tom@azatom ~ $ telnet irc.freenode.net 6667
Trying 204.11.244.21...
Connected to irc.freenode.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking ident
NOTICE AUTH :*** No identd (auth) response
NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname
^C
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