#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w # irc.pl # A simple IRC robot. # Usage: perl irc.pl use strict; # We will use a raw socket to connect to the IRC server. use IO::Socket; # The server to connect to and our details. my $server = "irc.servercentral.net"; my $nick = "opti__"; my $login = "opti__"; # The channel which the bot will join. my $channel = "#contraversy"; # Connect to the IRC server. my $sock = new IO::Socket::INET(PeerAddr => $server, PeerPort => 6667, Proto => 'tcp') or die "Can't connect\n"; # Log on to the server. print $sock "NICK $nick\r\n"; print $sock "USER $login 8 * :contraIRC\r\n"; # Read lines from the server until it tells us we have connected. while (my $input = <$sock>) { # Check the numerical responses from the server. if ($input =~ /004/) { # We are now logged in. last; } elsif ($input =~ /433/) { die "Nickname is already in use."; } } # Join the channel. print $sock "JOIN $channel\r\n"; # Keep reading lines from the server. while (my $input = <$sock>) { chop $input; if ($input =~ /^PING(.*)$/i) { # We must respond to PINGs to avoid being disconnected. print $sock "PONG $1\r\n"; } else { # Print the raw line received by the bot. print "$input\n"; } }