I'd like to formally announce #news on irc.perl.org. It's be up and running for awhile, but after YAPC::NA 2006, I replaced all my code with plagger and a yaml config file.

Currently rssbot watchings the following Perl sites and notfies the channel with updates

• CPAN (search.cpan.org rss not pause uploads)
• AnnoCPAN
• CPAN Ratings
• use Perl
• use Perl Journals
• Perl Monks (Newest Nodes)
• Perl Jobs
• The Perl Foundation
• The Perl Foundation News (Moveable Type - Steering Committe Blog)
• Perl.com
• The Perl NOC
• Perlcast
• The Perl Summer of Code 2006

some sample output from the channel (minus the URLs)...

20:50:19 * rssbot [perlcast] Perlcast Interview with Andy Hunt on "Pra
+ctices of an Agile Developer"
20:50:19 * rssbot [perljournals] [schwern] Julian Cash is a genius.
21:00:29 * rssbot [cpan] SWF-Chart-1.4
21:00:29 * rssbot [perljournals] [jmcada] Practices of an Agile Develo
+per
21:10:22 * rssbot [perlmonks] [PerceptiveJohn] Perl On Server
22:00:44 * rssbot [cpan] MP3-Find-0.06
22:30:31 * rssbot [perlmonks] [Petruchio] Who would win in a swordfigh
+t?
22:40:34 * rssbot [cpan] CPAN-Mini-0.500
22:40:37 * rssbot [cpan] Perl-Critic-Bangs-0.01
23:00:17 * rssbot [perlmonks] [ehdonhon] PITTSBURGH PERL WORKSHOP: FIN
+AL CALL FOR PAPERS
23:00:17 * rssbot [perljobs] Perl Developer for Test Automation
23:20:14 * rssbot [perlmonks] [llee] windows events
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Hope you see you in #news!