+#define CLIENT_ID_LEN 64 /* max. length of an IRC ID; see RFC 2812, 1.1 and 1.2.1 */
+#define CLIENT_NICK_LEN 10 /* max. nick length; see. RFC 2812, 1.2.1 */
+#define CLIENT_PASS_LEN 21 /* max. password length */
+#define CLIENT_USER_LEN 9 /* max. length of user name ("login") */
+#define CLIENT_NAME_LEN 32 /* max. length of "real names" */
+#define CLIENT_HOST_LEN 64 /* max. host name length */
+#define CLIENT_MODE_LEN 8 /* max. lenth of all client modes */
+#define CLIENT_INFO_LEN 64 /* max. length of server info texts */
+#define CLIENT_AWAY_LEN 128 /* max. length of away messages */
+#define CLIENT_FLAGS_LEN 100 /* max. length of client flags */