Final code: alias setaway { set %away.reason $$?="Reason?" scid -at1 away %away.reason scid -at1 amsg %in $+ now marked as away: %away.reason $+ %out } alias setback { unset %away.reason scid -at1 away %away.reason scid -at1 amsg %in $+ returned from away, gone for %in2 $+ $duration($awaytime,3) $+ %out2 $+ %out } alias amsg { if (!$server) return var %a 1 while $chan(%a) { var %a = %a + 1,%b $ifmatch .raw PRIVMSG %b : $+ $1- var %Access = $remove($nick(#,$me).pnick,$me) echo -i21 %b $timestamp2 %in $+ $iif(%Access != $null, $+($chr(3),$nick(#,$me).color,$left($v1,1),$chr(3))) $+ $me $+ %out $1- } }