de tomKronieken

Strange things happen when you write weblogs. I just wanted to say I started working on an RSS-to-email aggregator, and I tried to find this link again with Google, to tell you about how I feel the same way and stuff. But I must have typed in something different than on my previous quest for a good Linux RSS aggregator, because the first thing that showed up was this. So it seems that I have waisted yesterday on reinventing the wheel ;-)

I'll have a look at it tonight, to see if it will work for me.

But what I wanted to say: RSS-to-email aggregation seems perfect for me. I'm used to managing an email box that is read on several computers with several interfaces and stuff, and that's exactly what I want to be able to do with my RSS feeds. Another option would be to put it on some HTTP server somewhere, but that requires ... a server. In Belgium, we have this strange thing that broadband home connections cannot be used as servers, so that's a no-goer. With the email solution, you only need a pc that can get feeds via HTTP, and send mail via SMTP, just like a "legitimate" client pc. You'll still need a 24/7 up machine, so maybe it might be a good idea to have it on some server anyway, but still...

Final thought: it seems that I've been spending much of last week's time on getting comfortable with all this blogging stuff. Maybe I should start developing a bit more again :-S