diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 36654b91f..d6299f387 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -453,7 +456,8 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 		}
 		final User user = ess.getUser(event.getPlayer());
 		final String cmd = event.getMessage().toLowerCase().split(" ")[0].replace("/", "").toLowerCase();
-		if (("msg".equals(cmd) || "r".equals(cmd) || "mail".equals(cmd)))
+		final List<String> commands = Arrays.asList("msg", "r", "mail", "m", "t", "emsg", "tell", "er", "reply", "ereply", "email");
+		if (commands.contains(cmd))
 		{
 			for (Player player : ess.getServer().getOnlinePlayers())
 			{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index bba843999..b1392a2e6 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 
 		nickname.insert(0, prefix);
 		nickname.append(suffix);
+		if (suffix.length() < 2 || !suffix.substring(suffix.length() - 2, suffix.length() - 1).equals("§"))
+		{
+			nickname.append("§f");
+		}
 
 		return nickname.toString();
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java
index 8c8c2e6bf..c6022cc5c 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Commandmute extends EssentialsCommand
 		}
 
 		User p = getPlayer(server, args, 0, true);
-		if (p.isAuthorized("essentials.mute.exempt"))
+		if (!p.isMuted() && p.isAuthorized("essentials.mute.exempt"))
 		{
 			sender.sendMessage(Util.i18n("muteExempt"));
 			return;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignSpawnmob.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignSpawnmob.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..071b61be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignSpawnmob.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.earth2me.essentials.signs;
+
+import com.earth2me.essentials.ChargeException;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.IEssentials;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.Trade;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.commands.Commandspawnmob;
+
+
+public class SignSpawnmob extends EssentialsSign
+{
+
+	public SignSpawnmob()
+	{
+		super("Spawnmob");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected boolean onSignCreate(ISign sign, User player, String username, IEssentials ess) throws SignException, ChargeException
+	{
+		validateInteger(sign, 1);
+		validateTrade(sign, 3, ess);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected boolean onSignInteract(ISign sign, User player, String username, IEssentials ess) throws SignException, ChargeException
+	{
+		final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 3, ess);
+		charge.isAffordableFor(player);
+		Commandspawnmob command = new Commandspawnmob();
+		command.setEssentials(ess);
+		String[] args = new String[] {
+			sign.getLine(2), sign.getLine(1)
+		};
+		try
+		{
+			command.run(ess.getServer(), player, "spawnmob", args);
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex)
+		{
+			throw new SignException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
+		}
+		charge.charge(player);
+		return true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/Signs.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/Signs.java
index 18913ff10..53ed1d6b0 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/Signs.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/Signs.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public enum Signs
 	MAIL(new SignMail()),
 	PROTECTION(new SignProtection()),
 	SELL(new SignSell()),
+	SPAWNMOB(new SignSpawnmob()),
 	TIME(new SignTime()),
 	TRADE(new SignTrade()),
 	WARP(new SignWarp()),
diff --git a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
index 26bcf5806..39dd25a45 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ commands:
   msg:
     description: Sends a private message to the specified player.
     usage: /<command> <to> <message>
-    aliases: [m,t,emsg]
+    aliases: [m,t,emsg,tell]
   mute:
     description: Mutes or unmutes a player.
     usage: /<command> [player] <datediff>
diff --git a/lib/VanishNoPickup.jar b/lib/VanishNoPickup.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3cb1eb76
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