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Re: LUGNET news RSS feed
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:46:37 GMT
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On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 01:38:44PM +0000, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > If you want to see what it'll look like in a RSS aggregator, or if
> > you're using a broken browser
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> Like IE 6.0, for example? What percentage of users use it? Pretty
> high, isn't it?
I dunno - about 20% from my logs. How many of those users actually use
IE6 to read RSS? Probably very close to 0%. As it makes really no sense
to try to consume an RSS feed in a web browser. (Though mozilla does
have some extensions that allow you to do just that).
> I find it frustrating that developers either have to allow for MS broken-
> ness, or disenfranchise a bunch of users, most of whom want nothing to
> do with pro/anti MSness, or just want to use the tools they are given
> rather than become involved in installing and supporting other
> browsers.
I agree. Again, any RSS feed was never intended to be read directly in
a web browser. Do you actually use RSS?
> Seems like a no win situation.
Well, there is one very good solution (as explained by an MS fan):
http://channels.lockergnome.com/news/archives/20040615_why_you_should_dump_internet_explorer.phtml
> That link really didn't convince me of why this RSS feed is a value
> add, I'm afraid, as it shows all the posts with no structure whatever,
> in the order they appear on the server.
Great! That's exactly what it's supposed to do! If you use a news
aggragator (which has nothing to do with NNTP, btw), you can now add
LUGNET as a feed, and follow the discussion without having to "poll" the
site, or have it flood your email. Seems like a good idea to me, but if
it doesn't have any "value add" to you, I guess you'll choose not to use
it.
Dan
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Dan Boger
dan@peeron.com
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| (...) I think there's a LOT of value add in RSS feeds, in general, but not this one, not at this time, it's too raw. I would want to see some stuff filtered out, somewhere. I'm keen to see if someone can provide a mechanimsm for configurable (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Like IE 6.0, for example? What percentage of users use it? Pretty high, isn't it? I find it frustrating that developers either have to allow for MS broken-ness, or disenfranchise a bunch of users, most of whom want nothing to do with pro/anti (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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