wait a bit before asking for a new socket if the link is broken

diff --git a/backends/irc/__init__.py b/backends/irc/__init__.py
index 80e4a1d..bbd6fc3 100644 (file)
--- a/backends/irc/__init__.py
+++ b/backends/irc/__init__.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class IrcThread(threading.Thread):
                         self.peers = {}
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
+                time.sleep(1)
             finally:
                 s.close()