Quick & Dirty: E-mail notification of new RSS feeds

Unfortunately, some blogs or websites that I like to read do not offer e-mail notifications when there are new posts or articles. However, since most websites provide an RSS feed, I have created a small PowerShell script that sends an e-mail when there is new content.

The small script processes several RSS feeds and creates an e-mail that looks like this, for example:

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I simply run the script every hour via task scheduling, so hopefully I won't miss anything. If anyone can use the script, you can download it here:

In the script itself, only the corresponding RSS feeds and the e-mail settings have to be stored. I think the settings are self-explanatory:

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The script can be executed via task scheduling, here is an example:

A trigger that executes the action every hour:

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An action that executes the PowerShell script:

PowerShell.exe -File "C:\Scripts\RSSReader.ps1"

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The script is not needed for this page, by the way. If you register for the newsletter, you will receive an e-mail directly when new posts are published:

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Alternatively, of course, the RSS feed:

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