diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3a14264..76034be 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
     /* initialize System Status */
     sysState.isConnected = NO;
     
-    /* get some preferences */
-    getStartupPrefs(mainWindow);
-    
     /* set focus to input area */
     /* For Motif 1.0 we should use _XmGrabTheFocus(target) according to FAQ */
     XmProcessTraversal(commandInput, XmTRAVERSE_CURRENT);
diff --git a/src/preferences.c b/src/preferences.c
index 83417b4..24b0a1e 100644
--- a/src/preferences.c
+++ b/src/preferences.c
@@ -77,164 +77,8 @@ Widget       nameTextForm;
 Widget       serverTextForm;
 Widget       portTextForm;
 
-void getStartupPrefs(Widget mainWin)
-{
-    Widget       prefForm;
-    Widget       portLabel;
-    Widget       child;
-    XmString     labelString;
-    Arg          args[4];
-    int          argcount;
-    FILE         *confFile;
-    char         serverPortNum[6];
-    char    	 *confFilePath;
-    
-    
-    argcount = 0;
-    labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Startup Prefs");
-    XtSetArg(args[argcount], XmNdialogTitle, labelString); argcount++;
-    XtSetArg(args[argcount], XmNautoUnmanage, True); argcount++;
-    startPrefDiag = XmCreatePromptDialog(mainWin, "startup_prefs", args, argcount);
-    XmStringFree(labelString);
-    
-    /* Now get rid of the things we don't want */
-    child = XmSelectionBoxGetChild(startPrefDiag, XmDIALOG_SELECTION_LABEL);
-    XtUnmanageChild(child);
-    child = XmSelectionBoxGetChild(startPrefDiag, XmDIALOG_TEXT);
-    XtUnmanageChild(child);
-
-    prefForm = XtVaCreateWidget("form", xmFormWidgetClass, startPrefDiag,
-				XmNfractionBase, 18, NULL);
-    
-    labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Name:");
-    XtVaCreateManagedWidget("name_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 0,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
-	    NULL);
-    XmStringFree(labelString);
-    
-    labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Nick:");
-    XtVaCreateManagedWidget("nick_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 6,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
-	    NULL);
-    XmStringFree(labelString);
-
-    labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Server:");
-    XtVaCreateManagedWidget("server_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
-	    NULL);
-    XmStringFree(labelString);
-    
-
-    nameTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("name_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, MAX_NAME_LEN,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 0,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
-	    NULL);
-
-    nickTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("nick_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, MAX_NICK_LEN,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 6,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
-	    NULL);
-
-    portTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("port_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, 5,
-	    XmNcolumns, 5,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
-	    NULL); 
-
-    labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Port: ");
-    portLabel = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("port_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_WIDGET, XmNrightWidget, portTextForm,
-	    NULL);
-    XmStringFree(labelString);
-
-    serverTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("server_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, MAX_SERVERNAME_LEN,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_WIDGET, XmNrightWidget, portLabel,
-	    NULL);
-
-
-    XtAddCallback(startPrefDiag, XmNokCallback, okButtStartupCbk, NULL);
-    XtAddCallback(startPrefDiag, XmNhelpCallback, helpButtStartupCbk, NULL);
-
-    XtManageChild(prefForm);
-   
-    XtManageChild(startPrefDiag);
-
-    /* read configuration file */
-    if ((confFilePath = getPreferencesFilePath()))
-	{
-    	confFile = fopen (confFilePath, "r");
-    	if (confFile)
-	    {
-	    char buff[FILE_BUFF_SIZE];
-	    char *pos;
-	    
-	    fgets(buff, FILE_BUFF_SIZE, confFile);
-	    if (buff[strlen(buff)-1] == '\n')
-	    	buff[strlen(buff)-1] = '\0';
-	    if(!strncmp(buff, "DefaultNick", strlen("DefaultNick")))
-		if ((pos = strchr(buff, ' ')))
-		    strcpy(sysState.myNick, pos+1);
-	    fgets(buff, FILE_BUFF_SIZE, confFile);
-	    if (buff[strlen(buff)-1] == '\n')
-	    	buff[strlen(buff)-1] = '\0';
-	    if(!strncmp(buff, "DefaultName", strlen("DefaultName")))
-		if ((pos = strchr(buff, ' ')))
-		    strcpy(sysState.myName, pos+1);
-	    fgets(buff, FILE_BUFF_SIZE, confFile);
-	    if (buff[strlen(buff)-1] == '\n')
-	    	buff[strlen(buff)-1] = '\0';
-	    if(!strncmp(buff, "DefaultServer", strlen("DefaultServer")))
-		if ((pos = strchr(buff, ' ')))
-		    strcpy(sysState.serverName, pos+1);
-	    fgets(buff, FILE_BUFF_SIZE, confFile);
-	    if (buff[strlen(buff)-1] == '\n')
-	    	buff[strlen(buff)-1] = '\0';
-	    if(!strncmp(buff, "DefaultPortNum", strlen("DefaultPortNum")))
-		if ((pos = strchr(buff, ' ')))
-		    strcpy(serverPortNum, pos+1);
-	    fclose(confFile);
-	    } else
-	    {
-    	    printf("config file not found.\n");
-    	    strcpy(sysState.myNick, "");
-	    strcpy(sysState.myName, "");
-	    strcpy(sysState.serverName, "");
-	    strcpy(serverPortNum, "");
-	    }
-    	free(confFilePath);
-	}
-	XmTextSetString(nickTextForm, sysState.myNick);
-    XmTextSetString(nameTextForm, sysState.myName);
-    XmTextSetString(serverTextForm, sysState.serverName);
-    XmTextSetString(portTextForm, serverPortNum);
-}
-
 void okButtStartupCbk()
-{
+    {
     char *nick;
     char *name;
     char *server;
@@ -259,18 +103,18 @@ void okButtStartupCbk()
     	strcpy(theServer, "");
     printf("port: %s, %d\n", port, atoi(port));
     if (strlen(port) > 0 && strlen(port) <= 5)
-    {
+	{
 	sysState.port = atoi(port);
     	if (sysState.port <= 0)
 	    sysState.port = 6666;
-    } else
+	} else
     	sysState.port = 6666;
 
     connectToServer(theServer, sysState.port);
-}
+    }
 
 void helpButtStartupCbk()
-{
+    {
     XmString theXmString, theXmString2;
     Arg      args[8];
     int      argcount;
@@ -293,13 +137,13 @@ void helpButtStartupCbk()
     remove = XmMessageBoxGetChild(startupPrefsHelpDlgBox, XmDIALOG_CANCEL_BUTTON);
     XtUnmanageChild(remove);
     XtManageChild(startupPrefsHelpDlgBox);
-}
+    }
 
 
 /* ---- set  preferences ----- */
 
 void setPreferences(Widget mainWin)
-{
+    {
     Widget       prefForm;
     Widget       portLabel;
     Widget       child;
@@ -327,76 +171,76 @@ void setPreferences(Widget mainWin)
     XtUnmanageChild(child);
 
     prefForm = XtVaCreateWidget("form", xmFormWidgetClass, startPrefDiag,
-				XmNfractionBase, 18, NULL);
+	XmNfractionBase, 18, NULL);
     
     labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Name:");
     XtVaCreateManagedWidget("name_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 0,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
-	    NULL);
+	xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNlabelString, labelString,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 0,
+	XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
+	NULL);
     XmStringFree(labelString);
     
     labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Nick:");
     XtVaCreateManagedWidget("nick_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 6,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
-	    NULL);
+	xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNlabelString, labelString,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 6,
+	XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
+	NULL);
     XmStringFree(labelString);
 
     labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Server:");
     XtVaCreateManagedWidget("server_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
-	    NULL);
+	xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNlabelString, labelString,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
+	XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 0,
+	NULL);
     XmStringFree(labelString);
     
 
     nameTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("name_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, MAX_NAME_LEN,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 0,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
-	    NULL);
+	xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNmaxLength, MAX_NAME_LEN,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 0,
+	XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
+	XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
+	NULL);
 
     nickTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("nick_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, MAX_NICK_LEN,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 6,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
-	    NULL);
+	xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNmaxLength, MAX_NICK_LEN,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 6,
+	XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
+	XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
+	NULL);
 
     portTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("port_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, 5,
-	    XmNcolumns, 5,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
-	    NULL); 
+	xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNmaxLength, 5,
+	XmNcolumns, 5,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
+	XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNrightPosition, 18,
+	NULL); 
 
     labelString = XM_STRING_CREATE("Port: ");
     portLabel = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("port_label",
-    	    xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
-	    XmNlabelString, labelString,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_WIDGET, XmNrightWidget, portTextForm,
-	    NULL);
+	xmLabelWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNlabelString, labelString,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
+	XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_WIDGET, XmNrightWidget, portTextForm,
+	NULL);
     XmStringFree(labelString);
 
     serverTextForm = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("server_form",
-    	    xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
-    	    XmNmaxLength, MAX_SERVERNAME_LEN,
-	    XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
-	    XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
-	    XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_WIDGET, XmNrightWidget, portLabel,
-	    NULL);
+	xmTextFieldWidgetClass, prefForm,
+	XmNmaxLength, MAX_SERVERNAME_LEN,
+	XmNtopAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNtopPosition, 12,
+	XmNleftAttachment, XmATTACH_POSITION, XmNleftPosition, 4,
+	XmNrightAttachment, XmATTACH_WIDGET, XmNrightWidget, portLabel,
+	NULL);
 
 
     XtAddCallback(startPrefDiag, XmNokCallback, okButtPrefCbk, NULL);