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# Off-thread
Since I often have to work instead of hang out on the board, I have made* a Perl script that grabs items that fall off the front page of /board and emails them to me. Anyone interested?

*During work of course
(Richy_T hundreds if not thousands of dollars, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:01, archived)
# Can you do one for the /board popular page, or does it require an RSS?
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:03, archived)
# The logic would be a little different
But basically the same idea I'm sure.

At the moment, it basically says "What is not on the front page now that was last time I checked" then grabs those threads and tweaks the HTML a bit. It doesn't display right in Outlook (including animated gifs) but better than not seeing them.

Note that it doesn't inline the images either so if you're blocked by a proxy or firewall, you're still out of luck. I'm considering that but it's a bit more advanced. Should also be possible to thumbnail the images instead of sending the full thing.
(Richy_T hundreds if not thousands of dollars, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:07, archived)
# Well, mine would be next to drop off
but no, thanks

Most images on there are quite a few days old, and I've seen them all several times before they fall off. there's also this
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:07, archived)
# phwoar
lully thing you got there
(I helped save b3ta! Jamnog Sardines in her eyebrows, lobsters up and down, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:10, archived)
# This is for the main board, not best-of
So several hours old depending on activity.
(Richy_T hundreds if not thousands of dollars, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:11, archived)
# Oh
I think we have a communication problem here. When you said front page of the board, I thought the FP.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:18, archived)
# hahaha
www.b3ta.com/board/2549826
(I helped save b3ta! M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:14, archived)
# :D
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Mon 11 May 2009, 21:18, archived)