X-Git-Url: https://git.sommitrealweird.co.uk/rss2maildir.git/blobdiff_plain/63dc58ea5dc82d4ab0984101798fd8a813187450..385c031fd3e0796988b35b1b09c9977f7b0ba04a:/README?ds=inline diff --git a/README b/README index 74b04f4..3c45647 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,15 +1,29 @@ rss2maildir -========= +=========== Introduction ------------ rss2maildir takes rss feeds and creates a maildir of messages for each of the -feeds, new items become "new", updated entries also get marked as new when they -are updated. Each feed becomes it's own maildir which can be named as you like. +feeds, new items become "new", updated entries get redelivered as new messages. +Each feed becomes it's own maildir which can be named as you like. Usage ----- Create a config file containing the feeds and their "names" - the names will be used as the directory name of the maildir for the feed. + +Config File Format +------------------ + + [general] + state_dir = "/path/to/a/writtable/directory/to/write/state/to" + maildir_root = "/path/to/directory/to/write/maildirs/in" + + [http://path/to/a/rss/feed/] + maildir = "name of folder to put mail in" + +The state_dir in the general section defaults to the current working directory + state. +The maildir_root defaults to the current working directory + "RSSMaildir". +