Index: src/IRCConnection.m
==================================================================
--- src/IRCConnection.m
+++ src/IRCConnection.m
@@ -143,10 +143,12 @@
 	OFAutoreleasePool *pool = [[OFAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
 	OFString *line;
 	OFArray *split;
 
 	for (;;) {
+		OFString *action = nil;
+
 		@try {
 			line = [sock readLine];
 		} @catch (OFInvalidEncodingException *e) {
 			[e dealloc];
 			line = [sock readLineWithEncoding:
@@ -171,23 +173,23 @@
 			[self sendLine: s];
 
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		action = [[split objectAtIndex: 1] uppercaseString];
+
 		/* Connected */
-		if (split.count >= 4 &&
-		    [[split objectAtIndex: 1] isEqual: @"001"]) {
+		if ([action isEqual: @"001"] && split.count >= 4) {
 			if ([delegate respondsToSelector:
 			    @selector(connectionWasEstablished:)])
 				[delegate connectionWasEstablished: self];
 
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* JOIN */
-		if (split.count == 3 &&
-		    [[split objectAtIndex: 1] isEqual: @"JOIN"]) {
+		if ([action isEqual: @"JOIN"] && split.count == 3) {
 			OFString *who = [split objectAtIndex: 0];
 			OFString *where = [split objectAtIndex: 2];
 			IRCUser *user;
 			IRCChannel *channel;
 
@@ -213,12 +215,11 @@
 
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* PART */
-		if (split.count >= 3 &&
-		    [[split objectAtIndex: 1] isEqual: @"PART"]) {
+		if ([action isEqual: @"part"] && split.count >= 3) {
 			OFString *who = [split objectAtIndex: 0];
 			OFString *where = [split objectAtIndex: 2];
 			IRCUser *user;
 			IRCChannel *channel;
 			OFString *reason = nil;
@@ -245,12 +246,11 @@
 
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* QUIT */
-		if (split.count >= 2 &&
-		    [[split objectAtIndex: 1] isEqual: @"QUIT"]) {
+		if ([action isEqual: @"QUIT"] && split.count >= 2) {
 			OFString *who = [split objectAtIndex: 0];
 			IRCUser *user;
 			OFString *reason = nil;
 			size_t pos = who.length + 1 +
 			    [[split objectAtIndex: 1] length];
@@ -271,12 +271,11 @@
 
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* PRIVMSG */
-		if (split.count >= 4 &&
-		    [[split objectAtIndex: 1] isEqual: @"PRIVMSG"]) {
+		if ([action isEqual: @"PRIVMSG"] && split.count >= 4) {
 			OFString *from = [split objectAtIndex: 0];
 			OFString *to = [split objectAtIndex: 2];
 			IRCUser *user;
 			OFString *msg;
 			size_t pos = from.length + 1 +