DeadZen

Okay... if you're up to it... here's what I'm thinking

I just purchased MAL.
Gives access levels to certain modules.
(Hint: I will purchase things that are kick ***)

What would be great is a module, object oriented
so it could be extended upon so that jabber would
run as a server allowing users to connect that were
valid mambo users. Then... the server could query it
to see if the users status is online... it could query it
further for a buddy list and have that displayed... users
could send messages to the jabber messenger from
jabber clients or the web application. Since jabber
uses transports... that could allow 1 instance to relay
privately, aol, msn, etc...

I know you like a challenge... this certainly is one...
If you think you can hack it... I may have work for you...

On the IRC bit... i don't want to use that as a platform..
I'm very very versed... I have eggdrop bots with 40,000
category AI brains designed by coding eggdrop as a
conduit for alice... so that it could kick you and cuss
you out at the same time ;-)

However, IRC is a dead protocol. It requires too many
commands for "normal" people. Since this is a business
oriented development requirement... IRC is a nogo.

but Jabber.. the xml based extendable messenging server...
Now... that has possibilites.