// Connection code:
public DeltaBot(String n, String u) throws UnknownHostException, IOException {
    nick = n;
    user = u;
    Socket sock = new Socket ("irc.freenode.net", 6667);

    inStream = new Scanner (sock.getInputStream ());
    outStream = new BufferedWriter (new OutputStreamWriter (sock
        .getOutputStream ()));

    outStream.write ("NICK " + nick);
    outStream.write ("USER " + user + " 8 * :"+user+"2007");
    outStream.flush ();       
}

// Lines received from server
NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname, welcome back
NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking ident
NOTICE AUTH :*** No identd (auth) response
ERROR :Closing Link: 127.0.0.1 (Connection Timed Out)