quickIRC

Introduction

quickIRC serves to allow messages to be quickly and easily posted to given channels on an IRC server.

Example Uses

• Monitoring scripts
• Automated script error output
• Posting cron job results
• Report the start and end of a job or script

Notes

If the IRC network you are connecting to is globally distributed, the connectDelay may need to be as high as 5 seconds. (Example - Freenode needs 4-5 seconds) For local or geographically located servers the delay can be less. Individual results will very so testing of different values should be done before this is fully implemented.

References

• IRC Python Bot: Best Way
• How do i program a simple IRC bot in python?
• Developing a Basic IRC Bot with Python