Add a simple IRC notifier utility

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+=====
+:doctype: manpage
+:manmanual: xK Manual
+:mansource: xK {release-version}
+
+Name
+----
+xN - IRC notifier
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+*xN* [_OPTION_]... IRC-URL...
+
+Description
+-----------
+*xN* is a simple IRC notifier, sending the text it receives on its standard
+input to all IRC targets specified by its command line arguments.
+
+The input text is forced to validate as UTF-8, and it is _not_ split
+automatically to comply with the maximum IRC message length.
+Thus, make sure to make the lines short, or they will be trimmed by the servers.
+
+*xN* does not attempt to appease flood detectors.
+
+Options
+-------
+*-debug*::
+	Print incoming IRC traffic, which may help in debugging any issues.
+
+*-version*::
+	Output version information and exit.
+
+URL format
+----------
+*xN* accepts URLs describing IRC users and channels, roughly as specified by
+the Internet Draft _draft-butcher-irc-url-04.txt_.  Note, however, that close
+to no validation is done on these, and you should not pass URLs from untrusted
+sources, so as to avoid command or parameter injection.
+
+Any provided username will be propagated to the nickname, username,
+and realname.  The default value for these is the name of your system user.
+
+As an extension, you may use the following options:
+
+*skipjoin*::
+	Do not JOIN channels before sending messages to them.
+	This requires channels to allow external messages
+	(which are disabled by channel mode *+n*).
+*usenotice*::
+	Send a NOTICE rather than a PRIVMSG, which distinguishes automated messages,
+	and is more appropriate for bots.
+
+Examples
+--------
+ $ uptime | xN 'irc://uptime@localhost/%23watch?skipjoin&usenotice'
+
+Send *uptime*(1) information as an external notice to channel *#watch*
+on the local server, using the standard port *6667*.
+
+ $ fortune -s | xN ircs://ohayou@irc.libera.chat/john,isuser
+
+Greet user *john* with a fortune for this day.  In compliance with _RFC 7194_,
+the default TLS port is assumed to be *6697*.
+
+ $ xN 'ircs://agent:Password123@irc.cia.gov:1337/#hq?key=123456' <<EOF
+ The red fox trots quietly at midnight.
+ EOF
+
+Connect over TLS to *irc.cia.gov* on port *1337*, use *Password123*
+as the server password, register as user *agent*,
+join channel *#hq* using the channel key *123456*,
+and send a very secret message.
+
+Reporting bugs
+--------------
+Use https://git.janouch.name/p/xK to report bugs, request features,
+or submit pull requests.
+
+See also
+--------
+_Uniform Resource Locator Schemes for Internet Relay Chat Entities_,
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-butcher-irc-url-04[].
+
+_Default Port for Internet Relay Chat (IRC) via TLS/SSL_,
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7194[].