Index: s_conf.c
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RCS file: /usr/local/repository/irc/ircd/s_conf.c,v
retrieving revision 1.192
retrieving revision 1.194
diff -u -r1.192 -r1.194
--- s_conf.c	13 Nov 2009 20:25:55 -0000	1.192
+++ s_conf.c	9 Mar 2010 15:05:01 -0000	1.194
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
-static const volatile char rcsid[] = "@(#)$Id: s_conf.c,v 1.192 2009/11/13 20:25:55 chopin Exp $";
+static const volatile char rcsid[] = "@(#)$Id: s_conf.c,v 1.194 2010/03/09 15:05:01 chopin Exp $";
 #endif
 
 #include "os.h"
@@ -2700,7 +2700,7 @@
 		** some crucial parts, which can be seen as a typo. --Beeth */
 		err = 1;
 	}
-	if (strchr(host, '/') && match_ipmask(host, sptr, 0) == -1)
+	if (host && strchr(host, '/') && match_ipmask(host+1, sptr, 0) == -1)
 	{
 		/* check validity of 1.2.3.0/24 or it will be spewing errors
 		** for every connecting client. */