Re: [syndication] RSS -> Email aggregator

[burton@openprivacy.org]

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Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> writes:

> Is anyone aware of / working on /interested in a simple, standalone program
> that takes an RSS feed and e-mails it in text format as it's updated
> (configurable, of course) to people that are subscribed to a list?

I have one... I set it up but stopped using it. 

It was posted by some Perl geek in a tech journal, and being lazy I asked him
for the source.

It is GPL (I think, regardless it is OSS) and I can forward it to you if you
want.

It uses perldb...

> If this were done so that it were independent from the feed source, it would
> be an aggregator that most people would get - because the 'subscribe to this
> list, get our updates' kind of e-mail is precisely what RSS is aiming to
> replace.

Really... I didn't know that :)

> This would encourage publishers to make more data available in RSS, because it
> fits nicely into their workflow, in a way that's understandable. It makes the
> learning curve for getting users up and running with RSS more gentle, and
> makes it easier to wean them to more sophisticated aggregators (or they can
> use multiple aggregators, which I'm becoming convinced will be necessary).
> 
> I'm imaginging something that one could interact with like a traditional
> mailing list, as well as use like a traditional aggregator (with a Web
> management interface).

<snip/>

Mine isn't that advanced.

I would recommend taking another type of aggregator, and reworking it to suit
your needs.

Specifically I would look at Reptile ( http://reptile.openprivacy.org )

The architecture is very open and you could extend it do what you want almost
overnight.

Of course I am the author so I am biased. ;)

Kevin

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