diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 271e0cfb..9dbf58b0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ v0.71.2		16-Jan-2005
 		the chat input and one general input function. This may have
 		effects for all users not using us-ascii keyboards.
 		Added more support for Chinese using the traduce function.
+		Changed color for chat lines with one * at the begin.
 
 	mbfido:
 		Empty *.msg netmails for our own system are dropped with and
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ v0.71.2		16-Jan-2005
 		code we will build inter-bbs chat. Currently this only works
 		to connect/disconnect servers to build the network.
 
+	mbmon:
+		Changed color for chat lines with one * at the begin.
+
 	mbsetup:
 		Added language defaults for Chinese.
 		Removed obsolete bbslist editor.
diff --git a/mbmon/mbmon.c b/mbmon/mbmon.c
index ccd28aac..3bd90773 100644
--- a/mbmon/mbmon.c
+++ b/mbmon/mbmon.c
@@ -486,9 +486,12 @@ void Showline(int y, int x, char *msg)
 		    putchar(msg[i]);
 		}
 	    }
-	} else if (msg[0] == '*') {
+	} else if ((msg[0] == '*') && (msg[1] == '*')) {
 	    mbse_colour(LIGHTRED, BLACK);
 	    mbse_mvprintw(y, x, msg);
+	} else if (msg[0] == '*') {
+	    mbse_colour(LIGHTMAGENTA, BLACK);
+	    mbse_mvprintw(y, x, msg);
 	} else {
 	    mbse_colour(GREEN, BLACK);
 	    mbse_mvprintw(y, x, msg);
diff --git a/mbsebbs/chat.c b/mbsebbs/chat.c
index ca528f4e..4a9a52a2 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/chat.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/chat.c
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@ void Showline(int y, int x, char *msg)
 		    PUTCHAR(msg[i]);
 		}
 	    }
-	} else if (msg[0] == '*') {
+	} else if ((msg[0] == '*') && (msg[0] == '*')) {
 	    colour(LIGHTRED, BLACK);
 	    mvprintw(y, x, msg);
+	} else if (msg[0] == '*') {
+	    colour(LIGHTMAGENTA, BLACK);
+	    mvprintw(y, x, msg);
 	} else {
 	    colour(GREEN, BLACK);
 	    mvprintw(y, x, msg);
diff --git a/mbtask/taskibc.c b/mbtask/taskibc.c
index 53edc295..e1d2837f 100644
--- a/mbtask/taskibc.c
+++ b/mbtask/taskibc.c
@@ -163,11 +163,15 @@ void dump_ncslist(void)
     }
     
     if (usrchg) {
-	Syslog('+', "IBC: Server               User                 Name/Nick Channel       Cop Connect time");
-	Syslog('+', "IBC: -------------------- -------------------- --------- ------------- --- --------------------");
-	for (usrp = users; usrp; usrp = usrp->next) {
-	    Syslog('+', "IBC: %-20s %-20s %-9s %-13s %s %s", usrp->server, usrp->realname, usrp->nick, usrp->channel,
-		usrp->chanop ? "yes":"no ", rfcdate(usrp->connected));
+	if (users) {
+	    Syslog('+', "IBC: Server               User                 Name/Nick Channel       Cop Connect time");
+	    Syslog('+', "IBC: -------------------- -------------------- --------- ------------- --- --------------------");
+	    for (usrp = users; usrp; usrp = usrp->next) {
+		Syslog('+', "IBC: %-20s %-20s %-9s %-13s %s %s", usrp->server, usrp->realname, usrp->nick, usrp->channel,
+		    usrp->chanop ? "yes":"no ", rfcdate(usrp->connected));
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Syslog('+', "IBC: Users list is empty");
 	}
     }