diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b15f43e..945b6cf6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ltversion.m4
 lt~obsolete.m4
 pm_to_blib
 stamp-h1
+MYMETA.*
 
 docs/help/Makefile.am
 docs/help/[a-z]*
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a83a6c76..234c6cf6 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ To compile irssi you need:
 
 For most people, this should work just fine:
 
- ./configure
+ ./autogen.sh     (for people who just cloned the repository)
+ ./configure      (if this script already exists, skip ./autogen.sh)
  make
  su
  make install     (not _really_ required except for perl support)
diff --git a/docs/help/in/dcc.in b/docs/help/in/dcc.in
index c348b1ae..649cb12b 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/dcc.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/dcc.in
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     /DCC CHAT mike
     /DCC GET bob 'summer vacation.mkv'
     /DCC SEND sarah documents/resume.pdf
-    /DCC CLOSE mike
-    /DCC CLOSE bob 'summer vacation.mkv'
+    /DCC CLOSE get mike
+    /DCC CLOSE send bob 'summer vacation.mkv'
 
 %9See also:%9 CD
 
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 86a079fe..0cf951b3 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
 #  include <dirent.h>
 #endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#ifdef WIN32
-#  include <win32-compat.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_GMODULE
diff --git a/src/core/channels-setup.c b/src/core/channels-setup.c
index 2902ef8e..4966d77d 100644
--- a/src/core/channels-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/channels-setup.c
@@ -30,17 +30,36 @@
 
 GSList *setupchannels;
 
+static int compare_channel_setup (CONFIG_NODE *node, CHANNEL_SETUP_REC *channel)
+{
+	char *name, *chatnet;
+
+	name = config_node_get_str(node, "name", NULL);
+	chatnet = config_node_get_str(node, "chatnet", NULL);
+
+	if (g_strcmp0(name, channel->name) != 0 || 
+	    g_strcmp0(chatnet, channel->chatnet) != 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void channel_setup_save(CHANNEL_SETUP_REC *channel)
 {
-	CONFIG_NODE *parentnode, *node;
-	int index;
+	CONFIG_NODE *parent_node, *node;
+	GSList *config_node;
 
-	index = g_slist_index(setupchannels, channel);
+	parent_node = iconfig_node_traverse("(channels", TRUE);
 
-	parentnode = iconfig_node_traverse("(channels", TRUE);
-	node = config_node_nth(parentnode, index);
-	if (node == NULL)
-		node = iconfig_node_section(parentnode, NULL, NODE_TYPE_BLOCK);
+	/* Try to find this channel in the configuration */
+	config_node = g_slist_find_custom(parent_node->value, channel,
+					  (GCompareFunc)compare_channel_setup);
+	if (config_node != NULL)
+		/* Let's update this channel record */
+		node = config_node->data;
+	else
+		/* Create a brand-new channel record */
+		node = iconfig_node_section(parent_node, NULL, NODE_TYPE_BLOCK);
 
         iconfig_node_clear(node);
 	iconfig_node_set_str(node, "name", channel->name);
@@ -65,10 +84,21 @@ void channel_setup_create(CHANNEL_SETUP_REC *channel)
 
 static void channel_config_remove(CHANNEL_SETUP_REC *channel)
 {
-	CONFIG_NODE *node;
+	CONFIG_NODE *parent_node;
+	GSList *config_node;
 
-	node = iconfig_node_traverse("channels", FALSE);
-	if (node != NULL) iconfig_node_list_remove(node, g_slist_index(setupchannels, channel));
+	parent_node = iconfig_node_traverse("channels", FALSE);
+
+	if (parent_node == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/* Try to find this channel in the configuration */
+	config_node = g_slist_find_custom(parent_node->value, channel,
+					  (GCompareFunc)compare_channel_setup);
+
+	if (config_node != NULL)
+		/* Delete the channel from the configuration */
+		iconfig_node_remove(parent_node, config_node->data);
 }
 
 static void channel_setup_destroy(CHANNEL_SETUP_REC *channel)
diff --git a/src/core/commands.c b/src/core/commands.c
index 9e451bc8..88d1208c 100644
--- a/src/core/commands.c
+++ b/src/core/commands.c
@@ -748,6 +748,11 @@ int cmd_get_params(const char *data, gpointer *free_me, int count, ...)
 			if (cnt == 0 && count & PARAM_FLAG_GETREST) {
 				/* get rest */
 				arg = datad;
+
+				/* strip the trailing whitespace */
+				if (count & PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS) {
+					arg = g_strchomp(arg);
+				}
 			} else {
 				arg = (count & PARAM_FLAG_NOQUOTES) ?
 					cmd_get_param(&datad) :
diff --git a/src/core/commands.h b/src/core/commands.h
index d65185e5..72105ad3 100644
--- a/src/core/commands.h
+++ b/src/core/commands.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ int command_have_option(const char *cmd, const char *option);
 #define PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN 0x00010000
 /* optional channel in first argument, but don't treat "*" as current channel */
 #define PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN_NAME (0x00020000|PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN)
+/* strip the trailing whitespace */
+#define PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS 0x00040000
 
 char *cmd_get_param(char **data);
 char *cmd_get_quoted_param(char **data);
diff --git a/src/core/core.c b/src/core/core.c
index bbeec6f4..bf7cdd6b 100644
--- a/src/core/core.c
+++ b/src/core/core.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ static void sig_reload_config(int signo)
 
 static void read_settings(void)
 {
-#ifndef WIN32
 	static int signals[] = {
 		SIGINT, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM,
 		SIGALRM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ static void read_settings(void)
                         settings_set_bool("override_coredump_limit", FALSE);
 	}
 #endif
-#endif
 }
 
 static void sig_gui_dialog(const char *type, const char *text)
@@ -225,9 +223,7 @@ void core_init(void)
 	client_start_time = time(NULL);
 
 	modules_init();
-#ifndef WIN32
 	pidwait_init();
-#endif
 
 	net_disconnect_init();
 	signals_init();
@@ -303,9 +299,7 @@ void core_deinit(void)
 	signals_deinit();
 	net_disconnect_deinit();
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	pidwait_deinit();
-#endif
 	modules_deinit();
 
 	g_free(irssi_dir);
diff --git a/src/core/ignore.c b/src/core/ignore.c
index e70b741b..fd3c8a38 100644
--- a/src/core/ignore.c
+++ b/src/core/ignore.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static int ignore_match_pattern(IGNORE_REC *rec, const char *text)
 		match_wildcards((rec)->mask, nick)))
 
 #define ignore_match_server(rec, server) \
-	((rec)->servertag == NULL || \
-	g_ascii_strcasecmp((server)->tag, (rec)->servertag) == 0)
+	((rec)->servertag == NULL || ((server) != NULL && \
+		g_ascii_strcasecmp((server)->tag, (rec)->servertag) == 0))
 
 #define ignore_match_channel(rec, channel) \
 	((rec)->channels == NULL || ((channel) != NULL && \
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ int ignore_check(SERVER_REC *server, const char *nick, const char *host,
         char *nickmask;
         int len, best_mask, best_match, best_patt;
 
-	g_return_val_if_fail(server != NULL, 0);
         if (nick == NULL) nick = "";
 
 	chanrec = server == NULL || channel == NULL ? NULL :
diff --git a/src/core/misc.c b/src/core/misc.c
index 490b5a8f..aaa470f5 100644
--- a/src/core/misc.c
+++ b/src/core/misc.c
@@ -430,11 +430,7 @@ int mkpath(const char *path, int mode)
 
 		dir = g_strndup(path, (int) (p-path));
 		if (stat(dir, &statbuf) != 0) {
-#ifndef WIN32
 			if (mkdir(dir, mode) == -1)
-#else
-			if (_mkdir(dir) == -1)
-#endif
 			{
 				g_free(dir);
 				return -1;
diff --git a/src/core/net-disconnect.c b/src/core/net-disconnect.c
index 321f79ac..6476e776 100644
--- a/src/core/net-disconnect.c
+++ b/src/core/net-disconnect.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ void net_disconnect_init(void)
 
 void net_disconnect_deinit(void)
 {
-#ifndef WIN32
 	NET_DISCONNECT_REC *rec;
 	time_t now, max;
 	int first, fd;
@@ -155,5 +154,4 @@ void net_disconnect_deinit(void)
 			first = 0;
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/core/net-nonblock.c b/src/core/net-nonblock.c
index e637e673..d6e767b6 100644
--- a/src/core/net-nonblock.c
+++ b/src/core/net-nonblock.c
@@ -77,14 +77,11 @@ int net_gethostbyname_nonblock(const char *addr, GIOChannel *pipe,
 {
 	RESOLVED_IP_REC rec;
 	const char *errorstr;
-#ifndef WIN32
 	int pid;
-#endif
 	int len;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(addr != NULL, FALSE);
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	pid = fork();
 	if (pid > 0) {
 		/* parent */
@@ -97,7 +94,6 @@ int net_gethostbyname_nonblock(const char *addr, GIOChannel *pipe,
 		g_warning("net_connect_thread(): fork() failed! "
 			  "Using blocking resolving");
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/* child */
 	srand(time(NULL));
@@ -138,10 +134,8 @@ int net_gethostbyname_nonblock(const char *addr, GIOChannel *pipe,
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	if (pid == 0)
 		_exit(99);
-#endif
 
 	/* we used blocking lookup */
 	return 0;
@@ -157,9 +151,7 @@ int net_gethostbyname_return(GIOChannel *pipe, RESOLVED_IP_REC *rec)
 	rec->host4 = NULL;
 	rec->host6 = NULL;
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(pipe), F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
 
 	/* get ip+error */
 	if (g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, rec, sizeof(*rec)) == -1) {
@@ -201,9 +193,7 @@ void net_disconnect_nonblock(int pid)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail(pid > 0);
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	kill(pid, SIGKILL);
-#endif
 }
 
 static void simple_init(SIMPLE_THREAD_REC *rec, GIOChannel *handle)
diff --git a/src/core/net-sendbuffer.c b/src/core/net-sendbuffer.c
index 39257486..97fb551f 100644
--- a/src/core/net-sendbuffer.c
+++ b/src/core/net-sendbuffer.c
@@ -160,13 +160,9 @@ void net_sendbuffer_flush(NET_SENDBUF_REC *rec)
 
         /* set the socket blocking while doing this */
 	handle = g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(rec->handle);
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(handle, F_SETFL, 0);
-#endif
 	while (!buffer_send(rec)) ;
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(handle, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
 }
 
 /* Returns the socket handle */
diff --git a/src/core/network.c b/src/core/network.c
index bfaa47fb..0751aa95 100644
--- a/src/core/network.c
+++ b/src/core/network.c
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ union sockaddr_union {
 GIOChannel *g_io_channel_new(int handle)
 {
 	GIOChannel *chan;
-#ifdef WIN32
-	chan = g_io_channel_win32_new_socket(handle);
-#else
 	chan = g_io_channel_unix_new(handle);
-#endif
 	g_io_channel_set_encoding(chan, NULL, NULL);
 	g_io_channel_set_buffered(chan, FALSE);
 	return chan;
@@ -188,9 +184,7 @@ GIOChannel *net_connect_ip(IPADDR *ip, int port, IPADDR *my_ip)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* set socket options */
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(handle, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
 	setsockopt(handle, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 	setsockopt(handle, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 
@@ -211,11 +205,7 @@ GIOChannel *net_connect_ip(IPADDR *ip, int port, IPADDR *my_ip)
 	sin_set_port(&so, port);
 	ret = connect(handle, &so.sa, SIZEOF_SOCKADDR(so));
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	if (ret < 0 && errno != EINPROGRESS)
-#else
-	if (ret < 0 && WSAGetLastError() != WSAEWOULDBLOCK)
-#endif
 	{
 		int old_errno = errno;
 		close(handle);
@@ -238,9 +228,7 @@ GIOChannel *net_connect_unix(const char *path)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* set socket options */
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(handle, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
 
 	/* connect */
 	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
@@ -297,9 +285,7 @@ GIOChannel *net_listen(IPADDR *my_ip, int *port)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* set socket options */
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(handle, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
 	setsockopt(handle, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 	setsockopt(handle, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 
@@ -342,9 +328,7 @@ GIOChannel *net_accept(GIOChannel *handle, IPADDR *addr, int *port)
 	if (addr != NULL) sin_get_ip(&so, addr);
 	if (port != NULL) *port = sin_get_port(&so);
 
-#ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(ret, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
 	return g_io_channel_new(ret);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/network.h b/src/core/network.h
index fa7e9675..73ac8dee 100644
--- a/src/core/network.h
+++ b/src/core/network.h
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#ifndef WIN32
 #  include <sys/socket.h>
 #  include <netinet/in.h>
 #  include <netdb.h>
 #  include <arpa/inet.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifndef AF_INET6
 #  ifdef PF_INET6
diff --git a/src/core/servers-setup.c b/src/core/servers-setup.c
index 771e3999..4a048282 100644
--- a/src/core/servers-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/servers-setup.c
@@ -423,17 +423,39 @@ static SERVER_SETUP_REC *server_setup_read(CONFIG_NODE *node)
 	return rec;
 }
 
+static int compare_server_setup (CONFIG_NODE *node, SERVER_SETUP_REC *server)
+{
+	char *address, *chatnet;
+	int port;
+
+	address = config_node_get_str(node, "address", NULL);
+	chatnet = config_node_get_str(node, "chatnet", NULL);
+	port = config_node_get_int(node, "port", 0);
+
+	if (g_strcmp0(address, server->address) != 0 ||
+	    g_strcmp0(chatnet, server->chatnet) != 0 ||
+	    port != server->port)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void server_setup_save(SERVER_SETUP_REC *rec)
 {
-	CONFIG_NODE *parentnode, *node;
-	int index;
+	CONFIG_NODE *parent_node, *node;
+	GSList *config_node;
 
-	index = g_slist_index(setupservers, rec);
+	parent_node = iconfig_node_traverse("(servers", TRUE);
 
-	parentnode = iconfig_node_traverse("(servers", TRUE);
-	node = config_node_nth(parentnode, index);
-	if (node == NULL)
-		node = iconfig_node_section(parentnode, NULL, NODE_TYPE_BLOCK);
+	/* Try to find this channel in the configuration */
+	config_node = g_slist_find_custom(parent_node->value, rec,
+					  (GCompareFunc)compare_server_setup);
+	if (config_node != NULL)
+		/* Let's update this server record */
+		node = config_node->data;
+	else
+		/* Create a brand-new server record */
+		node = iconfig_node_section(parent_node, NULL, NODE_TYPE_BLOCK);
 
         iconfig_node_clear(node);
 	iconfig_node_set_str(node, "address", rec->address);
@@ -465,14 +487,21 @@ static void server_setup_save(SERVER_SETUP_REC *rec)
 
 static void server_setup_remove_config(SERVER_SETUP_REC *rec)
 {
-	CONFIG_NODE *node;
-	int index;
+	CONFIG_NODE *parent_node;
+	GSList *config_node;
 
-	node = iconfig_node_traverse("servers", FALSE);
-	if (node != NULL) {
-		index = g_slist_index(setupservers, rec);
-		iconfig_node_list_remove(node, index);
-	}
+	parent_node = iconfig_node_traverse("servers", FALSE);
+
+	if (parent_node == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/* Try to find this server in the configuration */
+	config_node = g_slist_find_custom(parent_node->value, rec,
+					  (GCompareFunc)compare_server_setup);
+
+	if (config_node != NULL)
+		/* Delete the server from the configuration */
+		iconfig_node_remove(parent_node, config_node->data);
 }
 
 static void server_setup_destroy(SERVER_SETUP_REC *rec)
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/completion.c b/src/fe-common/core/completion.c
index 4461de92..a4715d23 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/completion.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/completion.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static void cmd_completion(const char *data)
 	int len;
 
 	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "completion", &optlist, &key, &value))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c
index a171596d..046d641a 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ static void cmd_join(const char *data, SERVER_REC *server)
 	void *free_arg;
 
 	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_UNKNOWN_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+			    PARAM_FLAG_UNKNOWN_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST |
+			    PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "join", &optlist, &pdata))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
index a15850e2..ee7f9424 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ void fe_common_core_init(void)
 	keyboard_init();
 	printtext_init();
 	formats_init();
-#ifndef WIN32
         fe_exec_init();
-#endif
         fe_expandos_init();
 	fe_help_init();
 	fe_ignore_init();
@@ -211,9 +209,7 @@ void fe_common_core_deinit(void)
 	keyboard_deinit();
 	printtext_deinit();
 	formats_deinit();
-#ifndef WIN32
         fe_exec_deinit();
-#endif
         fe_expandos_deinit();
 	fe_help_deinit();
 	fe_ignore_deinit();
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-ignore.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-ignore.c
index 533cda31..d2f9de27 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-ignore.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-ignore.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static void cmd_ignore(const char *data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | 
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "ignore", &optlist, &mask, &levels))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
index a39623d2..f2c4c014 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ static void cmd_log_open(const char *data)
 	int level;
 
 	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_UNKNOWN_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS,
-			    "log open", &optlist, &fname, &levels))
+			    PARAM_FLAG_UNKNOWN_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS |
+			    PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, "log open", &optlist, 
+			    &fname, &levels))
 		return;
 	if (*fname == '\0') cmd_param_error(CMDERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS);
 
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ static void sig_window_item_remove(WINDOW_REC *window, WI_ITEM_REC *item)
 static void sig_log_locked(LOG_REC *log)
 {
 	printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR,
-		    TXT_LOG_LOCKED, log->fname);
+		    TXT_LOG_LOCKED, log->real_fname);
 }
 
 static void sig_log_create_failed(LOG_REC *log)
@@ -656,11 +657,11 @@ static void sig_awaylog_show(LOG_REC *log, gpointer pmsgs, gpointer pfilepos)
 	filepos = GPOINTER_TO_INT(pfilepos);
 
 	if (msgs == 0)
-		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE, TXT_LOG_NO_AWAY_MSGS, log->fname);
+		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE, TXT_LOG_NO_AWAY_MSGS, log->real_fname);
 	else {
-		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE, TXT_LOG_AWAY_MSGS, log->fname, msgs);
+		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE, TXT_LOG_AWAY_MSGS, log->real_fname, msgs);
 
-                str = g_strdup_printf("\"%s\" %d", log->fname, filepos);
+                str = g_strdup_printf("\"%s\" %d", log->real_fname, filepos);
 		signal_emit("command cat", 1, str);
 		g_free(str);
 	}
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
index 2627989d..3bb43bf7 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ static void cmd_set(char *data)
 	int clear, set_default;
 	SETTINGS_REC *rec;
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS,
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST |
+			    PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "set", &optlist, &key, &value))
 		return;
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ static void cmd_toggle(const char *data)
 	void *free_arg;
 	int type;
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, &key, &value))
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, &key, &value))
 		return;
 
 	if (*key == '\0')
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
index 466a2825..ba6f3242 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
@@ -413,6 +413,18 @@ void printtext_gui(const char *text)
 	g_free(str);
 }
 
+/* Like printtext_gui(), but don't expand % codes. */
+void printtext_gui_internal(const char *str)
+{
+	TEXT_DEST_REC dest;
+
+	g_return_if_fail(str != NULL);
+
+        memset(&dest, 0, sizeof(dest));
+
+	format_send_to_gui(&dest, str);
+}
+
 static void msg_beep_check(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 {
 	if (dest->level != 0 && (dest->level & MSGLEVEL_NO_ACT) == 0 &&
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
index 66ba28f4..ab8dfac1 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void printtext_dest(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *text, ...);
 /* only GUI should call these - used for printing text to somewhere else
    than windows */
 void printtext_gui(const char *text);
+void printtext_gui_internal(const char *str);
 void printformat_module_gui(const char *module, int formatnum, ...);
 void printformat_module_gui_args(const char *module, int formatnum, va_list va);
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/Makefile.am b/src/fe-common/irc/Makefile.am
index a5dd4c77..bf88f5cd 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ libfe_common_irc_a_SOURCES = \
 pkginc_fe_common_ircdir=$(pkgincludedir)/src/fe-common/irc
 pkginc_fe_common_irc_HEADERS = \
 	fe-irc-server.h \
+	fe-irc-channels.h \
 	module.h \
 	module-formats.h
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c
index a23facbd..11a911d2 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ static void cmd_ban(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
 
         CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN | 
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    item, &channel, &nicks))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c b/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
index 176ee431..6e13ba4e 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "gui-entry.h"
 #include "gui-printtext.h"
 #include "term.h"
+#include "recode.h"
 
 #undef i_toupper
 #undef i_tolower
@@ -345,6 +346,33 @@ void gui_entry_set_active(GUI_ENTRY_REC *entry)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Return screen length of plain string */
+static int scrlen_str(const char *str)
+{
+	int len = 0;
+	char *stripped;
+	g_return_val_if_fail(str != NULL, 0);
+
+	str = stripped = strip_codes(str);
+	if (is_utf8() && g_utf8_validate(str, -1, NULL)) {
+
+		while (*str != '\0') {
+			gunichar c;
+
+			c = g_utf8_get_char(str);
+			str = g_utf8_next_char(str);
+
+			len += unichar_isprint(c) ? mk_wcwidth(c) : 1;
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		len = strlen(str);
+	}
+
+	g_free(stripped);
+	return len;
+}
+
 void gui_entry_set_prompt(GUI_ENTRY_REC *entry, const char *str)
 {
 	int oldlen;
@@ -355,11 +383,11 @@ void gui_entry_set_prompt(GUI_ENTRY_REC *entry, const char *str)
 	if (str != NULL) {
 		g_free_not_null(entry->prompt);
 		entry->prompt = g_strdup(str);
-		entry->promptlen = format_get_length(str);
+		entry->promptlen = scrlen_str(str);
 	}
 
         if (entry->prompt != NULL)
-		gui_printtext(entry->xpos, entry->ypos, entry->prompt);
+		gui_printtext_internal(entry->xpos, entry->ypos, entry->prompt);
 
 	if (entry->promptlen != oldlen) {
 		gui_entry_fix_cursor(entry);
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
index d8272df5..775e6044 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ void gui_printtext(int xpos, int ypos, const char *str)
 	next_xpos = next_ypos = -1;
 }
 
+void gui_printtext_internal(int xpos, int ypos, const char *str)
+{
+	next_xpos = xpos;
+	next_ypos = ypos;
+
+	printtext_gui_internal(str);
+
+	next_xpos = next_ypos = -1;
+}
+
 void gui_printtext_after_time(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, LINE_REC *prev, const char *str, time_t time)
 {
 	GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui;
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.h b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.h
index 33b7ce6f..d2671497 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.h
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void gui_set_default_indent(const char *name);
 INDENT_FUNC get_default_indent_func(void);
 
 void gui_printtext(int xpos, int ypos, const char *str);
+void gui_printtext_internal(int xpos, int ypos, const char *str);
 void gui_printtext_after(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, LINE_REC *prev, const char *str);
 void gui_printtext_after_time(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, LINE_REC *prev, const char *str, time_t time);
 
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
index 0ca68d80..e7e76824 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ static void window_next_page(void)
 
 static void paste_buffer_join_lines(GArray *buf)
 {
-#define IS_WHITE(c) ((c) == ' ' || (c) == '\t')
 	unsigned int i, count, indent, line_len;
 	unichar *arr, *dest, *last_lf_pos;
 	int last_lf;
@@ -177,15 +176,15 @@ static void paste_buffer_join_lines(GArray *buf)
 	if (buf->len == 0)
 		return;
 
-	arr = (unichar *) paste_buffer->data;
+	arr = (unichar *)buf->data;
 
 	/* first line */
-	if (IS_WHITE(arr[0]))
+	if (isblank(arr[0]))
 		return;
 
 	/* find the first beginning of indented line */
 	for (i = 1; i < buf->len; i++) {
-		if (arr[i-1] == '\n' && IS_WHITE(arr[i]))
+		if (arr[i-1] == '\n' && isblank(arr[i]))
 			break;
 	}
 	if (i == buf->len)
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ static void paste_buffer_join_lines(GArray *buf)
 
 	/* get how much indentation we have.. */
 	for (indent = 0; i < buf->len; i++, indent++) {
-		if (!IS_WHITE(arr[i]))
+		if (!isblank(arr[i]))
 			break;
 	}
 	if (i == buf->len)
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ static void paste_buffer_join_lines(GArray *buf)
 	count = indent; last_lf = TRUE;
 	for (; i < buf->len; i++) {
 		if (last_lf) {
-			if (IS_WHITE(arr[i]))
+			if (isblank(arr[i]))
 				count++;
 			else {
 				last_lf = FALSE;
@@ -220,11 +219,11 @@ static void paste_buffer_join_lines(GArray *buf)
 	   get longer than 400 chars */
 	dest = arr; last_lf = TRUE; last_lf_pos = NULL; line_len = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < buf->len; i++) {
-		if (last_lf && IS_WHITE(arr[i])) {
+		if (last_lf && isblank(arr[i])) {
 			/* whitespace, ignore */
 		} else if (arr[i] == '\n') {
 			if (!last_lf && i+1 != buf->len &&
-			    IS_WHITE(arr[i+1])) {
+			    isblank(arr[i+1])) {
 				last_lf_pos = dest;
 				*dest++ = ' ';
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/fe-text/irssi.c b/src/fe-text/irssi.c
index b1fa5e22..cad271c9 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/irssi.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/irssi.c
@@ -271,20 +271,6 @@ static void check_files(void)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-static void winsock_init(void)
-{
-	WORD wVersionRequested;
-	WSADATA wsaData;
-
-	wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD(2, 2);
-
-	if (WSAStartup(wVersionRequested, &wsaData) != 0) {
-		printf("Error initializing winsock\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-}
-#endif
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -315,9 +301,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	check_files();
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-        winsock_init();
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SOCKS
 	SOCKSinit(argv[0]);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/irc/core/bans.c b/src/irc/core/bans.c
index 68dd45c0..198fdc4a 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/bans.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/bans.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ static void command_set_ban(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
 	if (server == NULL || !server->connected || !IS_IRC_SERVER(server))
 		cmd_return_error(CMDERR_NOT_CONNECTED);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
-			    item, &channel, &nicks)) return;
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTCHAN | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST |
+			    PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, item, &channel, &nicks)) return;
 	if (!server_ischannel(SERVER(server), channel)) cmd_param_error(CMDERR_NOT_JOINED);
 	if (*nicks == '\0') {
 		if (g_strcmp0(data, "*") != 0)
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ static void cmd_ban(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server, void *item)
 
         CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | 
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "ban", &optlist, &ban))
 		return;
 
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ static void cmd_unban(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server, void *item)
 
         CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | 
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "unban", &optlist, &ban))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-cap.c b/src/irc/core/irc-cap.c
index cd3ae677..5464e493 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-cap.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-cap.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ static void event_cap (IRC_SERVER_REC *server, char *args, char *nick, char *add
 			/* Check whether the cap is supported by the server */
 			for (tmp = server->cap_queue; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 				if (gslist_find_string(server->cap_supported, tmp->data)) {
-					g_string_append_c(cmd, ' ');
+					if (avail_caps > 0)
+						g_string_append_c(cmd, ' ');
 					g_string_append(cmd, tmp->data);
 
 					avail_caps++;
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-channels.c b/src/irc/core/irc-channels.c
index 682be4c2..e775f530 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-channels.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-channels.c
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ static CHANNEL_REC *irc_channel_find_server(SERVER_REC *server,
 					    const char *channel)
 {
 	GSList *tmp;
+	char *fmt_channel;
+
+	/* if 'channel' has no leading # this lookup is going to fail, add a
+	 * octothorpe in front of it to handle this case. */
+	fmt_channel = server_ischannel(SERVER(server), channel) ?
+	    g_strdup(channel) :
+	    g_strdup_printf("#%s", channel);
 
 	for (tmp = server->channels; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 		CHANNEL_REC *rec = tmp->data;
@@ -182,13 +189,19 @@ static CHANNEL_REC *irc_channel_find_server(SERVER_REC *server,
                         continue;
 
 		/* check both !ABCDEchannel and !channel */
-		if (IRC_SERVER(server)->nick_comp_func(channel, rec->name) == 0)
+		if (IRC_SERVER(server)->nick_comp_func(fmt_channel, rec->name) == 0) {
+			g_free(fmt_channel);
 			return rec;
+		}
 
-		if (IRC_SERVER(server)->nick_comp_func(channel, rec->visible_name) == 0)
+		if (IRC_SERVER(server)->nick_comp_func(fmt_channel, rec->visible_name) == 0) {
+			g_free(fmt_channel);
 			return rec;
+		}
 	}
 
+	g_free(fmt_channel);
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
index 47644753..3cc105ba 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ static void cmd_list(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
         CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
 	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, "list", &optlist, &str))
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, 
+			    "list", &optlist, &str))
 		return;
 
 	if (*str == '\0' && g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "yes") == NULL &&
@@ -288,7 +289,8 @@ static void cmd_who(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
 
 	CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, &channel, &rest))
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | 
+			    PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, &channel, &rest))
 		return;
 
 	if (g_strcmp0(channel, "*") == 0 || *channel == '\0') {
@@ -320,7 +322,8 @@ static void cmd_names(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
         CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
 	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, "names", &optlist, &channel))
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
+			    "names", &optlist, &channel))
 		return;
 
 	if (g_strcmp0(channel, "*") == 0 || *channel == '\0') {
@@ -501,7 +504,8 @@ static void cmd_whowas(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 
         CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, &nicks, &rest))
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
+			    &nicks, &rest))
 		return;
 	if (*nicks == '\0') nicks = server->nick;
 
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c
index 667016aa..bcb9d1f6 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c
@@ -55,30 +55,6 @@ NICK_REC *irc_nicklist_insert(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel, const char *nick,
 	return rec;
 }
 
-#define isnickchar(a) \
-	(i_isalnum(a) || (a) == '`' || (a) == '-' || (a) == '_' || \
-	(a) == '[' || (a) == ']' || (a) == '{' || (a) == '}' || \
-	(a) == '|' || (a) == '\\' || (a) == '^')
-
-/* Remove all "extra" characters from `nick'. Like _nick_ -> nick */
-char *irc_nick_strip(const char *nick)
-{
-	char *stripped, *spos;
-
-	g_return_val_if_fail(nick != NULL, NULL);
-
-	spos = stripped = g_strdup(nick);
-	while (isnickchar(*nick)) {
-		if (i_isalnum(*nick))
-			*spos++ = *nick;
-		nick++;
-	}
-	if ((unsigned char) *nick >= 128)
-		*spos++ = *nick; /* just add it so that nicks won't match.. */
-	*spos = '\0';
-	return stripped;
-}
-
 int irc_nickcmp_rfc1459(const char *m, const char *n)
 {
 	while (*m != '\0' && *n != '\0') {
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h
index 7302556b..2ae17d2c 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ NICK_REC *irc_nicklist_insert(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel, const char *nick,
 			      int op, int halfop, int voice, int send_massjoin,
 			      const char *prefixes);
 
-/* Remove all "extra" characters from `nick'. Like _nick_ -> nick */
-char *irc_nick_strip(const char *nick);
-
 int irc_nickcmp_rfc1459(const char *, const char *);
 int irc_nickcmp_ascii(const char *, const char *);
 
diff --git a/src/irc/core/modes.c b/src/irc/core/modes.c
index 32a0c169..207461cc 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/modes.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/modes.c
@@ -835,10 +835,10 @@ static void cmd_mode(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
 
 	if (*data == '+' || *data == '-') {
 		target = "*";
-		if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, &mode))
+		if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 1 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, &mode))
 			return;
 	} else {
-		if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, &target, &mode))
+		if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, &target, &mode))
 			return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
index 2ce84f18..ca29b9b9 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ static void cmd_dcc_send(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
 	int queue, mode, passive;
 
 	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS |
-			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST, "dcc send",
-			    &optlist, &nick, &fileargs))
+			    PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, 
+			    "dcc send", &optlist, &nick, &fileargs))
 		return;
 
 	chat = item_get_dcc(item);
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
index 17f6c477..7f35585e 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ static void cmd_dcc_close(char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 
 	g_return_if_fail(data != NULL);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 3 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
-			    &typestr, &nick, &arg))
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 3 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST |
+			    PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS, &typestr, &nick, &arg))
 		return;
 
 	if (*nick == '\0') cmd_param_error(CMDERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS);
diff --git a/src/irc/notifylist/notify-commands.c b/src/irc/notifylist/notify-commands.c
index 67076106..0d4fd4f2 100644
--- a/src/irc/notifylist/notify-commands.c
+++ b/src/irc/notifylist/notify-commands.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ static void cmd_notify(gchar *data)
 
 	g_return_if_fail(data != NULL);
 
-	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
+	if (!cmd_get_params(data, &free_arg,
+			    2 | PARAM_FLAG_OPTIONS | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST | PARAM_FLAG_STRIP_TRAILING_WS,
 			    "notify", &optlist, &mask, &ircnets))
 		return;
 	if (*mask == '\0') cmd_param_error(CMDERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS);
diff --git a/src/perl/common/Irssi.pm b/src/perl/common/Irssi.pm
index a9f93bf0..e2d9f963 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Irssi.pm
+++ b/src/perl/common/Irssi.pm
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ if (!in_irssi()) {
 
   @Irssi::Channel::ISA = qw(Irssi::Windowitem);
   @Irssi::Query::ISA = qw(Irssi::Windowitem);
+  @Irssi::Chatnet::ISA = qw();
+  @Irssi::Nick::ISA = qw();
 
   Irssi::init();
 
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs b/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
index a245206c..db5c5f79 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
+++ b/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ static void perl_irc_connect_fill_hash(HV *hv, IRC_SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn)
 
 static void perl_irc_server_fill_hash(HV *hv, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 {
+       	perl_irc_connect_fill_hash(hv, server->connrec);
        	perl_server_fill_hash(hv, (SERVER_REC *) server);
 
        	(void) hv_store(hv, "real_address", 12, new_pv(server->real_address), 0);
diff --git a/src/perl/irssi-core.pl b/src/perl/irssi-core.pl
index 38265a80..46066a38 100644
--- a/src/perl/irssi-core.pl
+++ b/src/perl/irssi-core.pl
@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ sub eval_file {
   $data = qq{\n#line 1 "$filename"\n$data};
 
   eval_data($data, $id);
+
+  if (exists ${"Irssi::Script::${id}::"}{IRSSI} && ${"Irssi::Script::${id}::"}{IRSSI}{name} =~ /cap.sasl/ && ${"Irssi::Script::${id}::VERSION"} < 2) {
+    die "cap_sasl has been unloaded from Irssi ".Irssi::version()." because it conflicts with the built-in SASL support. See /help network for configuring SASL or read the ChangeLog for more information.";
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-common.c b/src/perl/perl-common.c
index dcda3bb5..d7a428e5 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-common.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-common.c
@@ -351,10 +351,12 @@ void perl_window_item_fill_hash(HV *hv, WI_ITEM_REC *item)
         g_return_if_fail(item != NULL);
 
 	type = (char *) module_find_id_str("WINDOW ITEM TYPE", item->type);
-	chat_type = (char *) chat_protocol_find_id(item->chat_type)->name;
 
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "type", 4, new_pv(type), 0);
-	(void) hv_store(hv, "chat_type", 9, new_pv(chat_type), 0);
+	if (item->chat_type) {
+		chat_type = (char *) chat_protocol_find_id(item->chat_type)->name;
+		(void) hv_store(hv, "chat_type", 9, new_pv(chat_type), 0);
+	}
 
 	if (item->server != NULL) {
 		(void) hv_store(hv, "server", 6, iobject_bless(item->server), 0);
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/UI.xs b/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
index 9db57e98..5ac3da4e 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
+++ b/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ static void perl_text_dest_fill_hash(HV *hv, TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "hilight_color", 13, new_pv(dest->hilight_color), 0);
 }
 
+static void perl_exec_fill_hash(HV *hv, EXEC_WI_REC *item)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail(hv != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail(item != NULL);
+
+	perl_window_item_fill_hash(hv, (WI_ITEM_REC *) item);
+	/* we don't bless to Process here to avoid infinite recursion
+	   in the simplistic script binding */
+	if (item->process != NULL) {
+		(void) hv_store(hv, "process_id", 10, newSViv(item->process->id), 0);
+	}
+}
+
 static PLAIN_OBJECT_INIT_REC fe_plains[] = {
 	{ "Irssi::UI::Process", (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_process_fill_hash },
 	{ "Irssi::UI::Window", (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_window_fill_hash },
@@ -94,6 +107,10 @@ CODE:
 	initialized = TRUE;
 
         irssi_add_plains(fe_plains);
+        /* window items: fe-exec */
+        irssi_add_object(module_get_uniq_id_str("WINDOW ITEM TYPE", "EXEC"),
+			 0, "Irssi::UI::Exec",
+                         (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_exec_fill_hash);
         perl_themes_init();
 
 void