#define MAXMODES 6
//valid nick chars
-#define VALID_NICK_CHARS "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890{|}~[\\]^_`"
+#define VALID_NICK_CHARS "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890{|}~[\\]^-_`"
//the first char is a little bit different
// 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
// 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678 9012 62