diff --git a/modules/dict.py b/modules/dict.py
index df9025d..ac29a2e 100755
--- a/modules/dict.py
+++ b/modules/dict.py
@@ -11,79 +11,11 @@ import re, urllib
 import web
 from tools import deprecated
 
-formuri = 'http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s='
-
 r_li = re.compile(r'(?ims)<li>.*?</li>')
 r_tag = re.compile(r'<[^>]+>')
 r_parens = re.compile(r'(?<=\()(?:[^()]+|\([^)]+\))*(?=\))')
 r_word = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9\' -]+$')
 
-@deprecated
-def f_wordnet(self, origin, match, args): 
-   """Gives the definition of a word using Wordnet."""
-   command = 'w'
-   term = match.group(2)
-   term = term.encode('utf-8')
-
-   if origin.sender != '#inamidst': 
-      if not r_word.match(term): 
-         msg = "Words must match the regexp %s" % r'^[A-Za-z0-9\' -]+$'
-         return self.msg(origin.sender, origin.nick + ": " + msg)
-      if ('--' in term) or ("''" in term) or ('  ' in term): 
-        self.msg(origin.sender, origin.nick + ": That's not in WordNet.")
-        return
-
-   bytes = web.get(formuri + web.urllib.quote(term)) # @@ ugh!
-   items = r_li.findall(bytes)
-
-   nouns, verbs, adjectives = [], [], []
-   for item in items: 
-      item = r_tag.sub('', item)
-      chunks = r_parens.findall(item)
-      # self.msg(origin.sender, item)
-      if len(chunks) < 2: continue
-
-      kind, defn = chunks[0], chunks[1]
-      if command != 'wordnet': 
-         defn = defn.split(';')[0]
-      if not defn: continue
-      defn = defn[0].upper() + defn[1:]
-
-      if kind == 'n': 
-         nouns.append(defn)
-      elif kind == 'v': 
-         verbs.append(defn)
-      elif kind == 'adj': 
-         adjectives.append(defn)
-
-   if not (nouns or verbs or adjectives): 
-      self.msg(origin.sender, "I couldn't find '%s' in WordNet." % term)
-      return
-
-   while len(nouns + verbs + adjectives) > 3: 
-      if len(nouns) >= len(verbs) and len(nouns) >= len(adjectives): 
-         nouns.pop()
-      elif len(verbs) >= len(nouns) and len(verbs) >= len(adjectives): 
-         verbs.pop()
-      elif len(adjectives) >= len(nouns) and len(adjectives) >= len(verbs): 
-         adjectives.pop()
-
-   if adjectives: 
-      adjectives[-1] = adjectives[-1] + '.'
-   elif verbs: 
-      verbs[-1] = verbs[-1] + '.'
-   elif nouns: 
-      nouns[-1] = nouns[-1] + '.'
-
-   for (i, defn) in enumerate(nouns): 
-      self.msg(origin.sender, '%s n. %r: %s' % (term, i+1, defn))
-   for (i, defn) in enumerate(verbs): 
-      self.msg(origin.sender, '%s v. %r: %s' % (term, i+1, defn))
-   for (i, defn) in enumerate(adjectives): 
-      self.msg(origin.sender, '%s a. %r: %s' % (term, i+1, defn))
-f_wordnet.commands = ['wordnet']
-f_wordnet.priority = 'low'
-
 uri = 'http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/%s.html'
 r_info = re.compile(
    r'(?:ResultBody"><br /><br />(.*?)&nbsp;)|(?:<b>(.*?)</b>)'
diff --git a/modules/etymology.py b/modules/etymology.py
index 12da548..30257f2 100755
--- a/modules/etymology.py
+++ b/modules/etymology.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abbrs = [
    'cf', 'lit', 'etc', 'Ger', 'Du', 'Skt', 'Rus', 'Eng', 'Amer.Eng', 'Sp', 
    'Fr', 'N', 'E', 'S', 'W', 'L', 'Gen', 'J.C', 'dial', 'Gk', 
    '19c', '18c', '17c', '16c', 'St', 'Capt', 'obs', 'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 
-   'Apr', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', 'c', 'tr'
+   'Apr', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', 'c', 'tr', 'e', 'g'
 ]
 t_sentence = r'^.*?(?<!%s)(?:\.(?= [A-Z0-9]|\Z)|\Z)'
 r_sentence = re.compile(t_sentence % ')(?<!'.join(abbrs))
@@ -82,19 +82,17 @@ def f_etymology(self, origin, match, args):
       msg = "Can't connect to etymonline.com (%s)" % (etyuri % word)
       self.msg(origin.sender, msg)
       return
+   except AttributeError: 
+      result = None
 
    if result is not None: 
-      if (origin.sender == '#esp') and (origin.nick == 'nsh'): 
-         self.msg(origin.nick, result)
-         note = 'nsh: see privmsg (yes, this only happens for you)'
-         self.msg(origin.sender, note)
-      else: self.msg(origin.sender, result)
+      self.msg(origin.sender, result)
    else: 
       uri = etysearch % word
       msg = 'Can\'t find the etymology for "%s". Try %s' % (word, uri)
       self.msg(origin.sender, msg)
 # @@ Cf. http://swhack.com/logs/2006-01-04#T01-50-22
-f_etymology.rule = (['ety'], r"([A-Za-z0-9' .-]+)")
+f_etymology.rule = (['ety'], r"([A-Za-z0-9' .-]+)$")
 f_etymology.thread = True
 f_etymology.priority = 'high'
 
diff --git a/modules/oblique.py b/modules/oblique.py
index da07d7b..56ab638 100755
--- a/modules/oblique.py
+++ b/modules/oblique.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def mappings(uri):
       if not ' ' in item: continue
 
       command, template = item.split(' ', 1)
+      if not command.isalpha(): continue
       if not template.startswith('http://'): continue
       result[command] = template.replace('&amp;', '&')
    return result
@@ -57,6 +58,19 @@ def o(phenny, input):
       msg = o.services.get(args, 'No such service!')
       return phenny.reply(msg)
 
+   if not o.services.has_key(command): 
+      return phenny.reply('Sorry, no such service. See %s' % services)
+
+   if hasattr(phenny.config, 'external'): 
+      default = phenny.config.external.get('*')
+      manifest = phenny.config.external.get(input.sender, default)
+      if manifest: 
+         commands = set(manifest)
+         if (command not in commands) and (manifest[0] != '!'): 
+            return phenny.reply('Sorry, %s is not whitelisted' % command)
+         elif (command in commands) and (manifest[0] == '!'): 
+            return phenny.reply('Sorry, %s is blacklisted' % command)
+
    if o.services.has_key(command): 
       t = o.services[command]
       template = t.replace('${args}', urllib.quote(args.encode('utf-8')))
@@ -68,10 +82,24 @@ def o(phenny, input):
       if lines: 
          phenny.say(lines[0][:350])
       else: phenny.reply('Sorry, the service is broken.')
-   else: phenny.reply('Sorry, no such service. See %s' % services)
 o.commands = ['o']
 o.example = '.o servicename arg1 arg2 arg3'
 o.services = {}
 
+def py(phenny, input): 
+   command = 'py'
+   args = input.group(2)
+   if o.services.has_key(command): 
+      t = o.services[command]
+      template = t.replace('${args}', urllib.quote(args.encode('utf-8')))
+      template = template.replace('${nick}', urllib.quote(input.nick))
+      uri = template.replace('${sender}', urllib.quote(input.sender))
+
+      bytes = web.get(uri)
+      lines = bytes.splitlines()
+      if lines: 
+         phenny.say(lines[0][:350])
+py.commands = ['py']
+
 if __name__ == '__main__': 
    print __doc__.strip()
diff --git a/modules/wiktionary.py b/modules/wiktionary.py
index ede60d0..c8f665e 100755
--- a/modules/wiktionary.py
+++ b/modules/wiktionary.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def text(html):
    return text
 
 def wiktionary(word): 
-   bytes = web.get(uri % word)
+   bytes = web.get(uri % web.urllib.quote(word.encode('utf-8')))
    bytes = r_ul.sub('', bytes)
 
    mode = None
diff --git a/opt/freenode.py b/opt/freenode.py
index 91620ce..8c1fbd4 100755
--- a/opt/freenode.py
+++ b/opt/freenode.py
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ def replaced(phenny, input):
       # 'img': 'the .img command has been removed; ask sbp for details', 
       'v': '.v has been replaced by .val', 
       'validate': '.validate has been replaced by .validate', 
-      'thesaurus': ".thesaurus hasn't been ported to my new codebase yet", 
       # 'rates': "moon wanter. moOOoon wanter!", 
       'web': 'the .web command has been removed; ask sbp for details', 
-      'origin': ".origin hasn't been ported to my new codebase yet", 
-      # 'gs': 'sorry, .gs no longer works', 
-      'swhack': 'sorry, .swhack no longer works'
+      'origin': ".origin hasn't been ported to my new codebase yet"
+      # 'gs': 'sorry, .gs no longer works'
    }
    try: response = responses[command]
    except KeyError: return
diff --git a/phenny b/phenny
index 762e4c0..dc36d12 100755
--- a/phenny
+++ b/phenny
@@ -43,9 +43,16 @@ def create_default_config(fn):
    # 
    # enable = []
 
-   # Modules to load from the opt directory
+   # Directories to load opt modules from
    extra = []
 
+   # Services to load: maps channel names to white or black lists
+   external = { 
+      '#liberal': ['!'], # allow all
+      '#conservative': [], # allow none
+      '*': ['py', 'whois', 'glyph'] # default whitelist
+   }
+
    # EOF
    """)
    f.close()
@@ -98,12 +105,7 @@ def config_names(config):
    sys.exit(1)
 
 def main(argv=None): 
-   # Step One: Check Dependencies
-
-   check_python_version() # require python2.4 or later
-   check_dotdir() # require ~/.phenny, or make it and exit
-
-   # Step Two: Parse The Command Line
+   # Step One: Parse The Command Line
 
    parser = optparse.OptionParser('%prog [options]')
    parser.add_option('-c', '--config', metavar='fn', 
@@ -111,6 +113,11 @@ def main(argv=None):
    opts, args = parser.parse_args(argv)
    if args: print >> sys.stderr, 'Warning: ignoring spurious arguments'
 
+   # Step Two: Check Dependencies
+
+   check_python_version() # require python2.4 or later
+   check_dotdir() # require ~/.phenny, or make it and exit
+
    # Step Three: Load The Configurations
 
    config_modules = []