*** User.pl.bak	Mon Jan 24 21:12:41 2000
--- User.pl	Mon Jan 24 21:15:32 2000
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  	    }
  
  	    if (IsFlag("o")) { # owner/operator flag
+         if ($message =~ /^nick\s*(.*?)$/i) {
+             if (!exists $verified{$VerifWho}) {
+                 &status("unverified <$who> $message");
+                 &msg($who, $unverified_message);
+                 return 'NOREPLY';
+             }
+             $nnick = $1;
+             &rawout("NICK $nnick");
+             &status("Changed nick to $nnick");
+         }
  		if ($message =~ /^die/) {
  		    if (!exists $verified{$VerifWho}) {
  			&status("unverified <$who> $message");