diff --git a/samples/bip.conf b/samples/bip.conf
index 99b8f22..f8ffa33 100644
--- a/samples/bip.conf
+++ b/samples/bip.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ port = 7778;
 
 # If you set this to true, you'll only be able to connect to bip
 # with a SSL capable IRC client. Be sure to generate a certificate
-# for bip with 'make cert'
+# for bip using scripts/bipgenconfig.
 client_side_ssl = false;
 
 log_level = 3;
diff --git a/src/bip.c b/src/bip.c
index dfef0f2..1c4bb73 100644
--- a/src/bip.c
+++ b/src/bip.c
@@ -25,22 +25,6 @@
 #include "bip.h"
 #include "line.h"
 
-#define MOVE_STRING(dest, src) do {\
-	if (dest)\
-		free(dest);\
-	(dest) = (src);\
-	(src) = NULL;\
-} while(0)
-
-#define FREE(a) free(a); (a) = NULL;
-
-#define MAYFREE(a) do { \
-		if (a) { \
-			free(a); \
-			(a) = NULL; \
-		} \
-	} while(0);
-
 int sighup = 0;
 
 char *conf_log_root;
@@ -154,7 +138,6 @@ FILE *conf_global_log_file;
 
 static pid_t daemonize(void)
 {
-	char buf[4096];
 	switch (fork()) {
 	case -1:
 		fatal("Fork failed");
@@ -550,6 +533,47 @@ static int add_user(bip_t *bip, list_t *data)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int validate_config(bip_t *bip)
+{
+	/* nick username realname or default_{nick,username,realname} in user */
+	hash_iterator_t it, sit;
+	struct user *user;
+	struct link *link;
+	int r = 1;
+
+	for (hash_it_init(&bip->users, &it); (user = hash_it_item(&it));
+			hash_it_next(&it)) {
+		if (!user->default_nick || !user->default_username ||
+				!user->default_realname) {
+			for (hash_it_init(&user->connections, &sit);
+					(link = hash_it_item(&sit));
+					hash_it_next(&sit)) {
+				if ((!link->username &&
+						!user->default_username) ||
+						(!link->connect_nick &&
+						 !user->default_nick) ||
+						(!link->realname &&
+						 !user->default_realname))
+					link_kill(bip, link);
+				//conf_die("user: ... net: ... can i has nick/user/rael");
+				r = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+#warning CODE ME
+#if 0
+	if (conf_backlog && !conf_log) {
+		if (conf_backlog_lines == 0) {
+			conf_die("You must set conf_backlog_lines if "
+					"conf_log = false and "
+					"conf_backlog = true");
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	return r;
+}
+
 int fireup(bip_t *bip, FILE *conf)
 {
 	struct tuple *t;
@@ -631,71 +655,7 @@ int fireup(bip_t *bip, FILE *conf)
 	free(root_list);
 	root_list = NULL;
 
-#warning move me
-#if 0
-	if (conf_backlog && !conf_log) {
-		if (conf_backlog_lines == 0) {
-			conf_die("You must set conf_backlog_lines if "
-					"conf_log = false and "
-					"conf_backlog = true");
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
-	if (!conf_log)
-		conf_memlog = 1;
-	else
-		conf_memlog = 0;
-
-	/*
-	check_networks(networkl);
-	check_clients(userl);
-	*/
-
-	if (!conf_biphome) {
-		char *home = getenv("HOME");
-		if (!home) {
-			conf_die("no $HOME !, do you live in a trailer ?");
-			return 0;
-		}
-		conf_biphome = malloc(strlen(home) + strlen("/.bip") + 1);
-		strcpy(conf_biphome, home);
-		strcat(conf_biphome, "/.bip");
-	}
-	if (!conf_log_root) {
-		char *ap = "/logs";
-		conf_log_root = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + strlen(ap) + 1);
-		strcpy(conf_log_root, conf_biphome);
-		strcat(conf_log_root, ap);
-		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default log root: %s", conf_log_root);
-	}
-	if (!conf_pid_file) {
-		char *pid = "/bip.pid";
-		conf_pid_file = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + strlen(pid) + 1);
-		strcpy(conf_pid_file, conf_biphome);
-		strcat(conf_pid_file, pid);
-		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default pid file: %s", conf_pid_file);
-	}
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
-	conf_ssl_certfile = NULL;	/* Make into a config option */
-	if (!conf_ssl_certfile) {
-		char *ap = "/bip.pem";
-		if (conf_ssl_certfile) {
-			free(conf_ssl_certfile);
-			conf_ssl_certfile = NULL;
-		}
-		conf_ssl_certfile = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) +
-				strlen(ap) + 1);
-		strcpy(conf_ssl_certfile, conf_biphome);
-		strcat(conf_ssl_certfile, ap);
-		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default SSL certificate file: %s",
-				conf_ssl_certfile);
-	}
-#endif
-	if (!conf_log_format)
-		conf_log_format = "%u/%n/%Y-%m/%c.%d.log";
-
+	validate_config(bip);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -853,9 +813,11 @@ void ircize(bip_t *bip)
 
 static void log_file_setup(void)
 {
+	char buf[4096];
+
 	if (conf_log_system) {
 		if (conf_global_log_file && conf_global_log_file != stderr)
-			fclose(conf_log_system);
+			fclose(conf_global_log_file);
 		snprintf(buf, 4095, "%s/bip.log", conf_log_root);
 		FILE *f = fopen(buf, "a");
 		if (!f)
@@ -937,6 +899,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			fatal("%s config file not found", confpath);
 	}
 
+
 	r = fireup(&bip, conf);
 	fclose(conf);
 	if (!r) {
@@ -944,6 +907,50 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(28);
 	}
 
+	if (!conf_biphome) {
+		char *home = getenv("HOME");
+		if (!home) {
+			conf_die("no $HOME !, do you live in a trailer ?");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		conf_biphome = malloc(strlen(home) + strlen("/.bip") + 1);
+		strcpy(conf_biphome, home);
+		strcat(conf_biphome, "/.bip");
+	}
+	if (!conf_log_root) {
+		char *ap = "/logs";
+		conf_log_root = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + strlen(ap) + 1);
+		strcpy(conf_log_root, conf_biphome);
+		strcat(conf_log_root, ap);
+		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default log root: %s", conf_log_root);
+	}
+	if (!conf_pid_file) {
+		char *pid = "/bip.pid";
+		conf_pid_file = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + strlen(pid) + 1);
+		strcpy(conf_pid_file, conf_biphome);
+		strcat(conf_pid_file, pid);
+		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default pid file: %s", conf_pid_file);
+	}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
+	conf_ssl_certfile = NULL;	/* Make into a config option */
+	if (!conf_ssl_certfile) {
+		char *ap = "/bip.pem";
+		if (conf_ssl_certfile) {
+			free(conf_ssl_certfile);
+			conf_ssl_certfile = NULL;
+		}
+		conf_ssl_certfile = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) +
+				strlen(ap) + 1);
+		strcpy(conf_ssl_certfile, conf_biphome);
+		strcat(conf_ssl_certfile, ap);
+		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default SSL certificate file: %s",
+				conf_ssl_certfile);
+	}
+#endif
+	if (!conf_log_format)
+		conf_log_format = "%u/%n/%Y-%m/%c.%d.log";
+
 	check_dir(conf_log_root, 1);
 	fd = do_pid_stuff();
 	pid_t pid = 0;
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 94f6ee2..862c1ae 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static void create_socket(char *dsthostname, char *dstport, char *srchostname,
 		connecting_data_free(cdata);
 		cdata = NULL;
 		return;
- 	}
+	}
 
 	if (srchostname || srcport) {
 		if ((err = getaddrinfo(srchostname, srcport, &hint,
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static void create_listening_socket(char *hostname, char *port,
 	if (err) {
 		mylog(LOG_DEBUG, "getaddrinfo(): %s", gai_strerror(err));
 		return;
- 	}
+	}
 
 	for (cur = res ; cur ; cur = cur->ai_next) {
 		if ((cn->handle = socket(cur->ai_family, cur->ai_socktype,
diff --git a/src/irc.c b/src/irc.c
index 6bd3581..1a01c9f 100644
--- a/src/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static void irc_send_join(struct link_client *ic, struct channel *chan)
 
 	WRITE_LINE3(CONN(ic), P_SERV, "366", LINK(ic)->l_server->nick,
 			chan->name, "End of /NAMES list.");
-
 }
 
 static void write_init_string(connection_t *c, struct line *line, char *nick)
@@ -1921,7 +1920,6 @@ static void irc_close(struct link_any *l)
 			irc_notify_disconnection(is);
 		else
 			LINK(is)->s_conn_attempt++;
-		printf("%d\n", LINK(is)->s_conn_attempt);
 		irc_server_shutdown(is);
 		log_disconnected(LINK(is)->log);
 
@@ -2418,3 +2416,40 @@ struct link *irc_link_new()
 	return link;
 }
 
+void link_kill(bip_t *bip, struct link *link)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	hash_remove(&link->user->connections, link->name);
+	free(link->name);
+	irc_close((struct link_any *)link->l_server);
+	while (link->l_clientc)
+		irc_close((struct link_any *)link->l_clientv[0]);
+	log_free(link->log);
+	MAYFREE(link->prev_nick);
+	MAYFREE(link->cli_nick);
+
+	void *p;
+	while ((p = list_remove_first(&link->init_strings)))
+		free(p);
+	while ((p = list_remove_first(&link->on_connect_send)))
+		free(p);
+	MAYFREE(link->no_client_away_msg);
+	MAYFREE(link->away_nick);
+	hash_clean(&link->chan_infos);
+
+	struct chan_infos *ci;
+	while ((ci = list_remove_first(&link->chan_infos_order)))
+		free(ci);
+
+	MAYFREE(link->username);
+	MAYFREE(link->realname);
+	MAYFREE(link->s_password);
+	MAYFREE(link->connect_nick);
+	MAYFREE(link->vhost);
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
+	MAYFREE(link->ssl_check_store);
+	sk_X509_free(link->untrusted_certs);
+#endif
+}
+
diff --git a/src/irc.h b/src/irc.h
index 16f9fbf..f510e38 100644
--- a/src/irc.h
+++ b/src/irc.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ int ischannel(char p);
 void irc_client_close(struct link_client *);
 void irc_client_free(struct link_client *);
 struct link *irc_link_new();
+void link_kill(bip_t *bip, struct link *);
 void unbind_from_link(struct link_client *ic);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 742f148..236d3ae 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -1148,3 +1148,21 @@ log_t *log_new(struct user *user, char *network)
 	list_add_last(log_all_logs, logdata);
 	return logdata;
 }
+
+void log_free(log_t *log)
+{
+	hash_iterator_t it;
+	logfilegroup_t *lfg;
+	logfile_t *lf;
+
+	for (hash_it_init(&log->logfgs, &it); (lfg = hash_it_item(&it));
+			hash_it_next(&it)) {
+		log_reset(lfg);
+		if ((lf = list_remove_first(&lfg->file_group)))
+			logfile_free(lf);
+		free(lf);
+	}
+	hash_clean(&log->logfgs);
+	free(log);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 9770a09..1126541 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -56,6 +56,22 @@ typedef struct hash_iterator {
 	hash_t *hash;
 } hash_iterator_t;
 
+#define MOVE_STRING(dest, src) do {\
+	if (dest)\
+		free(dest);\
+	(dest) = (src);\
+	(src) = NULL;\
+} while(0)
+
+#define FREE(a) free(a); (a) = NULL;
+
+#define MAYFREE(a) do { \
+		if (a) { \
+			free(a); \
+			(a) = NULL; \
+		} \
+	} while(0);
+
 void list_init(list_t *list, int (*cmp)(void*,void*));
 int list_ptr_cmp(void *a, void *b);
 list_t *list_new(int (*cmp)(void *, void *));
@@ -97,4 +113,5 @@ char *strmaydup(char *s);
 
 void strucase(char *s);
 int ischannel(char p);
+
 #endif