Unsure if I want to keep this, but, IRC server admin announcements.

mods/announce/init.lua

@@ -29,3 +29,27 @@ function announce.all(msg)
 	end
 end
 
+function announce.player(name, msg)
+	minetest.log("action", "announce to " .. name .. ": " .. msg)
+	minetest.chat_send_player(name, msg)
+	if irc and irc.joined_players[name] then
+		irc.whisper(name, msg)
+	end
+end
+
+function announce.admins(msg)
+	minetest.log("action", "admin announce: " .. msg)
+	if not irc then
+		return
+	end
+	local irclist = minetest.settings:get("announce_irc_admins")
+	if irclist == "" then
+		return
+	end
+	local admins = string.split(string.gsub(irclist, " ", ""), ",")
+	for _, name in pairs(admins) do
+		if irc.joined_players[name] then
+			irc.whisper(name, msg)
+		end
+	end
+end

mods/telex/init.lua

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ function telex.deliver(message)
 		table.insert(spool, message)
 		S:set_string("telex_spool", telex.encode(spool))
 		minetest.log("action", "spooled a message from <" .. message.from .. "> to <" .. message.to .. ">")
+		announce.admins("spooled a message from <" .. message.from .. "> to <" .. message.to .. ">")
 	end
 end
 
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ function telex.retour(message)
 	if message.from == "MAILER-DEAMON" then
 		-- discard, we tried hard enough!
 		minetest.log("action", "discarded an expired spool message from <" .. message.from .. "> to <" .. message.to .. ">")
+		announce.admins("discarded an expired spool message from <" .. message.from .. "> to <" .. message.to .. ">")
 		return
 	end
 
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ function telex.retour(message)
 	table.insert(message.content, 2, "================== ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW ================")
 	telex.deliver(message)
 	minetest.log("action", "returned a message from <" .. from .. "> back to <" .. to .. ">")
+	announce.admins("returned a message from <" .. from .. "> back to <" .. to .. ">")
 end
 
 -- returns message/mbox

readme.md

@@ -249,4 +249,6 @@ tutorial_entry_lobby = <id>          -- tutorial entry lobby box_id
 tutorial_exit_lobby = <id>           -- tutorial exit lobby box_id
 tutorial_exit = (<x>,<y>,<z>)        -- where to teleport player at end of tutorial
 
+announce_irc_admins = "john,frank"   -- no spaces, lists irc names that will receive admin announcements
+
 ```