Forum Feature Request

[sleemanj]

Would be nice if we could get RSS feeds from the forums.

 

 

[winsor68]

Now forgive my ignorance but what exactly is an rss feed...? Probably been getting them for years but still not clear on exactly what it is.

 

 

[sleemanj]

In the most simple explanation I can think of, RSS is like a continual newspaper arriving on your desktop :-) You use a "Feed Reader" of which there are many, to collect togethor "RSS Feeds" of news (or in this case, new forum threads) into one place.

 

Google Reader is a good example, and this video is an even better explanation that I can give

 

 

For a deeper explanation: RSS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

[Ultralights]

one of the best things i liike about my MAc, is the RSS feed reader in the screensaver. i can read the new posts from sites while watching the screensaver, some days i just rea the screen without even touching the computer.

 

 

[Admin]

There are many considerations with enabling rss feeds and one of them is that the forums are currently locked to guest viewers - they can only see the first post in each thread and unfortunately this would be the same for an rss feed.

 

 

[sleemanj]

That would be all right, in fact probably preferable to seeing everything.

 

That's all you get from PPRUNE RSS feeds for example, the first post in a thread (and my PPRUNE feeds are "logged in" anyway).

 

It's more about keeping an eye out for "interesting topics" so that you can come and contribute (or flag them in your reader for later).

 

 

[Guest Brett Campany]

one of the best things i liike about my MAc, is the RSS feed reader in the screensaver. i can read the new posts from sites while watching the screensaver, some days i just rea the screen without even touching the computer.

I just bought a MacBook, might have to get you to tell me how to set that up cause it sounds like a great idea!