diff -ur eggdrop1.6.15/src/botmsg.c eggdrop1.6.15.new/src/botmsg.c
--- eggdrop1.6.15/src/botmsg.c	Sun May  4 18:05:32 2003
+++ eggdrop1.6.15.new/src/botmsg.c	Sun May  4 21:30:10 2003
@@ -570,36 +570,13 @@
   int l;
 
   if (tands > 0) {
-    l = simple_sprintf(OBUF, "aw %s%s %D %s\n",
-                       ((idx >= 0) && linking) ? "!" : "",
+    l = simple_sprintf(OBUF, "aw !%s %D %s\n",
                        bot, sock, msg ? msg : "");
     send_tand_but(idx, OBUF, -l);
 #ifndef NO_OLD_BOTNET
     if (msg) {
-      if (idx < 0) {
-        tandout_but(idx, "chan %s %d %s is now away: %s.\n", bot,
-                    dcc[linking].u.chat->channel, dcc[linking].nick, msg);
-      } else if ((b_numver(idx) >= NEAT_BOTNET)) {
-        int partyidx = getparty(bot, sock);
-
-        if (partyidx >= 0)
-          tandout_but(idx, "chan %s %d %s %s: %s.\n", bot,
-                      party[partyidx].chan, party[partyidx].nick,
-                      NET_AWAY, msg);
-      }
       tandout_but(idx, "away %s %d %s\n", bot, sock, msg);
     } else {
-      if (idx < 0) {
-        tandout_but(idx, "chan %s %d %s %s.\n", bot,
-                    dcc[linking].u.chat->channel, dcc[linking].nick,
-                    NET_UNAWAY);
-      } else if (b_numver(idx) >= NEAT_BOTNET) {
-        int partyidx = getparty(bot, sock);
-
-        if (partyidx >= 0)
-          tandout_but(idx, "chan %s %d %s %s.\n", bot,
-                      party[partyidx].chan, party[partyidx].nick, NET_UNAWAY);
-      }
       tandout_but(idx, "unaway %s %d\n", bot, sock);
     }
 #endif
diff -ur eggdrop1.6.15/src/patch.h eggdrop1.6.15.new/src/patch.h
--- eggdrop1.6.15/src/patch.h	Sun May  4 18:08:01 2003
+++ eggdrop1.6.15.new/src/patch.h	Sun May  4 21:30:30 2003
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  *
  *
  */
-/* PATCH GOES HERE */
+patch("saway");
 /*
  *
  *