--- projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/client/alerters/IRC__Alerter.java	2001/03/23 01:09:51	1.25
+++ projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/client/alerters/IRC__Alerter.java	2001/03/24 03:47:50	1.26
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import java.text.DateFormat;
  * Clean shutdown could be achieved by stopping the run() method in the
  * IRCBot inner class.
  *
- * @author  $Author: ajm $
- * @version $Id: IRC__Alerter.java,v 1.25 2001/03/23 01:09:51 ajm Exp $
+ * @author  $Author: tdb $
+ * @version $Id: IRC__Alerter.java,v 1.26 2001/03/24 03:47:50 tdb Exp $
  */
 public class IRC__Alerter extends AlerterSkeleton {
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class IRC__Alerter extends AlerterSkeleton {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.25 $";
+    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.26 $";
     
     /**
      * A description of this alerter
@@ -80,12 +80,16 @@ public class IRC__Alerter extends AlerterSkeleton {
             // send the message
             _logger.write(toString(), Logger.DEBUG, "Sending " + _name + " at "+ alertType + " level");
             _ircbot.sendMsg(message);
-            _lastAlert = message;
-            _lastAlertTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            _alertCount ++;
+            // count sent alerts
+            _alertCount++;
         } else {
-            _ignoredCount ++;
+            // don't send, but keep a count that we ignored it
+            _ignoredCount++;
         }
+        // we'll always store the "last alert", regardless
+        // of whether we actually display it or not
+        _lastAlert = message;
+        _lastAlertTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     }
 
     /**