#Connect to server my $irc = new Net::IRC; my $ircconn = $irc->newconn(Nick => $opts{'nick'}, Server => $opts{'server'}, Port => $opts{'port'}, Username => $opts{'identd'}, Ircname => $opts{'realname'}) or die "Cannot connect to $opts{server}\:$opts{'port'}: $!"; print "Connecting to server...\n";