/fetchpost

Save HN post and comments as mails in maildir format

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About

fetchpost - Save HN post and comments as mails in maildir format

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How to Use

  1. Install: 
    $ go get github.com/holygeek/fetchpost
  2. Fetch the posts as mails: 
    $ fetchpost 'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10041477'
...
Ask_HN_Any_movies_that_changed_your_life_
  3. Read it with, say, mutt: 
    $ cat <<EOF >muttrc
set sort = threads
ignore subject to date
unignore x-date
set wrap=72
set markers=no # no '+' at wrapped lines
set collapse_unread=yes
set uncollapse_jump=yes
set pager_index_lines=12
EOF

$ mutt -F muttrc -f Ask_HN_Any_movies_that_changed_your_life_
  4. To fetch new posts: 
    $ fetchpost Ask_HN_Any_movies_that_changed_your_life_

Bugs

Definitely!