I've actually written a module for ZNC [1] that will send push notifications to your computer or mobile phone, using a variety of services, whenever you get mentioned or private messaged. The conditions for sending a push notification can be customized to your heart's content, and you don't have to worry about missing replies to your questions.
If you want more details about the setup, I wrote an article [2] describing my entire IRC stack; you can get as simple or as complicated as you want.
That's what irssi's awaylog is for. Learn it, use it, love it.
> Also, I fiddled quite a bit trying to get autologin to freenode and channel join to work without luck.
...every day, quite a few people coming with this problem to freenode's #irssi manage to do that, after some pointers from the channel's regulars. It's quite easy, really. http://irssi.org/documentation/startup#c3 might help you.
Your post came in as I deleted. Thanks for response, I'll pick it up.
I use linux console via putty. The way I have it configured I have a window at the top that traps comments from any channel directed to me, and then the chat in the bottom.Things I'm not thrilled about - the way it's set up, by default it loads new chat windows over the top of my hilight buffer. I couldn't find a way to isolate that window, and have it create down the bottom.
Ah not quite. I'm not talking about that kind of directed messages. Rather - when someone says "cturner:" in channel (a public directed message). In that case I'd like to know that I'll get their message.Also, I fiddled quite a bit trying to get autologin to freenode and channel join to work without luck.
Irssi is the best I've found, and I try to stick to console apps so that's a plus and it mostly works for me. But I thought my needs were quite simple and hence thought it wouldn't be too much to think that there'd be something that worked my way out of the box.