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+# xkcd-Mailer #
+
+Takes the first/latest item from the xkcd atom-feed and mails the image and punchline to a specified email address.
+
+## crontab example ##
+
+5 minutes over 7am on monday, wednesday and friday.
+    
+    5 7 * * 1,3,5 /usr/bin/php /home/users/viir/code/php/xkcd-mailer.php
+