Hi I haven't tried the -d switch with BitchX yet but I wondered if I could write a ircrc file to automate my connection? If so where do I find details of valid options and keywords? BTW: I'm running Debian and Slackware. Gena Announcing: Blindness Advocacy and Self - Help Online. To subscribe send a blank message to: bashonline-subscribe at yahoogroups.com or visit www.bashonline.org Personal Contact Details: E-mail: gena at gena-j.net WWW Site: http://www.gena-j.net Mobile phone (UK) 07951 196268