WoW Patch 1.12 released in August of 2006 added a hidden channel for add-on communication that didn't suffer from the drunken text transform. FriendNet was in u

WoW Patch 1.12 released in August of 2006 added a hidden channel for add-on communication that didn't suffer from the drunken text transform. FriendNet was in use and updated well after that patch was released but to the best of my knowledge never moved communication to that channel. Source: http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_1.12 http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_1.12 New API Functions Add-ons can send hidden chat messages to players in the party, raid or guild, using SendAddonMessage("prefix", "message", "PARTY"|"RAID"|"GUILD"|"BATTLEGROUND").