function say(&$irc, &$data)
    {
        global $bot;
        $channel = $data->messageex[1];
        $message = '';
        for ($i = 2; $i < count($data->messageex); $i++) {
            $message .= ' '.$data->messageex[$i];
        }
        
        // need a valid channel for verify()
        $data->channel = $channel;
            $irc->message(SMARTIRC_TYPE_CHANNEL, $channel, trim($message));
        }