Re: [leafnode-list] Skript starting Fetchnews once per Day

[krasel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Cornelius Krasel)]

Frank Wagner wrote:

> I'm looking for a solution to run fetchnews only if 24h has been past
> since the last run.
> I don't like to set up a cron job, because my computer isn't up at the
> same time every day.

You should use anacron instead of cron. In that case, fetchnews will
be started either after 24 h or (if this time has already passed) if
your computer is rebooted. anacron is part of most Linux distributions.

--Cornelius.

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