Originally Posted By: Pug1
If anyone wants to try investigating, you need to connect to freenode, and then try connecting to a channel that requires registration, such as #mame-dev .


Ok I see now what your problem is. That's not a server notice. It's a message with raw numeric 477.
Quote:
-> rajaniemi.freenode.net JOIN #mame-dev
<- :rajaniemi.freenode.net 477 ruprecht #mame-dev :Cannot join channel (+r) - you need to be identified with services


Use this instead:
Code:
raw 477:*you need to be identified with services*:{
  ns identify xxxxxx
}