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.msmtprc

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+defaults
+auth           on
+tls            on
+tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+logfile        ~/.msmtp.log
+
+account gmail
+host smtp.gmail.com
+port 587
+from jakesclarion02alerts@gmail.com
+user jakesclarion02alerts@gmail.com
+password xwhqmgkcjhbyiuck
+
+account default : gmail

README.txt

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+READ ME FOR WEBPAGE UPDATING CHECKER CREATED BY JACOB DAVIS 1/7/2026
+
+This is a set of scripts that will check the the date and time published on the Clarion02 webpage.
+If the time has not updated in 15 minutes, it will send an email to the sender list held in the sendEmailAlert.sh file.
+
+Before running, make sure the appropriate mail utilities are installed. 
+>>sudo apt install mailutils
+
+You will also need the msmtp packages
+>>sudo apt install msmtp msmtp-mta
+
+Next, copy the .msmtprc file to your home directory. It is a hidden file, so if you don't see it in the folder, check that you can see hidden files.
+
+AFTER .msmtprc file is in your home directory, give it appropriate security permissions with:
+>>chmod 600 ~/.msmtprc
+
+Next, make sendEmailAlert.sh an executable with (instide the WebPageChecker folder)
+>>chmod +x sendEmailAlert.sh
+
+Finally, run the script with
+>>python3 WebPageUpdateChecker.py
+
+Other files: There is an email sending script using python that is a bit more complicated but will work as well if you'd rather use that. Just change the subprocess.run() line in the main script.
+
+Other info: This is all being handled through the gmail account I set up specifically to recieve Clarion Alerts. It may be worth changing that to some other address. If that is done, we will need to edit the .msmtprc file.
+
+
+
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WebPageUpdateChecker.py

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+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from bs4.element import NavigableString
+import time
+import subprocess
+
+URL = "http://clarion02.physics.fsu.edu/~clarion02/index.html"
+
+HEADERS = {
+    "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (date-monitor)"
+}
+
+previousTime = "time"
+
+def scrape_date_time():
+    global previousTime
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(URL, headers=HEADERS, timeout=10)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"[ERROR] Request failed: {e}")
+        return
+
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")
+
+    # Find the <p> that contains the date/time and <pre>
+    p_tag = soup.find("p")
+    if not p_tag:
+        print("Date/Time not found (no <p> tag).")
+        return
+
+    date_text_parts = []
+
+    for child in p_tag.children:
+        # Stop when <pre> is encountered
+        if getattr(child, "name", None) == "pre":
+            break
+
+        if isinstance(child, NavigableString):
+            text = child.strip()
+            if text:
+                date_text_parts.append(text)
+
+    if date_text_parts:
+        date_time = " ".join(date_text_parts)
+        #print(date_time)
+    else:
+        print("Date/Time not found.")
+    
+    if date_time == previousTime:
+        #print("ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
+        subprocess.run(["./sendEmailAlert.sh"])
+        #print("Ran the script*******************")
+    else:
+        previousTime = date_time
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        while True:
+            scrape_date_time()
+            time.sleep(900)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nStopped.")

sendEmailAlert.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+TO="jakesclarion02alerts@gmail.com,m24b@fsu.edu, mwheeler4@fsu.edu, vtripath@fsu.edu"
+SUBJECT="Clarion in alert WEBPAGE NOT UPDATED!!"
+BODY="The webpage time has not updated in 15 minutes!"
+
+echo "$BODY" | mail -s "$SUBJECT" $TO

sendEmailAlertPython.py

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+import smtplib
+from email.message import EmailMessage
+
+def send_email_alert():
+    TO = "jakesclarion02alerts@gmail.com, m24b@fsu.edu, mwheeler4@fsu.edu, vtripath@fsu.edu"   # recipient
+    FROM = "jakesclarion02alerts@gmail.com" # must match Gmail account
+    PASSWORD = "xwhqmgkcjhbyiuck"     # 16-char App Password
+
+    msg = EmailMessage()
+    msg.set_content("The webpage did not update!")
+    msg['Subject'] = "WEBPAGE NOT UPDATED!!"
+    msg['From'] = FROM
+    msg['To'] = TO
+
+    try:
+        print("Connecting to Gmail SMTP...")
+        with smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com', 465) as smtp:
+            #print("Logging in...")
+            smtp.login(FROM, PASSWORD)
+            #print("Sending email...")
+            smtp.send_message(msg)
+        #print("Email sent successfully!")
+    except smtplib.SMTPAuthenticationError:
+        #print("[ERROR] Authentication failed. Check your App Password and FROM address.")
+    except smtplib.SMTPConnectError:
+        #print("[ERROR] Could not connect to the SMTP server.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        #print(f"[ERROR] Other error: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    send_email_alert()
+
+    #print("Email sent successfully.")