yesno (getenv ("EINFO_COLOR")) || errno == ENOENT) &&
+		isatty (fileno (stdout)))
 		printf ("\n");
 	ebracket (cols, color, status);
 }
diff --git a/src/rc-update.c b/src/rc-update.c
index 02a650fe..04f6cdff 100644
--- a/src/rc-update.c
+++ b/src/rc-update.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int rc_update (int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	verbose = rc_yesno (getenv ("RC_VERBOSE"));
+	verbose = rc_yesno (getenv ("EINFO_VERBOSE"));
 
 	if ((action & DOSHOW   && action != DOSHOW) ||
 		(action & DOADD    && action != DOADD) ||
diff --git a/src/rc.c b/src/rc.c
index 61c82cf6..c20a760c 100644
--- a/src/rc.c
+++ b/src/rc.c
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ static int do_e (int argc, char **argv)
 			if (argc < 3)
 				eerrorx ("%s: not enough arguments", applet);
 
-			unsetenv ("RC_ELOG");
-			setenv ("RC_ELOG", argv[1], 1);
+			unsetenv ("EINFO_LOG");
+			setenv ("EINFO_LOG", argv[1], 1);
 
 			argc -= 2;
 			argv += 2;
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		eerrorx ("%s: root access required", applet);
 
 	/* Enable logging */
-	setenv ("RC_ELOG", "rc", 1);
+	setenv ("EINFO_LOG", "rc", 1);
 
 	/* Export our PID */
 	snprintf (pidstr, sizeof (pidstr), "%d", getpid ());
diff --git a/src/runscript.c b/src/runscript.c
index f81db232..8b60c17c 100644
--- a/src/runscript.c
+++ b/src/runscript.c
@@ -1098,8 +1098,8 @@ int runscript (int argc, char **argv)
 	if ((softlevel = xstrdup (getenv ("RC_SOFTLEVEL"))) == NULL) {
 		/* Ensure our environment is pure
 		   Also, add our configuration to it */
-		tmplist = env_config ();
 		env = env_filter ();
+		tmplist = env_config ();
 		rc_strlist_join (&env, tmplist);
 		rc_strlist_free (tmplist);
 		tmplist = NULL;
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ int runscript (int argc, char **argv)
 		softlevel = rc_runlevel_get ();
 	}
 
-	setenv ("RC_ELOG", service, 1);
+	setenv ("EINFO_LOG", service, 1);
 	setenv ("SVCNAME", applet, 1);
 
 	/* Set an env var so that we always know our pid regardless of any
diff --git a/src/start-stop-daemon.c b/src/start-stop-daemon.c
index 989a6e20..1f59d986 100644
--- a/src/start-stop-daemon.c
+++ b/src/start-stop-daemon.c
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@ int start_stop_daemon (int argc, char **argv)
 			case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT
 		}
 
-	quiet = rc_yesno (getenv ("RC_QUIET"));
-	verbose = rc_yesno (getenv ("RC_VERBOSE"));
+	quiet = rc_yesno (getenv ("EINFO_QUIET"));
+	verbose = rc_yesno (getenv ("EINFO_VERBOSE"));
 
 	/* Allow start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --exec /usr/sbin/dnsmasq
 	 * instead of forcing --stop --oknodo as well */