diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2ce6791..8450f73 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
  * xC: fixed displaying IRC colours above 16
 
+ * xC: offer IRCnet as an IRC network to connect to,
+   rather than the lunatic new Freenode
+
 
 1.3.0 (2021-08-07) "New World Order"
 
diff --git a/xC.c b/xC.c
index 74434e4..5ed60a7 100644
--- a/xC.c
+++ b/xC.c
@@ -13805,9 +13805,9 @@ static const char *g_first_time_help[] =
 		"F5/Ctrl-P\x02 or \x02" "F6/Ctrl-N\x02.",
 	"",
 	"Finally, adding a network is as simple as:",
-	" - \x02/server add freenode\x02",
-	" - \x02/set servers.freenode.addresses = \"chat.freenode.net\"\x02",
-	" - \x02/connect freenode\x02",
+	" - \x02/server add IRCnet\x02",
+	" - \x02/set servers.IRCnet.addresses = \"open.ircnet.net\"\x02",
+	" - \x02/connect IRCnet\x02",
 	"",
 	"That should be enough to get you started.  Have fun!",
 	""