Added RFE #827538 and fixed the help test.

src/Misc.py

@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Privmsg):
             if option == 'fancy':
                 fancy = True
             elif option == 'from':
-                predicates.append(lambda m, arg=arg: ircutils.nickEqual(m.nick,
-                                                                        arg))
+                predicates.append(lambda m, arg=arg: \
+                                  ircutils.hostmaskPatternEqual(arg, m.nick))
             elif option == 'in' or option == 'to':
                 if not ircutils.isChannel(arg):
                     irc.error(msg, 'Argument to --%s must be a channel.' % arg)

test/test_Misc.py

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ class MiscTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
         finally:
             conf.prefixChars = original
         self.assertHelp('help list')
-        self.assertRegexp('help help', r'^\x02\(help')
+        self.assertRegexp('help help', r'^\(\x02help')
+        self.assertRegexp('help misc help', r'^\(\x02misc help')
         self.assertError('help morehelp')
 
     def testList(self):
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ class MiscTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
         self.assertResponse('last --regexp m/bar/', 'foo bar baz')
         self.assertResponse('last --from %s' % self.nick.upper(),
                             '@last --regexp m/bar/')
+        self.assertResponse('last --from %s*' % self.nick[0],
+                            '@last --from %s' % self.nick.upper())
 
     def testMore(self):
         self.assertRegexp('echo %s' % ('abc'*300), 'more')