I'm just wondering why people *want* it to be a * for the key. What's so special about that? If it's a *, then it will appear as though you don't have priveledges to see the key, even if you're an op. Why not just use some other key? If you want it to be a single character, use . or something. Also, keep in mind that * would probably be at the top of the list of keys people would use to try and access a protected channel, so it's very poor security if you really want to keep people out. And if you don't want to keep them out, why have a key at all?
