Okay. Hilightwin does basically what you are trying to accomplish (imo), but logs those private messages to one separate window in irssi. So you can see all your private messages coming from all the channels while only watching one channel. And you dont even have to open different windows for querys.

macoute commented Irssi hilights taken into use. Winning line: /hilight -regexp \<Ne[vw]a.*(hilight words beginning with Neva or Newa) (written by Neva) 24.09.2009 (en) posted to #linux

Do you have hilightwin.pl in use? I absolutely love it.

macoute commented Irssi hilights taken into use. Winning line: /hilight -regexp \<Ne[vw]a.*(hilight words beginning with Neva or Newa) (written by Neva) 24.09.2009 (en) posted to #linux

Who replaced you as the Internet? I would like to call him/her when she/he is slow.

macoute commented In 2006, I worked as the Internet. (written by lindstorm) 05.09.2009 (en)

Nice!

macoute commented taking Finnair flight 666 to HEL (written by bergie) 01.06.2009 (en)

I'm glad spammers/phishers do not have the energy to a) write correctly b) use even one minute to design their letters so for an average computer user (not to an Average Joe, though, seemingly) it is very easy to spot a phishing mail. (...)

macoute commented nice, seems phishers are learning to use URL shortening services (written by bergie) 19.05.2009 (en)