-     .___                    __
-   __| _/____   ____  __ ___/  |_
-  / __ |/  _ \ /    \|  |  \   __\
- / /_/ (  <_> )   |  \  |  /|  |
- \____ |\____/|___|  /____/ |__|
-      \/           \/
-
-  +---------------------------+
-  |    Welcome to AustNet     |
-  +---------------------------+
-
-  = RULES =
-  Users are not allowed to promote, encourage or aid in
-  harrassment, file distribution (including, but not limited
-  to, warez, xdcc, fdcc), child pornography or meeting up with
-  minors with sexually orientated motives, abuse other users
-  or any illegal activity. Anyone found breaking these rules
-  will be removed by staff.
-
-  No running bots which mimic or replace AustNet services. Any
-  bots found doing so will be removed.
-
-  = Policies =
-  No more than two (2) concurrent connections unless you have
-  a trigger set by staff.
-  No flooding
-  No spamming (includes /invite, ChanOP adduser, /msg, /notice)
-  No Nuking/ICMP/DDoS/Botnets
-
-  = AustNet Services =
-  ChanOP        Channel registration service
-  NickOP        Nickname registration service
-  NoteOP        Memo/note service. Leaves messages for people
-  ASD           Service for nickname/channel enquiries (see #ASD)
-  OperOP        Oper service
-  HelpOP        Provides help systems for users (see #Help)
-
-  = Channels =
-  #Help        Official help channel, also where some Opers reside
-  #ASD         For services (ChanOP, NickOP, etc) enquiries, forgotten
-               passwords, channel ownership, etc. NOT where opers reside.
-
-  = Server Staff =
-  Stevie         Admin
-  Skip           Co-Admin
-  BlackDevil     Operator
-
-  = NOTE =
-  Your connection may be scanned on connect to
-  ensure it is free from commonly exploited proxies
-  for the security of you and other users.
-  If you do not agree to be scanned, please visit
-  http://www.austnet.org for a list of other servers
-
-  If anyone has gline/kline/server ban enquiries, please see #Help or
-  /msg OperOP listadmin -online. Staff reserve the right to remove any
-  user at their discretion without prior warning. If you need help,
-  please see a staff member or email help@austnet.org.
-  #ASD is for services enquiries ONLY and does not take spam reports.
-
-  * Need a registered nickname to join a channel? *
-  There is a channel mode (+R) which requires you to have a registered
-  nickname to join a channel.
-
-  As many of you are surely aware, Austnet has had some major
-  changes recently, the latest of these changes are updates to
-  our website, services and IRCD software running on our servers
-  to fix a number of bugs and add much needed features.
-
-  We are also pleased to announce the long awaited implementation
-  of user and channel mode +R for everyone's benefit. When set on
-  a channel only users with registered nicknames are able to join
-  that channel. We expect this mode will be widely used within
-  channels on the network and expect it to almost entirely solve
-  the private query spam problems.
-
-  Once you REGISTER a nickname, you need to IDENTIFY as it to be
-  recognised as the owner of that nickname. Once you IDENTIFY, you
-  will be allowed in these channels.
-
-  We'll be continuing to implement many additional features over
-  the coming months in an effort to improve the services offered
-  to users on Austnet.
-
-  For more information or to remain informed on future updates,
-  please see http://www.austnet.org
-
-  = NEWS =
-  - #IRCHorseRacing is back on AustNet ! Sign up and start betting !
-  - Thank you for your continued support...
-
-  Austnet Administration
-