--- include/config.h.orig	Tue May 15 20:18:52 2001
+++ include/config.h	Tue May 15 20:20:42 2001
@@ -399,5 +399,5 @@
  * correctly for performance reasons.
  */
-#undef  HUB
+#define  HUB
 
 /* CMDLINE_CONFIG - allow conf-file to be specified on command line
@@ -892,4 +892,13 @@
 */
 #define HYBRID_SOMAXCONN 25
+
+/*
+ * Allow server opers to give/take OP in a channel..
+ * Note: This is small hack. The Oper can't give/take his own
+ * op status.
+ *
+ * by Simon Nielsen <simon@nitro.dk>
+*/
+#define OPER_CHANNEL_OP_HACK
 
 /* DEBUGMODE is used mostly for internal development, it is likely
--- src/channel.c.orig	Tue May 15 20:15:13 2001
+++ src/channel.c	Tue May 15 20:17:51 2001
@@ -1184,6 +1184,10 @@
 
   /* is an op or server or remote user on a TS channel */
-  isok = ischop || (!isdeop && IsServer(cptr) && chptr->channelts);
-
+  isok = ischop || (!isdeop && IsServer(cptr) &&
+                  chptr->channelts) || IsAnOper(sptr);
+  #else
+     isok = ischop || (!isdeop && IsServer(cptr) &&
+                   chptr->channelts);
+  #endif
   if(isok)
     chptr->keep_their_modes = YES;
--- include/ircd_defs.h.orig	Tue May 15 20:25:38 2001
+++ include/ircd_defs.h	Tue May 15 20:23:45 2001
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
                                 /* comply with RFC1123                     */
 
-#define NICKLEN         9       /* Necessary to put 9 here instead of 10
+#define NICKLEN         20      /* Necessary to put 9 here instead of 10
                                  * if s_msg.c/m_nick has been corrected.
                                  * This preserves compatibility with old
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
 #define USERLEN         10
 #define REALLEN         50
-#define TOPICLEN        120     /* old value 90, truncated on other servers */
+#define TOPICLEN        1000    /* old value 90, truncated on other servers */
 #define KILLLEN         90      
 #define CHANNELLEN      200