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echo: mystic
to: Jay Harris
from: Edmund Wong
date: 2021-12-08 11:24:00
subject: Re: message base & python

Hi Jay,

 JH> In this example I use a script to fetch the weather and put it into a
 JH> text file (/tmp/weather.txt).  The baseidx is the index number of the
 JH> message base you want to post to.  Fill out the other details and then
 JH> just run ./mutil weather.ini and your message is posted.

Thanks for pointing that out.  I had the initial urge to use python
to directly write to the message base; but this makes it less likely
to corrupt it.  :)

Edmund

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