diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6b85761..a625467 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-8-21 Mid Favila <midfavila@sdf.org>
+    * Fix a few potential buffer overflows and wrap assignment statements in parens.
+    * Convert build system to plain Make.
+    * Start removing references to FreeNode. 
+
 2005-04-01 Riccardo Mottola <rmottola@users.sf.net>
     * network.c : removed useless statement
 
diff --git a/src/preferences.c b/src/preferences.c
index 5517f78..83417b4 100644
--- a/src/preferences.c
+++ b/src/preferences.c
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ void getStartupPrefs(Widget mainWin)
 	    {
     	    printf("config file not found.\n");
     	    strcpy(sysState.myNick, "");
-	    strcpy(sysState.myName, "Nebula User");
-	    strcpy(sysState.serverName, "irc.freenode.org");
-	    strcpy(serverPortNum, "6666");
+	    strcpy(sysState.myName, "");
+	    strcpy(sysState.serverName, "");
+	    strcpy(serverPortNum, "");
 	    }
     	free(confFilePath);
 	}
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ void okButtStartupCbk()
     if (strlen(name) > 0 && strlen(name) <= MAX_NAME_LEN)
     	strcpy(sysState.myName, name);
     else
-    	strcpy(sysState.myName, "nebula user");
+    	strcpy(sysState.myName, "noname");
     if (strlen(server) > 0 &&strlen(server) <= MAX_SERVERNAME_LEN)
     	strcpy(theServer, server);
     else
-    	strcpy(theServer, "irc.freenode.org");
+    	strcpy(theServer, "");
     printf("port: %s, %d\n", port, atoi(port));
     if (strlen(port) > 0 && strlen(port) <= 5)
     {
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ void setPreferences(Widget mainWin)
 	    {
     	    printf("config file not found.\n");
     	    strcpy(myNick, "");
-	    strcpy(myName, "Nebula User");
-	    strcpy(serverName, "irc.freenode.org");
-	    strcpy(serverPortNum, "6666");
+	    strcpy(myName, "");
+	    strcpy(serverName, "");
+	    strcpy(serverPortNum, "");
 	    }
     	free(confFilePath);
 	}
@@ -480,15 +480,15 @@ void okButtPrefCbk()
     if (strlen(name) > 0 && strlen(name) <= MAX_NAME_LEN)
     	strcpy(myName, name);
     else
-    	strcpy(myName, "nebula user");
+    	strcpy(myName, "noname");
     if (strlen(server) > 0 &&strlen(server) <= MAX_SERVERNAME_LEN)
     	strcpy(theServer, server);
     else
-    	strcpy(theServer, "irc.freenode.org");
+    	strcpy(theServer, "");
     if (strlen(port) > 0 && strlen(port) <= 5)
     	strcpy(serverPort, port);
     else
-    	strcpy(serverPort, "6666");
+    	strcpy(serverPort, "");
     
     /* write out configuration file */
     if((confFilePath = getPreferencesFilePath()))