configuration -- ini parser needs cleanup

[Fred T. Hamster]

ini_parser:

1. fix this difference between the OSes:
   1. ini parser is case sensitive for section names. that might be bad...
   2. in windos, the ini config uses direct file system support and is not case sensitive.
   3. would be nice just to have the same behavior; make it case-insensitive.
   4. improve the ini parser method of tracking changes and saving, if we're going to keep using this.

2. allow pound and semicolon as comments:
   1. ini parser doesnt support comments yet... it's not getting the comments in.