Feb 19, 2011 12:17:23 PM org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer loadPlugins
SEVERE: null (Is it up to date?)
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.earth2me.essentials.Settings.epBlackListUsage(Settings.java:208)
        at com.earth2me.essentials.protect.EssentialsProtect.loadSettings(EssentialsProtect.java:97)
        at com.earth2me.essentials.protect.EssentialsProtect.onEnable(EssentialsProtect.java:48)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:135)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:430)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:175)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:74)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:55)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.e(MinecraftServer.java:171)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.c(MinecraftServer.java:158)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.d(MinecraftServer.java:110)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:209)
        at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:512)