private String findTopic(){
        try {
            String temp = "";
            conf.close();
            conf = new FileIO("IRChat" + ServerThread.seperator + "conf", channelName + ".conf", true);
            while ((temp = conf.readLn()) != null){
                if (temp.startsWith("TOPIC: ")){
                    temp = temp.substring(7);
                    return temp;
                }
            }
            
            return "";
            
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            log("ERROR: could not read topic.\n" + ex.getMessage());
            return "";
        }
        
    }