diff --git a/mods/irc/.gitignore b/mods/irc/.gitignore
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/.gitmodules b/mods/irc/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100755
index e56fee3d..00000000
--- a/mods/irc/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "src/LuaIRC"]
-	path = irc
-	url = https://github.com/ShadowNinja/LuaIRC.git
diff --git a/mods/irc/API.md b/mods/irc/API.md
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/LICENSE.txt b/mods/irc/LICENSE.txt
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/README.md b/mods/irc/README.md
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/botcmds.lua b/mods/irc/botcmds.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/callback.lua b/mods/irc/callback.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/chatcmds.lua b/mods/irc/chatcmds.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/config.lua b/mods/irc/config.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/hooks.lua b/mods/irc/hooks.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 6c8e2438..14e07f88
--- a/mods/irc/hooks.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/hooks.lua
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function irc.hooks.preregister(conn)
 	conn:send("CAP REQ sasl")
 	conn:send("AUTHENTICATE PLAIN")
 	conn:send("AUTHENTICATE "..authString)
-	--LuaIRC will send CAP END
+	conn:send("CAP END")
 end
 
 
diff --git a/mods/irc/init.lua b/mods/irc/init.lua
index 8a6ab85f..b93e52f0 100644
--- a/mods/irc/init.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/init.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package.path =
 		-- For LuaIRC to find its files
 		..modpath.."/?.lua;"
 		..package.path
+		..";/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lua/5.1/socket/?.so"
 
 -- The build of Lua that Minetest comes with only looks for libraries under
 -- /usr/local/share and /usr/local/lib but LuaSocket is often installed under
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/.gitignore b/mods/irc/irc/.gitignore
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/LICENSE.txt b/mods/irc/irc/LICENSE.txt
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/README.markdown b/mods/irc/irc/README.markdown
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d7c77149..8cff1d22
--- a/mods/irc/irc/README.markdown
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/README.markdown
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/JakobOvrum/LuaIRC.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/JakobOvrum/LuaIRC)
 LuaIRC
 ============
 
-IRC library for Lua.
+IRC client library for Lua.
 
 Dependencies
 -------------
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/asyncoperations.lua b/mods/irc/irc/asyncoperations.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 127d170f..7531b284
--- a/mods/irc/irc/asyncoperations.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/asyncoperations.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-local irc = require("irc.main")
+local msgs = require("irc.messages")
 
-local meta = irc.meta
+local meta = {}
 
 function meta:send(msg, ...)
 	if type(msg) == "table" then
@@ -36,26 +36,26 @@ end
 function meta:sendChat(target, msg)
 	-- Split the message into segments if it includes newlines.
 	for line in msg:gmatch("([^\r\n]+)") do
-		self:queue(irc.msgs.privmsg(verify(target, 3), line))
+		self:queue(msgs.privmsg(verify(target, 3), line))
 	end
 end
 
 function meta:sendNotice(target, msg)
 	-- Split the message into segments if it includes newlines.
 	for line in msg:gmatch("([^\r\n]+)") do
-		self:queue(irc.msgs.notice(verify(target, 3), line))
+		self:queue(msgs.notice(verify(target, 3), line))
 	end
 end
 
 function meta:join(channel, key)
-	self:queue(irc.msgs.join(
+	self:queue(msgs.join(
 			verify(channel, 3),
 			key and verify(key, 3) or nil))
 end
 
 function meta:part(channel, reason)
 	channel = verify(channel, 3)
-	self:queue(irc.msgs.part(channel, reason))
+	self:queue(msgs.part(channel, reason))
 	if self.track_users then
 		self.channels[channel] = nil
 	end
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ function meta:setMode(t)
 		mode = table.concat{mode, "-", verify(rem, 3)}
 	end
 
-	self:queue(irc.msgs.mode(verify(target, 3), mode))
+	self:queue(msgs.mode(verify(target, 3), mode))
 end
 
+return meta
+
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/handlers.lua b/mods/irc/irc/handlers.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 6af5d107..f01936f6
--- a/mods/irc/irc/handlers.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/handlers.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,72 @@
-local irc = require("irc.main")
+local util = require("irc.util")
+local msgs = require("irc.messages")
+local Message = msgs.Message
 
-irc.handlers = {}
-local handlers = irc.handlers
+local handlers = {}
 
 handlers["PING"] = function(conn, msg)
-	conn:send(irc.Message({command="PONG", args=msg.args}))
+	conn:send(Message({command="PONG", args=msg.args}))
+end
+
+local function requestWanted(conn, wanted)
+	local args = {}
+	for cap, value in pairs(wanted) do
+		if type(value) == "string" then
+			cap = cap .. "=" .. value
+		end
+		if not conn.capabilities[cap] then
+			table.insert(args, cap)
+		end
+	end
+	conn:queue(Message({
+			command = "CAP",
+			args = {"REQ", table.concat(args, " ")}
+		})
+	)
+end
+
+handlers["CAP"] = function(conn, msg)
+	local cmd = msg.args[2]
+	if not cmd then
+		return
+	end
+	if cmd == "LS" then
+		local list = msg.args[3]
+		local last = false
+		if list == "*" then
+			list = msg.args[4]
+		else
+			last = true
+		end
+		local avail = conn.availableCapabilities
+		local wanted = conn.wantedCapabilities
+		for item in list:gmatch("(%S+)") do
+			local eq = item:find("=", 1, true)
+			local k, v
+			if eq then
+				k, v = item:sub(1, eq - 1), item:sub(eq + 1)
+			else
+				k, v = item, true
+			end
+			if not avail[k] or avail[k] ~= v then
+				wanted[k] = conn:invoke("OnCapabilityAvailable", k, v)
+			end
+			avail[k] = v
+		end
+		if last then
+			if next(wanted) then
+				requestWanted(conn, wanted)
+			end
+			conn:invoke("OnCapabilityList", conn.availableCapabilities)
+		end
+	elseif cmd == "ACK" then
+		for item in msg.args[3]:gmatch("(%S+)") do
+			local enabled = (item:sub(1, 1) ~= "-")
+			local name = enabled and item or item:sub(2)
+			conn:invoke("OnCapabilitySet", name, enabled)
+			conn.capabilities[name] = enabled
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 handlers["001"] = function(conn, msg)
@@ -16,7 +78,6 @@ handlers["PRIVMSG"] = function(conn, msg)
 	conn:invoke("OnChat", msg.user, msg.args[1], msg.args[2])
 end
 
-
 handlers["NOTICE"] = function(conn, msg)
 	conn:invoke("OnNotice", msg.user, msg.args[1], msg.args[2])
 end
@@ -71,13 +132,13 @@ handlers["NICK"] = function(conn, msg)
 		conn:invoke("NickChange", msg.user, newNick)
 	end
 	if msg.user.nick == conn.nick then
-		conn.nick = newnick
+		conn.nick = newNick
 	end
 end
 
 local function needNewNick(conn, msg)
 	local newnick = conn.nickGenerator(msg.args[2])
-	conn:queue(msgs.nick(newnick))
+	conn:queue(irc.msgs.nick(newnick))
 end
 
 -- ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME (Misspelt but remains for historical reasons)
@@ -86,6 +147,13 @@ handlers["432"] = needNewNick
 -- ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE
 handlers["433"] = needNewNick
 
+-- ERR_UNAVAILRESOURCE
+handlers["437"] = function(conn, msg)
+	if not conn.authed then
+		needNewNick(conn, msg)
+	end
+end
+
 -- RPL_ISUPPORT
 handlers["005"] = function(conn, msg)
 	local arglen = #msg.args
@@ -122,7 +190,7 @@ handlers["353"] = function(conn, msg)
 
 		local users = conn.channels[channel].users
 		for nick in names:gmatch("(%S+)") do
-			local access, name = irc.parseNick(conn, nick)
+			local access, name = util.parseNick(conn, nick)
 			users[name] = {access = access}
 		end
 	end
@@ -179,7 +247,7 @@ handlers["MODE"] = function(conn, msg)
 	if conn.track_users and target ~= conn.nick then
 		local add = true
 		local argNum = 1
-		irc.updatePrefixModes(conn)
+		util.updatePrefixModes(conn)
 		for c in modes:gmatch(".") do
 			if     c == "+" then add = true
 			elseif c == "-" then add = false
@@ -205,3 +273,5 @@ handlers["ERROR"] = function(conn, msg)
 	error(msg.args[1], 3)
 end
 
+return handlers
+
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/init.lua b/mods/irc/irc/init.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e2eb71e8..194b6921
--- a/mods/irc/irc/init.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/init.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,257 @@
+local socket = require("socket")
+local util = require("irc.util")
+local handlers = require("irc.handlers")
+local msgs = require("irc.messages")
+local Message = msgs.Message
 
-local irc = require("irc.main")
-require("irc.util")
-require("irc.asyncoperations")
-require("irc.handlers")
-require("irc.messages")
+local meta = {}
+meta.__index = meta
 
-return irc
+
+for k, v in pairs(require("irc.asyncoperations")) do
+	meta[k] = v
+end
+
+local meta_preconnect = {}
+function meta_preconnect.__index(o, k)
+	local v = rawget(meta_preconnect, k)
+
+	if v == nil and meta[k] ~= nil then
+		error(("field '%s' is not accessible before connecting"):format(k), 2)
+	end
+	return v
+end
+
+meta.connected = true
+meta_preconnect.connected = false
+
+function new(data)
+	local o = {
+		nick = assert(data.nick, "Field 'nick' is required");
+		username = data.username or "lua";
+		realname = data.realname or "Lua owns";
+		nickGenerator = data.nickGenerator or util.defaultNickGenerator;
+		hooks = {};
+		track_users = true;
+		supports = {};
+		messageQueue = {};
+		lastThought = 0;
+		recentMessages = 0;
+		availableCapabilities = {};
+		wantedCapabilities = {};
+		capabilities = {};
+	}
+	assert(util.checkNick(o.nick), "Erroneous nickname passed to irc.new")
+	return setmetatable(o, meta_preconnect)
+end
+
+function meta:hook(name, id, f)
+	f = f or id
+	self.hooks[name] = self.hooks[name] or {}
+	self.hooks[name][id] = f
+	return id or f
+end
+meta_preconnect.hook = meta.hook
+
+
+function meta:unhook(name, id)
+	local hooks = self.hooks[name]
+
+	assert(hooks, "no hooks exist for this event")
+	assert(hooks[id], "hook ID not found")
+
+	hooks[id] = nil
+end
+meta_preconnect.unhook = meta.unhook
+
+function meta:invoke(name, ...)
+	local hooks = self.hooks[name]
+	if hooks then
+		for id, f in pairs(hooks) do
+			local ret = f(...)
+			if ret then
+				return ret
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+function meta_preconnect:connect(_host, _port)
+	local host, port, password, secure, timeout
+
+	if type(_host) == "table" then
+		host = _host.host
+		port = _host.port
+		timeout = _host.timeout
+		password = _host.password
+		secure = _host.secure
+	else
+		host = _host
+		port = _port
+	end
+
+	host = host or error("host name required to connect", 2)
+	port = port or 6667
+
+	local s = socket.tcp()
+
+	s:settimeout(timeout or 30)
+	assert(s:connect(host, port))
+
+	if secure then
+		local work, ssl = pcall(require, "ssl")
+		if not work then
+			error("LuaSec required for secure connections", 2)
+		end
+
+		local params
+		if type(secure) == "table" then
+			params = secure
+		else
+			params = {mode = "client", protocol = "tlsv1"}
+		end
+
+		s = ssl.wrap(s, params)
+		local success, errmsg = s:dohandshake()
+		if not success then
+			error(("could not make secure connection: %s"):format(errmsg), 2)
+		end
+	end
+
+	self.socket = s
+	setmetatable(self, meta)
+
+	self:invoke("PreRegister", self)
+
+	if password then
+		self:queue(Message({command="PASS", args={password}}))
+	end
+
+	self:queue(msgs.nick(self.nick))
+	self:queue(Message({command="USER", args={self.username, "0", "*", self.realname}}))
+
+	self.channels = {}
+
+	s:settimeout(0)
+
+	repeat
+		self:think()
+		socket.sleep(0.1)
+	until self.authed
+end
+
+function meta:disconnect(message)
+	message = message or "Bye!"
+
+	self:invoke("OnDisconnect", message, false)
+	self:send(msgs.quit(message))
+
+	self:shutdown()
+end
+
+function meta:shutdown()
+	self.socket:close()
+	setmetatable(self, meta_preconnect)
+end
+
+local function getline(self, errlevel)
+	local line, err = self.socket:receive("*l")
+
+	if not line and err ~= "timeout" and err ~= "wantread" then
+		self:invoke("OnDisconnect", err, true)
+		self:shutdown()
+		error(err, errlevel)
+	end
+
+	return line
+end
+
+function meta:think()
+	while true do
+		local line = getline(self, 3)
+		if line and #line > 0 then
+			if not self:invoke("OnRaw", line) then
+				self:handle(Message({raw=line}))
+			end
+		else
+			break
+		end
+	end
+
+	-- Handle outgoing message queue
+	local diff = socket.gettime() - self.lastThought
+	self.recentMessages = self.recentMessages - (diff * 2)
+	if self.recentMessages < 0 then
+		self.recentMessages = 0
+	end
+	for i = 1, #self.messageQueue do
+		if self.recentMessages > 4 then
+			break
+		end
+		self:send(table.remove(self.messageQueue, 1))
+		self.recentMessages = self.recentMessages + 1
+	end
+	self.lastThought = socket.gettime()
+end
+
+function meta:handle(msg)
+	local handler = handlers[msg.command]
+	if handler then
+		handler(self, msg)
+	end
+	self:invoke("Do" .. util.capitalize(msg.command), msg)
+end
+
+local whoisHandlers = {
+	["311"] = "userinfo";
+	["312"] = "node";
+	["319"] = "channels";
+	["330"] = "account"; -- Freenode
+	["307"] = "registered"; -- Unreal
+}
+
+function meta:whois(nick)
+	self:send(msgs.whois(nick))
+
+	local result = {}
+
+	while true do
+		local line = getline(self, 3)
+		if line then
+			local msg = Message({raw=line})
+
+			local handler = whoisHandlers[msg.command]
+			if handler then
+				result[handler] = msg.args
+			elseif msg.command == "318" then
+				break
+			else
+				self:handle(msg)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	if result.account then
+		result.account = result.account[3]
+	elseif result.registered then
+		result.account = result.registered[2]
+	end
+
+	return result
+end
+
+function meta:topic(channel)
+	self:queue(msgs.topic(channel))
+end
+
+return {
+	new = new;
+
+	Message = Message;
+	msgs = msgs;
+
+	color = util.color;
+	bold = util.bold;
+	underline = util.underline;
+}
 
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/messages.lua b/mods/irc/irc/messages.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 2f753edc..48aa6873
--- a/mods/irc/irc/messages.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/messages.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-local irc = require("irc.main")
 
-irc.msgs = {}
-local msgs = irc.msgs
+-- Module table
+local m = {}
 
 local msg_meta = {}
 msg_meta.__index = msg_meta
 
-function irc.Message(opts)
+local function Message(opts)
 	opts = opts or {}
 	setmetatable(opts, msg_meta)
 	if opts.raw then
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@ function irc.Message(opts)
 	return opts
 end
 
+m.Message = Message
+
 local tag_escapes = {
 	[";"] = "\\:",
 	[" "] = "\\s",
@@ -116,85 +117,91 @@ function msg_meta:fromRFC1459(line)
 	end
 end
 
-function msgs.privmsg(to, text)
-	return irc.Message({command="PRIVMSG", args={to, text}})
+function m.privmsg(to, text)
+	return Message({command="PRIVMSG", args={to, text}})
 end
 
-function msgs.notice(to, text)
-	return irc.Message({command="NOTICE", args={to, text}})
+function m.notice(to, text)
+	return Message({command="NOTICE", args={to, text}})
 end
 
-function msgs.action(to, text)
-	return irc.Message({command="PRIVMSG", args={to, ("\x01ACTION %s\x01"):format(text)}})
+function m.action(to, text)
+	return Message({command="PRIVMSG", args={to, ("\x01ACTION %s\x01"):format(text)}})
 end
 
-function msgs.ctcp(command, to, args)
+function m.ctcp(command, to, args)
 	s = "\x01"..command
 	if args then
 		s = ' '..args
 	end
 	s = s..'\x01'
-	return irc.Message({command="PRIVMSG", args={to, s}})
+	return Message({command="PRIVMSG", args={to, s}})
 end
 
-function msgs.kick(channel, target, reason)
-	return irc.Message({command="KICK", args={channel, target, reason}})
+function m.kick(channel, target, reason)
+	return Message({command="KICK", args={channel, target, reason}})
 end
 
-function msgs.join(channel, key)
-	return irc.Message({command="JOIN", args={channel, key}})
+function m.join(channel, key)
+	return Message({command="JOIN", args={channel, key}})
 end
 
-function msgs.part(channel, reason)
-	return irc.Message({command="PART", args={channel, reason}})
+function m.part(channel, reason)
+	return Message({command="PART", args={channel, reason}})
 end
 
-function msgs.quit(reason)
-	return irc.Message({command="QUIT", args={reason}})
+function m.quit(reason)
+	return Message({command="QUIT", args={reason}})
 end
 
-function msgs.kill(target, reason)
-	return irc.Message({command="KILL", args={target, reason}})
+function m.kill(target, reason)
+	return Message({command="KILL", args={target, reason}})
 end
 
-function msgs.kline(time, mask, reason, operreason)
+function m.kline(time, mask, reason, operreason)
 	local args = nil
 	if time then
 		args = {time, mask, reason..'|'..operreason}
 	else
 		args = {mask, reason..'|'..operreason}
 	end
-	return irc.Message({command="KLINE", args=args})
+	return Message({command="KLINE", args=args})
 end
 
-function msgs.whois(nick, server)
+function m.whois(nick, server)
 	local args = nil
 	if server then
 		args = {server, nick}
 	else
 		args = {nick}
 	end
-	return irc.Message({command="WHOIS", args=args})
+	return Message({command="WHOIS", args=args})
 end
 
-function msgs.topic(channel, text)
-	return irc.Message({command="TOPIC", args={channel, text}})
+function m.topic(channel, text)
+	return Message({command="TOPIC", args={channel, text}})
 end
 
-function msgs.invite(channel, target)
-	return irc.Message({command="INVITE", args={channel, target}})
+function m.invite(channel, target)
+	return Message({command="INVITE", args={channel, target}})
 end
 
-function msgs.nick(nick)
-	return irc.Message({command="NICK", args={nick}})
+function m.nick(nick)
+	return Message({command="NICK", args={nick}})
 end
 
-function msgs.mode(target, modes)
+function m.mode(target, modes)
 	-- We have to split the modes parameter because the mode string and
 	-- each parameter are seperate arguments (The first command is incorrect)
 	--   MODE foo :+ov Nick1 Nick2
 	--   MODE foo +ov Nick1 Nick2
-	local mt = irc.split(modes)
-	return irc.Message({command="MODE", args={target, unpack(mt)}})
+	local mt = util.split(modes)
+	return Message({command="MODE", args={target, unpack(mt)}})
 end
 
+function m.cap(cmd, ...)
+	return Message({command="CAP", args={cmd, ...}})
+end
+
+return m
+
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/set.lua b/mods/irc/irc/set.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index feec00dc..a4c68818
--- a/mods/irc/irc/set.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/set.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local select = require "socket".select
+local select = require("socket").select
 
 local m = {}
 local set = {}
diff --git a/mods/irc/irc/util.lua b/mods/irc/irc/util.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 92bb76de..59168570
--- a/mods/irc/irc/util.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/irc/util.lua
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
-local irc = require("irc.main")
 
-function irc.parseNick(conn, nick)
-	local access = {}
-	irc.updatePrefixModes(conn)
-	local namestart = 1
-	for i = 1, #nick - 1 do
-		local c = nick:sub(i, i)
-		if conn.prefixmode[c] then
-			access[conn.prefixmode[c]] = true
-		else
-			namestart = i
-			break
-		end
-	end
-	access.op = access.o
-	access.voice = access.v
-	local name = nick:sub(namestart)
-	return access, name
-end
+-- Module table
+local m = {}
 
-function irc.updatePrefixModes(conn)
+function m.updatePrefixModes(conn)
 	if conn.prefixmode and conn.modeprefix then
 		return
 	end
@@ -39,8 +22,27 @@ function irc.updatePrefixModes(conn)
 	end
 end
 
+function m.parseNick(conn, nick)
+	local access = {}
+	m.updatePrefixModes(conn)
+	local namestart = 1
+	for i = 1, #nick - 1 do
+		local c = nick:sub(i, i)
+		if conn.prefixmode[c] then
+			access[conn.prefixmode[c]] = true
+		else
+			namestart = i
+			break
+		end
+	end
+	access.op = access.o
+	access.voice = access.v
+	local name = nick:sub(namestart)
+	return access, name
+end
+
 -- mIRC markup scheme (de-facto standard)
-irc.color = {
+m.color = {
 	black = 1,
 	blue = 2,
 	green = 3,
@@ -60,28 +62,28 @@ irc.color = {
 }
 
 local colByte = string.char(3)
-setmetatable(irc.color, {__call = function(_, text, colornum)
+setmetatable(m.color, {__call = function(_, text, colornum)
 	colornum = (type(colornum) == "string" and
-			assert(irc.color[colornum], "Invalid color '"..colornum.."'") or
+			assert(color[colornum], "Invalid color '"..colornum.."'") or
 			colornum)
 	return table.concat{colByte, tostring(colornum), text, colByte}
 end})
 
 local boldByte = string.char(2)
-function irc.bold(text)
+function m.bold(text)
 	return boldByte..text..boldByte
 end
 
 local underlineByte = string.char(31)
-function irc.underline(text)
+function m.underline(text)
 	return underlineByte..text..underlineByte
 end
 
-function irc.checkNick(nick)
+function m.checkNick(nick)
 	return nick:find("^[a-zA-Z_%-%[|%]%^{|}`][a-zA-Z0-9_%-%[|%]%^{|}`]*$") ~= nil
 end
 
-function irc.defaultNickGenerator(nick)
+function m.defaultNickGenerator(nick)
 	-- LuaBot -> LuaCot -> LuaCou -> ...
 	-- We change a random character rather than appending to the
 	-- nickname as otherwise the new nick could exceed the ircd's
@@ -100,13 +102,13 @@ function irc.defaultNickGenerator(nick)
 	return nick
 end
 
-function irc.capitalize(text)
+function m.capitalize(text)
   -- Converts first character to upercase and the rest to lowercase.
   -- "PING" -> "Ping" | "hello" -> "Hello" | "123" -> "123"
   return text:sub(1, 1):upper()..text:sub(2):lower()
 end
 
-function irc.split(str, sep)
+function m.split(str, sep)
 	local t = {}
 	for s in str:gmatch("%S+") do
 		table.insert(t, s)
@@ -114,3 +116,5 @@ function irc.split(str, sep)
 	return t
 end
 
+return m
+
diff --git a/mods/irc/messages.lua b/mods/irc/messages.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/mods/irc/player_part.lua b/mods/irc/player_part.lua
old mode 100755
new mode 100644