On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:57:36 +1300, "Nick Rennie" <>
wrote:
>Hi ,
>
>Does anyone know of a newsreader that you can schedule downloads? Just want
>to be able to use my off-peak Gigs.
>
>Ta!
>
>Nick
>
You can get any GUI newsreader to download on schedule using a tool
such as AutoHotKey:
http://www.autohotkey.com
I used to use this to make Agent download during off peak time, before
I changed ISPs. Here is the script I used:
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; Start Agent 5 downloading all marked bodies at 02:00.
;Calculate the number of milliseconds between now and 02:00. Allow an
extra
;margin to cover where the clocks here and at the ISP are not quite
matching.
now := A_Now
sec := substr(now, -1, 2)
min := substr(now, -3, 2)
hour := substr(now, -5, 2)
if (hour > 2) {
hourdiff := 25 - hour
} else {
hourdiff := 1 - hour
}
mindiff := 60 - min
secdiff := 60 - sec
delayms := (3600*hourdiff + 60*mindiff + secdiff + 1)*1000
;Sleep until just after 02:00.
sleep delayms
;Activate Agent
WinWait, Agent 5 - ,
IfWinNotActive, Agent 5 - , , WinActivate, Agent 5 - ,
WinWaitActive, Agent 5 - ,
;Tell Agent to "Get Bodies for Marked Messages".
Send, {ALTDOWN}a{ALTUP}g
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