    # File lib/rbot/ircbot.rb, line 768
      def set_default_send_options(opts={})
        # Default send options for NOTICE and PRIVMSG
        unless defined? @default_send_options
          @default_send_options = {
            :queue_channel => nil,      # use default queue channel
            :queue_ring => nil,         # use default queue ring
            :newlines => :split,        # or :join
            :join_with => ' ',          # by default, use a single space
            :max_lines => 0,          # maximum number of lines to send with a single command
            :overlong => :split,        # or :truncate
            # TODO an array of splitpoints would be preferrable for this option:
            :split_at => /\s+/,         # by default, split overlong lines at whitespace
            :purge_split => true,       # should the split string be removed?
            :truncate_text => "#{Reverse}...#{Reverse}"  # text to be appened when truncating
          }
        end
        @default_send_options.update opts unless opts.empty?
        end