diff -ru mcabber-0.9.6/src/hooks.c mcabber-0.9.6_name_fix/src/hooks.c
--- mcabber-0.9.6/src/hooks.c	2008-01-13 20:36:27.000000000 +1000
+++ mcabber-0.9.6_name_fix/src/hooks.c	2008-04-16 11:51:47.000000000 +1100
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@
   // - We do call hk_ext_cmd() for private messages in a room
   // - We do call hk_ext_cmd() for messages to the current window
   if (!active_window && ((is_groupchat && !timestamp) || !is_groupchat))
-    hk_ext_cmd(bjid, (is_groupchat ? 'G' : 'M'), 'R', wmsg);
+  {  
+      const char *nick = roster_getname(bjid);
+      //hk_ext_cmd(bjid, (is_groupchat ? 'G' : 'M'), 'R', wmsg);
+      // Fix, that send real name from roster to ext-cmd (such osd_cat):
+      hk_ext_cmd(nick, (is_groupchat ? 'G' : 'M'), 'R', wmsg);
+  }
 
   // Display the sender in the log window
   if ((!is_groupchat) && !(message_flags & HBB_PREFIX_ERR) &&
@@ -272,6 +277,9 @@
   enum imstatus oldstat;
   char *bn = NULL;
   char *logsmsg;
+  // Fix, that send real name from roster to ext-cmd (such osd_cat):
+  const char *nick;
+
   const char *rn = (resname ? resname : "");
 
   st_in_buf = settings_opt_get_int("show_status_in_buffer");
@@ -320,7 +328,10 @@
   scr_DrawRoster();
   hlog_write_status(bjid, timestamp, status, status_msg);
   // External command
-  hk_ext_cmd(bjid, 'S', imstatus2char[status], NULL);
+  // Fix, that send real name from roster to ext-cmd (such osd_cat):
+  nick = roster_getname(bjid);
+  //hk_ext_cmd(bjid, 'S', imstatus2char[status], NULL);
+  hk_ext_cmd(nick, 'S', imstatus2char[status], NULL);
 }
 
 void hk_mystatuschange(time_t timestamp, enum imstatus old_status,