omg.. i wanted to ask about your host, but i guess i do not - wtf do they filter out the port, now how gay is that? sigh...
btw regarding your server software, id recommend undernet IRCu + srvx channel/network services, can maintaina channel userlist, user authentication, network management + statistics, etc.., very simple and useful, it's what gamesnet uses..

oh and lo cheesemonster