println('irc sock.read buf $bufidx .. $buf.len -> $nbytes bytes read')

				//println('irc sock.read buf $bufidx .. $buf.len -> $nbytes bytes read')

				if idx := idx_of(buf[bufidx..buflen_stop]) {
//					println('irc middle checking $bufidx .. $buflen_stop => newline at $idx')
					bufidx_nl := bufidx + idx
					str := string(buf[bufidx..bufidx_nl].clone())
//					println('irc middle sending $bufidx .. $bufidx_nl len ($str.len)$str ')
					c <- str
					bufidx_nlpost := bufidx_nl + idx_of_not_newline(buf[bufidx_nl..])
//					println('post channel send, buflen_stop $buflen_stop bufidx_nlpost $bufidx_nlpost')
					if buflen_stop == bufidx_nlpost {
					    println("buf peeled $buflen_stop bytes")
						bufidx = 0

				for {
					if idx := idx_of(buf[bufidx..buflen_stop]) {
						//					println('irc middle checking $bufidx .. $buflen_stop => newline at $idx')
						bufidx_nl := bufidx + idx
						str := string(buf[bufidx..bufidx_nl].clone())
						//println('irc middle sending $bufidx .. $bufidx_nl len ($str.len)$str ')
						c <- str
						bufidx_nlpost := bufidx_nl + idx_of_not_newline(buf[bufidx_nl..])
						//					println('post channel send, buflen_stop $buflen_stop bufidx_nlpost $bufidx_nlpost')
						if buflen_stop == bufidx_nlpost {
							//println('bufidx = 0.  peeled $buflen_stop bytes')
							break // read more
						} else {
							//println('bufidx moved to bufidx_nlpost $bufidx_nlpost buflen_stop $buflen_stop save (${buflen_stop -
							//	bufidx_nlpost})')
						}
							bufidx = bufidx_nlpost

						println("bufidx reset to $bufidx_nlpost")
						bufidx = bufidx_nlpost

						println('partial: no newlines in $nbytes')
						break // read more

				} else {
					println('partial: no newlines in $nbytes')
					bufidx = nbytes

				println('irc sock read err bufidx $bufidx ..')

				println('irc sock read err ')
				break