diff --git a/world/net/include/net.h b/world/net/include/net.h
index 6f731c1..c47bf56 100644
--- a/world/net/include/net.h
+++ b/world/net/include/net.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MUD
-# define	NO_NEWBIES
+# define	_flag_disable_authorization
 #endif
 
 #ifdef REGISTERED_USERS_ONLY
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef RELAY
-# define	NO_NEWBIES	// same as _flag_disable_unauthenticated_users ?
-				// anyway, chance for some ifdef optimizations TODO
+# define	_flag_disable_authorization
 # define	IRCGATE_NICK		"PSYC.EU"
 # undef		DEFAULT_USER_OBJECT
 # define	DEFAULT_USER_OBJECT	IRC_PATH "ghost"
diff --git a/world/net/include/person.h b/world/net/include/person.h
index 4eaa3c5..f5d0f43 100644
--- a/world/net/include/person.h
+++ b/world/net/include/person.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 # define ONLINE	(ME && (interactive(ME) || (member(v("locations"), 0) && sizeof(v("locations")[0]))))
 #endif
 
-#ifdef NO_NEWBIES
+#ifdef _flag_disable_authorization
 # define IS_NEWBIE	0
 #else
 # define IS_NEWBIE	(!v("password"))