diff --git a/tailer/src/main/java/de/swingbe/tailer/Main.java b/tailer/src/main/java/de/swingbe/tailer/Main.java
index 28fcabb..4fced6e 100644
--- a/tailer/src/main/java/de/swingbe/tailer/Main.java
+++ b/tailer/src/main/java/de/swingbe/tailer/Main.java
@@ -7,13 +7,30 @@ import java.io.File;
 
 public class Main {
 
+    //delay between checks of the file for new content in milliseconds
+    public static final int DELAY_MILLIS = 500;
+
+    //set to true to tail from the end of the file, false to tail from the beginning of the file
+    public static final boolean END = true;
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         System.out.println("Hello world!");
 
         TailerListener listener = new MyListener();
-        Tailer tailer = new Tailer(new File("NetPeerManager.log"), listener, 500);
+
+        //create and use a Tailer with a Thread
+        String fileName = "NetPeerManager.log";
+        //TODO What is the behaviour of the reOpen parameter?
+        Tailer tailer = new Tailer(new File(fileName), listener, DELAY_MILLIS, END);
         tailer.run();
 
+        Thread thread = new Thread(tailer);
+
+        //optional
+        thread.setDaemon(true);
+
+        thread.start();
+
         return;
     }
 }