Re: cron or perl automation of posting FAQs

Tom Limoncelli (tal@plts.org)
Thu, 15 Dec 94 9:22:15 EST

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> Michelle Murrain asked:
> > Any tips on automating posting? I already know how to send automated
> > mail messages using cron (I maintain three lists too). But I've
> > never tried to do anything that way via news.
>
> I use, and recommend, Jonathan Kamens' post_faq perl script, with a
> cron process to run it at appropriate times. It's powerful, well
> documented, and pretty easy to set up. There's also Ian Kluft's
> auto-faq, which is even more automated, but I haven't tried it.

I've tried both and I thought Jonathan Kamen' post_faq was much
easier to set up. No offense, Ian, but post_faq is a bit more
idiot-proof (and this idiot apreciates such things :-) ).

--tal

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