diff -r e5976864dfe9 -r 88d7e2455a7f IChatUtils.m
--- a/IChatUtils.m	Sat May 24 13:24:33 2008 -0700
+++ b/IChatUtils.m	Sat Mar 28 09:39:31 2009 -0700
@@ -90,18 +90,22 @@
     return [self iChatInfoForOnlinePerson: abPerson] != nil;
 }
 
-+ (iChatBuddy*) buddyWithInfo: (NSDictionary*)info
++ (iChatBuddy*) buddyWithScreenName: (NSString*)screenName
 {
-    NSString *ident = [info objectForKey: IMPersonScreenNameKey];
-    NSPredicate *pred = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat: @"handle==%@", ident];
+    NSPredicate *pred = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat: @"handle==%@", screenName];
     @try{
         return [[[[sIChatApp buddies] filteredArrayUsingPredicate: pred] objectAtIndex: 0] get];
     } @catch( NSException *x ) {
-        Log(@"buddyWithInfo got exception: %@",x);
+        Log(@"buddyWithScreenName got exception: %@",x);
     }
     return nil;
 }
 
++ (iChatBuddy*) buddyWithInfo: (NSDictionary*)info
+{
+    return [self buddyWithScreenName: [info objectForKey: IMPersonScreenNameKey]];
+}
+
 + (BOOL) sendMessage: (NSString*)msg toPerson: (ABPerson*)abPerson
 {
     NSDictionary *info = [self iChatInfoForOnlinePerson: abPerson];
@@ -116,6 +120,21 @@
 }
 
 
++ (BOOL) sendMessage: (NSString*)msg toBuddyWithScreenName: (NSString*)screenName
+{
+    iChatBuddy *buddy = [self buddyWithScreenName: screenName];
+    if( buddy ) {
+        @try{
+            [sIChatApp send: msg to: buddy];
+            return YES;
+        } @catch( NSException *x ) {
+            Log(@"sendMessage:toBuddyWithScreenName: got exception: %@",x);
+        }
+    } 
+    return NO;
+}
+
+
 @end