diff --git a/de.systopia.civiproxy/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.php b/de.systopia.civiproxy/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.php
index 56db32f..99d0711 100644
--- a/de.systopia.civiproxy/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.php
+++ b/de.systopia.civiproxy/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.php
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ class CRM_Admin_Form_Setting_ProxySettings extends CRM_Admin_Form_Setting
 
     // add all required elements
     $this->addElement('checkbox','proxy_enabled');
-    $this->addElement('text', 'proxy_url', ts('Proxy URL'));
+    $this->addElement('text', 'proxy_url', ts('Proxy URL'), array('disabled' => 'disabled'));
+    $this->addElement('static', 'proxy_version', ts('Proxy version'));
+
+    $this->addElement('text', 'civimail_external_optout', ts('CiviMail: External out-out page'), array('disabled' => 'disabled'));
 
     $this->addButtons(array(
       array('type' => 'next', 'name' => ts('Save'), 'isDefault' => TRUE),
@@ -25,12 +28,30 @@ class CRM_Admin_Form_Setting_ProxySettings extends CRM_Admin_Form_Setting
 
   function addRules() {
     $this->addRule('proxy_url', ts('This may only contain a valid URL'), 'onlyValidURL');
+    $this->addRule('civimail_external_optout', ts('This may only contain a valid URL'), 'onlyValidURL');
   }
 
   function preProcess() {
     $this->assign('proxy_enabled', CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::getItem('CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_enabled'));
+    $proxyUrl = CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::getItem('CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_url');
+    $proxyVersion = "-";
+
+    if($proxyUrl) {
+      // try to get the current proxy version
+      $response = $this->requestProxyVersion($proxyUrl);
+      if ($response['is_error']) {
+          $proxyVersion = $response['message'];
+          CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::setItem(NULL,'CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_version');
+      }else{
+          $proxyVersion = $response['version'];
+          CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::setItem($proxyVersion,'CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_version');
+      }
+    }
+
     $this->setDefaults(array(
-        'proxy_url' => CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::getItem('CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_url'),
+        'proxy_url'     => $proxyUrl,
+        'proxy_version' => $proxyVersion, // watch out, this might contain an error message
+        'civimail_external_optout' => CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::getItem('CiviProxy Settings', 'civimail_extoptout')
       ));
   }
 
@@ -42,9 +63,12 @@ class CRM_Admin_Form_Setting_ProxySettings extends CRM_Admin_Form_Setting
     CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::setItem(!empty($values['proxy_enabled']),'CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_enabled');
 
     // text
-    if ($values['proxy_url']){
+    if (isset($values['proxy_url'])) {
       CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::setItem($values['proxy_url'],'CiviProxy Settings', 'proxy_url');
     }
+    if (isset($values['civimail_external_optout'])) {
+      CRM_Core_BAO_Setting::setItem($values['civimail_external_optout'],'CiviProxy Settings', 'civimail_extoptout');
+    }
 
     // give feedback to user
     $session = CRM_Core_Session::singleton();
@@ -56,4 +80,25 @@ class CRM_Admin_Form_Setting_ProxySettings extends CRM_Admin_Form_Setting
     return preg_match("/^(http(s?):\/\/)?(((www\.)?+[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-\_]+(\.[a-zA-Z]{2,6})+)|(localhost)|(\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\b))(:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-\s\.\/\?\%\#\&\=]*)?$/",$value);
   }
 
+ /* Performs an http request to the specified url and tries
+  * to parse the response in order to get the current proxy
+  * version
+  *
+  * @param $url url of the proxy to use
+  * @return array(int is_error, [string message || string version])
+  */
+  function requestProxyVersion($url) {
+    $response = @file_get_contents($url);
+    if($response === FALSE) {
+      return array('is_error' => 1, 'message' => sprintf(ts('Error: cannot access "%s"'), $url));
+    }else{
+      $result = preg_match("/<p id=\"version\">CiviProxy Version ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+|[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)<\/p>/", $response, $output_array);
+      if ($result === FALSE || $result === 0){
+        return array('is_error' => 1, 'message' => sprintf(ts('Error: failed to parse version information'), $url));
+      }else{
+        return array('is_error' => 0, 'version' => $output_array[1]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/de.systopia.civiproxy/settings/civiproxy.setting.php b/de.systopia.civiproxy/settings/civiproxy.setting.php
index c4fa1c6..c46f6a1 100644
--- a/de.systopia.civiproxy/settings/civiproxy.setting.php
+++ b/de.systopia.civiproxy/settings/civiproxy.setting.php
@@ -30,4 +30,16 @@ return array(
     'description' => 'The URL from which the proxy will be available for requests',
     'help_text' => 'TODO',
   ),
+  'proxy_version' => array(
+    'group_name' => 'CiviProxy Settings',
+    'group' => 'de.systopia',
+    'name' => 'proxy_version',
+    'type' => 'String',
+    'default' => "",
+    'add' => '4.3',
+    'is_domain' => 1,
+    'is_contact' => 0,
+    'description' => 'The version of the currently selected proxy',
+    'help_text' => 'TODO',
+  ),
  );
diff --git a/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.hlp b/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.hlp
index 6d3cb49..dd49f2a 100644
--- a/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.hlp
+++ b/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.hlp
@@ -10,3 +10,15 @@
   {ts}Enter your CiviProxy's URL here{/ts}
 </p>
 {/htxt}
+
+{htxt id='id-proxy-version'}
+<p>
+  {ts}TODO #1{/ts}
+</p>
+{/htxt}
+
+{htxt id='id-extoptout-url'}
+<p>
+  {ts}TODO #2{/ts}
+</p>
+{/htxt}
diff --git a/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.tpl b/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.tpl
index 8676f83..dfd10f4 100644
--- a/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.tpl
+++ b/de.systopia.civiproxy/templates/CRM/Admin/Form/Setting/ProxySettings.tpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h3>{ts}Core Settings{/ts}</h3>
     <div>
       <div>
-          <table id="core_settings">
+          <table id="core_settings" class="no-border">
             <tr>
               <td class="label"><label for="proxy_enabled"> {ts}Enable proxy{/ts} <a onclick='CRM.help("{ts}Enable Proxy{/ts}", {literal}{"id":"id-proxy-enabled","file":"CRM\/Admin\/Form\/Setting\/ProxySettings"}{/literal}); return false;' href="#" title="{ts}Help{/ts}" class="helpicon">&nbsp;</a></label></td>
               <td><input value="1" type="checkbox" id="proxy_enabled" name="proxy_enabled" {if $proxy_enabled}checked="checked"{/if} class="form-checkbox"/></td>
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@
               <td class="label">{$form.proxy_url.label} <a onclick='CRM.help("{ts}Proxy URL{/ts}", {literal}{"id":"id-proxy-url","file":"CRM\/Admin\/Form\/Setting\/ProxySettings"}{/literal}); return false;' href="#" title="{ts}Help{/ts}" class="helpicon">&nbsp;</a></td>
               <td>{$form.proxy_url.html}</td>
             </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td class="label">{$form.proxy_version.label} <a onclick='CRM.help("{ts}Proxy Version{/ts}", {literal}{"id":"id-proxy-version","file":"CRM\/Admin\/Form\/Setting\/ProxySettings"}{/literal}); return false;' href="#" title="{ts}Help{/ts}" class="helpicon">&nbsp;</a></td>
+              <td>{$form.proxy_version.html}</td>
+            </tr>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div>
+    <h3>{ts}Component Settings{/ts}</h3>
+    <div>
+      <div>
+          <table id="component_settings" class="no-border">
+            <tr>
+              <td class="label">{$form.civimail_external_optout.label} <a onclick='CRM.help("{ts}CiviMail: External out-out page{/ts}", {literal}{"id":"id-extoptout-url","file":"CRM\/Admin\/Form\/Setting\/ProxySettings"}{/literal}); return false;' href="#" title="{ts}Help{/ts}" class="helpicon">&nbsp;</a></td>
+              <td>{$form.civimail_external_optout.html}</td>
+            </tr>
           </table>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -21,14 +38,39 @@
 
 {literal}
 <script type="text/javascript">
+  function enableInput() {
+    cj('#proxy_url').attr('disabled',!this.checked);
+    cj('#civimail_external_optout').attr('disabled', !this.checked);
+  }
+
+  function enableInputGlobal() {
+    var is_enabled = cj('#proxy_enabled').attr('checked') == 'checked';
+    cj('#proxy_url').attr('disabled', !is_enabled);
+    cj('#civimail_external_optout').attr('disabled', !is_enabled);
+  }
+
   (function(cj) {
+    cj('#proxy_enabled').click(enableInput);
+    enableInputGlobal();
 
   })(cj);
 </script>
 
 <style type="text/css">
-  #proxy_url {
-    width: 300px;
+  #proxy_url, #civimail_external_optout {
+    width: 350px;
+  }
+
+  .no-border,
+  .no-border tr,
+  .no-border tbody td,
+  .no-border thead th,
+  .no-border tfoot th {
+    border: none;
+  }
+
+  .label {
+    min-width: 200px;
   }
 </style>
 {/literal}