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+;
+;  server connection timeout limit = 60 seconds
+;
+
+set ctimeout	60
+
+;
+;  add some servers to the serverlist
+;
+
+servergroup undernet
+server	amsterdam.nl.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	amsterdam2.nl.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	bucharest.ro.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	carouge.ch.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	ede.nl.eu.undernet.org		6669
+server	elsene.be.eu.undernet.org	6669
+server	fulda.de.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	geneva.ch.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	graz.at.eu.undernet.org		6663
+server	graz2.at.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	helsinki.fi.eu.undernet.org	6669
+server	lelystad.nl.eu.undernet.org	6668
+server	london.uk.eu.undernet.org	6666
+server	london2.uk.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	milan.it.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	oslo1.no.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	oslo2.no.eu.undernet.org	6663
+server	stockholm.se.eu.undernet.org	6669
+server	surrey.uk.eu.undernet.org	6669
+server	zagreb.hr.eu.undernet.org	6666
+server	panamacity.pa.undernet.org	6663
+server	ashburn.va.us.undernet.org	6663
+server	fairfax.va.us.undernet.org	6666
+server	mesa.az.us.undernet.org		6666
+server	miami.fl.us.undernet.org	6669
+server	princeton.nj.us.undernet.org	6663
+server	sanjose.ca.us.undernet.org	6663
+server	sterling.va.us.undernet.org	6669
+
+;
+;  this is sorta how a botnet configuration would look like...
+;
+
+set linkport	5000
+set linkpass	your_lame_password
+set autolink	1
+
+;
+;  what other bots are out there in cyberspace?
+;
+;  link <guid> <password> [host port]
+;
+;  guid       the other bots guid
+;  password   the other bots password
+;  host       internet host to connect to when linking the other bot
+;  port       tcp port to connect to on remote host
+;
+
+link		2   janes_password   janes.host.com   5000   ; Jane Does EnergyMech
+link		3   johns_password   johns.host.com   5000   ; John Does EnergyMech
+
+;
+;  we cant connect -to- bot 4, but we can accept connections from it!
+;
+
+link		4   ongabonga_pass
+
+;
+;  thats all the botnet stuff for now
+;
+
+;
+;  create a new bot
+;
+;  1        the globally uniqe ID (guid), used for botnet linking
+;  emech3   the bots nick
+;
+
+nick		1 emech3
+set altnick	myemech3 monkey3 dummy3 fuzzy3
+
+;
+;  set connection variables for this bot
+;
+
+set userfile	mech.passwd
+set ident	robot
+set ircname	EnergyMech 3: The Next Generation
+set umodes	+w
+set cmdchar	.
+set modes	6
+set cc		1
+
+;
+;  join a channel
+;
+
+join		#anychannel
+set pub		1
+set aop		1
+set avoice	1
+set prot	4
+
+;
+;  this is how you'd load a tcl on startup...
+;
+
+tclscript does-not-exist.tcl
+
+;
+; Can you guess?
+;
+
+die You did not edit your configuation file!