> Using the command line httrack (ver 3.30+swf) under 
Windows
> 2000 SP4, I've noticed that a 'httrackrc' file in the
> current directory will not be parsed if it does not 
contain

This is correct - added on the TODO list :)

> Is this behaviour consistent for all operating
> systems?
Yes - on Linux (or BSD) systems, /etc/httrack.conf is also 
checked as a worldwide configuration file if ~.httrackrc is 
not found