diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 619ad36..647fcf2 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -88,38 +88,6 @@ All settings are changed in 'minetest.conf'. If any of these settings
     irc.SASLUser (string, default irc.nick)
         The SASL username. This should normaly be set to your main NickServ account name.
 
-    irc.format_out (string, default "<$(name)> $(message)")
-        This specifies how to send the messages from in-game to IRC.
-        The strings can contain "macros" (or variable substitutions), which
-        are specified as "$(macro_name)".
-        Currently, these macros are supported:
-          $(name)       The name of the player sending the message.
-          $(message)    The actual message text.
-        Any unrecognized macro will be left in the message verbatim.
-        For example, if a user named "mtuser" is saying "Hello!", then:
-          "<$(name)> $(message)"
-        ...will yield...
-          "<mtuser> Hello!"
-        ...and...
-          "$(name): $(message) $(xyz)"
-        ...will yield...
-          "mtuser: Hello! $(xyz)"
-
-    irc.format_in (string,
-     default "<$(name)@IRC> $(message)")
-        This specifies how the messages gotten from the IRC channel are
-        displayed in-game.
-        The strings can contain "macros" (or variable substitutions), which
-        are specified as "$(macro_name)".
-        Currently, these macros are supported:
-          $(name)       The nickname of the user sending the message.
-          $(message)    The actual message text.
-          $(server)     The IRC server.
-          $(port)       The IRC server port.
-          $(channel)    The IRC channel.
-        In the default configuration, this will yield:
-          <IRCUser@IRC> Hello!
-
     irc.debug (boolean, default false)
         Whether to output debug information.
 
diff --git a/src/callback.lua b/src/callback.lua
index 4a0d2ab..0104f7a 100644
--- a/src/callback.lua
+++ b/src/callback.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ minetest.register_on_chat_message(function(name, message)
 	   or (not minetest.check_player_privs(name, {shout=true})) then
 		return
 	end
-	mt_irc:queueMsg(mt_irc.msgs.playerMessage(mt_irc.config.channel, name, message))
+	mt_irc:queueMsg(mt_irc.msgs.playerMessage(
+			mt_irc.config.channel, name, message))
 end)
 
 
diff --git a/src/config.lua b/src/config.lua
index 0dd5bf8..0860608 100644
--- a/src/config.lua
+++ b/src/config.lua
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ config.timeout = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("irc.timeout")) or 60.0
 config.command_prefix = minetest.setting_get("irc.command_prefix") or '!'
 config.command_prefix = config.command_prefix:sub(1, 1)
 
--- The format of messages sent to IRC server (string, default "<$(name)> $(message)")
--- See `README.txt' for the macros supported here.
-config.format_out = minetest.setting_get("irc.format_out") or "<$(name)> $(message)"
-
--- The format of messages sent to IRC server (string, default "<$(name)@IRC> $(message)")
--- See `README.txt' for the macros supported here.
-config.format_in = minetest.setting_get("irc.format_in") or "<$(name)@IRC> $(message)"
-
 -- Enable debug output (boolean, default false)
 config.debug = minetest.setting_getbool("irc.debug")
 
diff --git a/src/hooks.lua b/src/hooks.lua
index e5e3bca..c14b2de 100644
--- a/src/hooks.lua
+++ b/src/hooks.lua
@@ -55,16 +55,34 @@ end
 
 
 function mt_irc.hooks.channelChat(user, channel, message)
-	local t = {
-		access=user.access,
-		name=user.nick,
-		message=message,
-		server=mt_irc.conn.host,
-		port=mt_irc.conn.port,
-		channel=channel
-	}
-	local text = mt_irc.config.format_in:expandvars(t)
-	mt_irc:sendLocal(text)
+	-- Support multiple servers in a channel better by converting:
+	-- "<server@IRC> <player> message" into "<player@server> message"
+	-- "<server@IRC> *** player joined/left the game" into "*** player@server joined/left the game"
+	-- and "<server@IRC> * player orders a pizza" into "* player@server orders a pizza"
+	local foundchat, _, chatnick, chatmessage
+		= message:find("^<([^>]+)> (.*)$")
+	local foundjoin, _, joinnick
+		= message:find("^%*%*%* ([^%s]+) joined the game$")
+	local foundleave, _, leavenick
+		= message:find("^%*%*%* ([^%s]+) left the game$")
+	local foundaction, _, actionnick, actionmessage
+		= message:find("^%* ([^%s]+) (.*)$")
+
+	if foundchat then
+		mt_irc:sendLocal(("<%s@%s> %s")
+				:format(chatnick, user.nick, chatmessage))
+	elseif foundjoin then
+		mt_irc:sendLocal(("*** %s@%s joined the game")
+				:format(joinnick, user.nick))
+	elseif foundleave then
+		mt_irc:sendLocal(("*** %s@%s left the game")
+				:format(leavenick, user.nick))
+	elseif foundaction then
+		mt_irc:sendLocal(("* %s@%s %s")
+				:format(actionnick, user.nick, actionmessage))
+	else
+		mt_irc:sendLocal(("<%s@IRC> %s"):format(user.nick, message))
+	end
 end
 
 
@@ -80,15 +98,8 @@ function mt_irc.hooks.pm(user, message)
 			mt_irc:say(user.nick, "User '"..player_to.."' is not in the game.")
 			return
 		end
-		local t = {
-			name=user.nick,
-			message=message,
-			server=mt_irc.server,
-			port=mt_irc.port,
-			channel=mt_irc.channel
-		}
-		local text = mt_irc.config.format_in:expandvars(t)
-		minetest.chat_send_player(player_to, "PM: "..text, false)
+		minetest.chat_send_player(player_to,
+				"PM from "..user.nick.."@IRC: "..message, false)
 		mt_irc:say(user.nick, "Message sent!")
 	elseif message:sub(1, 1) == "!" then
 		mt_irc:bot_command(user, message:sub(2))
diff --git a/src/messages.lua b/src/messages.lua
index 4e01b83..b37ac2a 100644
--- a/src/messages.lua
+++ b/src/messages.lua
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ function mt_irc.msgs.action(to, message)
 end
 
 function mt_irc.msgs.playerMessage(to, name, message)
-	local t = {name=name, message=message}
-	local text = mt_irc.config.format_out:expandvars(t)
-	return mt_irc.msgs.privmsg(to, text)
+	return mt_irc.msgs.privmsg(to, ("<%s> %s"):format(name, message))
 end
+
 -- TODO Add more message types
---
+