if args.irc_announce:
            from twisted.words.protocols import irc
            class IRCClient(irc.IRCClient):
                nickname = 'xpool%02i' % (random.randrange(100),)
                channel = net.ANNOUNCE_CHANNEL
                def lineReceived(self, line):
                    if p2pool.DEBUG:
                        print repr(line)
                    irc.IRCClient.lineReceived(self, line)
                def signedOn(self):
                    self.in_channel = False
                    irc.IRCClient.signedOn(self)
                    self.factory.resetDelay()
                    self.join(self.channel)
                    @defer.inlineCallbacks
                    def new_share(share):
                        if not self.in_channel:
                            return
                        if share.pow_hash <= share.header['bits'].target and abs(share.timestamp - time.time()) < 10*60:
                            yield deferral.sleep(random.expovariate(1/60))
                            message = '\x02%s BLOCK FOUND by %s! %s%064x' % (net.NAME.upper(), bitcoin_data.script2_to_address(share.new_script, net.PARENT), net.PARENT.BLOCK_EXPLORER_URL_PREFIX, share.header_hash)
                            if all('%x' % (share.header_hash,) not in old_message for old_message in self.recent_messages):
                                self.say(self.channel, message)
                                self._remember_message(message)
                    self.watch_id = node.tracker.verified.added.watch(new_share)
                    self.recent_messages = []
                def joined(self, channel):
                    self.in_channel = True
                def left(self, channel):
                    self.in_channel = False
                def _remember_message(self, message):
                    self.recent_messages.append(message)
                    while len(self.recent_messages) > 100:
                        self.recent_messages.pop(0)
                def privmsg(self, user, channel, message):
                    if channel == self.channel:
                        self._remember_message(message)
                def connectionLost(self, reason):
                    node.tracker.verified.added.unwatch(self.watch_id)
                    print 'IRC connection lost:', reason.getErrorMessage()
            class IRCClientFactory(protocol.ReconnectingClientFactory):
                protocol = IRCClient
            reactor.connectTCP("irc.freenode.net", 6667, IRCClientFactory())