IRC notifications via SSH and libnotify

http://mlomnicki.com/ruby/linux/2011/02/09/irc-notifications.html

by telemachos • 15 years ago

40 12 15 years ago

If you happen to be running ZNC for a persistent connection, another option would be to use my ZNC to Notifo module to send highlights and PMs to your mobile device and/or desktop:

http://github.com/jreese/znc-notifo#readme

robgough• 15 years ago

I've been using this for a few weeks now, and can confirm it works like a charm.

rbranson2• 15 years ago

ZNC is awesome. I have it setup to retain the last 200 lines of text on each channel and dump them out when I connect to the bouncer.

nuclear_eclipse2• 15 years ago

I use it to allow me to simultaneously run a persistent Irssi session and connect from AndChat on my phone, and they share a single IRC presence on the servers I use. It's a fantastic way to seamless move discussions between clients so that users on the other end don't have to deal with multiple nicks or interruptions as I move about.

With my ZNC module for Notifo, I have the client_count_less_than condition set to 2. This means that it will only send notifications if my phone isn't connected, even though my Irssi client always is. I haven't found any other method that's smart enough to allow me to do this.

jessor• 15 years ago

i just have "urxvt.urgentOnBell: true" in my .Xdefaults so it raises the urgent hint of my window manager when someone says my name. never had the urge to get other notifications. cool solution, though.

peterwwillis• 15 years ago

https://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Irssi_tips

(also: "/set beep_when_window_active ON" "/set beep_when_away ON")

I use irssi bell on message combined with tmux's status bar notification on bell from a panel. When I get a message, irssi sends a bell to the tmux panel, and the tmux status bar at the bottom signifies I should go check the window/panel irssi is running in. (tmux is a slightly more user friendly and horizontal/vertical split alternative to screen)

cosgroveb• 15 years ago

There's a Notifo script for irssi, too: https://github.com/donnex/notifonotify

docgnome• 15 years ago

Neat! I've taken up using bip http://bip.milkypond.org/ on my server and connecting with circe, an emacs irc client.

freedrull• 15 years ago

I used to do this with dzen, via:

http://dzen.geekmode.org/dwiki/doku.php?id=dzen:irssi-notify

Then I started using a combination of perl scripts to detect when my screen session was detached, and if I got a new message while my screen session was detached to send an SMS to my phone through email. These days however, I'm satisfied with simply logging all my notifications in a separate split irssi window and checking them when I feel like it.

spudlyo• 15 years ago

I do something similar. I run screen within screen; my top level screens are all separate remote hosts I connect to, each themselves running screen locally. On one remote host I run irssi and use screen's 'M'onitor feature to alert me when people are talking. I also 'M'onitor the hosts screen for activity. This is somewhat convoluted but works for me.

snatcher• 15 years ago

'M' feature looks amazing. Thanks for the tip!

IRC notifications via SSH and libnotify

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