Index: /home/wwwchrisde/svn/konversation/src/konversationmainwindow.cpp
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--- /home/wwwchrisde/svn/konversation/src/konversationmainwindow.cpp	(revision 556642)
+++ /home/wwwchrisde/svn/konversation/src/konversationmainwindow.cpp	(revision 556643)
@@ -963,17 +963,10 @@
 
 Channel* KonversationMainWindow::addChannel(Server* server, const QString& name)
 {
-    // Some IRC channels begin with ampersands (server local channels)
-    // Accelerators don't belong in channel names, filter ampersands
-
-    // Copy the name first
-    QString newname = name;
-    newname.replace('&', "&&");
-
     Channel* channel=new Channel(getViewContainer());
     channel->setServer(server);
     channel->setName(name);
-    addView(channel, newname);
+    addView(channel, name);
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(updateChannelAppearance()), channel, SLOT(updateAppearance()));
     connect(channel, SIGNAL(updateTabNotification(ChatWindow*,const Konversation::TabNotifyType&)), this, SLOT(setTabNotification(ChatWindow*,const Konversation::TabNotifyType&)));