hold on a second. why are we (or 'were we') talking about the functionality of a snippet with performance on platforms other than Windows in mind? mIRC is a Windows application; how it behaves on WINE or other virtual Windows environments should be of little concern to the scripter looking to release his work for public scrutiny. regular users of WINE should be well aware of its limitations (for example, its inability to properly represent almost 95% of the Unicode code space) and must accept that there are some features that simply cannot be taken advantage of under present conditions. pardon the sidetrack, i just found NocturnalGuy's attack on Teen to be unjustified and even, in parts, nonsensical.