/proc/send2irc(var/channel, var/msg)
	if(config.use_irc_bot)
		log_debug("send2irc: Sending [msg] to [channel]")
		paranoid_sanitize(msg)
		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.comms_password] [config.irc_bot_host] [channel] [dbcon.Quote(msg)]")
	return

/proc/send2mainirc(var/msg)
	if(config.main_irc)
		log_debug("send2mainirc: Sending [msg] to send2irc")
		send2irc(config.main_irc, msg)
	return

/proc/send2adminirc(var/msg)
	var/queuedmsg = "ADMIN - [msg]"
	log_debug("send2adminirc: Sending [queuedmsg] to send2irc")
	send2irc(config.admin_irc, queuedmsg)
	return

/hook/startup/proc/ircNotify()
	send2mainirc("Server starting up on [config.server? "byond://[config.server]" : "byond://[world.address]:[world.port]"]")
	return 1