diff --git a/examples/nothreads_alt.rs b/examples/nothreads_alt.rs
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+extern crate futures;
+extern crate irc;
+extern crate tokio_core;
+
+use std::default::Default;
+use futures::future;
+use irc::error;
+use irc::client::prelude::*;
+use tokio_core::reactor::Core;
+
+fn main() {
+    let cfg1 = Config {
+        nickname: Some("pickles1".to_owned()),
+        server: Some("irc.fyrechat.net".to_owned()),
+        channels: Some(vec!["#irc-crate".to_owned()]),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let cfg2 = Config {
+        nickname: Some("pickles2".to_owned()),
+        server: Some("irc.fyrechat.net".to_owned()),
+        channels: Some(vec!["#irc-crate".to_owned()]),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let configs = vec![cfg1, cfg2];
+
+    let (futures, mut reactor) = configs.iter().fold(
+        (vec![], Core::new().unwrap()),
+        |(mut acc, mut reactor), config| {
+            let handle = reactor.handle();
+            // First, we run the future representing the connection to the server.
+            // After this is complete, we have connected and can send and receive messages.
+            let server = reactor.run(IrcServer::new_future(handle, config).unwrap()).unwrap();
+            server.identify().unwrap();
+
+            // Add the future for processing messages from the current server to the accumulator.
+            acc.push(server.stream().for_each(move |message| {
+                process_msg(&server, message)
+            }));
+
+            // We then thread through the updated accumulator and the reactor.
+            (acc, reactor)
+        }
+    );
+
+    // Here, we join on all of the futures representing the message handling for each server.
+    reactor.run(future::join_all(futures)).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn process_msg(server: &IrcServer, message: Message) -> error::Result<()> {
+    print!("{}", message);
+    match message.command {
+        Command::PRIVMSG(ref target, ref msg) => {
+            if msg.contains("pickles") {
+                server.send_privmsg(target, "Hi!")?;
+            }
+        }
+        _ => (),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}