def _formatPrivmsg(self, nick, network, msg):
        channel = msg.args[0]
        if self.registryValue('includeNetwork', channel):
            network = network
        else:
            network = ''
	sas="/"
        # colorize nicks
        color = self.registryValue('color', channel) # Also used further down.
        if color:
            nick = ircutils.IrcString(nick)
            newnick = ircutils.mircColor(nick, *ircutils.canonicalColor(nick))
            colors = ircutils.canonicalColor(nick, shift=4)
            nick = newnick
        if ircmsgs.isAction(msg):
            if color:
                t = ircutils.mircColor('*', *colors)
            else:
                t = '*'
            s = format('%s %s%s %s', t, nick,sas, '%s %s%s %s', network, ircmsgs.unAction(msg))
        else:
            if color:
                lt = ircutils.mircColor('<', *colors)
                gt = ircutils.mircColor('>', *colors)
            else:
                lt = '<'
                gt = '>'
            s = format('%s%s%s%s %s', lt, nick,sas,'%s%s%s%s %s', network, gt, msg.args[1])
        return s