watchfm HISTORY

2000/06/25  -  0.0.5
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  IMPORTANT: Don't edit the database directly any more, use
  "watchfm.pl --edit" instead!
- locking mechanism on the database
- rejected lines are collected in a file (instead of silent deletion)
- 'oldest' applications are checked first
- an external download utility is included in the watchfm package
- support for the external download utility named "curl"


2000/06/17  -  0.0.4
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- reads and stores version numbers of watched applications
- more flexibility calling external commands (%URL% variable)
- "--info" can now send information to specified users only
- errors messages while fetching a page include the page name
- additional TABs in database are thrown away ($void)
- use of rename() and unlink() instead of /bin/mv and /bin/rm


2000/05/06  -  0.0.3
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- can use other commands than lynx to fetch www pages
- use of html page source instead of lynx dump
- use of 'strict' perl syntax checks
- bugfixes:
 - when fetching of a page failed the application was marked updated
 - when an application name contained a space the "--info" output was messy
 - when called two times a day multiple messages were sent


2000/03/08  -  0.0.2
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- call with argument "--info" will tell all users in database which
  applications they are watching
- documentation added


2000/03/05  -  0.0.1
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- initial public release