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Version 1.0.31 of NewsGrabber Perl Module has been
released. Changes include: -
- Removing support for Lansystems.com and Appwatch.com (dead)
- Adding support for TWLC.net, Cert.Org and Hackinthebox.Org
- Changed Arstechnica from the ultramode.txt to RDF feed
- Updated feed URL of Dotcomscoop and Linux.com

There will most probably be a stable version 1.0.31 release soon, to sort out the problems with some dead and changed urls. Support for 3 more sites are expected.

Srijith

After being in Beta for more than a year, I have decided to take the codes into stable mode category. All the knoe bugs have been cuaght and a lot more error checks are in place. Less namespace pollution too in this release.

This may be one of the last releases, atleast for a long time to come.

I have finished most of the coding for Beta 2.0 and been using the codes to retrieve files for my personal .. opps.. I mean beta test for some time now. I hope to release the code soon.

This might also be the last code release for this project as:
(*) The codes have matured to a stable point
(*) Not many people seem to use the codes (atleast not many give any indication of using it via emails or links etc)
(*) Too busy with other more inportant works at hand.

Work has started for the Beta 2.0.x series.
What I would like to change:
(*)My stupidity - actually inexperience - I have been polluting the namespace by exporting unwanted functions. Export if possible nothing. Access everything OO style.
(*)Give the user the ability to change the staleness age from withing newsgrabber.pl rather than wade through the murking waters of .pm files.
(*)Remove the 'use NewsGrabber_Getbackend' call from all the _SITE_.pm files and instead call it once in the NewsGrabber.pm file only.... read more

Beta 1.2.30 of NewsGrabber Perl Module has been released. Now you can grab feeds from 30 sites including Slashdot, Freshmeat, Newsforge, Kuro5hin, Salon, Linuxtoday, Beta News, Fileforum.Betanews.com, Arstechnica, Techdirt, Moreover and more.. Check it out...

Work is going on for the Beta 1.2.30 release.
Expected results:
(*)Removal of all non-working feeds
(*)Updation of all changed feed URLs
(*)Support for more sites include any RSS htttp://www.Moreover.com feed.

Version Beta 1.1.25 of NewsGrabber has been released. This change includes the use of XML::Parser to parse XML based backend files to give a more consistent, cleaner and less buggy output.

Version Beta 1.0.25 of NewsGrabber Perl module has been released. With this release, NewsGrabber now has the ability to grab headlines from 25 news sites.

Added in this release is the ability to grab news from Newsforge.net, Dotcomma.org, Weatherpaper.com, Bsdtoday.com and Kuro5hin.org

Ok, atlast, Beta 1.0 of the "NewsGrabber" Perl module has been released. As of now, the module has the ability to grab headlines of 20 sites :

Appwatch.Com
Arstechnica.Com
Betanews.Com
Cmptr.Com
Freshmeat.Net
Geeknews.Org
Hotwired.Com
Icewalkers.Com
Lansystems.Com
Linux2000.Org
Linux.Com
Linuxapps.Com
Lwn.Net
Mozilla.Org
N32bitsonline.Com
Packetstorm.securify.Com
Segfault.Org
Slashdot.Org
Softwarecenter.Net
Technotronic.Com... read more

I have released newer version of the 6 news grabber files.All of them have been re-written structurally, given some though to modularity and common functions.

I guess this will make it easier to concenrate on the actual module structure and implementation.

While I work on the PERL module, I am releasing 6 scripts that can be used to grab backend news from

1. Slashdot
2. Freshmeat
3. Linux-2000
4. Lansystems
5. Cmptr
6. Geekenews

Enjoy

Since I have not been able to find much time to work towards the project, and make available the PERL module, I suggest that you go to my personal site at http://www.srijith.net/perl and take a look at the stuff available as of now.

Manifest

The files will be coming soon ...