I confirmed that anope is running from the directory I'm putting the module in.
I've yet to try another module, I'm making an attempt to load diceserve_1.8.dll which if my memory isn't failing me you were kind enough to build for me.
This is running on a windows XP box with SP3 installed.
I've confirmed it is the binary dll I've placed in the modules directory and not the source.
Anope 1.8.2 was installed from the pre compiled version supplied as an exe.
/os modlist returns the bellow for diceserv ...
-OperServ- Module: diceserv_1.8 [v2.0] [3rd]
So it appears it has detected the dll, noted that it was version 2.0 and a third party module. Yet when trying to load it it fails with the below in the logs ...
[Dec 20 20:53:13 2009] OperServ: Tinlar: modload diceserve_1.8
[Dec 20 20:53:13 2009] Trying to load module [diceserve_1.8]
[Dec 20 20:53:13 2009] Module loading status: 4 (Module Error, File does not exist)
very perplexing... I wonder if it is because I'm running on Windows and the filename doesn't follow the 8.3 standard? I'm going to pick a different random stable module and try it... I'll let you know.