Replace `_` with `/` for paths. .irssi files live on the server `watch-the-ding' is local.

watch-the-ding

#!/usr/bin/bash
ssh new.jroes.net 'cat /dev/null > ~/.the-ding && tail -f ~/.the-ding' | while read hit
do
  mplayer -really-quiet -noar /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts/glass.* &> /dev/null
done

~_.irssi_play-glass

#!/bin/bash
echo ding >> ~/.the-ding

~_.irssi_scripts_autorun_sounds.pl

use strict;
use Irssi;
use vars qw($VERSION %IRSSI);

$VERSION = '0.1';
%IRSSI = (
        authors     => 'Kenny Parnell',
        contact     => 'k.parnell@gmail.com',
        name        => 'sounds',
        description => 'Play sounds for different events in irssi.',
        license     => 'GNU General Public License'
);

sub priv_msg {
        my ($server,$msg,$nick,$address,$target) = @_;
        `~/.irssi/play-glass`;
}

Irssi::signal_add("message private", "priv_msg");