This is what I have gotten done so far:
fetch sites based on minutes of the hour (runs every 5 minutes from cron).
downloads the file to a temp file, and it download is successful copies it over to the spool directory to the correct filename.
will override the schedule and fetch on the next pass any names in the override directory.
debian
What I need to work on:
admin tool to add/remove/active/deactive sites
man/documentation
.tar.gz of app
make the debian
website that has the
that is it. hopefully I can knock the list down soon so I can get the beta out there.
Do you mean RSS? (Score:2)
Anyway, if it's RSS you're downloading, you might be interested in my rssmirror [axkit.org] script, which does all the stuff you've suggested and more.