Throttle channel joins

modules/oblique.py

@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def service(phenny, input, command, args):
    lines = bytes.splitlines()
    if not lines: 
       return phenny.reply("Sorry, the service didn't respond any output.")
-   phenny.say(lines[0][:350])
+   try: line = lines[0].encode('utf-8')[:350]
+   except: line = lines[0][:250]
+   phenny.say(line)
 
 def refresh(phenny): 
    if hasattr(phenny.config, 'services'): 

modules/startup.py

@@ -53,16 +53,19 @@ def setup(phenny):
       phenny.handle_connect = outer_handle_connect
 
 def startup(phenny, input): 
+   import time
+
    if hasattr(phenny.config, 'serverpass'): 
       phenny.write(('PASS', phenny.config.serverpass))
 
    if hasattr(phenny.config, 'password'): 
       phenny.msg('NickServ', 'IDENTIFY %s' % phenny.config.password)
-      __import__('time').sleep(5)
+      time.sleep(5)
 
    # Cf. http://swhack.com/logs/2005-12-05#T19-32-36
    for channel in phenny.channels: 
       phenny.write(('JOIN', channel))
+      time.sleep(0.5)
 startup.rule = r'(.*)'
 startup.event = '251'
 startup.priority = 'low'