diff -uNr a/logotron/MANIFEST.TXT b/logotron/MANIFEST.TXT
--- a/logotron/MANIFEST.TXT b92cb800176d9f7a54fe6d250363597d4bac1cd60eedf87d37cca3eb57a9fbe8cdc387744aa59a8c7d96e89491397cf420abcee6a67fab747acb7df2bafcf2ed
+++ b/logotron/MANIFEST.TXT de2532e106e3a761c231f92427b6c099f7e5d1b6f01759ba443a28682289642707a59dd738833cda23d849ca36784ec449bed22bab70ab712be4f24da2b9b6a7
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@
 641794  aug2020_errata      asciilifeform   "Stylistic fixes for previous patch."
 684804  frontend_updates    billymg         "Changes to HTML/CSS to allow for easier theming. Added config knobs for custom log root and CSS file."
 684819  add_bitdash_theme   billymg         "Add dark theme used on http://logs.bitdash.io"
+689331  lose_fleanode       asciilifeform   "Remove all Freenodeisms."
diff -uNr a/logotron/bot.py b/logotron/bot.py
--- a/logotron/bot.py d33d6b379dc88808fd72e9579d23818b7a2611d24f48e07ed4eba2dcdc97e228d7f45c34f939fc282146ed3e89f320d709cf023711c9dbb0394dfd39b36dcf4c
+++ b/logotron/bot.py 048fcb73260b4b85459e1e8ca4529df95a1e4d6898b74a8259c38a690aeb0840cf77fef9fd5f16445287f0d4091e18ddf7e2da478e9cb09db157f16eeb4c85ec
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 # Version. If changing this program, always set this to same # as in MANIFEST
-Ver = 684804
+Ver = 689331
+
+## As of version 689331, this program will NOT work with Freenode !!!
 
 ##############################################################################
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@
     Nick        = cfg.get("irc", "nick")
     Pass        = cfg.get("irc", "pass")
     Channels    = [x.strip() for x in cfg.get("irc", "chans").split(',')]
-    Join_Delay  = int(cfg.get("irc", "join_t"))
+    SkipInitLn  = int(cfg.get("irc", "skip_init_lines"))
     Discon_TO   = int(cfg.get("irc", "disc_t"))
     Prefix      = cfg.get("control", "prefix")
     # DBism:
@@ -245,6 +247,18 @@
             eat_logline(user, chan, text, action)
 
 
+joined = False
+def join_chans():
+    global joined
+    # Join selected channels
+    if joined:
+	return
+    for chan in Channels:
+        logging.info("Joining channel '%s'..." % chan)
+        send("JOIN #%s\r\n" % chan)
+        joined = True
+
+
 # IRCate until we get disconnected
 def irc():
     global connected
@@ -263,24 +277,22 @@
     time_last_conn = datetime.now()
 
     # Auth to server
-    send("NICK %s\r\n" % Nick)
-    send("USER %s %s %s :%s\r\n" % (Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick))
-
     # If this is a production bot, rather than test, there will be a PW:
     if Pass != "":
-        send("NICKSERV IDENTIFY %s %s\r\n" % (Nick, Pass))
-
-    time.sleep(Join_Delay) # wait to join until fleanode eats auth
-
-    # Join selected channels
-    for chan in Channels:
-        logging.info("Joining channel '%s'..." % chan)
-        send("JOIN #%s\r\n" % chan)
+        send("PASS %s\r\n" % Pass)
 
+    send("NICK %s\r\n" % Nick)
+    send("USER %s 0 * :%s\r\n\r\n" % (Nick, Nick))
+    
+    lnrec = 0
+    
     while connected:
         try:
             data = sock.recv(Buf_Size)
             time_last_recv = datetime.now() # Received anything -- reset timer
+            lnrec = lnrec + 1
+            if lnrec > SkipInitLn:
+                join_chans()
         except socket.timeout as e:
             logging.debug("Receive timed out")
             # Determine whether the connection has timed out:
diff -uNr a/logotron/nsabot.conf b/logotron/nsabot.conf
--- a/logotron/nsabot.conf e30960d97ff96aeddd33d35b1cc16f99a35023a942846bb87f691a0bf66764b6a5bc1eb979f51ac0a6410d0893693e199b719b17c9db1881ea4df459632d722b
+++ b/logotron/nsabot.conf 7e1f575d5950f04bb47b266aef27f06152baa34a2d688f1c8329c35bc19bc11fe325b5468faa646cf338e420a154ba57adcf47486b771d7ca18246f26d507a76
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 chans   = asciilifeform-test, asciilifeform-test-2
 
 # IRC nick PW
-pass    = YOURFLEANODEPW
+pass    = YOURPW
 
-# How long to wait for fleanode to ack auth of nick before joining chans
-join_t  = 20
+# How many lines of init message must be skipped.
+# A value of 2 is known to work with UnrealIRCD.
+skip_init_lines = 2
 
 # Force-disconnect after this many seconds of complete (incl. 0 PINGs) silence
 disc_t  = 180
diff -uNr a/logotron/release_notes.txt b/logotron/release_notes.txt
--- a/logotron/release_notes.txt 51f3129759cf2d7c920785477c6a1e1f88e9fe5292ebd099e533fe89bc776522c698a0ad8878b784be19608e79e72952c25b80ca3038be75f2e9d48b3e2c6af8
+++ b/logotron/release_notes.txt fc613fc6b9264924b46517b361dbfe9d1996770f9b942accef9dd9e30f755bb40f5b0ee7515c98e7acc6bf1dfdc0e30ad94b17e135cdcd2b7d9670d69508abf6
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ######################
+2021 Aug 19 Update #1:
+######################
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+689331  lose_fleanode  asciilifeform "Remove all Freenodeisms."
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+(1) Remove "guest login" option, as it only worked with Freenode (RIP)
+(2) Remove Freenodeisms from login routine, replace with the current generic item.
+
+
+######################
 2021 May 24 Update #2:
 ######################
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff -uNr a/logotron/templates/layout.html b/logotron/templates/layout.html
--- a/logotron/templates/layout.html 68fb1bd53530a683f6796169325527d8a720cc306f143c276eb7677720deced935d780117ad3e75e9baed2aacf91fd70812050c35ed09e94b684308f5d8006cc
+++ b/logotron/templates/layout.html de95f226f3a40f846d46ad729d874e1ea6cb6ebc9411758c44707b9f06d2a97003675447d699438f3a226f3472af0c7e0f7808b04dcfab267df88dd2b9959be3
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 
         <div class="footer">
             {% if chan != 'all' %}
-            <a href="https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.freenode.net/{{ chan }}">Visit #{{ chan }} as Guest</a> |
             <a href="/rnd/{{ chan }}">Random({{ chan }})</a> |
             {% endif %}
             <a href="{{ url_for('static', filename='log_db.gz') }}">Download hourly DB snapshot</a> |