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teddy-dbearMorning peoples, critters and everything else09:49
ChinnoDogWhat is the best tool for monitoring a web page for changes?18:29
waltmanI wrote one in perl when I was in grad school. Let me see if I still have the code...18:32
ChinnoDogI thought the answer as going to be a web site that blasts notifications but a command line notifier is just as good I suppose.18:33
jthanChinnoDog: is it just html, a static page?18:34
waltmanI think it was just a simple think I ran as a cronjob18:36
jedijfChinnoDog: Welcome to Visualping!  https://visualping.io/pricing18:40
jedijfi use that to monitor one site....not sure why...but i do18:40
waltmanVery old code: https://gist.github.com/waltman/51bba29f97499617af0f14f81107bdfb18:48
waltmanit's still using svn!18:48
waltmanI should probably clean that up and make an actual project out of it.18:49
ChinnoDogYea. Like a monitor bot for IRC.18:49
ChinnoDogjedijf: Trying out that site now.18:52
ChinnoDoghttps://www.hongkiat.com/blog/detect-website-change-notification/20:18
ChinnoDog^ I found that. Checking out the alternatives.20:18
ChinnoDogonwebchange.com looks like the best deal for any practical use. Unlimited trackers with 60 minute tracking intervals for 2.79 €/mo20:26

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