I agree with you completely,
there should be a more secure version of mIRC...

but WHO will build it?
and WHO will verify that there are no hacks?
(a big problem with scripts you can DL)

and what features will be added to it to make IRC-newbies lives easier?

I do some scripting myself, i looked at about 20 different scripts most had some kind of hack!

when i script i do things to make my life easier when on-line
i don't do the hacks thing (and yes i can very easily)
but i don't because i am among the last few truely honest people out there.

why not get some of your script stuff together and send a no hacks upgraded version to the big K-man himself