From 5ad0541854daf02d2608f1cbe322d7333d82c23d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Boettcher Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:13:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] reflect in readme that this is not quite as quick-and-dirty anymore --- README.md | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2ce9065..2b86e29 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@ # Kindle (Scribe) Email Fetch Hack -This is a quick-and-dirty python script to log into an IMAP server, -monitor incoming messages for the ones that contain the links to the -PDFs that you sent from the Kindle scribe. Once such an email is found -the PDF linked therein is downloaded to a local directory -`OUTDIR/[name].pdf` (see below) and the email is deleted. The latest -downloaded file is also copied to a preset filename to make it easier -to find it. I'm always running `zathura OUTDIR/.latest.pdf` to -have the latest kindle PDF visible. +This is a python script (or, more adequately, a +[bodge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U)) to log into an +IMAP server, monitor incoming messages for the ones that contain the +links to the PDFs that you sent from the Kindle scribe. Once such an +email is found the PDF linked therein is downloaded to a local +directory `OUTDIR/[name].pdf` (see below) and the email is +deleted. The latest downloaded file is also copied to a preset +filename to make it easier to find it. I'm always running `zathura +OUTDIR/.latest.pdf` to have the latest kindle PDF visible. ## Installation / Usage