-The server is quite easy to configure, can handle dynamic IP addresses, and
-optionally supports IDENT, IPv6 connections, SSL-protected links, and PAM for
-user authentication as well as character set conversion for legacy clients. The
-server has been written from scratch and is not based on the "forefather", the
-daemon of the IRCNet.
-
-The name ngIRCd means *next-generation IRC daemon*, which is a little bit
+The server is quite easy to configure and runs as a single-node server or can
+be part of a network of ngIRCd servers in a LAN or across the internet. It
+optionally supports the IPv6 protocol, SSL/TLS-protected client-server and
+server-server links, the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) system for user
+authentication, IDENT requests, and character set conversion for legacy
+clients.
+
+The name ngIRCd stands for *next-generation IRC daemon*, which is a little bit