Some MC Multiplayer/Bukkit Questions

Hi.

I am curious if skins are useable on MC Bukkit servers? I have my character, but my girlfriend will be joining my server this weekend to check out the game. Is there a way in multiplayer to change skins so you can distinguish between male and female?

UPDATE: I seem to have found that only custom skins are used as they are stored on Notch's official server. Is this true and if so, how do I get a custom skin, and once I have one, will everyone who logs in to my server see my skin?

Also, I read somewhere that you can create monster spawners and place them throughout the game world, then when players come near them, they spawn their creatures. Is this true and if so, how is it done? Is there info on this?

UPDATE: I mean monster generators. I know there are some plugins with /mspawn type support, but what I'm looking for is a generator like in the old arcade Game Gauntlet that spits out specific mobs. This would be nice if it was configurable as well.

Finally, is there a similar concept to the monster spawners that spawn chests with low/med/high level loot for example?

Well, I guess thats all for now. I'm sorry if these questions are common knowledge, but I've only been using MC since last weekend.

Thanks,
John

 

If the user has a premium account, the skin defined for him on minecraft.net will be shown by most MC clients.

I don't know much about the monster spawning thing, sorry.

 

Is the premium account the one you get when you pay $21 or soemthing? If so, I have purchased a license and would like to know how to get a custom skin on the server.

Thanks,
John

 

Yes, it's the account you get when you buy the game. Go to http://www.minecraft.net/skin/ and you can upload a new skin