i think that he wants it if he has has it set, taht is somebody says his name in teh channel (Mono Coverd that) and when somebody pm's him, he wants it to tell the person that he is away. ex:

Code:
on *:TEXT:*:?: {
[color:green];this can be changed by somebody if there is a $away feature, or equiv.[/color]
if (%away == on) {
msg $nick Im not here right now, but ill be back around "date/time"
}


;Check for Life
if (%life == $null) {
goto getlife
}