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Replace printf(_c) with iostream
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@@ -1,50 +1,49 @@
-/*       +------------------------------------+
- *       | Inspire Internet Relay Chat Daemon |
- *       +------------------------------------+
+/*
+ * InspIRCd -- Internet Relay Chat Daemon
  *
- *  InspIRCd: (C) 2002-2009 InspIRCd Development Team
- * See: http://wiki.inspircd.org/Credits
+ *   Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Daniel De Graaf <danieldg@inspircd.org>
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Robin Burchell <robin+git@viroteck.net>
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Dennis Friis <peavey@inspircd.org>
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Craig Edwards <craigedwards@brainbox.cc>
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 Thomas Stagner <aquanight@inspircd.org>
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 Oliver Lupton <oliverlupton@gmail.com>
  *
- * This program is free but copyrighted software; see
- *         the file COPYING for details.
+ * This file is part of InspIRCd.  InspIRCd is free software: you can
+ * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
  *
- * ---------------------------------------------------
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-/* $Core */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.quotes.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.rules.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.motd.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.helpop-full.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.helpop.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.censor.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.filter.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/inspircd.conf.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/modules.conf.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/opers.conf.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: conf/links.conf.example $(CONPATH) */
-/* $CopyInstall: .gdbargs $(BASE) */
 
 #include "inspircd.h"
 #include <fstream>
 #include "xline.h"
 #include "exitcodes.h"
 #include "commands/cmd_whowas.h"
-#include "modes/cmode_h.h"
+#include "configparser.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Iphlpapi.h>
+#pragma comment(lib, "Iphlpapi.lib")
+#endif
 
 ServerConfig::ServerConfig()
 {
        WhoWasGroupSize = WhoWasMaxGroups = WhoWasMaxKeep = 0;
-       log_file = NULL;
-       NoUserDns = forcedebug = OperSpyWhois = nofork = HideBans = HideSplits = UndernetMsgPrefix = false;
-       CycleHosts = writelog = AllowHalfop = InvBypassModes = true;
-       dns_timeout = DieDelay = 5;
+       RawLog = NoUserDns = HideBans = HideSplits = UndernetMsgPrefix = false;
+       WildcardIPv6 = CycleHosts = InvBypassModes = true;
+       dns_timeout = 5;
        MaxTargets = 20;
        NetBufferSize = 10240;
        SoftLimit = ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds();
        MaxConn = SOMAXCONN;
-       MaxWhoResults = 0;
-       debugging = 0;
        MaxChans = 20;
        OperMaxChans = 30;
        c_ipv4_range = 32;
@@ -54,28 +53,29 @@ ServerConfig::ServerConfig()
 void ServerConfig::Update005()
 {
        std::stringstream out(data005);
+       std::vector<std::string> data;
        std::string token;
+       while (out >> token)
+               data.push_back(token);
+       sort(data.begin(), data.end());
+
        std::string line5;
-       int token_counter = 0;
        isupport.clear();
-       while (out >> token)
+       for(unsigned int i=0; i < data.size(); i++)
        {
+               token = data[i];
                line5 = line5 + token + " ";
-               token_counter++;
-               if (token_counter >= 13)
+               if (i % 13 == 12)
                {
-                       char buf[MAXBUF];
-                       snprintf(buf, MAXBUF, "%s:are supported by this server", line5.c_str());
-                       isupport.push_back(buf);
+                       line5.append(":are supported by this server");
+                       isupport.push_back(line5);
                        line5.clear();
-                       token_counter = 0;
                }
        }
        if (!line5.empty())
        {
-               char buf[MAXBUF];
-               snprintf(buf, MAXBUF, "%s:are supported by this server", line5.c_str());
-               isupport.push_back(buf);
+               line5.append(":are supported by this server");
+               isupport.push_back(line5);
        }
 }
 
@@ -85,137 +85,43 @@ void ServerConfig::Send005(User* user)
                user->WriteNumeric(RPL_ISUPPORT, "%s %s", user->nick.c_str(), line->c_str());
 }
 
-bool ServerConfig::CheckOnce(const char* tag)
+template<typename T, typename V>
+static void range(T& value, V min, V max, V def, const char* msg)
 {
-       int count = ConfValueEnum(tag);
-
-       if (count > 1)
-               throw CoreException("You have more than one <"+std::string(tag)+"> tag, this is not permitted.");
-       if (count < 1)
-               throw CoreException("You have not defined a <"+std::string(tag)+"> tag, this is required.");
-       return true;
+       if (value >= (T)min && value <= (T)max)
+               return;
+       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG", DEFAULT,
+               "WARNING: %s value of %ld is not between %ld and %ld; set to %ld.",
+               msg, (long)value, (long)min, (long)max, (long)def);
+       value = def;
 }
 
-static void ValidateNoSpaces(const char* p, const std::string &tag, const std::string &val)
-{
-       for (const char* ptr = p; *ptr; ++ptr)
-       {
-               if (*ptr == ' ')
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> cannot contain spaces");
-       }
-}
 
-/* NOTE: Before anyone asks why we're not using inet_pton for this, it is because inet_pton and friends do not return so much detail,
- * even in strerror(errno). They just return 'yes' or 'no' to an address without such detail as to whats WRONG with the address.
- * Because ircd users arent as technical as they used to be (;)) we are going to give more of a useful error message.
- */
-static void ValidateIP(const char* p, const std::string &tag, const std::string &val, bool wild)
+static void ValidIP(const std::string& ip, const std::string& key)
 {
-       int num_dots = 0;
-       int num_seps = 0;
-       int not_numbers = false;
-       int not_hex = false;
-
-       if (*p)
-       {
-               if (*p == '.')
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is not an IP address");
-
-               for (const char* ptr = p; *ptr; ++ptr)
-               {
-                       if (wild && (*ptr == '*' || *ptr == '?' || *ptr == '/'))
-                               continue;
-
-                       if (*ptr != ':' && *ptr != '.')
-                       {
-                               if (*ptr < '0' || *ptr > '9')
-                                       not_numbers = true;
-                               if ((*ptr < '0' || *ptr > '9') && (toupper(*ptr) < 'A' || toupper(*ptr) > 'F'))
-                                       not_hex = true;
-                       }
-                       switch (*ptr)
-                       {
-                               case ' ':
-                                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is not an IP address");
-                               case '.':
-                                       num_dots++;
-                               break;
-                               case ':':
-                                       num_seps++;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               if (num_dots > 3)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is an IPv4 address with too many fields!");
-
-               if (num_seps > 8)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is an IPv6 address with too many fields!");
-
-               if (num_seps == 0 && num_dots < 3 && !wild)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> looks to be a malformed IPv4 address");
-
-               if (num_seps == 0 && num_dots == 3 && not_numbers)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> contains non-numeric characters in an IPv4 address");
-
-               if (num_seps != 0 && not_hex)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> contains non-hexdecimal characters in an IPv6 address");
-
-               if (num_seps != 0 && num_dots != 3 && num_dots != 0 && !wild)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is a malformed IPv6 4in6 address");
-       }
+       irc::sockets::sockaddrs dummy;
+       if (!irc::sockets::aptosa(ip, 0, dummy))
+               throw CoreException("The value of "+key+" is not an IP address");
 }
 
-static void ValidateHostname(const char* p, const std::string &tag, const std::string &val)
+static void ValidHost(const std::string& p, const std::string& msg)
 {
        int num_dots = 0;
-       if (*p)
+       if (p.empty() || p[0] == '.')
+               throw CoreException("The value of "+msg+" is not a valid hostname");
+       for (unsigned int i=0;i < p.length();i++)
        {
-               if (*p == '.')
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is not a valid hostname");
-               for (const char* ptr = p; *ptr; ++ptr)
+               switch (p[i])
                {
-                       switch (*ptr)
-                       {
-                               case ' ':
-                                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is not a valid hostname");
-                               case '.':
-                                       num_dots++;
-                               break;
-                       }
+                       case ' ':
+                               throw CoreException("The value of "+msg+" is not a valid hostname");
+                       case '.':
+                               num_dots++;
+                       break;
                }
-               if (num_dots == 0)
-                       throw CoreException("The value of <"+tag+":"+val+"> is not a valid hostname");
-       }
-}
-
-// Specialized validators
-
-static bool ValidateMaxTargets(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       if ((data.GetInteger() < 1) || (data.GetInteger() > 31))
-       {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <security:maxtargets> value is greater than 31 or less than 1, set to 20.");
-               data.Set(20);
        }
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateSoftLimit(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       if ((data.GetInteger() < 1) || (data.GetInteger() > ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds()))
-       {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <performance:softlimit> value is greater than %d or less than 0, set to %d.",ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds(),ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds());
-               data.Set(ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds());
-       }
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateMaxConn(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       if (data.GetInteger() > SOMAXCONN)
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <performance:somaxconn> value may be higher than the system-defined SOMAXCONN value!");
-       return true;
+       if (num_dots == 0)
+               throw CoreException("The value of "+msg+" is not a valid hostname");
 }
 
 bool ServerConfig::ApplyDisabledCommands(const std::string& data)
@@ -239,349 +145,145 @@ bool ServerConfig::ApplyDisabledCommands(const std::string& data)
        return true;
 }
 
-static bool ValidateDisabledUModes(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
+static void FindDNS(std::string& server)
 {
-       memset(conf->DisabledUModes, 0, sizeof(conf->DisabledUModes));
-       for (const unsigned char* p = (const unsigned char*)data.GetString(); *p; ++p)
-       {
-               if (*p < 'A' || *p > ('A' + 64)) throw CoreException(std::string("Invalid usermode ")+(char)*p+" was found.");
-               conf->DisabledUModes[*p - 'A'] = 1;
-       }
-       return true;
-}
+       if (!server.empty())
+               return;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+       // attempt to look up their nameserver from the system
+       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <dns:server> not defined, attempting to find a working server in the system settings...");
 
-static bool ValidateDisabledCModes(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       memset(conf->DisabledCModes, 0, sizeof(conf->DisabledCModes));
-       for (const unsigned char* p = (const unsigned char*)data.GetString(); *p; ++p)
-       {
-               if (*p < 'A' || *p > ('A' + 64)) throw CoreException(std::string("Invalid chanmode ")+(char)*p+" was found.");
-               conf->DisabledCModes[*p - 'A'] = 1;
-       }
-       return true;
-}
+       PFIXED_INFO pFixedInfo;
+       DWORD dwBufferSize = sizeof(FIXED_INFO);
+       pFixedInfo = (PFIXED_INFO) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(FIXED_INFO));
 
-#ifdef WINDOWS
-// Note: the windows validator is in win32wrapper.cpp
-bool ValidateDnsServer(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data);
-#else
-static bool ValidateDnsServer(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       if (!*(data.GetString()))
+       if(pFixedInfo)
        {
-               std::string nameserver;
-               // attempt to look up their nameserver from /etc/resolv.conf
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <dns:server> not defined, attempting to find working server in /etc/resolv.conf...");
-               std::ifstream resolv("/etc/resolv.conf");
-               bool found_server = false;
+               if (GetNetworkParams(pFixedInfo, &dwBufferSize) == ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
+                       HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pFixedInfo);
+                       pFixedInfo = (PFIXED_INFO) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, dwBufferSize);
+               }
 
-               if (resolv.is_open())
-               {
-                       while (resolv >> nameserver)
-                       {
-                               if ((nameserver == "nameserver") && (!found_server))
-                               {
-                                       resolv >> nameserver;
-                                       data.Set(nameserver.c_str());
-                                       found_server = true;
-                                       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"<dns:server> set to '%s' as first resolver in /etc/resolv.conf.",nameserver.c_str());
-                               }
-                       }
+               if(pFixedInfo) {
+                       if (GetNetworkParams(pFixedInfo, &dwBufferSize) == NO_ERROR)
+                               server = pFixedInfo->DnsServerList.IpAddress.String;
 
-                       if (!found_server)
-                       {
-                               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"/etc/resolv.conf contains no viable nameserver entries! Defaulting to nameserver '127.0.0.1'!");
-                               data.Set("127.0.0.1");
-                       }
+                       HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pFixedInfo);
                }
-               else
+
+               if(!server.empty())
                {
-                       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"/etc/resolv.conf can't be opened! Defaulting to nameserver '127.0.0.1'!");
-                       data.Set("127.0.0.1");
+                       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"<dns:server> set to '%s' as first active resolver in the system settings.", server.c_str());
+                       return;
                }
        }
-       return true;
-}
-#endif
 
-static bool ValidateServerName(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"Validating server name");
-       /* If we already have a servername, and they changed it, we should throw an exception. */
-       if (!strchr(data.GetString(), '.'))
-       {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <server:name> '%s' is not a fully-qualified domain name. Changed to '%s.'",
-                       data.GetString(),data.GetString());
-               std::string moo = data.GetValue();
-               data.Set(moo.append("."));
-       }
-       ValidateHostname(data.GetString(), "server", "name");
-       return true;
-}
+       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"No viable nameserver found! Defaulting to nameserver '127.0.0.1'!");
+#else
+       // attempt to look up their nameserver from /etc/resolv.conf
+       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <dns:server> not defined, attempting to find working server in /etc/resolv.conf...");
 
-static bool ValidateNetBufferSize(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       // 65534 not 65535 because of null terminator
-       if ((!data.GetInteger()) || (data.GetInteger() > 65534) || (data.GetInteger() < 1024))
-       {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"No NetBufferSize specified or size out of range, setting to default of 10240.");
-               data.Set(10240);
-       }
-       return true;
-}
+       std::ifstream resolv("/etc/resolv.conf");
 
-static bool ValidateMaxWho(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       if ((data.GetInteger() > 65535) || (data.GetInteger() < 1))
+       while (resolv >> server)
        {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"<performance:maxwho> size out of range, setting to default of 1024.");
-               data.Set(1024);
-       }
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateHalfOp(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       ModeHandler* mh = ServerInstance->Modes->FindMode('h', MODETYPE_CHANNEL);
-       if (data.GetBool() && !mh) {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG", DEFAULT, "Enabling halfop mode.");
-               mh = new ModeChannelHalfOp;
-               ServerInstance->Modes->AddMode(mh);
-       } else if (!data.GetBool() && mh) {
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG", DEFAULT, "Disabling halfop mode.");
-               ServerInstance->Modes->DelMode(mh);
-               delete mh;
+               if (server == "nameserver")
+               {
+                       resolv >> server;
+                       if (server.find_first_not_of("0123456789.") == std::string::npos)
+                       {
+                               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"<dns:server> set to '%s' as first resolver in /etc/resolv.conf.",server.c_str());
+                               return;
+                       }
+               }
        }
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateMotd(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       conf->ReadFile(conf->MOTD, data.GetString());
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateNotEmpty(ServerConfig*, const char* tag, const char* val, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       if (data.GetValue().empty())
-               throw CoreException(std::string("The value for <")+tag+":"+val+"> cannot be empty!");
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateRules(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       conf->ReadFile(conf->RULES, data.GetString());
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateModeLists(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       memset(conf->HideModeLists, 0, sizeof(conf->HideModeLists));
-       for (const unsigned char* x = (const unsigned char*)data.GetString(); *x; ++x)
-               conf->HideModeLists[*x] = true;
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool ValidateInvite(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
-{
-       const std::string& v = data.GetValue();
-
-       if (v == "ops")
-               conf->AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_OPS;
-       else if (v == "all")
-               conf->AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_ALL;
-       else if (v == "dynamic")
-               conf->AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_DYNAMIC;
-       else
-               conf->AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_NONE;
 
-       return true;
+       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"/etc/resolv.conf contains no viable nameserver entries! Defaulting to nameserver '127.0.0.1'!");
+#endif
+       server = "127.0.0.1";
 }
 
-static bool ValidateSID(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
+static void ReadXLine(ServerConfig* conf, const std::string& tag, const std::string& key, XLineFactory* make)
 {
-       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"Validating server id");
-
-       const std::string& sid = data.GetValue();
-
-       if (!sid.empty() && !ServerInstance->IsSID(sid))
+       ConfigTagList tags = conf->ConfTags(tag);
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
        {
-               throw CoreException(sid + " is not a valid server ID. A server ID must be 3 characters long, with the first character a digit and the next two characters a digit or letter.");
+               ConfigTag* ctag = i->second;
+               std::string mask;
+               if (!ctag->readString(key, mask))
+                       throw CoreException("<"+tag+":"+key+"> missing at " + ctag->getTagLocation());
+               std::string reason = ctag->getString("reason", "<Config>");
+               XLine* xl = make->Generate(ServerInstance->Time(), 0, "<Config>", reason, mask);
+               if (!ServerInstance->XLines->AddLine(xl, NULL))
+                       delete xl;
        }
-
-       conf->sid = sid;
-
-       return true;
 }
 
-static bool ValidateWhoWas(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char*, ValueItem &data)
+typedef std::map<std::string, ConfigTag*> LocalIndex;
+void ServerConfig::CrossCheckOperClassType()
 {
-       conf->WhoWasMaxKeep = ServerInstance->Duration(data.GetString());
-
-       if (conf->WhoWasGroupSize < 0)
-               conf->WhoWasGroupSize = 0;
-
-       if (conf->WhoWasMaxGroups < 0)
-               conf->WhoWasMaxGroups = 0;
-
-       if (conf->WhoWasMaxKeep < 3600)
+       LocalIndex operclass;
+       ConfigTagList tags = ConfTags("class");
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
        {
-               conf->WhoWasMaxKeep = 3600;
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT,"WARNING: <whowas:maxkeep> value less than 3600, setting to default 3600");
+               ConfigTag* tag = i->second;
+               std::string name = tag->getString("name");
+               if (name.empty())
+                       throw CoreException("<class:name> missing from tag at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+               if (operclass.find(name) != operclass.end())
+                       throw CoreException("Duplicate class block with name " + name + " at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+               operclass[name] = tag;
        }
-
-       Module* whowas = ServerInstance->Modules->Find("cmd_whowas.so");
-       if (whowas)
+       tags = ConfTags("type");
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
        {
-               WhowasRequest(NULL, whowas, WhowasRequest::WHOWAS_PRUNE).Send();
-       }
-
-       return true;
-}
-
-/* Callback called to process a single <uline> tag
- */
-static bool DoULine(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char**, ValueList &values, int*)
-{
-       const char* server = values[0].GetString();
-       const bool silent = values[1].GetBool();
-       conf->ulines[server] = silent;
-       return true;
-}
-
-/* Callback called to process a single <banlist> tag
- */
-static bool DoMaxBans(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char**, ValueList &values, int*)
-{
-       const char* channel = values[0].GetString();
-       int limit = values[1].GetInteger();
-       conf->maxbans[channel] = limit;
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool DoZLine(ServerConfig* conf, const char* tag, const char** entries, ValueList &values, int* types)
-{
-       const char* reason = values[0].GetString();
-       const char* ipmask = values[1].GetString();
-
-       ZLine* zl = new ZLine(ServerInstance->Time(), 0, "<Config>", reason, ipmask);
-       if (!ServerInstance->XLines->AddLine(zl, NULL))
-               delete zl;
-
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool DoQLine(ServerConfig* conf, const char* tag, const char** entries, ValueList &values, int* types)
-{
-       const char* reason = values[0].GetString();
-       const char* nick = values[1].GetString();
-
-       QLine* ql = new QLine(ServerInstance->Time(), 0, "<Config>", reason, nick);
-       if (!ServerInstance->XLines->AddLine(ql, NULL))
-               delete ql;
+               ConfigTag* tag = i->second;
+               std::string name = tag->getString("name");
+               if (name.empty())
+                       throw CoreException("<type:name> is missing from tag at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+               if (!ServerInstance->IsNick(name.c_str(), Limits.NickMax))
+                       throw CoreException("<type:name> is invalid (value '" + name + "')");
+               if (oper_blocks.find(" " + name) != oper_blocks.end())
+                       throw CoreException("Duplicate type block with name " + name + " at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+
+               OperInfo* ifo = new OperInfo;
+               oper_blocks[" " + name] = ifo;
+               ifo->name = name;
+               ifo->type_block = tag;
 
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool DoKLine(ServerConfig* conf, const char* tag, const char** entries, ValueList &values, int* types)
-{
-       const char* reason = values[0].GetString();
-       const char* host = values[1].GetString();
-
-       XLineManager* xlm = ServerInstance->XLines;
-
-       IdentHostPair ih = xlm->IdentSplit(host);
-
-       KLine* kl = new KLine(ServerInstance->Time(), 0, "<Config>", reason, ih.first.c_str(), ih.second.c_str());
-       if (!xlm->AddLine(kl, NULL))
-               delete kl;
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool DoELine(ServerConfig* conf, const char* tag, const char** entries, ValueList &values, int* types)
-{
-       const char* reason = values[0].GetString();
-       const char* host = values[1].GetString();
-
-       XLineManager* xlm = ServerInstance->XLines;
-
-       IdentHostPair ih = xlm->IdentSplit(host);
-
-       ELine* el = new ELine(ServerInstance->Time(), 0, "<Config>", reason, ih.first.c_str(), ih.second.c_str());
-       if (!xlm->AddLine(el, NULL))
-               delete el;
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool DoType(ServerConfig* conf, const char*, const char**, ValueList &values, int*)
-{
-       const char* TypeName = values[0].GetString();
-       const char* Classes = values[1].GetString();
-
-       conf->opertypes[TypeName] = std::string(Classes);
-       return true;
-}
-
-static bool DoClass(ServerConfig* conf, const char* tag, const char**, ValueList &values, int*)
-{
-       const char* ClassName = values[0].GetString();
-       const char* CommandList = values[1].GetString();
-       const char* UModeList = values[2].GetString();
-       const char* CModeList = values[3].GetString();
-       const char *PrivsList = values[4].GetString();
-
-       for (const char* c = UModeList; *c; ++c)
-       {
-               if ((*c < 'A' || *c > 'z') && *c != '*')
-               {
-                       throw CoreException("Character " + std::string(1, *c) + " is not a valid mode in <class:usermodes>");
-               }
-       }
-       for (const char* c = CModeList; *c; ++c)
-       {
-               if ((*c < 'A' || *c > 'z') && *c != '*')
+               std::string classname;
+               irc::spacesepstream str(tag->getString("classes"));
+               while (str.GetToken(classname))
                {
-                       throw CoreException("Character " + std::string(1, *c) + " is not a valid mode in <class:chanmodes>");
+                       LocalIndex::iterator cls = operclass.find(classname);
+                       if (cls == operclass.end())
+                               throw CoreException("Oper type " + name + " has missing class " + classname);
+                       ifo->class_blocks.push_back(cls->second);
                }
        }
 
-       conf->operclass[ClassName].commandlist = CommandList;
-       conf->operclass[ClassName].umodelist = UModeList;
-       conf->operclass[ClassName].cmodelist = CModeList;
-       conf->operclass[ClassName].privs = PrivsList;
-       return true;
-}
-
-void ServerConfig::CrossCheckOperClassType()
-{
-       for (int i = 0; i < ConfValueEnum("type"); ++i)
+       tags = ConfTags("oper");
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
        {
-               char item[MAXBUF], classn[MAXBUF], classes[MAXBUF];
-               std::string classname;
-               ConfValue("type", "classes", "", i, classes, MAXBUF, false);
-               irc::spacesepstream str(classes);
-               ConfValue("type", "name", "", i, item, MAXBUF, false);
-               while (str.GetToken(classname))
-               {
-                       std::string lost;
-                       bool foundclass = false;
-                       for (int j = 0; j < ConfValueEnum("class"); ++j)
-                       {
-                               ConfValue("class", "name", "", j, classn, MAXBUF, false);
-                               if (!strcmp(classn, classname.c_str()))
-                               {
-                                       foundclass = true;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       if (!foundclass)
-                       {
-                               char msg[MAXBUF];
-                               snprintf(msg, MAXBUF, " Warning: Oper type '%s' has a missing class named '%s', this does nothing!\n",
-                                       item, classname.c_str());
-                               throw CoreException(msg);
-                       }
-               }
+               ConfigTag* tag = i->second;
+
+               std::string name = tag->getString("name");
+               if (name.empty())
+                       throw CoreException("<oper:name> missing from tag at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+
+               std::string type = tag->getString("type");
+               OperIndex::iterator tblk = oper_blocks.find(" " + type);
+               if (tblk == oper_blocks.end())
+                       throw CoreException("Oper block " + name + " has missing type " + type);
+               if (oper_blocks.find(name) != oper_blocks.end())
+                       throw CoreException("Duplicate oper block with name " + name + " at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+
+               OperInfo* ifo = new OperInfo;
+               ifo->name = type;
+               ifo->oper_block = tag;
+               ifo->type_block = tblk->second->type_block;
+               ifo->class_blocks.assign(tblk->second->class_blocks.begin(), tblk->second->class_blocks.end());
+               oper_blocks[name] = ifo;
        }
 }
 
@@ -594,113 +296,129 @@ void ServerConfig::CrossCheckConnectBlocks(ServerConfig* current)
                for(ClassVector::iterator i = current->Classes.begin(); i != current->Classes.end(); ++i)
                {
                        ConnectClass* c = *i;
-                       std::string typeMask = (c->type == CC_ALLOW) ? "a" : "d";
-                       typeMask += c->host;
-                       oldBlocksByMask[typeMask] = c;
+                       if (c->name.substr(0, 8) != "unnamed-")
+                       {
+                               oldBlocksByMask["n" + c->name] = c;
+                       }
+                       else if (c->type == CC_ALLOW || c->type == CC_DENY)
+                       {
+                               std::string typeMask = (c->type == CC_ALLOW) ? "a" : "d";
+                               typeMask += c->host;
+                               oldBlocksByMask[typeMask] = c;
+                       }
                }
        }
 
-       int block_count = ConfValueEnum("connect");
-       ClassMap newBlocksByMask;
-       Classes.resize(block_count, NULL);
+       int blk_count = config_data.count("connect");
+       if (blk_count == 0)
+       {
+               // No connect blocks found; make a trivial default block
+               std::vector<KeyVal>* items;
+               ConfigTag* tag = ConfigTag::create("connect", "<auto>", 0, items);
+               items->push_back(std::make_pair("allow", "*"));
+               config_data.insert(std::make_pair("connect", tag));
+               blk_count = 1;
+       }
+
+       Classes.resize(blk_count);
        std::map<std::string, int> names;
 
        bool try_again = true;
-       for(int tries=0; try_again && tries < block_count + 1; tries++)
+       for(int tries=0; try_again; tries++)
        {
                try_again = false;
-               for(int i=0; i < block_count; i++)
+               ConfigTagList tags = ConfTags("connect");
+               int i=0;
+               for(ConfigIter it = tags.first; it != tags.second; ++it, ++i)
                {
+                       ConfigTag* tag = it->second;
                        if (Classes[i])
                                continue;
 
                        ConnectClass* parent = NULL;
-                       std::string parentName;
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "parent", i, parentName, false))
+                       std::string parentName = tag->getString("parent");
+                       if (!parentName.empty())
                        {
                                std::map<std::string,int>::iterator parentIter = names.find(parentName);
                                if (parentIter == names.end())
                                {
                                        try_again = true;
                                        // couldn't find parent this time. If it's the last time, we'll never find it.
-                                       if (tries == block_count)
-                                               throw CoreException("Could not find parent connect class \"" + parentName + "\" for connect block " + ConvToStr(i));
+                                       if (tries >= blk_count)
+                                               throw CoreException("Could not find parent connect class \"" + parentName + "\" for connect block at " + tag->getTagLocation());
                                        continue;
                                }
                                parent = Classes[parentIter->second];
                        }
 
-                       std::string name;
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "name", i, name, false))
-                       {
-                               if (names.find(name) != names.end())
-                                       throw CoreException("Two connect classes with name \"" + name + "\" defined!");
-                               names[name] = i;
-                       }
-
+                       std::string name = tag->getString("name");
                        std::string mask, typeMask;
                        char type;
 
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "allow", i, mask, false))
+                       if (tag->readString("allow", mask, false))
                        {
                                type = CC_ALLOW;
                                typeMask = 'a' + mask;
                        }
-                       else if (ConfValue("connect", "deny", i, mask, false))
+                       else if (tag->readString("deny", mask, false))
                        {
                                type = CC_DENY;
                                typeMask = 'd' + mask;
                        }
+                       else if (!name.empty())
+                       {
+                               type = CC_NAMED;
+                               mask = name;
+                               typeMask = 'n' + mask;
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               throw CoreException("Connect class must have allow, deny, or name specified at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+                       }
+
+                       if (name.empty())
+                       {
+                               name = "unnamed-" + ConvToStr(i);
+                       }
                        else
                        {
-                               throw CoreException("Connect class must have an allow or deny mask (#" + ConvToStr(i) + ")");
+                               typeMask = 'n' + name;
                        }
-                       ClassMap::iterator dupMask = newBlocksByMask.find(typeMask);
-                       if (dupMask != newBlocksByMask.end())
-                               throw CoreException("Two connect classes cannot have the same mask (" + mask + ")");
+
+                       if (names.find(name) != names.end())
+                               throw CoreException("Two connect classes with name \"" + name + "\" defined!");
+                       names[name] = i;
 
                        ConnectClass* me = parent ? 
-                               new ConnectClass(type, mask, *parent) :
-                               new ConnectClass(type, mask);
-
-                       if (!name.empty())
-                               me->name = name;
-
-                       std::string tmpv;
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "password", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->pass= tmpv;
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "hash", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->hash = tmpv;
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "timeout", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->registration_timeout = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "pingfreq", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->pingtime = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "sendq", i, tmpv, false))
+                               new ConnectClass(tag, type, mask, *parent) :
+                               new ConnectClass(tag, type, mask);
+
+                       me->name = name;
+
+                       me->registration_timeout = tag->getInt("timeout", me->registration_timeout);
+                       me->pingtime = tag->getInt("pingfreq", me->pingtime);
+                       std::string sendq;
+                       if (tag->readString("sendq", sendq))
                        {
                                // attempt to guess a good hard/soft sendq from a single value
-                               long value = atol(tmpv.c_str());
+                               long value = atol(sendq.c_str());
                                if (value > 16384)
                                        me->softsendqmax = value / 16;
                                else
                                        me->softsendqmax = value;
                                me->hardsendqmax = value * 8;
                        }
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "softsendq", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->softsendqmax = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "hardsendq", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->hardsendqmax = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "recvq", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->recvqmax = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "localmax", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->maxlocal = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "globalmax", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->maxglobal = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "port", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->port = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "maxchans", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->maxchans = atol(tmpv.c_str());
-                       if (ConfValue("connect", "limit", i, tmpv, false))
-                               me->limit = atol(tmpv.c_str());
+                       me->softsendqmax = tag->getInt("softsendq", me->softsendqmax);
+                       me->hardsendqmax = tag->getInt("hardsendq", me->hardsendqmax);
+                       me->recvqmax = tag->getInt("recvq", me->recvqmax);
+                       me->penaltythreshold = tag->getInt("threshold", me->penaltythreshold);
+                       me->commandrate = tag->getInt("commandrate", me->commandrate);
+                       me->fakelag = tag->getBool("fakelag", me->fakelag);
+                       me->maxlocal = tag->getInt("localmax", me->maxlocal);
+                       me->maxglobal = tag->getInt("globalmax", me->maxglobal);
+                       me->maxchans = tag->getInt("maxchans", me->maxchans);
+                       me->maxconnwarn = tag->getBool("maxconnwarn", me->maxconnwarn);
+                       me->limit = tag->getInt("limit", me->limit);
 
                        ClassMap::iterator oldMask = oldBlocksByMask.find(typeMask);
                        if (oldMask != oldBlocksByMask.end())
@@ -711,12 +429,25 @@ void ServerConfig::CrossCheckConnectBlocks(ServerConfig* current)
                                delete me;
                                me = old;
                        }
-                       newBlocksByMask[typeMask] = me;
                        Classes[i] = me;
                }
        }
 }
 
+/** Represents a deprecated configuration tag.
+ */
+struct Deprecated
+{
+       /** Tag name
+        */
+       const char* tag;
+       /** Tag value
+        */
+       const char* value;
+       /** Reason for deprecation
+        */
+       const char* reason;
+};
 
 static const Deprecated ChangedConfig[] = {
        {"options", "hidelinks",                "has been moved to <security:hidelinks> as of 1.2a3"},
@@ -736,378 +467,241 @@ static const Deprecated ChangedConfig[] = {
        {"options", "somaxconn",                "has been moved to <performance:somaxconn> as of 1.2a3"},
        {"options", "netbuffersize",    "has been moved to <performance:netbuffersize> as of 1.2a3"},
        {"options", "maxwho",           "has been moved to <performance:maxwho> as of 1.2a3"},
-       {"options",     "loglevel",             "1.2 does not use the loglevel value. Please define <log> tags instead."},
-       {"die",     "value",            "has always been deprecated"},
-};
-
-/* These tags can occur ONCE or not at all */
-static const InitialConfig Values[] = {
-       {"performance", "softlimit",    "0",                    new ValueContainerUInt (&ServerConfig::SoftLimit),              DT_INTEGER,  ValidateSoftLimit},
-       {"performance", "somaxconn",    SOMAXCONN_S,            new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::MaxConn),                DT_INTEGER,  ValidateMaxConn},
-       {"options",     "moronbanner",  "You're banned!",       new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::MoronBanner),          DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"server",      "name",         "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::ServerName),           DT_HOSTNAME, ValidateServerName},
-       {"server",      "description",  "Configure Me",         new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::ServerDesc),           DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"server",      "network",      "Network",              new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::Network),                      DT_NOSPACES, NULL},
-       {"server",      "id",           "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::sid),                  DT_CHARPTR,  ValidateSID},
-       {"admin",       "name",         "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::AdminName),            DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"admin",       "email",        "Mis@configu.red",      new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::AdminEmail),           DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"admin",       "nick",         "Misconfigured",        new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::AdminNick),            DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"files",       "motd",         "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::motd),                 DT_CHARPTR,  ValidateMotd},
-       {"files",       "rules",        "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::rules),                        DT_CHARPTR,  ValidateRules},
-       {"power",       "diepass",      "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::diepass),                      DT_CHARPTR,  ValidateNotEmpty},
-       {"power",       "pause",        "",                     new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::DieDelay),               DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"power",       "hash",         "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::powerhash),            DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"power",       "restartpass",  "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::restartpass),          DT_CHARPTR,  ValidateNotEmpty},
-       {"options",     "prefixquit",   "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::PrefixQuit),           DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "suffixquit",   "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::SuffixQuit),           DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "fixedquit",    "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::FixedQuit),            DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "prefixpart",   "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::PrefixPart),           DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "suffixpart",   "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::SuffixPart),           DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "fixedpart",    "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::FixedPart),            DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"performance", "netbuffersize","10240",                new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::NetBufferSize),          DT_INTEGER,  ValidateNetBufferSize},
-       {"performance", "maxwho",       "1024",                 new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::MaxWhoResults),          DT_INTEGER,  ValidateMaxWho},
-       {"options",     "allowhalfop",  "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::AllowHalfop),            DT_BOOLEAN,  ValidateHalfOp},
-       {"dns",         "server",       "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::DNSServer),            DT_IPADDRESS,ValidateDnsServer},
-       {"dns",         "timeout",      "5",                    new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::dns_timeout),            DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "moduledir",    MOD_PATH,               new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::ModPath),                      DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"disabled",    "commands",     "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::DisabledCommands),     DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"disabled",    "usermodes",    "",                     NULL, DT_NOTHING,  ValidateDisabledUModes},
-       {"disabled",    "chanmodes",    "",                     NULL, DT_NOTHING,  ValidateDisabledCModes},
-       {"disabled",    "fakenonexistant",      "0",            new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::DisabledDontExist),              DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-
-       {"security",            "runasuser",    "",             new ValueContainerString(&ServerConfig::SetUser),                               DT_CHARPTR, NULL},
-       {"security",            "runasgroup",   "",             new ValueContainerString(&ServerConfig::SetGroup),                              DT_CHARPTR, NULL},
-       {"security",    "userstats",    "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::UserStats),            DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "customversion","",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::CustomVersion),                DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "hidesplits",   "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::HideSplits),             DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "hidebans",     "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::HideBans),               DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "hidewhois",    "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::HideWhoisServer),              DT_NOSPACES, NULL},
-       {"security",    "hidekills",    "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::HideKillsServer),              DT_NOSPACES,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "operspywhois", "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::OperSpyWhois),           DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "restrictbannedusers",  "1",            new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::RestrictBannedUsers),            DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "genericoper",  "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::GenericOper),            DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"performance", "nouserdns",    "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::NoUserDns),              DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "syntaxhints",  "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::SyntaxHints),            DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "cyclehosts",   "0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::CycleHosts),             DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "ircumsgprefix","0",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::UndernetMsgPrefix),      DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "announceinvites", "1",                 NULL, DT_NOTHING,  ValidateInvite},
-       {"options",     "hostintopic",  "1",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::FullHostInTopic),        DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-       {"security",    "hidemodes",    "",                     NULL, DT_NOTHING,  ValidateModeLists},
-       {"security",    "maxtargets",   "20",                   new ValueContainerUInt (&ServerConfig::MaxTargets),             DT_INTEGER,  ValidateMaxTargets},
-       {"options",     "defaultmodes", "nt",                   new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::DefaultModes),         DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"pid",         "file",         "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::PID),                  DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"whowas",      "groupsize",    "10",                   new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::WhoWasGroupSize),        DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"whowas",      "maxgroups",    "10240",                new ValueContainerInt  (&ServerConfig::WhoWasMaxGroups),        DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"whowas",      "maxkeep",      "3600",                 NULL, DT_NOTHING,  ValidateWhoWas},
-       {"die",         "value",        "",                     new ValueContainerString (&ServerConfig::DieValue),             DT_CHARPTR,  NULL},
-       {"channels",    "users",        "20",                   new ValueContainerUInt (&ServerConfig::MaxChans),               DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"channels",    "opers",        "60",                   new ValueContainerUInt (&ServerConfig::OperMaxChans),           DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"cidr",        "ipv4clone",    "32",                   new ValueContainerInt (&ServerConfig::c_ipv4_range),            DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"cidr",        "ipv6clone",    "128",                  new ValueContainerInt (&ServerConfig::c_ipv6_range),            DT_INTEGER,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxnick",      "32",                   new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::NickMax),               DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxchan",      "64",                   new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::ChanMax),               DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxmodes",     "20",                   new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::MaxModes),              DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxident",     "11",                   new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::IdentMax),              DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxquit",      "255",                  new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::MaxQuit),               DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxtopic",     "307",                  new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::MaxTopic),              DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxkick",      "255",                  new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::MaxKick),               DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxgecos",     "128",                  new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::MaxGecos),              DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"limits",      "maxaway",      "200",                  new ValueContainerLimit (&ServerLimits::MaxAway),               DT_LIMIT,  NULL},
-       {"options",     "invitebypassmodes",    "1",                    new ValueContainerBool (&ServerConfig::InvBypassModes),         DT_BOOLEAN,  NULL},
-};
-
-/* These tags can occur multiple times, and therefore they have special code to read them
- * which is different to the code for reading the singular tags listed above.
- */
-MultiConfig MultiValues[] = {
-
-       {"connect",
-                       {"allow",       "deny",         "password",     "timeout",      "pingfreq",
-                       "sendq",        "recvq",        "localmax",     "globalmax",    "port",
-                       "name",         "parent",       "maxchans",     "limit",        "hash",
-                       NULL},
-                       {"",            "",                             "",                     "",                     "120",
-                        "",            "",                             "3",            "3",            "0",
-                        "",            "",                             "0",        "0",                "",
-                        NULL},
-                       {DT_IPADDRESS|DT_ALLOW_WILD, DT_IPADDRESS|DT_ALLOW_WILD, DT_CHARPTR,    DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,
-                       DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,
-                       DT_NOSPACES,    DT_NOSPACES,    DT_INTEGER,     DT_INTEGER,     DT_CHARPTR},
-                       NULL,},
-
-       {"uline",
-                       {"server",      "silent",       NULL},
-                       {"",            "0",            NULL},
-                       {DT_HOSTNAME,   DT_BOOLEAN},
-                       DoULine},
-
-       {"banlist",
-                       {"chan",        "limit",        NULL},
-                       {"",            "",             NULL},
-                       {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_INTEGER},
-                       DoMaxBans},
-
-       {"module",
-                       {"name",        NULL},
-                       {"",            NULL},
-                       {DT_CHARPTR},
-                       NULL},
-
-       {"badip",
-                       {"reason",      "ipmask",       NULL},
-                       {"No reason",   "",             NULL},
-                       {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_IPADDRESS|DT_ALLOW_WILD},
-                       DoZLine},
-
-       {"badnick",
-                       {"reason",      "nick",         NULL},
-                       {"No reason",   "",             NULL},
-                       {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
-                       DoQLine},
-
-       {"badhost",
-                       {"reason",      "host",         NULL},
-                       {"No reason",   "",             NULL},
-                       {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
-                       DoKLine},
-
-       {"exception",
-                       {"reason",      "host",         NULL},
-                       {"No reason",   "",             NULL},
-                       {DT_CHARPTR,    DT_CHARPTR},
-                       DoELine},
-
-       {"type",
-                       {"name",        "classes",      NULL},
-                       {"",            "",             NULL},
-                       {DT_NOSPACES,   DT_CHARPTR},
-                       DoType},
-
-       {"class",
-                       {"name",        "commands",     "usermodes",    "chanmodes",    "privs",        NULL},
-                       {"",            "",                             "",                             "",                     "",                     NULL},
-                       {DT_NOSPACES,   DT_CHARPTR,     DT_CHARPTR,     DT_CHARPTR, DT_CHARPTR},
-                       DoClass},
+       {"options",     "loglevel",             "1.2+ does not use the loglevel value. Please define <log> tags instead."},
+       {"die",     "value",            "you need to reread your config"},
+       {"bind",    "transport",                "has been moved to <bind:ssl> as of 2.0a1"},
+       {"link",    "transport",                "has been moved to <link:ssl> as of 2.0a1"},
+       
 };
 
-/* These tags MUST occur and must ONLY occur once in the config file */
-static const char* Once[] = { "server", "admin", "files", "power", "options" };
-
-// WARNING: it is not safe to use most of the codebase in this function, as it
-// will run in the config reader thread
-void ServerConfig::Read()
+void ServerConfig::Fill()
 {
-       /* Load and parse the config file, if there are any errors then explode */
-
-       if (!this->DoInclude(ServerInstance->ConfigFileName, true))
+       ConfigTag* options = ConfValue("options");
+       ConfigTag* security = ConfValue("security");
+       if (sid.empty())
        {
-               valid = false;
-               return;
+               ServerName = ConfValue("server")->getString("name");
+               sid = ConfValue("server")->getString("id");
+               ValidHost(ServerName, "<server:name>");
+               if (!sid.empty() && !ServerInstance->IsSID(sid))
+                       throw CoreException(sid + " is not a valid server ID. A server ID must be 3 characters long, with the first character a digit and the next two characters a digit or letter.");
        }
-}
-
-void ServerConfig::Apply(ServerConfig* old, const std::string &useruid)
-{
-       valid = true;
-       /* std::ostringstream::clear() does not clear the string itself, only the error flags. */
-       errstr.clear();
-       errstr.str().clear();
-       include_stack.clear();
-
-       /* The stuff in here may throw CoreException, be sure we're in a position to catch it. */
-       try
+       else
        {
-               /* Check we dont have more than one of singular tags, or any of them missing
-                */
-               for (int Index = 0; Index * sizeof(*Once) < sizeof(Once); Index++)
-                       CheckOnce(Once[Index]);
+               if (ServerName != ConfValue("server")->getString("name"))
+                       throw CoreException("You must restart to change the server name or SID");
+               std::string nsid = ConfValue("server")->getString("id");
+               if (!nsid.empty() && nsid != sid)
+                       throw CoreException("You must restart to change the server name or SID");
+       }
+       diepass = ConfValue("power")->getString("diepass");
+       restartpass = ConfValue("power")->getString("restartpass");
+       powerhash = ConfValue("power")->getString("hash");
+       PrefixQuit = options->getString("prefixquit");
+       SuffixQuit = options->getString("suffixquit");
+       FixedQuit = options->getString("fixedquit");
+       PrefixPart = options->getString("prefixpart");
+       SuffixPart = options->getString("suffixpart");
+       FixedPart = options->getString("fixedpart");
+       SoftLimit = ConfValue("performance")->getInt("softlimit", ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds());
+       MaxConn = ConfValue("performance")->getInt("somaxconn", SOMAXCONN);
+       MoronBanner = options->getString("moronbanner", "You're banned!");
+       ServerDesc = ConfValue("server")->getString("description", "Configure Me");
+       Network = ConfValue("server")->getString("network", "Network");
+       AdminName = ConfValue("admin")->getString("name", "");
+       AdminEmail = ConfValue("admin")->getString("email", "null@example.com");
+       AdminNick = ConfValue("admin")->getString("nick", "admin");
+       ModPath = ConfValue("path")->getString("moduledir", MOD_PATH);
+       NetBufferSize = ConfValue("performance")->getInt("netbuffersize", 10240);
+       dns_timeout = ConfValue("dns")->getInt("timeout", 5);
+       DisabledCommands = ConfValue("disabled")->getString("commands", "");
+       DisabledDontExist = ConfValue("disabled")->getBool("fakenonexistant");
+       UserStats = security->getString("userstats");
+       CustomVersion = security->getString("customversion", Network + " IRCd");
+       HideSplits = security->getBool("hidesplits");
+       HideBans = security->getBool("hidebans");
+       HideWhoisServer = security->getString("hidewhois");
+       HideKillsServer = security->getString("hidekills");
+       RestrictBannedUsers = security->getBool("restrictbannedusers", true);
+       GenericOper = security->getBool("genericoper");
+       NoUserDns = ConfValue("performance")->getBool("nouserdns");
+       SyntaxHints = options->getBool("syntaxhints");
+       CycleHosts = options->getBool("cyclehosts");
+       CycleHostsFromUser = options->getBool("cyclehostsfromuser");
+       UndernetMsgPrefix = options->getBool("ircumsgprefix");
+       FullHostInTopic = options->getBool("hostintopic");
+       MaxTargets = security->getInt("maxtargets", 20);
+       DefaultModes = options->getString("defaultmodes", "nt");
+       PID = ConfValue("pid")->getString("file");
+       WhoWasGroupSize = ConfValue("whowas")->getInt("groupsize");
+       WhoWasMaxGroups = ConfValue("whowas")->getInt("maxgroups");
+       WhoWasMaxKeep = ServerInstance->Duration(ConfValue("whowas")->getString("maxkeep"));
+       MaxChans = ConfValue("channels")->getInt("users", 20);
+       OperMaxChans = ConfValue("channels")->getInt("opers", 60);
+       c_ipv4_range = ConfValue("cidr")->getInt("ipv4clone", 32);
+       c_ipv6_range = ConfValue("cidr")->getInt("ipv6clone", 128);
+       Limits.NickMax = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxnick", 32);
+       Limits.ChanMax = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxchan", 64);
+       Limits.MaxModes = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxmodes", 20);
+       Limits.IdentMax = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxident", 11);
+       Limits.MaxQuit = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxquit", 255);
+       Limits.MaxTopic = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxtopic", 307);
+       Limits.MaxKick = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxkick", 255);
+       Limits.MaxGecos = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxgecos", 128);
+       Limits.MaxAway = ConfValue("limits")->getInt("maxaway", 200);
+       InvBypassModes = options->getBool("invitebypassmodes", true);
+       NoSnoticeStack = options->getBool("nosnoticestack", false);
+       WelcomeNotice = options->getBool("welcomenotice", true);
+
+       range(SoftLimit, 10, ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds(), ServerInstance->SE->GetMaxFds(), "<performance:softlimit>");
+       range(MaxConn, 0, SOMAXCONN, SOMAXCONN, "<performance:somaxconn>");
+       range(MaxTargets, 1, 31, 20, "<security:maxtargets>");
+       range(NetBufferSize, 1024, 65534, 10240, "<performance:netbuffersize>");
+       range(WhoWasGroupSize, 0, 10000, 10, "<whowas:groupsize>");
+       range(WhoWasMaxGroups, 0, 1000000, 10240, "<whowas:maxgroups>");
+       range(WhoWasMaxKeep, 3600, INT_MAX, 3600, "<whowas:maxkeep>");
+
+       ValidIP(DNSServer, "<dns:server>");
+
+       std::string defbind = options->getString("defaultbind");
+       if (assign(defbind) == "ipv4")
+       {
+               WildcardIPv6 = false;
+       }
+       else if (assign(defbind) == "ipv6")
+       {
+               WildcardIPv6 = true;
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               WildcardIPv6 = true;
+               int socktest = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+               if (socktest < 0)
+                       WildcardIPv6 = false;
+               else
+                       ServerInstance->SE->Close(socktest);
+       }
+       ConfigTagList tags = ConfTags("uline");
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
+       {
+               ConfigTag* tag = i->second;
+               std::string server;
+               if (!tag->readString("server", server))
+                       throw CoreException("<uline> tag missing server at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+               ulines[assign(server)] = tag->getBool("silent");
+       }
 
-               for (int Index = 0; Index * sizeof(Deprecated) < sizeof(ChangedConfig); Index++)
-               {
-                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                       *item = 0;
-                       if (ConfValue(ChangedConfig[Index].tag, ChangedConfig[Index].value, "", 0, item, MAXBUF, true) || *item)
-                               throw CoreException(std::string("Your configuration contains a deprecated value: <") + ChangedConfig[Index].tag + ":" + ChangedConfig[Index].value + "> - " + ChangedConfig[Index].reason);
-               }
+       tags = ConfTags("banlist");
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
+       {
+               ConfigTag* tag = i->second;
+               std::string chan;
+               if (!tag->readString("chan", chan))
+                       throw CoreException("<banlist> tag missing chan at " + tag->getTagLocation());
+               maxbans[chan] = tag->getInt("limit");
+       }
 
-               /* Read the values of all the tags which occur once or not at all, and call their callbacks.
-                */
-               for (int Index = 0; Index * sizeof(*Values) < sizeof(Values); ++Index)
-               {
-                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                       int dt = Values[Index].datatype;
-                       bool allow_newlines = ((dt & DT_ALLOW_NEWLINE) > 0);
-                       bool allow_wild = ((dt & DT_ALLOW_WILD) > 0);
-                       dt &= ~DT_ALLOW_NEWLINE;
-                       dt &= ~DT_ALLOW_WILD;
+       ReadXLine(this, "badip", "ipmask", ServerInstance->XLines->GetFactory("Z"));
+       ReadXLine(this, "badnick", "nick", ServerInstance->XLines->GetFactory("Q"));
+       ReadXLine(this, "badhost", "host", ServerInstance->XLines->GetFactory("K"));
+       ReadXLine(this, "exception", "host", ServerInstance->XLines->GetFactory("E"));
 
-                       ConfValue(Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, Values[Index].default_value, 0, item, MAXBUF, allow_newlines);
-                       ValueItem vi(item);
+       memset(DisabledUModes, 0, sizeof(DisabledUModes));
+       std::string modes = ConfValue("disabled")->getString("usermodes");
+       for (std::string::const_iterator p = modes.begin(); p != modes.end(); ++p)
+       {
+               if (*p < 'A' || *p > ('A' + 64)) throw CoreException("Invalid usermode " + std::string(1, *p) + " was found.");
+               DisabledUModes[*p - 'A'] = 1;
+       }
 
-                       if (Values[Index].validation_function && !Values[Index].validation_function(this, Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, vi))
-                               throw CoreException("One or more values in your configuration file failed to validate. Please see your ircd.log for more information.");
+       memset(DisabledCModes, 0, sizeof(DisabledCModes));
+       modes = ConfValue("disabled")->getString("chanmodes");
+       for (std::string::const_iterator p = modes.begin(); p != modes.end(); ++p)
+       {
+               if (*p < 'A' || *p > ('A' + 64)) throw CoreException("Invalid chanmode " + std::string(1, *p) + " was found.");
+               DisabledCModes[*p - 'A'] = 1;
+       }
 
-                       switch (dt)
-                       {
-                               case DT_NOSPACES:
-                               {
-                                       ValueContainerString* vcc = (ValueContainerString*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       ValidateNoSpaces(vi.GetString(), Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value);
-                                       vcc->Set(this, vi.GetValue());
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_HOSTNAME:
-                               {
-                                       ValueContainerString* vcc = (ValueContainerString*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       ValidateHostname(vi.GetString(), Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value);
-                                       vcc->Set(this, vi.GetValue());
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_IPADDRESS:
-                               {
-                                       ValueContainerString* vcc = (ValueContainerString*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       ValidateIP(vi.GetString(), Values[Index].tag, Values[Index].value, allow_wild);
-                                       vcc->Set(this, vi.GetValue());
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_CHANNEL:
-                               {
-                                       ValueContainerString* vcc = (ValueContainerString*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       if (*(vi.GetString()) && !ServerInstance->IsChannel(vi.GetString(), MAXBUF))
-                                       {
-                                               throw CoreException("The value of <"+std::string(Values[Index].tag)+":"+Values[Index].value+"> is not a valid channel name");
-                                       }
-                                       vcc->Set(this, vi.GetValue());
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_CHARPTR:
-                               {
-                                       ValueContainerString* vcs = dynamic_cast<ValueContainerString*>(Values[Index].val);
-                                       if (vcs)
-                                               vcs->Set(this, vi.GetValue());
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_INTEGER:
-                               {
-                                       int val = vi.GetInteger();
-                                       ValueContainerInt* vci = (ValueContainerInt*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       vci->Set(this, val);
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_LIMIT:
-                               {
-                                       int val = vi.GetInteger();
-                                       ValueContainerLimit* vci = (ValueContainerLimit*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       vci->Set(this, val);
-                               }
-                               break;
-                               case DT_BOOLEAN:
-                               {
-                                       bool val = vi.GetBool();
-                                       ValueContainerBool* vcb = (ValueContainerBool*)Values[Index].val;
-                                       vcb->Set(this, val);
-                               }
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
+       memset(HideModeLists, 0, sizeof(HideModeLists));
+       modes = ConfValue("security")->getString("hidemodes");
+       for (std::string::const_iterator p = modes.begin(); p != modes.end(); ++p)
+               HideModeLists[(unsigned char) *p] = true;
+
+       std::string v = security->getString("announceinvites");
+
+       if (v == "ops")
+               AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_OPS;
+       else if (v == "all")
+               AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_ALL;
+       else if (v == "dynamic")
+               AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_DYNAMIC;
+       else
+               AnnounceInvites = ServerConfig::INVITE_ANNOUNCE_NONE;
+
+       v = security->getString("operspywhois");
+       if (v == "splitmsg")
+               OperSpyWhois = SPYWHOIS_SPLITMSG;
+       else if (v == "on" || v == "yes")
+               OperSpyWhois = SPYWHOIS_SINGLEMSG;
+       else
+               OperSpyWhois = SPYWHOIS_NONE;
+
+       Limits.Finalise();
+}
+
+// WARNING: it is not safe to use most of the codebase in this function, as it
+// will run in the config reader thread
+void ServerConfig::Read()
+{
+       /* Load and parse the config file, if there are any errors then explode */
+
+       ParseStack stack(this);
+       try
+       {
+               valid = stack.ParseFile(ServerInstance->ConfigFileName, 0);
+       }
+       catch (CoreException& err)
+       {
+               valid = false;
+               errstr << err.GetReason();
+       }
+       if (valid)
+       {
+               DNSServer = ConfValue("dns")->getString("server");
+               FindDNS(DNSServer);
+       }
+}
 
-               /* Read the multiple-tag items (class tags, connect tags, etc)
-                * and call the callbacks associated with them. We have three
-                * callbacks for these, a 'start', 'item' and 'end' callback.
+void ServerConfig::Apply(ServerConfig* old, const std::string &useruid)
+{
+       valid = true;
+       if (old)
+       {
+               /*
+                * These values can only be set on boot. Keep their old values. Do it before we send messages so we actually have a servername.
                 */
-               for (int Index = 0; Index * sizeof(MultiConfig) < sizeof(MultiValues); ++Index)
-               {
-                       int number_of_tags = ConfValueEnum(MultiValues[Index].tag);
+               this->ServerName = old->ServerName;
+               this->sid = old->sid;
+               this->cmdline = old->cmdline;
+       }
 
-                       for (int tagnum = 0; tagnum < number_of_tags; ++tagnum)
+       /* The stuff in here may throw CoreException, be sure we're in a position to catch it. */
+       try
+       {
+               for (int Index = 0; Index * sizeof(Deprecated) < sizeof(ChangedConfig); Index++)
+               {
+                       std::string dummy;
+                       ConfigTagList tags = ConfTags(ChangedConfig[Index].tag);
+                       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
                        {
-                               ValueList vl;
-                               for (int valuenum = 0; (MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum]) && (valuenum < MAX_VALUES_PER_TAG); ++valuenum)
-                               {
-                                       int dt = MultiValues[Index].datatype[valuenum];
-                                       bool allow_newlines =  ((dt & DT_ALLOW_NEWLINE) > 0);
-                                       bool allow_wild = ((dt & DT_ALLOW_WILD) > 0);
-                                       dt &= ~DT_ALLOW_NEWLINE;
-                                       dt &= ~DT_ALLOW_WILD;
-
-                                       switch (dt)
-                                       {
-                                               case DT_NOSPACES:
-                                               {
-                                                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                                                       if (ConfValue(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum, item, MAXBUF, allow_newlines))
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                                       else
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(""));
-                                                       ValidateNoSpaces(vl[vl.size()-1].GetString(), MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum]);
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                               case DT_HOSTNAME:
-                                               {
-                                                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                                                       if (ConfValue(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum, item, MAXBUF, allow_newlines))
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                                       else
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(""));
-                                                       ValidateHostname(vl[vl.size()-1].GetString(), MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum]);
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                               case DT_IPADDRESS:
-                                               {
-                                                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                                                       if (ConfValue(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum, item, MAXBUF, allow_newlines))
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                                       else
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(""));
-                                                       ValidateIP(vl[vl.size()-1].GetString(), MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], allow_wild);
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                               case DT_CHANNEL:
-                                               {
-                                                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                                                       if (ConfValue(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum, item, MAXBUF, allow_newlines))
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                                       else
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(""));
-                                                       if (!ServerInstance->IsChannel(vl[vl.size()-1].GetString(), MAXBUF))
-                                                               throw CoreException("The value of <"+std::string(MultiValues[Index].tag)+":"+MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum]+"> number "+ConvToStr(tagnum + 1)+" is not a valid channel name");
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                               case DT_CHARPTR:
-                                               {
-                                                       char item[MAXBUF];
-                                                       if (ConfValue(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum, item, MAXBUF, allow_newlines))
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                                       else
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(""));
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                               case DT_INTEGER:
-                                               {
-                                                       int item = 0;
-                                                       if (ConfValueInteger(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum, item))
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                                       else
-                                                               vl.push_back(ValueItem(0));
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                               case DT_BOOLEAN:
-                                               {
-                                                       bool item = ConfValueBool(MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items[valuenum], MultiValues[Index].items_default[valuenum], tagnum);
-                                                       vl.push_back(ValueItem(item));
-                                               }
-                                               break;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               if (MultiValues[Index].validation_function)
-                                       MultiValues[Index].validation_function(this, MultiValues[Index].tag, MultiValues[Index].items, vl, MultiValues[Index].datatype);
+                               if (i->second->readString(ChangedConfig[Index].value, dummy, true))
+                                       errstr << "Your configuration contains a deprecated value: <"
+                                               << ChangedConfig[Index].tag << ":" << ChangedConfig[Index].value << "> - " << ChangedConfig[Index].reason
+                                               << " (at " << i->second->getTagLocation() << ")\n";
                        }
                }
 
-               /* Finalise the limits, increment them all by one so that we can just put assign(str, 0, val)
-                * rather than assign(str, 0, val + 1)
-                */
-               Limits.Finalise();
+               Fill();
 
                // Handle special items
                CrossCheckOperClassType();
@@ -1116,23 +710,18 @@ void ServerConfig::Apply(ServerConfig* old, const std::string &useruid)
        catch (CoreException &ce)
        {
                errstr << ce.GetReason();
-               valid = false;
        }
 
+       // Check errors before dealing with failed binds, since continuing on failed bind is wanted in some circumstances.
+       valid = errstr.str().empty();
+
        // write once here, to try it out and make sure its ok
-       ServerInstance->WritePID(this->PID);
+       if (valid)
+               ServerInstance->WritePID(this->PID);
 
-       /*
-        * These values can only be set on boot. Keep their old values. Do it before we send messages so we actually have a servername.
-        */
        if (old)
        {
-               this->ServerName = old->ServerName;
-               this->sid = old->sid;
-               this->argv = old->argv;
-               this->argc = old->argc;
-
-               // Same for ports... they're bound later on first run.
+               // On first run, ports are bound later on
                FailedPortList pl;
                ServerInstance->BindPorts(pl);
                if (pl.size())
@@ -1151,7 +740,6 @@ void ServerConfig::Apply(ServerConfig* old, const std::string &useruid)
 
        User* user = useruid.empty() ? NULL : ServerInstance->FindNick(useruid);
 
-       valid = errstr.str().empty();
        if (!valid)
                ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT, "There were errors in your configuration file:");
 
@@ -1159,24 +747,39 @@ void ServerConfig::Apply(ServerConfig* old, const std::string &useruid)
        {
                std::string line;
                getline(errstr, line, '\n');
-               if (!line.empty())
-               {
-                       if (user)
-                               user->WriteServ("NOTICE %s :*** %s", user->nick.c_str(), line.c_str());
-                       else
-                               ServerInstance->SNO->WriteGlobalSno('a', line);
-               }
-
+               if (line.empty())
+                       continue;
+               // On startup, print out to console (still attached at this point)
                if (!old)
-               {
-                       // Starting up, so print it out so it's seen. XXX this is a bit of a hack.
-                       printf("%s\n", line.c_str());
-               }
+                       std::cout << line << std::endl;
+               // If a user is rehashing, tell them directly
+               if (user)
+                       user->SendText(":%s NOTICE %s :*** %s", ServerInstance->Config->ServerName.c_str(), user->nick.c_str(), line.c_str());
+               // Also tell opers
+               ServerInstance->SNO->WriteGlobalSno('a', line);
        }
 
        errstr.clear();
        errstr.str(std::string());
 
+       // Re-parse our MOTD and RULES files for colors -- Justasic
+       for (ClassVector::const_iterator it = this->Classes.begin(), it_end = this->Classes.end(); it != it_end; ++it)
+       {
+               ConfigTag *tag = (*it)->config;
+               // Make sure our connection class allows motd colors
+               if(!tag->getBool("allowmotdcolors"))
+                     continue;
+
+               ConfigFileCache::iterator motdfile = this->Files.find(tag->getString("motd", "motd"));
+               ConfigFileCache::iterator rulesfile = this->Files.find(tag->getString("rules", "rules"));
+
+               if(motdfile != this->Files.end())
+                     this->ProcessColors(motdfile);
+
+               if(rulesfile != this->Files.end())
+                     this->ProcessColors(rulesfile);
+       }
+
        /* No old configuration -> initial boot, nothing more to do here */
        if (!old)
        {
@@ -1188,24 +791,35 @@ void ServerConfig::Apply(ServerConfig* old, const std::string &useruid)
                return;
        }
 
+
        // If there were errors processing configuration, don't touch modules.
        if (!valid)
                return;
 
        ApplyModules(user);
+
+       if (user)
+               user->SendText(":%s NOTICE %s :*** Successfully rehashed server.",
+                       ServerInstance->Config->ServerName.c_str(), user->nick.c_str());
+       ServerInstance->SNO->WriteGlobalSno('a', "*** Successfully rehashed server.");
 }
 
 void ServerConfig::ApplyModules(User* user)
 {
+       Module* whowas = ServerInstance->Modules->Find("cmd_whowas.so");
+       if (whowas)
+               WhowasRequest(NULL, whowas, WhowasRequest::WHOWAS_PRUNE).Send();
+
        const std::vector<std::string> v = ServerInstance->Modules->GetAllModuleNames(0);
        std::vector<std::string> added_modules;
        std::set<std::string> removed_modules(v.begin(), v.end());
 
-       int new_module_count = ConfValueEnum("module");
-       for(int i=0; i < new_module_count; i++)
+       ConfigTagList tags = ConfTags("module");
+       for(ConfigIter i = tags.first; i != tags.second; ++i)
        {
+               ConfigTag* tag = i->second;
                std::string name;
-               if (ConfValue("module", "name", i, name, false))
+               if (tag->readString("name", name))
                {
                        // if this module is already loaded, the erase will succeed, so we need do nothing
                        // otherwise, we need to add the module (which will be done later)
@@ -1214,12 +828,16 @@ void ServerConfig::ApplyModules(User* user)
                }
        }
 
+       if (ConfValue("options")->getBool("allowhalfop") && removed_modules.erase("m_halfop.so") == 0)
+               added_modules.push_back("m_halfop.so");
+
        for (std::set<std::string>::iterator removing = removed_modules.begin(); removing != removed_modules.end(); removing++)
        {
                // Don't remove cmd_*.so, just remove m_*.so
                if (removing->c_str()[0] == 'c')
                        continue;
-               if (ServerInstance->Modules->Unload(removing->c_str()))
+               Module* m = ServerInstance->Modules->Find(*removing);
+               if (m && ServerInstance->Modules->Unload(m))
                {
                        ServerInstance->SNO->WriteGlobalSno('a', "*** REHASH UNLOADED MODULE: %s",removing->c_str());
 
@@ -1255,403 +873,6 @@ void ServerConfig::ApplyModules(User* user)
                                ServerInstance->SNO->WriteGlobalSno('a', "Failed to load module %s: %s", adding->c_str(), ServerInstance->Modules->LastError().c_str());
                }
        }
-
-       if (user)
-               user->WriteServ("NOTICE %s :*** Successfully rehashed server.", user->nick.c_str());
-       else
-               ServerInstance->SNO->WriteGlobalSno('a', "*** Successfully rehashed server.");
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::LoadConf(FILE* &conf, const char* filename, bool allowexeinc)
-{
-       std::string line;
-       char ch;
-       long linenumber = 1;
-       long last_successful_parse = 1;
-       bool in_tag;
-       bool in_quote;
-       bool in_comment;
-       int character_count = 0;
-
-       in_tag = false;
-       in_quote = false;
-       in_comment = false;
-
-       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG", DEBUG, "Reading %s", filename);
-
-       /* Check if the file open failed first */
-       if (!conf)
-       {
-               errstr << "LoadConf: Couldn't open config file: " << filename << std::endl;
-               return false;
-       }
-
-       for (unsigned int t = 0; t < include_stack.size(); t++)
-       {
-               if (std::string(filename) == include_stack[t])
-               {
-                       errstr << "File " << filename << " is included recursively (looped inclusion)." << std::endl;
-                       return false;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* It's not already included, add it to the list of files we've loaded */
-       include_stack.push_back(filename);
-
-       /* Start reading characters... */
-       while ((ch = fgetc(conf)) != EOF)
-       {
-               /*
-                * Fix for moronic windows issue spotted by Adremelech.
-                * Some windows editors save text files as utf-16, which is
-                * a total pain in the ass to parse. Users should save in the
-                * right config format! If we ever see a file where the first
-                * byte is 0xFF or 0xFE, or the second is 0xFF or 0xFE, then
-                * this is most likely a utf-16 file. Bail out and insult user.
-                */
-               if ((character_count++ < 2) && (ch == '\xFF' || ch == '\xFE'))
-               {
-                       errstr << "File " << filename << " cannot be read, as it is encoded in braindead UTF-16. Save your file as plain ASCII!" << std::endl;
-                       return false;
-               }
-
-               /*
-                * Here we try and get individual tags on separate lines,
-                * this would be so easy if we just made people format
-                * their config files like that, but they don't so...
-                * We check for a '<' and then know the line is over when
-                * we get a '>' not inside quotes. If we find two '<' and
-                * no '>' then die with an error.
-                */
-
-               if ((ch == '#') && !in_quote)
-                       in_comment = true;
-
-               switch (ch)
-               {
-                       case '\n':
-                               if (in_quote)
-                                       line += '\n';
-                               linenumber++;
-                       case '\r':
-                               if (!in_quote)
-                                       in_comment = false;
-                       case '\0':
-                               continue;
-                       case '\t':
-                               ch = ' ';
-               }
-
-               if(in_comment)
-                       continue;
-
-               /* XXX: Added by Brain, May 1st 2006 - Escaping of characters.
-                * Note that this WILL NOT usually allow insertion of newlines,
-                * because a newline is two characters long. Use it primarily to
-                * insert the " symbol.
-                *
-                * Note that this also involves a further check when parsing the line,
-                * which can be found below.
-                */
-               if ((ch == '\\') && (in_quote) && (in_tag))
-               {
-                       line += ch;
-                       char real_character;
-                       if (!feof(conf))
-                       {
-                               real_character = fgetc(conf);
-                               if (real_character == 'n')
-                                       real_character = '\n';
-                               line += real_character;
-                               continue;
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               errstr << "End of file after a \\, what did you want to escape?: " << filename << ":" << linenumber << std::endl;
-                               return false;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               if (ch != '\r')
-                       line += ch;
-
-               if ((ch != '<') && (!in_tag) && (!in_comment) && (ch > ' ') && (ch != 9))
-               {
-                       errstr << "You have stray characters beyond the tag which starts at " << filename << ":" << last_successful_parse << std::endl;
-                       return false;
-               }
-
-               if (ch == '<')
-               {
-                       if (in_tag)
-                       {
-                               if (!in_quote)
-                               {
-                                       errstr << "The tag at location " << filename << ":" << last_successful_parse << " was valid, but there is an error in the tag which comes after it. You are possibly missing a \" or >. Please check this." << std::endl;
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               if (in_quote)
-                               {
-                                       errstr << "Parser error: Inside a quote but not within the last valid tag, which was opened at: " << filename << ":" << last_successful_parse << std::endl;
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       // errstr << "Opening new config tag on line " << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                       in_tag = true;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-               else if (ch == '"')
-               {
-                       if (in_tag)
-                       {
-                               if (in_quote)
-                               {
-                                       // errstr << "Closing quote in config tag on line " << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                       in_quote = false;
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       // errstr << "Opening quote in config tag on line " << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                       in_quote = true;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               if (in_quote)
-                               {
-                                       errstr << "The tag immediately after the one at " << filename << ":" << last_successful_parse << " has a missing closing \" symbol. Please check this." << std::endl;
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       errstr << "You have opened a quote (\") beyond the tag at " << filename << ":" << last_successful_parse << " without opening a new tag. Please check this." << std::endl;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-               else if (ch == '>')
-               {
-                       if (!in_quote)
-                       {
-                               if (in_tag)
-                               {
-                                       // errstr << "Closing config tag on line " << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                       in_tag = false;
-
-                                       /*
-                                        * If this finds an <include> then ParseLine can simply call
-                                        * LoadConf() and load the included config into the same ConfigDataHash
-                                        */
-                                       long bl = linenumber;
-                                       if (!this->ParseLine(filename, line, linenumber, allowexeinc))
-                                               return false;
-                                       last_successful_parse = linenumber;
-
-                                       linenumber = bl;
-
-                                       line.clear();
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       errstr << "You forgot to close the tag which comes immediately after the one at " << filename << ":" << last_successful_parse << std::endl;
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* Fix for bug #392 - if we reach the end of a file and we are still in a quote or comment, most likely the user fucked up */
-       if (in_comment || in_quote)
-       {
-               errstr << "Reached end of file whilst still inside a quoted section or tag. This is most likely an error or there \
-                       is a newline missing from the end of the file: " << filename << ":" << linenumber << std::endl;
-       }
-
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-bool ServerConfig::LoadConf(FILE* &conf, const std::string &filename, bool allowexeinc)
-{
-       return this->LoadConf(conf, filename.c_str(), allowexeinc);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ParseLine(const std::string &filename, std::string &line, long &linenumber, bool allowexeinc)
-{
-       std::string tagname;
-       std::string current_key;
-       std::string current_value;
-       KeyValList results;
-       char last_char = 0;
-       bool got_name;
-       bool got_key;
-       bool in_quote;
-
-       got_name = got_key = in_quote = false;
-
-       for(std::string::iterator c = line.begin(); c != line.end(); c++)
-       {
-               if (!got_name)
-               {
-                       /* We don't know the tag name yet. */
-
-                       if (*c != ' ')
-                       {
-                               if (*c != '<')
-                               {
-                                       if ((*c >= 'a' && *c <= 'z') || (*c >= 'A' && *c <='Z') || (*c >= '0' && *c <= '9') || *c == '_')
-                                               tagname += *c;
-                                       else
-                                       {
-                                               errstr << "Invalid character in value name of tag: '" << *c << "' in value '" << tagname << "' in filename: " << filename << ":" << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                               return false;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               /* We got to a space, we should have the tagname now. */
-                               if(tagname.length())
-                               {
-                                       got_name = true;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       /* We have the tag name */
-                       if (!got_key)
-                       {
-                               /* We're still reading the key name */
-                               if ((*c != '=') && (*c != '>'))
-                               {
-                                       if (*c != ' ')
-                                       {
-                                               if ((*c >= 'a' && *c <= 'z') || (*c >= 'A' && *c <='Z') || (*c >= '0' && *c <= '9') || *c == '_')
-                                                       current_key += *c;
-                                               else
-                                               {
-                                                       errstr << "Invalid character in key: '" << *c << "' in key '" << current_key << "' in filename: " << filename << ":" << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                                       return false;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       /* We got an '=', end of the key name. */
-                                       got_key = true;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               /* We have the key name, now we're looking for quotes and the value */
-
-                               /* Correctly handle escaped characters here.
-                                * See the XXX'ed section above.
-                                */
-                               if ((*c == '\\') && (in_quote))
-                               {
-                                       c++;
-                                       if (*c == 'n')
-                                               current_value += '\n';
-                                       else
-                                               current_value += *c;
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-                               else if ((*c == '\\') && (!in_quote))
-                               {
-                                       errstr << "You can't have an escape sequence outside of a quoted section: " << filename << ":" << linenumber << std::endl;
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                               else if ((*c == '\n') && (in_quote))
-                               {
-                                       /* Got a 'real' \n, treat it as part of the value */
-                                       current_value += '\n';
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-                               else if ((*c == '\r') && (in_quote))
-                               {
-                                       /* Got a \r, drop it */
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-
-                               if (*c == '"')
-                               {
-                                       if (!in_quote)
-                                       {
-                                               /* We're not already in a quote. */
-                                               in_quote = true;
-                                       }
-                                       else
-                                       {
-                                               /* Leaving the quotes, we have the current value */
-                                               results.push_back(KeyVal(current_key, current_value));
-
-                                               // std::cout << "<" << tagname << ":" << current_key << "> " << current_value << std::endl;
-
-                                               in_quote = false;
-                                               got_key = false;
-
-                                               if ((tagname == "include") && (current_key == "file"))
-                                               {
-                                                       if (!this->DoInclude(current_value, allowexeinc))
-                                                               return false;
-                                               }
-                                               else if ((tagname == "include") && (current_key == "executable"))
-                                               {
-                                                       if (!allowexeinc)
-                                                       {
-                                                               errstr << "Executable includes are not allowed to use <include:executable>\n"
-                                                                       "This could be an attempt to execute commands from a malicious remote include.\n"
-                                                                       "If you need multiple levels of remote include, create a script to assemble the "
-                                                                       "contents locally or include files using <include:file>\n";
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       }
-
-                                                       /* Pipe an executable and use its stdout as config data */
-                                                       if (!this->DoPipe(current_value))
-                                                               return false;
-                                               }
-
-                                               current_key.clear();
-                                               current_value.clear();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       if (in_quote)
-                                       {
-                                               last_char = *c;
-                                               current_value += *c;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* Finished parsing the tag, add it to the config hash */
-       config_data.insert(std::pair<std::string, KeyValList > (tagname, results));
-
-       return true;
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::DoPipe(const std::string &file)
-{
-       FILE* conf = popen(file.c_str(), "r");
-       bool ret = false;
-
-       if (conf)
-       {
-               ret = LoadConf(conf, file.c_str(), false);
-               pclose(conf);
-       }
-       else
-               errstr << "Couldn't execute: " << file << std::endl;
-
-       return ret;
 }
 
 bool ServerConfig::StartsWithWindowsDriveLetter(const std::string &path)
@@ -1659,282 +880,79 @@ bool ServerConfig::StartsWithWindowsDriveLetter(const std::string &path)
        return (path.length() > 2 && isalpha(path[0]) && path[1] == ':');
 }
 
-bool ServerConfig::DoInclude(const std::string &file, bool allowexeinc)
+ConfigTag* ServerConfig::ConfValue(const std::string &tag)
 {
-       std::string confpath;
-       std::string newfile;
-       std::string::size_type pos;
-
-       confpath = ServerInstance->ConfigFileName;
-       newfile = file;
-
-       std::replace(newfile.begin(),newfile.end(),'\\','/');
-       std::replace(confpath.begin(),confpath.end(),'\\','/');
-
-       if ((newfile[0] != '/') && (!StartsWithWindowsDriveLetter(newfile)))
-       {
-               if((pos = confpath.rfind("/")) != std::string::npos)
-               {
-                       /* Leaves us with just the path */
-                       newfile = confpath.substr(0, pos) + std::string("/") + newfile;
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       errstr << "Couldn't get config path from: " << ServerInstance->ConfigFileName << std::endl;
-                       return false;
-               }
-       }
-
-       FILE* conf = fopen(newfile.c_str(), "r");
-       bool ret = false;
-
-       if (conf)
-       {
-               ret = LoadConf(conf, newfile, allowexeinc);
-               fclose(conf);
-       }
-       else
-               errstr << "Couldn't open config file: " << file << std::endl;
-
-       return ret;
+       ConfigTagList found = config_data.equal_range(tag);
+       if (found.first == found.second)
+               return NULL;
+       ConfigTag* rv = found.first->second;
+       found.first++;
+       if (found.first != found.second)
+               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT, "Multiple <" + tag + "> tags found; only first will be used "
+                       "(first at " + rv->getTagLocation() + "; second at " + found.first->second->getTagLocation() + ")");
+       return rv;
 }
 
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValue(const char* tag, const char* var, int index, char* result, int length, bool allow_linefeeds)
+ConfigTagList ServerConfig::ConfTags(const std::string& tag)
 {
-       return ConfValue(tag, var, "", index, result, length, allow_linefeeds);
+       return config_data.equal_range(tag);
 }
 
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValue(const char* tag, const char* var, const char* default_value, int index, char* result, int length, bool allow_linefeeds)
-{
-       std::string value;
-       bool r = ConfValue(std::string(tag), std::string(var), std::string(default_value), index, value, allow_linefeeds);
-       strlcpy(result, value.c_str(), length);
-       return r;
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValue(const std::string &tag, const std::string &var, int index, std::string &result, bool allow_linefeeds)
-{
-       return ConfValue(tag, var, "", index, result, allow_linefeeds);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValue(const std::string &tag, const std::string &var, const std::string &default_value, int index, std::string &result, bool allow_linefeeds)
+/*
+ * Replace all color codes from the special[] array to actual
+ * color code chars using C++ style escape sequences. You
+ * can append other chars to replace if you like -- Justasic
+ */
+void ServerConfig::ProcessColors(ConfigFileCache::iterator &file)
 {
-       ConfigDataHash::size_type pos = index;
-       if (pos < config_data.count(tag))
-       {
-               ConfigDataHash::iterator iter = config_data.find(tag);
-
-               for(int i = 0; i < index; i++)
-                       iter++;
-
-               for(KeyValList::iterator j = iter->second.begin(); j != iter->second.end(); j++)
-               {
-                       if(j->first == var)
-                       {
-                               if ((!allow_linefeeds) && (j->second.find('\n') != std::string::npos))
-                               {
-                                       ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEFAULT, "Value of <" + tag + ":" + var+ "> contains a linefeed, and linefeeds in this value are not permitted -- stripped to spaces.");
-                                       for (std::string::iterator n = j->second.begin(); n != j->second.end(); n++)
-                                               if (*n == '\n')
-                                                       *n = ' ';
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       result = j->second;
-                                       return true;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-               if (!default_value.empty())
-               {
-                       result = default_value;
-                       return true;
-               }
-       }
-       else if (pos == 0)
+       static struct special_chars
        {
-               if (!default_value.empty())
-               {
-                       result = default_value;
-                       return true;
-               }
+               std::string character;
+               std::string replace;
+               special_chars(const std::string &c, const std::string &r) : character(c), replace(r) { }
        }
-       return false;
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueInteger(const char* tag, const char* var, int index, int &result)
-{
-       return ConfValueInteger(std::string(tag), std::string(var), "", index, result);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueInteger(const char* tag, const char* var, const char* default_value, int index, int &result)
-{
-       return ConfValueInteger(std::string(tag), std::string(var), std::string(default_value), index, result);
-}
 
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueInteger(const std::string &tag, const std::string &var, int index, int &result)
-{
-       return ConfValueInteger(tag, var, "", index, result);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueInteger(const std::string &tag, const std::string &var, const std::string &default_value, int index, int &result)
-{
-       std::string value;
-       std::istringstream stream;
-       bool r = ConfValue(tag, var, default_value, index, value);
-       stream.str(value);
-       if(!(stream >> result))
-               return false;
-       else
+       special[] = {
+               special_chars("\\002", "\002"),  // Bold
+               special_chars("\\037", "\037"),  // underline
+               special_chars("\\003", "\003"),  // Color
+               special_chars("\\017", "\017"), // Stop colors
+               special_chars("\\u", "\037"),    // Alias for underline
+               special_chars("\\b", "\002"),    // Alias for Bold
+               special_chars("\\x", "\017"),    // Alias for stop
+               special_chars("\\c", "\003"),    // Alias for color
+               special_chars("", "")
+       };
+
+       for(file_cache::iterator it = file->second.begin(), it_end = file->second.end(); it != it_end; it++)
        {
-               if (!value.empty())
+               std::string ret = *it;
+               for(int i = 0; special[i].character.empty() == false; ++i)
                {
-                       if (value.substr(0,2) == "0x")
-                       {
-                               char* endptr;
-
-                               value.erase(0,2);
-                               result = strtol(value.c_str(), &endptr, 16);
+                       std::string::size_type pos = ret.find(special[i].character);
+                       if(pos == std::string::npos) // Couldn't find the character, skip this line
+                               continue;
+                       
+                       if((pos > 0) && (ret[pos-1] == '\\') && (ret[pos] == '\\'))
+                               continue; // Skip double slashes.
 
-                               /* No digits found */
-                               if (endptr == value.c_str())
-                                       return false;
-                       }
-                       else
+                       // Replace all our characters in the array
+                       while(pos != std::string::npos)
                        {
-                               char denominator = *(value.end() - 1);
-                               switch (toupper(denominator))
-                               {
-                                       case 'K':
-                                               /* Kilobytes -> bytes */
-                                               result = result * 1024;
-                                       break;
-                                       case 'M':
-                                               /* Megabytes -> bytes */
-                                               result = result * 1024 * 1024;
-                                       break;
-                                       case 'G':
-                                               /* Gigabytes -> bytes */
-                                               result = result * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
-                                       break;
-                               }
+                               ret = ret.substr(0, pos) + special[i].replace + ret.substr(pos + special[i].character.size());
+                               pos = ret.find(special[i].character, pos + special[i].replace.size());
                        }
                }
-       }
-       return r;
-}
-
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueBool(const char* tag, const char* var, int index)
-{
-       return ConfValueBool(std::string(tag), std::string(var), "", index);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueBool(const char* tag, const char* var, const char* default_value, int index)
-{
-       return ConfValueBool(std::string(tag), std::string(var), std::string(default_value), index);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueBool(const std::string &tag, const std::string &var, int index)
-{
-       return ConfValueBool(tag, var, "", index);
-}
-
-bool ServerConfig::ConfValueBool(const std::string &tag, const std::string &var, const std::string &default_value, int index)
-{
-       std::string result;
-       if(!ConfValue(tag, var, default_value, index, result))
-               return false;
-
-       return ((result == "yes") || (result == "true") || (result == "1"));
-}
 
-int ServerConfig::ConfValueEnum(const char* tag)
-{
-       return config_data.count(tag);
-}
-
-int ServerConfig::ConfValueEnum(const std::string &tag)
-{
-       return config_data.count(tag);
-}
-
-int ServerConfig::ConfVarEnum(const char* tag, int index)
-{
-       return ConfVarEnum(std::string(tag), index);
-}
-
-int ServerConfig::ConfVarEnum(const std::string &tag, int index)
-{
-       ConfigDataHash::size_type pos = index;
-
-       if (pos < config_data.count(tag))
-       {
-               ConfigDataHash::const_iterator iter = config_data.find(tag);
-
-               for(int i = 0; i < index; i++)
-                       iter++;
-
-               return iter->second.size();
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-/** Read the contents of a file located by `fname' into a file_cache pointed at by `F'.
- */
-bool ServerConfig::ReadFile(file_cache &F, const char* fname)
-{
-       if (!fname || !*fname)
-               return false;
-
-       FILE* file = NULL;
-       char linebuf[MAXBUF];
-
-       F.clear();
-
-       if ((*fname != '/') && (*fname != '\\') && (!StartsWithWindowsDriveLetter(fname)))
-       {
-               std::string::size_type pos;
-               std::string confpath = ServerInstance->ConfigFileName;
-               std::string newfile = fname;
-
-               if (((pos = confpath.rfind("/"))) != std::string::npos)
-                       newfile = confpath.substr(0, pos) + std::string("/") + fname;
-               else if (((pos = confpath.rfind("\\"))) != std::string::npos)
-                       newfile = confpath.substr(0, pos) + std::string("\\") + fname;
-
-               ServerInstance->Logs->Log("config", DEBUG, "Filename: %s", newfile.c_str());
-
-               if (!FileExists(newfile.c_str()))
-                       return false;
-               file =  fopen(newfile.c_str(), "r");
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               if (!FileExists(fname))
-                       return false;
-               file =  fopen(fname, "r");
-       }
-
-       if (file)
-       {
-               while (!feof(file))
+               // Replace double slashes with a single slash before we return
+               std::string::size_type pos = ret.find("\\\\");
+               while(pos != std::string::npos)
                {
-                       if (fgets(linebuf, sizeof(linebuf), file))
-                               linebuf[strlen(linebuf)-1] = 0;
-                       else
-                               *linebuf = 0;
-
-                       F.push_back(*linebuf ? linebuf : " ");
+                       ret = ret.substr(0, pos) + "\\" + ret.substr(pos + 2);
+                       pos = ret.find("\\\\", pos + 1);
                }
-
-               fclose(file);
+               *it = ret;
        }
-       else
-               return false;
-
-       return true;
 }
 
 bool ServerConfig::FileExists(const char* file)
@@ -1946,8 +964,8 @@ bool ServerConfig::FileExists(const char* file)
        if ((sb.st_mode & S_IFDIR) > 0)
                return false;
 
-       FILE *input;
-       if ((input = fopen (file, "r")) == NULL)
+       FILE *input = fopen(file, "r");
+       if (input == NULL)
                return false;
        else
        {
@@ -1963,94 +981,13 @@ const char* ServerConfig::CleanFilename(const char* name)
        return (p != name ? ++p : p);
 }
 
-
-std::string ServerConfig::GetFullProgDir()
-{
-       char buffer[PATH_MAX];
-#ifdef WINDOWS
-       /* Windows has specific api calls to get the exe path that never fail.
-        * For once, windows has something of use, compared to the POSIX code
-        * for this, this is positively neato.
-        */
-       if (GetModuleFileName(NULL, buffer, MAX_PATH))
-       {
-               std::string fullpath = buffer;
-               std::string::size_type n = fullpath.rfind("\\inspircd.exe");
-               return std::string(fullpath, 0, n);
-       }
-#else
-       // Get the current working directory
-       if (getcwd(buffer, PATH_MAX))
-       {
-               std::string remainder = this->argv[0];
-
-               /* Does argv[0] start with /? its a full path, use it */
-               if (remainder[0] == '/')
-               {
-                       std::string::size_type n = remainder.rfind("/inspircd");
-                       return std::string(remainder, 0, n);
-               }
-
-               std::string fullpath = std::string(buffer) + "/" + remainder;
-               std::string::size_type n = fullpath.rfind("/inspircd");
-               return std::string(fullpath, 0, n);
-       }
-#endif
-       return "/";
-}
-
-std::string ServerConfig::GetSID()
+const std::string& ServerConfig::GetSID()
 {
        return sid;
 }
 
-ValueItem::ValueItem(int value)
-{
-       std::stringstream n;
-       n << value;
-       v = n.str();
-}
-
-ValueItem::ValueItem(bool value)
-{
-       std::stringstream n;
-       n << value;
-       v = n.str();
-}
-
-void ValueItem::Set(const std::string& value)
-{
-       v = value;
-}
-
-void ValueItem::Set(int value)
-{
-       std::stringstream n;
-       n << value;
-       v = n.str();
-}
-
-int ValueItem::GetInteger()
-{
-       if (v.empty())
-               return 0;
-       return atoi(v.c_str());
-}
-
-const char* ValueItem::GetString() const
-{
-       return v.c_str();
-}
-
-bool ValueItem::GetBool()
-{
-       return (GetInteger() || v == "yes" || v == "true");
-}
-
-
 void ConfigReaderThread::Run()
 {
-       Config = new ServerConfig;
        Config->Read();
        done = true;
 }
@@ -2059,9 +996,7 @@ void ConfigReaderThread::Finish()
 {
        ServerConfig* old = ServerInstance->Config;
        ServerInstance->Logs->Log("CONFIG",DEBUG,"Switching to new configuration...");
-       ServerInstance->Logs->CloseLogs();
        ServerInstance->Config = this->Config;
-       ServerInstance->Logs->OpenFileLogs();
        Config->Apply(old, TheUserUID);
 
        if (Config->valid)
@@ -2073,23 +1008,25 @@ void ConfigReaderThread::Finish()
                 * thoroughly!!!
                 */
                ServerInstance->XLines->CheckELines();
-               ServerInstance->XLines->CheckELines();
                ServerInstance->XLines->ApplyLines();
                ServerInstance->Res->Rehash();
                ServerInstance->ResetMaxBans();
                Config->ApplyDisabledCommands(Config->DisabledCommands);
-               User* user = TheUserUID.empty() ? ServerInstance->FindNick(TheUserUID) : NULL;
+               User* user = ServerInstance->FindNick(TheUserUID);
                FOREACH_MOD(I_OnRehash, OnRehash(user));
                ServerInstance->BuildISupport();
 
-               delete old;
+               ServerInstance->Logs->CloseLogs();
+               ServerInstance->Logs->OpenFileLogs();
+
+               if (Config->RawLog && !old->RawLog)
+                       ServerInstance->Users->ServerNoticeAll("*** Raw I/O logging is enabled on this server. All messages, passwords, and commands are being recorded.");
+
+               Config = old;
        }
        else
        {
                // whoops, abort!
-               ServerInstance->Logs->CloseLogs();
                ServerInstance->Config = old;
-               ServerInstance->Logs->OpenFileLogs();
-               delete this->Config;
        }
 }