OS X has an SSH client, but Windows doesn't have one built in, and I don't want to open a public telnet port, which is the biggest reason I went for a java ssh client instead of (any) telnet client.

I can investigate installing an IRC client, this just happens to be the first step, and for gauranteed access, having an account on tacgnol or people-eater (or even one of your own machines, nothing stops you from using my web client to access another server) is the best way to go, because as MacJunky says, I'm done with supporting methods that allow users to evade bans easily.