IrcD.Server.Settings.GetIrcMode C# (CSharp) Method

        internal IrcMode GetIrcMode()
        {
            var mode = _configFile.Descendants("irc_mode").Select(m => m.Value).FirstOrDefault();

            if (mode == default(string))
                return IrcMode.Modern;

            #if NET4
            IrcMode result;
            if (Enum.TryParse(mode, true, out result))
            {
                return result;
            }

            return IrcMode.Modern;
            #else
            try
            {
                return (IrcMode)Enum.Parse(typeof(IrcMode), mode, true);
            }
            catch (ArgumentException)
            {
                return IrcMode.Modern;
            }
            #endif
        }

        public static void Start()
        {
            var settings  = new Settings();
            var ircDaemon = new IrcDaemon(settings.GetIrcMode());

            settings.SetDaemon(ircDaemon);
            settings.LoadSettings();

            if (blocking)
            {
                ircDaemon.Start();
            }
            else
            {
                ircDaemon.ServerRehash += ServerRehash;

                var serverThread = new Thread(ircDaemon.Start)
                {
                    IsBackground = false,
                    Name         = "serverThread-1"
                };

                serverThread.Start();
            }
        }