Since the handler hasn't been changed since 2005, you should be able to
apply the change and see if it works.

> So one failure to rename the buffer is those cases where the key in
> rcirc-buffer-alist doesn't match, because a previous rename didn't
> update the key, and the handle hasn't been renamed back to its
> original value as stored in as a key in the alist.
>
> If the buffer rename back to remove the "|away" is missed, then I
> can't use the johnsmith|away@irc.server buffer to talk to
> johnsmith@irc.server any more, as I described in my original
> report. The handle info stored in the buffer is out of date. I can use
> "/msg johnsmith" and it'll create a new johnsmith@irc.server buffer,
> but another NICK message might try to rename that to
> johnsmith|away@irc.server again and would fail.
>
> Ken
>

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	Philip Kaludercic