--- opendchub-0.8.2/src/main.c.orig
+++ opendchub-0.8.2/src/main.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@
 	     /* The chat command, starts with <nick> */
 	     else if(*temp == '<')
 	       {
-		  if((user->type & (SCRIPT | UNKEYED | LINKED | NON_LOGGED)) == 0)
+		  if((user->type & (SCRIPT | UNKEYED | LINKED | NON_LOGGED | NON_LOGGED_ADM)) == 0)
 		    chat(temp, user);
 	       }