Ruby Email to Database Log Script

This is a quick and dirty Ruby script that I threw together years ago to parse emails and jam their contents, line by line, into a MySQL database. It was originally written to handle NetGear firewall logs hence some of the nomenclature.  Very simple but it did the job quite well.  I’m posting it here …

June 11, 2010: One Million SpiceHeads Party

I was pretty exhausted when the alarm went off at five thirty this morning.  I did not want to get out of bed at all.  I slowly got up and took a shower.  Then I napped on the floor for fifteen minutes before actually dragging myself out the door.   I had tried logging in to …

June 9, 2010: The Grices Visit Irving

Francesca and the kids left Houston around five thirty this morning to drive up to Irving.  It is about a five hour drive and she was trying to get out of Houston before rush hour really began because that could easily tack one to two hours onto the drive time. It was cooler this morning …