Automatic Posting From Emails

gacharya
(@gacharya)

19 years, 9 months ago

Hi folks,
I’ve seen some threads about this topic, but it wasn’t ever very specific (or maybe I missed it). The topic is whether there’s a way for WordPress to automatically check the email address for postings on a regular basis so that it will automatically post to the blog. Some topics mention something called a “cron” job. I’m afraid I have no idea what that is! Is someone will to provide a step-by-step instruction on how to set something like that up? Thanks!

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john1000
(@john1000)

19 years, 9 months ago

well here’s another one that would be interested in such a script/plugin or whatever…

Mark (podz)
(@podz)

19 years, 9 months ago

You will have to contact your host for a CRON job to be set up.

trebor
(@trebor)

19 years, 9 months ago

But some ISP’s doesn’t allow you to set up your own cron jobs, as mine. 🙁
I have looked somewhat for another solution but not found anytjing that I’m happy with, and I mostly want it for posting from my mobile phone. With picture preferably…

Thread Starter gacharya
(@gacharya)

19 years, 9 months ago

Well, what do I put in the cron job. I figured out the place where I put it– do I put the URL where it needs to look for the job? The whole URL?

motionid
(@motionid)

19 years, 8 months ago

Is it possible to run the cron job on another server?
I have a linux server at home which I can configure to do anything with – but my blog on another server with a hosting server and they do not allow Cron Jobs.
I too am trying to get moblogging to work.
hmmm – maybe I should just host the whole thing from my local server instead…..
Cheers,
Sean.

Anonymous

19 years, 8 months ago

you may look for various website monitoring services and get the required page checked by it at regular intervals… tat way it will work.
–abhi.

Anonymous

19 years, 8 months ago

isn’t it possible to work the way blogger does?

Anonymous

19 years, 8 months ago

you can use a remote server, like a home box, to run the script, just cron it to hit the url when you want it to happen.

Anonymous

19 years, 7 months ago

and what is the URL ?

Anonymous

19 years, 7 months ago

ok I think I figured it out WordPress/wp-mal.php but when I ping that I do get a message but I also get a lot of crypto junk from the signature of the email (it was a signed email). How do I clean this up ?