diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
index ddaf8de73c..f7b2338612 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
 using log4net;
 using Nini.Config;
@@ -131,9 +133,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
                         m_period = config.Configs["DataSnapshot"].GetInt("default_snapshot_period", m_period);
                         m_maxStales = config.Configs["DataSnapshot"].GetInt("max_changes_before_update", m_maxStales);
                         m_snapsDir = config.Configs["DataSnapshot"].GetString("snapshot_cache_directory", m_snapsDir);
-                        m_dataServices = config.Configs["DataSnapshot"].GetString("data_services", m_dataServices);
                         m_listener_port = config.Configs["Network"].GetString("http_listener_port", m_listener_port);
 
+                        m_dataServices = config.Configs["DataSnapshot"].GetString("data_services", m_dataServices);
+                        // New way of spec'ing data services, one per line
+                        AddDataServicesVars(config.Configs["DataSnapshot"]);
+
                         String[] annoying_string_array = config.Configs["DataSnapshot"].GetString("disable_modules", "").Split(".".ToCharArray());
                         foreach (String bloody_wanker in annoying_string_array)
                         {
@@ -289,6 +294,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
             return null;
         }
 
+        private void AddDataServicesVars(IConfig config)
+        {
+            // Make sure the services given this way aren't in m_dataServices already
+            List<string> servs = new List<string>(m_dataServices.Split(new char[] { ';' }));
+
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            string[] keys = config.GetKeys();
+
+            if (keys.Length > 0)
+            {
+                IEnumerable<string> serviceKeys = keys.Where(value => value.StartsWith("DATA_SRV_"));
+                foreach (string serviceKey in serviceKeys)
+                {
+                    string keyValue = config.GetString(serviceKey, string.Empty).Trim();
+                    if (!servs.Contains(keyValue))
+                        sb.Append(keyValue).Append(";");
+                }
+            }
+
+            m_dataServices = (m_dataServices == "noservices") ? sb.ToString() : sb.Append(m_dataServices).ToString();
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region [Public] Snapshot storage functions
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 045fa88fa7..8714c6af73 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -797,12 +797,15 @@
     ;; the data snapshots.
     ; snapshot_cache_directory = "DataSnapshot"
 
+	;; [Supported, but obsolete]
     ;# {data_services} {index_sims:true} {Data service URLs to register with?} {} http://metaverseink.com/cgi-bin/register.py
     ; This semicolon-separated string serves to notify specific data services
     ; about the existence of this sim. Uncomment if you want to index your
     ; data with this and/or other search providers.
     ; data_services="http://metaverseink.com/cgi-bin/register.py"
 
+	;; New way of specifying data services, one per service
+    ;DATA_SRV_MISearch = "http://metaverseink.com/cgi-bin/register.py"
 
 [Economy]
     ;# {SellEnabled} {} {Enable selling for 0?} {true false} true
diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index 20b2f0f173..654b323101 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -1389,10 +1389,9 @@
     ; This will be created in bin, if it doesn't exist already. It will hold the data snapshots.
     snapshot_cache_directory = "DataSnapshot"
 
-    ; This semicolon-separated string serves to notify specific data services about the existence
-    ; of this sim. Uncomment if you want to index your data with this and/or other search providers.
-    ;data_services="http://metaverseink.com/cgi-bin/register.py"
-
+    ; Uncomment if you want to index your data with this and/or other search providers. One entry per
+	; data service
+    ;DATA_SRV_MISearch = "http://metaverseink.com/cgi-bin/register.py"
 
 [Economy]
     ; These economy values get used in the BetaGridLikeMoneyModule.  - This module is for demonstration only -