diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f22864..ea53fd9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ Synopsis:
 
 		// Add handlers to do things here!
 		// e.g. join a channel on connect.
-		c.AddHandler("connected",
+		c.HandleFunc(irc.CONNECTED,
 			func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { conn.Join("#channel") })
 		// And a signal on disconnect
 		quit := make(chan bool)
-		c.AddHandler("disconnected",
+		c.HandleFunc(irc.DISCONNECTED,
 			func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { quit <- true })
 
 		// Tell client to connect
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index cb8d02f..0ff9d18 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
+	"bufio"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
 	"os"
-	"bufio"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	// create new IRC connection
-	c := irc.SimpleClient("GoTest", "gotest")
+	c := irc.Client("GoTest", "gotest")
 	c.EnableStateTracking()
-	c.AddHandler("connected",
+	c.HandleFunc(irc.CONNECTED,
 		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { conn.Join(*channel) })
 
 	// Set up a handler to notify of disconnect events.
 	quit := make(chan bool)
-	c.AddHandler("disconnected",
+	c.HandleFunc(irc.DISCONNECTED,
 		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { quit <- true })
 
 	// set up a goroutine to read commands from stdin
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func main() {
 			if err != nil {
 				// wha?, maybe ctrl-D...
 				close(in)
+				reallyquit = true
+				c.Quit("")
 				break
 			}
 			// no point in sending empty lines down the channel
diff --git a/client/commands.go b/client/commands.go
index 870b6a1..0f58109 100644
--- a/client/commands.go
+++ b/client/commands.go
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ package client
 
 import "strings"
 
+const (
+	INIT         = "init"
+	CONNECTED    = "connected"
+	DISCONNECTED = "disconnected"
+)
+
 // this file contains the various commands you can
 // send to the server using an Conn connection
 
diff --git a/client/connection.go b/client/connection.go
index dce6c43..f66f3c5 100644
--- a/client/connection.go
+++ b/client/connection.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 // An IRC connection is represented by this struct.
 type Conn struct {
 	// Connection Hostname and Nickname
-	Host    string
-	Me      *state.Nick
-	Network string
+	Host     string
+	Me       *state.Nick
+	Network  string
+	password string
 
 	// Handlers and Commands
 	handlers *hSet
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	Flood bool
 
 	// Internal counters for flood protection
-	badness time.Duration
+	badness  time.Duration
 	lastsent time.Time
 }
 
@@ -164,13 +165,12 @@ func (conn *Conn) Connect(host string, pass ...string) error {
 	}
 	conn.Host = host
 	conn.Connected = true
-	conn.postConnect()
-
 	if len(pass) > 0 {
-		conn.Pass(pass[0])
+		conn.password = pass[0]
+	} else {
+		conn.password = ""
 	}
-	conn.Nick(conn.Me.Nick)
-	conn.User(conn.Me.Ident, conn.Me.Name)
+	conn.postConnect()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) postConnect() {
 		go func() { <-conn.cPing }()
 	}
 	go conn.runLoop()
+	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: INIT})
 }
 
 // copied from http.client for great justice
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) shutdown() {
 	// as calling sock.Close() will cause recv() to recieve EOF in readstring()
 	if conn.Connected {
 		logging.Info("irc.shutdown(): Disconnected from server.")
-		conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: "disconnected"})
+		conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: DISCONNECTED})
 		conn.Connected = false
 		conn.sock.Close()
 		conn.cSend <- true
diff --git a/client/connection_test.go b/client/connection_test.go
index 6386eb3..caf1389 100644
--- a/client/connection_test.go
+++ b/client/connection_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package client
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"code.google.com/p/gomock/gomock"
-	"github.com/fluffle/golog/logging"
 	"github.com/fluffle/goirc/state"
+	"github.com/fluffle/golog/logging"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestEOF(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Set up a handler to detect whether disconnected handlers are called
 	dcon := false
-	c.HandleFunc("disconnected", func (conn *Conn, line *Line) {
+	c.HandleFunc(DISCONNECTED, func(conn *Conn, line *Line) {
 		dcon = true
 	})
 
@@ -356,12 +356,12 @@ func TestRunLoop(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Set up a handler to detect whether 001 handler is called
 	h001 := false
-	c.HandleFunc("001", func (conn *Conn, line *Line) {
+	c.HandleFunc("001", func(conn *Conn, line *Line) {
 		h001 = true
 	})
 	// Set up a handler to detect whether 002 handler is called
 	h002 := false
-	c.HandleFunc("002", func (conn *Conn, line *Line) {
+	c.HandleFunc("002", func(conn *Conn, line *Line) {
 		h002 = true
 	})
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func TestRateLimit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// We'll be needing this later...
 	abs := func(i time.Duration) time.Duration {
-		if (i < 0) {
+		if i < 0 {
 			return -i
 		}
 		return i
@@ -491,13 +491,13 @@ func TestRateLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	// 2.5 seconds minus the delta between the two ratelimit calls. This should
 	// be minimal but it's guaranteed that it won't be zero. Use 10us as a fuzz.
 	if l := c.rateLimit(60); l != 0 ||
-		abs(c.badness - 2500*time.Millisecond) > 10 * time.Microsecond {
+		abs(c.badness-2500*time.Millisecond) > 10*time.Microsecond {
 		t.Errorf("Rate limit calculating badness incorrectly.")
 	}
 	// At this point, we can tip over the badness scale, with a bit of help.
 	// 720 chars => +8 seconds of badness => 10.5 seconds => ratelimit
-	if l := c.rateLimit(720); l != 8 * time.Second ||
-		abs(c.badness - 10500*time.Millisecond) > 10 * time.Microsecond {
+	if l := c.rateLimit(720); l != 8*time.Second ||
+		abs(c.badness-10500*time.Millisecond) > 10*time.Microsecond {
 		t.Errorf("Rate limit failed to return correct limiting values.")
 		t.Errorf("l=%d, badness=%d", l, c.badness)
 	}
diff --git a/client/dispatch.go b/client/dispatch.go
index f35a10f..dd73865 100644
--- a/client/dispatch.go
+++ b/client/dispatch.go
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ func (hs *hSet) dispatch(conn *Conn, line *Line) {
 	defer hs.RUnlock()
 	ev := strings.ToLower(line.Cmd)
 	list, ok := hs.set[ev]
-	if !ok { return }
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
 	for hn := list.start; hn != nil; hn = hn.next {
 		go hn.Handle(conn, line)
 	}
diff --git a/client/dispatch_test.go b/client/dispatch_test.go
index 427c69e..84b9e54 100644
--- a/client/dispatch_test.go
+++ b/client/dispatch_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestHandlerSet(t *testing.T) {
 	if callcount != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Something incremented call count before we were expecting it.")
 	}
-	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd:"One"})
+	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd: "One"})
 	<-time.After(time.Millisecond)
 	if callcount != 4 {
 		t.Errorf("Our handler wasn't called four times :-(")
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestHandlerSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Dispatch should result in 3 additions.
-	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd:"One"})
+	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd: "One"})
 	<-time.After(time.Millisecond)
 	if callcount != 7 {
 		t.Errorf("Our handler wasn't called three times :-(")
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestHandlerSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Dispatch should result in 2 additions.
-	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd:"One"})
+	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd: "One"})
 	<-time.After(time.Millisecond)
 	if callcount != 9 {
 		t.Errorf("Our handler wasn't called two times :-(")
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestHandlerSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Dispatch should result in 1 addition.
-	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd:"One"})
+	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd: "One"})
 	<-time.After(time.Millisecond)
 	if callcount != 10 {
 		t.Errorf("Our handler wasn't called once :-(")
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestHandlerSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Dispatch should result in NO additions.
-	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd:"One"})
+	hs.dispatch(nil, &Line{Cmd: "One"})
 	<-time.After(time.Millisecond)
 	if callcount != 10 {
 		t.Errorf("Our handler was called?")
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestCommandSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	c := &command{
-		fn: func(c *Conn, l *Line) {},
+		fn:   func(c *Conn, l *Line) {},
 		help: "wtf?",
 	}
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestCommandSet(t *testing.T) {
 	if fail := cs.add("one", c); fail != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Adding a second 'one' command did not fail as expected.")
 	}
-	
+
 	cn2 := cs.add("One Two", c).(*cNode)
 	if _, ok := cs.set["one two"]; !ok || cn2.set != cs || cn2.prefix != "one two" {
 		t.Errorf("Command 'one two' not added to set correctly.")
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestCommandSet(t *testing.T) {
 	if c, l := cs.match("one"); c.(*cNode) != cn1 || l != 3 {
 		t.Errorf("Didn't match 'one' when we should have.")
 	}
-	if c, l := cs.match ("one two three"); c.(*cNode) != cn2 || l != 7 {
+	if c, l := cs.match("one two three"); c.(*cNode) != cn2 || l != 7 {
 		t.Errorf("Didn't match 'one two' when we should have.")
 	}
 
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ func TestCommandSet(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := cs.set["one two"]; ok || cn2.set != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Command 'one two' not removed correctly.")
 	}
-	if c, l := cs.match ("one two three"); c.(*cNode) != cn1 || l != 3 {
+	if c, l := cs.match("one two three"); c.(*cNode) != cn1 || l != 3 {
 		t.Errorf("Didn't match 'one' when we should have.")
 	}
 	cn1.Remove()
 	if _, ok := cs.set["one"]; ok || cn1.set != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Command 'one' not removed correctly.")
 	}
-	if c, l := cs.match ("one two three"); c != nil || l != 0 {
+	if c, l := cs.match("one two three"); c != nil || l != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Matched 'one' when we shouldn't have.")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/handlers.go b/client/handlers.go
index dcc48f9..9e1c41b 100644
--- a/client/handlers.go
+++ b/client/handlers.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 // sets up the internal event handlers to do essential IRC protocol things
 var intHandlers = map[string]HandlerFunc{
-	"001": (*Conn).h_001,
-	"433": (*Conn).h_433,
+	INIT:   (*Conn).h_init,
+	"001":  (*Conn).h_001,
+	"433":  (*Conn).h_433,
 	"CTCP": (*Conn).h_CTCP,
 	"NICK": (*Conn).h_NICK,
 	"PING": (*Conn).h_PING,
@@ -24,6 +25,15 @@ func (conn *Conn) addIntHandlers() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Password/User/Nick broadcast on connection.
+func (conn *Conn) h_init(line *Line) {
+	if conn.password != "" {
+		conn.Pass(conn.password)
+	}
+	conn.Nick(conn.Me.Nick)
+	conn.User(conn.Me.Ident, conn.Me.Name)
+}
+
 // Basic ping/pong handler
 func (conn *Conn) h_PING(line *Line) {
 	conn.Raw("PONG :" + line.Args[0])
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) h_PING(line *Line) {
 // Handler to trigger a "CONNECTED" event on receipt of numeric 001
 func (conn *Conn) h_001(line *Line) {
 	// we're connected!
-	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: "connected"})
+	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: CONNECTED})
 	// and we're being given our hostname (from the server's perspective)
 	t := line.Args[len(line.Args)-1]
 	if idx := strings.LastIndex(t, " "); idx != -1 {
@@ -99,7 +109,9 @@ func (conn *Conn) h_PRIVMSG(line *Line) {
 		}
 	}
 	cmd, l := conn.cmdMatch(txt)
-	if cmd == nil { return }
+	if cmd == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	if conn.CommandStripPrefix {
 		txt = strings.TrimSpace(txt[l:])
 	}
diff --git a/client/handlers_test.go b/client/handlers_test.go
index fcedbb2..1389967 100644
--- a/client/handlers_test.go
+++ b/client/handlers_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func Test001(t *testing.T) {
 	l := parseLine(":irc.server.org 001 test :Welcome to IRC test!ident@somehost.com")
 	// Set up a handler to detect whether connected handler is called from 001
 	hcon := false
-	c.HandleFunc("connected", func (conn *Conn, line *Line) {
+	c.HandleFunc(CONNECTED, func(conn *Conn, line *Line) {
 		hcon = true
 	})
 
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ func TestCTCP(t *testing.T) {
 	c.h_CTCP(parseLine(":blah!moo@cows.com PRIVMSG test :\001UNKNOWN ctcp\001"))
 }
 
-func TestPRIVMSG(t *testing.T){
+func TestPRIVMSG(t *testing.T) {
 	c, s := setUp(t)
 	defer s.tearDown()
 
-	f := func (conn *Conn, line *Line) {
+	f := func(conn *Conn, line *Line) {
 		conn.Privmsg(line.Args[0], line.Args[1])
 	}
 	c.CommandFunc("prefix", f, "")
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ func TestPRIVMSG(t *testing.T){
 	c.h_PRIVMSG(parseLine(":blah!moo@cows.com PRIVMSG #foo :test! prefix bar"))
 	s.nc.ExpectNothing()
 
-
 }
 
 // Test the handler for JOIN messages
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ func TestMODE(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Channel.ParseModes() not called correctly.")
 	}
 
-
 	// Send a nick mode line, returning Me
 	gomock.InOrder(
 		s.st.EXPECT().GetChannel("test").Return(nil),
diff --git a/client/line_test.go b/client/line_test.go
index 6b9af7e..37e43dd 100644
--- a/client/line_test.go
+++ b/client/line_test.go
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	l1 := &Line{
-		Nick: "nick",
+		Nick:  "nick",
 		Ident: "ident",
-		Host: "host",
-		Src: "src",
-		Cmd: "cmd",
-		Raw: "raw",
-		Args: []string{"arg", "text"},
-		Time: time.Now(),
+		Host:  "host",
+		Src:   "src",
+		Cmd:   "cmd",
+		Raw:   "raw",
+		Args:  []string{"arg", "text"},
+		Time:  time.Now(),
 	}
 
 	l2 := l1.Copy()
diff --git a/client/state_handlers.go b/client/state_handlers.go
index ab2e60a..ffc9211 100644
--- a/client/state_handlers.go
+++ b/client/state_handlers.go
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 var stHandlers = map[string]HandlerFunc{
-	"JOIN": (*Conn).h_JOIN,
-	"KICK": (*Conn).h_KICK,
-	"MODE": (*Conn).h_MODE,
-	"NICK": (*Conn).h_STNICK,
-	"PART": (*Conn).h_PART,
-	"QUIT": (*Conn).h_QUIT,
+	"JOIN":  (*Conn).h_JOIN,
+	"KICK":  (*Conn).h_KICK,
+	"MODE":  (*Conn).h_MODE,
+	"NICK":  (*Conn).h_STNICK,
+	"PART":  (*Conn).h_PART,
+	"QUIT":  (*Conn).h_QUIT,
 	"TOPIC": (*Conn).h_TOPIC,
-	"311": (*Conn).h_311,
-	"324": (*Conn).h_324,
-	"332": (*Conn).h_332,
-	"352": (*Conn).h_352,
-	"353": (*Conn).h_353,
-	"671": (*Conn).h_671,
+	"311":   (*Conn).h_311,
+	"324":   (*Conn).h_324,
+	"332":   (*Conn).h_332,
+	"352":   (*Conn).h_352,
+	"353":   (*Conn).h_353,
+	"671":   (*Conn).h_671,
 }
 
 func (conn *Conn) addSTHandlers() {