diff --git a/IRC.Mod b/IRC.Mod
index 9e8a92b..5ad8771 100644
--- a/IRC.Mod
+++ b/IRC.Mod
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 MODULE IRC;
-IMPORT Internet, Out, Strings, types;
+IMPORT Internet, Out, Strings := ooc2Strings, types;
 
-CONST msgLen = 512; (* message length not more than 512 characters *)
+CONST 
+  msgLen* = 512; (* message length not more than 512 characters *)
+  ping* = "PING";
+  pong* = "PONG";
+  zzo*  = "001";
+  mode*  = "MODE";
+  join* =  "JOIN";
 
 VAR
   connection : Internet.Socket;
+  eol* : ARRAY 3 OF CHAR;
 
 PROCEDURE Auth*(user, nick, owner: ARRAY OF CHAR): BOOLEAN;
 VAR
@@ -14,26 +21,57 @@ BEGIN
 (* "USER test 0 * :test\r\n" *)
 (* "NICK test\r\n\000\060 :test\r\n"*)
 
-  str1[0] := 0AX; str1[1] := 0DX; str1[2] := 0X;
 
   COPY("USER ", str0);
 	Strings.Append(user, str0);
-  Strings.Append(" 0 0 :", str0);
+  Strings.Append(" 0 * :", str0);
 	Strings.Append(owner, str0);
   (* by the spec the command is terminated by \r\n *)
-	Strings.Append(str1, str0);
+	Strings.Append(eol, str0);
+
+  Strings.Append ("NICK ", str0);
+  Strings.Append (nick, str0);
+	Strings.Append(eol, str0);
+	Strings.Append(0X, str0);
+
   Out.String("sending:"); Out.Ln;
   Out.String(str0); Out.Ln;
-	b := Internet.Write(connection, str0, Strings.Length(str0));
-  IF b THEN Out.String("wrote!"); Out.Ln ELSE Out.String("write failed"); Out.Ln END;
-  COPY ("NICK ", str0);
-  Strings.Append (nick, str0);
-	Strings.Append(str1, str0);
+	b := Internet.Write(connection, str0);
+
   IF b THEN Out.String("wrote!"); Out.Ln ELSE Out.String("write failed"); Out.Ln END;
+  
   RETURN b
 
 END Auth;
 
+PROCEDURE Receive*(VAR str: ARRAY OF CHAR): BOOLEAN;
+VAR
+  b: BOOLEAN;
+BEGIN
+  b := Internet.Read(connection, str);
+  IF b THEN
+    Out.String("received:"); Out.Ln;
+    Out.String(str); Out.Ln;
+  ELSE
+    Out.String("receive failed"); Out.Ln;
+  END;
+  RETURN b
+END Receive;
+
+PROCEDURE Send*(str: ARRAY OF CHAR): BOOLEAN;
+VAR
+  b : BOOLEAN;
+BEGIN
+  b := Internet.Write(connection, str);
+  IF b THEN
+    Out.String("sent:"); Out.Ln;
+    Out.String(str); Out.Ln;
+  ELSE
+    Out.String("sending failed"); Out.Ln;
+  END;
+  RETURN b
+END Send;
+
 PROCEDURE Connect*(host, port: ARRAY OF CHAR): BOOLEAN;
 VAR
   res: BOOLEAN;
@@ -42,4 +80,15 @@ BEGIN
   RETURN res
 END Connect;
 
+PROCEDURE Loop*;
+
+BEGIN
+
+
+END Loop;
+
+BEGIN
+  eol[0] := 0AX; eol[1] := 0DX; eol[2] := 0X;
+
+
 END IRC.
diff --git a/Internet.Mod b/Internet.Mod
index 529c605..a8988b9 100644
--- a/Internet.Mod
+++ b/Internet.Mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MODULE Internet;
-IMPORT sockets, netdb, Platform, types, Out, SYSTEM;
+IMPORT sockets, netdb, types, Strings, Out, Platform, SYSTEM;
 
 TYPE 
 
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ TYPE
   Int32 = types.Int32;
   Int64 = types.Int64;
 
-PROCEDURE Write*(fd: Socket; VAR buf: ARRAY OF CHAR; len: LONGINT): BOOLEAN;
+PROCEDURE Write*(fd: Socket; VAR buf: ARRAY OF CHAR): BOOLEAN;
 VAR
    l: SYSTEM.ADDRESS;
    r: INTEGER;
+ len: LONGINT;
 BEGIN
   l := SYSTEM.ADR(buf);
+  len := Strings.Length(buf)-1;
   r := Platform.Write(fd, l, len);
   IF r = -1 THEN
     (*Out.String("write() failed."); Out.Ln;*)
@@ -25,6 +27,18 @@ BEGIN
   END;
 END Write;
 
+PROCEDURE Read*(fd: Socket; VAR buf: ARRAY OF CHAR): BOOLEAN;
+VAR
+  p: SYSTEM.ADDRESS;
+  l, f: LONGINT;
+  r: INTEGER;
+BEGIN
+  p := SYSTEM.ADR(buf);
+  l := LEN(buf);
+  f := 0;
+  r := Platform.Read(fd, p, l, f);
+  
+END Read;
 
 PROCEDURE Connect*(host, port: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR conn: Socket): BOOLEAN;
 VAR
diff --git a/test.Mod b/test.Mod
index b1f242a..541b37e 100644
--- a/test.Mod
+++ b/test.Mod
@@ -1,25 +1,54 @@
 MODULE test;
 
-IMPORT IRC, Out;
+IMPORT IRC, Out, Strings := ooc2Strings;
 
 VAR
 
 owner, user, nick, host, port, channel: ARRAY 32 OF CHAR;
 
 PROCEDURE testBot;
-VAR b : BOOLEAN;
+VAR 
+  b, b2: BOOLEAN;
+  patternFound : BOOLEAN;
+  patternPos: INTEGER;
+  str, str2, str3: ARRAY 512 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
 IF IRC.Connect(host, port) # FALSE THEN
   
   b := IRC.Auth(user, nick, owner);
-
+  REPEAT
+    b := IRC.Receive(str);
+    Strings.Extract(str, 0, 4, str2);
+    IF Strings.Equal(str2, IRC.ping) THEN 
+      (*b := IRC.Send(IRC.pong);*)
+      str[1] := 'O'; (* replace "PING" by "PONG" *)
+      b2 := IRC.Send(str);
+    ELSIF str[0] = ':' THEN
+      Out.String("':' found"); Out.Ln;
+      Strings.FindNext(IRC.zzo, str, 0, patternFound, patternPos);
+      IF patternFound THEN
+        Out.String("001 found"); Out.Ln;
+        COPY ("MODE ", str3);
+        Strings.Append(nick, str3);
+        Strings.Append(" +B", str3);
+        Strings.Append(IRC.eol, str3);
+        Strings.Append(0X, str3);
+        b2 := IRC.Send(str3);
+        COPY("JOIN ", str3);
+        Strings.Append("#oberon", str3);
+        Strings.Append(IRC.eol, str3);
+        Strings.Append(0X, str3);
+        b2 := IRC.Send(str3);
+      END;
+    END;
+  UNTIL ~b;
 END;
 END testBot;
 
 BEGIN
 owner := "norayr_tanakian";
-user := "norayr";
-nick := "arnet";
+user := "norayr_tanakian";
+nick := "arnet_am";
 host := "irc.freenode.net";
 port := "6667";
 channel := "#oberon";