title: How to programatically send messages to IRC channel
body: <p>Does anyone know how to programatically:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Send messages to an specific IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel ? or</li>
  <li>Send a message to all users in a channel ? or</li>
  <li>Send an automatic message as a reply ?</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I'm accustomed to use PHP, but doesn't really matter the language.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you !</p>