OK, so a few years later...Thanks! Tried the pmchat that comes with the PerlMonks PM's, but it didn't work out too well (no offense to original writer intended). Running your version today like a champ. Heh, still works and kicks!
"I have never written bad code. There are merely unanticipated features."
Funny story: I just returned here after very long absence as well. My first thought was to remove this node as I figured there was no way it could still work :)