Windows RSS Platform

re: Windows RSS Platform

Matt Terenzio — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:35:59 GMT

Sounds great.

I'm not a Window's developer so I'm hoping the API is available through Javascript calls, something like Greasemonkey in Firefox.

I'm hoping to get in on the fun is all. : )

Where is the RSS stored?

Christian — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:34:28 GMT

Hi!

I'd like to know where the RSS-feeds are stored on the harddrive.

Is it true that only 200 items will be cached?

Will there be a way to archive them?

Will the next Outlook also use this API?

Thanks!
Christian

re: Windows RSS Platform

Ronald Kleverlaan — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:10:21 GMT

Hi,

Will there also be a possibility to store these RSS (or other XML) feeds on an online server and/or use webservices to retrieve information from it?

Regards,
Ronald

re: Windows RSS Platform

Brian Vallelunga — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:31:12 GMT

Why RSS? I'm curious as to why Microsoft decided to build upon RSS instead of the more well-specified and formally standard Atom format? While they both provide roughly identical functionalities to an end user, Atom was built with standardization and extensibility in mind.

I realise RSS has a larger marketshare at this point in terms of feeds broadcast, but this really should be of no concern as almost all software works with both formats and that the vast majority of internet users have no idea what RSS even is. Atom is more friendly to developers and seems to me it would have made a better platform base.

re: Windows RSS Platform

Walter — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:45:59 GMT

Brian - See above where it says:

Support for every major RSS and Atom format, as well as many popular extensions.

re: Windows RSS Platform

Danny Ayers — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:32:59 GMT

I'm curious about what data can be maintained in the Common Feed List. Are arbitrary attributes already available on the feed objects, or would this require a fair amount of customisation/subclassing?

I've a specific bunch of application functionality in mind, see :
http://dannyayers.com/archives/2006/02/03/now-make-it-easier-to-unsubscribe-from-feeds/

re: Windows RSS Platform

Charlie Wood — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:57:48 GMT

It looks like support for secure feeds (https + basic HTTP auth) is spotty in IE7b2. I can subscribe to such feeds, but when they try to update they don't pass the username/password (even when prompted by a 401) so they never refresh.

re: Windows RSS Platform

Eric Lunt — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:43:13 GMT

Thanks for the info, Walter. Quick question: will the user-agent as reported by the Feed Synchronization Engine be distinct from the user-agent as currently reported by IE7? It would be useful to be able to distinguish between an active subscription and a "browser visit" to a feed.

Thanks!

Eric Lunt
CTO, FeedBurner

re: Windows RSS Platform

unhappy — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:38:40 GMT

The Beta 2 release notes point to this blog entry to explain why Offline Favorites and Scheduled Offline Favorites have been removed in Beta 2.
I have pages that don't have RSS/Atom feeds that I need to read offline - how can I do this in Beta 2? How can I force a synchronization just before I go offline so that I have the latest pages while I spend the day working with out network access?

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