--- a/QTfrontend/ui/page/pageoptions.cpp	Wed Jul 31 23:14:27 2019 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/ui/page/pageoptions.cpp	Fri Jul 03 23:51:47 2020 +0200
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
             groupAccount->layout()->addWidget(labelNN, 0, 0);
 
             editNetNick = new QLineEdit(groupAccount);
-            editNetNick->setMaxLength(20);
+            editNetNick->setMaxLength(40);
             editNetNick->setText(QLineEdit::tr("anonymous"));
             groupAccount->layout()->addWidget(editNetNick, 0, 1);