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> From: Eric Lease Morgan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 1:41 PM > Subject: [CODE4LIB] mailinglist2rss.pl > > On 2/9/04 1:35 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I have two new ideas (at least new for me), and the first one is called >> iIndex: Search Your Own Stuff... > > The other idea is something called mailinglist2rss.pl. > > Mailing lists are cool and work quite well. RSS is great way to syndicate > content. I thought I might be able to combine their strengths by writing a > procmail recipe that listens to a mailing list. When the recipe receives > input it first pipes the email message to a mailing list archiver (say, > Hypermail). Next, the recipe updates an RSS file where the new message gets > pushed onto a stack. This RSS file is then syndicated to various RSS > readers. > > Such a program, mailinglist2rss.pl, would allow people to monitor a mailing > list without having to subscribe, nor would they have to actively visit the > mailing list archives for updates. > > What about this one? This is a great idea!! Andy.