x-automate and other programs I've written can be found at:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8608
x-automate can also be found at sunsite and its mirrors:
/pub/Linux/apps/appliance/x-automate-1.00.tgz
All listings referred to in this article are available by anonymous download in the file ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lj/listings/issue57/2504.tgz.