diff --git a/src/deforaos-irc.sh b/src/deforaos-irc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..27f7a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/deforaos-irc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#$Id$
+#Copyright (c) 2016 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#This file is part of DeforaOS Devel scripts
+#This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+
+#environment
+#variables
+JOIN="/j"
+NOTICE="/NOTICE"
+PREFIX="/var/tmp"
+PRIVMSG="/j"
+NOTICE="/NOTICE"
+PROGNAME="deforaos-irc.sh"
+QUIT="/QUIT"
+#executables
+FORTUNE="fortune -s"
+HEAD="head"
+II="ii -i $PREFIX"
+KILL="kill"
+RM="rm -f"
+SLEEP="sleep 1"
+TR="tr"
+
+
+#functions
+#irc
+_irc()
+{
+	if [ $# -ne 4 ]; then
+		_usage
+		return 1
+	fi
+	ret=0
+	pid=
+	server=$(echo "$1" | $TR A-Z a-z)
+	port="$2"
+	nickname="$3"
+	channel=$(echo "$4" | $TR A-Z a-z)
+	serverin="$PREFIX/$server/in"
+	channelin="$PREFIX/$server/$channel/in"
+
+	#connect to the server
+	if [ ! -w "$serverin" ]; then
+		_info "$server: Connecting to server"
+		#FIXME really keep track of pid
+		$II -s "$server" -p "$port" -n "$nickname" &
+		pid=0
+	fi
+	#wait until the server is connected to
+	loop=0
+	while [ ! -w "$serverin" ]; do
+		$SLEEP
+		loop=$((loop + 1))
+		if [ $loop -ge 10 ]; then
+			ret=2
+			break
+		fi
+	done
+	#initiate query
+	if [ "${channel###*}" = "${channel}" ]; then
+		#output the text
+		while read line; do
+			if [ $notice -eq 0 ]; then
+				_info "$channel: Messaging user"
+				output="$PRIVMSG $channel $line"
+			else
+				_info "$channel: Notifying user"
+				output="$NOTICE $channel :$line"
+			fi
+			echo "$output"
+			$SLEEP
+		done > "$serverin"
+	else
+		#join the channel
+		if [ ! -w "$channelin" ]; then
+			_info "$channel: Joining channel"
+			echo "$JOIN $channel" > "$serverin"
+		fi
+		#wait until the channel is joined
+		loop=0
+		while [ ! -w "$channelin" ]; do
+			$SLEEP
+			loop=$((loop + 1))
+			if [ $loop -ge 10 ]; then
+				ret=3
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+		#output the text
+		if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+			if [ $notice -eq 0 ]; then
+				_info "$channel: Joined channel"
+				while read line; do
+					echo "$line"
+					$SLEEP
+				done > "$channelin"
+			else
+				_info "$channel: Notifying channel"
+				while read line; do
+					echo "$NOTICE $channel :$line"
+					$SLEEP
+				done > "$serverin"
+			fi
+		else
+			_error "$channel: Could not join channel"
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
+		#quit the server
+		_info "$server: Disconnecting from server"
+		echo "$QUIT :$($FORTUNE | $HEAD -n 1)" > "$serverin"
+		#wait until the server is disconnected
+		#FIXME ii does not automatically clean up when quitting
+		loop=0
+		while [ ! -w "$channelin" ]; do
+			$SLEEP
+			loop=$((loop + 1))
+			if [ $loop -ge 10 ]; then
+				ret=4
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+		#force quit the server if necessary
+		[ $ret -eq 0 ] || $KILL "$pid"
+		$RM -- "$serverin" "$channelin"
+	fi
+	return $ret
+}
+
+
+#error
+_error()
+{
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
+	return 2
+}
+
+
+#info
+_info()
+{
+	[ $verbose -eq 0 ] || echo "$PROGNAME: $@"
+}
+
+
+#usage
+_usage()
+{
+	echo "Usage: $PROGNAME [-Nqv] -s server -c channel [-n nickname]" 1>&2
+	echo "  -n	Use notice" 1>&2
+	echo "  -q	Quiet mode (default)" 1>&2
+	echo "  -v	Be more verbose" 1>&2
+	return 1
+}
+
+
+#main
+#parse options
+channel=
+nickname="$USER"
+notice=0
+port=6667
+server=
+verbose=0
+while getopts "c:Nn:qs:v" name; do
+	case "$name" in
+		c)
+			channel="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		N)
+			notice=1
+			;;
+		n)
+			nickname="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		p)
+			port="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		q)
+			verbose=0
+			;;
+		s)
+			server="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		v)
+			verbose=$((verbose + 1))
+			;;
+		*)
+			_usage
+			exit $?
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+if [ -z "$server" -o -z "$channel" ]; then
+	_usage
+	exit $?
+fi
+
+_irc "$server" "$port" "$nickname" "$channel"
diff --git a/src/project.conf b/src/project.conf
index 19df334..95a756c 100644
--- a/src/project.conf
+++ b/src/project.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dist=Makefile,deforaos-build.sh,deforaos-document.sh,deforaos-git-hook.sh,deforaos-lock.sh,deforaos-package.sh,deforaos-release.sh,deforaos-update.sh
+dist=Makefile,deforaos-build.sh,deforaos-document.sh,deforaos-git-hook.sh,deforaos-irc.sh,deforaos-lock.sh,deforaos-package.sh,deforaos-release.sh,deforaos-update.sh
 
 [deforaos-build.sh]
 install=$(PREFIX)/bin
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ mode=0755
 install=$(PREFIX)/libexec
 mode=0755
 
+[deforaos-irc.sh]
+install=$(PREFIX)/libexec
+mode=0755
+
 [deforaos-lock.sh]
 install=$(PREFIX)/bin
 mode=0755