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What is RSS-TorrentFlux?

RSS-TorrentFlux is a Add-On for TorrentFlux.
It's a small Perl-Script that checks Torrent-RSS-Feeds, automagically adds Torrent-Files to TorrentFlux and even starts the Downloads for you!

Where can I get RSS-TorrentFlux?

Download the gzipped Source here or view the Source online here.

Installation

You need a running and working TorrentFlux-Installation or at least an account.

Then, make sure, the following Perl-Modules are installed (in braces you'll find the names of the Debian-Package):

• Getopt::Long (perl-base)
• LWP::Simple (libwww-perl)
• WWW::Mechanize (libwww-mechanize-perl)
• XML::RSS (libxml-rss-perl)

If the requirements are met, download and unpack the Source, fire up your favourite Editor and adjust the Options according to your needs:

• $torrentflux_url - You need to provide a full URL to your TorrentFlux-Installation, including your Username and Password. Example: http://user:password@localhost/torrentflux/
• $torrentflux_user and $torrentflux_password - Since the author of TorrentFlux decided to switch from HTTP-Authentication to a form-based authentication, you need to provide your username/password if you're using a newer version of TorrentFlux. If you're using such a newer version should be recognised automagically.
• @rssfeeds - Here is the place to put the RSS-Feeds you want to grab. I suggest trying http://www.torrents.co.uk/backend.php, http://66.199.180.26/~tvt/tvt.xml or similar sites.
• @regexp - Put here some Perlish regular expressions, the titles of the RSS-Feed will be tested against. For help with Regular Expressions, you might want to visit the Documentation of TVTRSS

Usage

RSS-TorrentFlux understands the following switches:

• -n Don't start download, just add URL to TorrentFlux
• -v Be verbose
• -h Display the help screen

For the first time, just test your configuration by running the Script manually (I recommend the -v switch for testing)

After you made sure, everything works, just add the script to your crontab and have fun :)

Known Bugs

If you manually added a Torrent-File to your TorrentFlux and RSS-TorrentFlux tries to add the same file, it will encounter an error and keep on trying to add the file the next time it's started. Just delete the file manually from TorrentFlux and you'll be fine :)

Release-Informations

The current version is 0.9c (since 2005-01-06). The changes to the previous version 0.9a are a small sanity-check and support for TorrentFlux-Versions up to 1.5.

Internal Mumbo-Jumbo

The filenames of the already added Torrent-Files will be stored in ~/.seentorrents

I nearly forgot...

RSS-TorrentFlux is released under the Perl Artistic License. That basically means, you can do whatever you want with it, as long as you keep the Copyright-Notes in :)

Finally...

If you like RSS-TorrentFlux, encounter a bug or want to send me a thank-you-note, just drop me a few lines :)