raw *:*: {
  if ($regex($rawmsg,%msgregex) > 0) {
    var %tags = $regml(1)
    var %nick = $regml(2)
    var %chan = $regml(3)
    var %msg = $regml(4)
    var %sub = 0

    ; "parse" tags
    if ($pos(%tags,subscriber=1) > 0) {
      %sub = 1
    }

    ; nickname color
    var %colornick = 15 ;grey
    if (%nick isop %chan) {
      %colornick = 9 ;green
      %nick = $+(@,%nick)
    }
    ; apply nick colors from address book
    %colornick = $cnick(%nick).color

    ; remove /me prefix
    %msg = $remove(%msg,
ACTION )

    if (%sub == 1) {
      echo -itmlbf %chan $+(<, ,%colorsub,%subtag,,%colornick,%nick,>) %msg
    }
    else {
      echo -itmlbf %chan $+(<,%colornick,%nick,>) %msg
    }
    haltdef
  }
  ; ignore USERSTATE messages
  if ($pos($rawmsg,USERSTATE #) > 0) {
    haltdef
  }
}