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@@ -2,19 +2,44 @@ # feed2imap-go -A software to convert rss feeds into mails. +A software to convert rss feeds into mails. feed2imap-go acts an an RSS/Atom feed aggregator. After downloading feeds (over HTTP or HTTPS), it uploads them to a specified folder of an IMAP mail server. The user can then access the feeds using their preferred client (Mutt, Evolution, Mozilla Thunderbird, webmail,...). -It is a rewrite in Go of the wonderful, but unfortunately now unmaintained, [feed2imap](https://github.com/feed2imap/feed2imap). -It aims to be compatible in functionality and configuration, serving as a drop-in replacement. +It is a rewrite in Go of the wonderful, but unfortunately now unmaintained, [feed2imap](https://github.com/feed2imap/feed2imap). It also includes the features that up to now only lived on [my own branch][nec]. + +It aims to be compatible in functionality and configuration, and should mostly work as a drop-in replacement (but see [Changes](#changes)). ## Features -TBD +* Support for most feed formats. See [gofeed documentation](https://github.com/mmcdole/gofeed/blob/master/README.md#features) for details. +* Connection to any IMAP server, using IMAP, IMAP+STARTTLS, or IMAPS. +* Detection of duplicates: Heuristics what feed items have already been uploaded. +* Update mechanism: When a feed item is updated, so is the mail. (_TODO_: [issue #9][i9]) +* Detailed configuration options per feed (fetch frequency, should images be included, tune change heuristics, ...) + +## Changes + +### Additions to feed2imap + +* groups (_details TBD_) +* heavier use of parallel processing (it's Go after all ;)) +* Global `target` and each feed only specifies only the folder relative to that target. (feature contained also in [fork of the original][nec]) + +### Subtle differences -### Additions from feed2imap +* **Feed rendering**: Unfortunately, semantics of RSS and Atom tags are very broad. As we use a different feed parser library than the original, the interpretation (e.g., what tag is "the author") can differ. +* **Caching**: We do not implement the caching algorithm of feed2imap point by point. In general we opted for less heuristics and more optimism (belief that GUID is filled correctly; belief that the difference between publishing and update date is adhered to). If this results in a problem, file a bug and include the `X-Feed2Imap-Reason` header of the mail. +* **Configuration**: We took the liberty to restructure the configuration options. Old configs are supported, but a warning is issued when an option should now be in another place or is no longer supported (that is, without function). -* groups +### Unsupported features of feed2imap -### Unsupported features compared to feed2imap +* IMAP-Target per Feed ([issue #6][i6]); targets only specify the folder relative to the global target +* Maildir ([issue #4][i4]) +* Scripts that run pre/post a feed entryfeed2imap is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator. After +Downloading feeds (over HTTP or HTTPS), it uploads them to a specified +folder of an IMAP mail server. The user can then access the feeds using +Mutt, Evolution, Mozilla Thunderbird or even a webmail. -TBD +[i6]: https://github.com/Necoro/feed2imap-go/issues/6 +[i4]: https://github.com/Necoro/feed2imap-go/issues/4 +[i9]: https://github.com/Necoro/feed2imap-go/issues/9 +[nec]: https://github.com/Necoro/feed2imap |