Try this irc say thing again.

This should work according to both the code AND the docs.

mods/boxes/depends.txt

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ skybox
 music
 sfinv
 conf
+irc?

mods/boxes/nodes.lua

@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 		if is_admin or (box_get_status(id) == db.STATUS_EDITING and is_builder(id)) then
 			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Submitting box " .. tostring(id))
 			minetest.log("action", name .. " submits box " .. tostring(id))
+			if irc then
+				irc.say(name  .. " submits a box for review.")
+			end
 			box_set_status(id, db.STATUS_SUBMITTED)
 		else
 			log.fs_data(player, name, formname, fields)