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10/30/04
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Posted on 10/30/2004 4:30:58 PM PDT by Paul_B
Just wondering - has FR considered implementing an RSS feed? One that would alert to pings and mail, and maybe threads deemed important, would, I think, facilitate discussion here, without having to constantly check back.
TOPICS: Focus Software
KEYWORDS: firefox; rss
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Tis a thought...
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posted on
10/30/2004 4:30:58 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
With newsisfree.com and some other sites you can generate rss feeds for free republic.
To: Paul_B; Arthur McGowan
I hope you don't meet the fate of Arthur McGowen....
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posted on
10/30/2004 4:35:01 PM PDT
by
xJones
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
I'm not trying to copy all articles, just pings and mail. Or can that site do that?
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posted on
10/30/2004 4:44:30 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
No site I know of can do that, but you could easily do something in Perl to accomplish this.
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Interesting, but beyond my abilities/willingness to apply myself at the moment. Thanks.
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posted on
10/30/2004 4:48:32 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
Doesn't the pager do what you want? You don't have to be on FR for the pager to let you know you have pings or mail, I don't think. I haven't used it for a few years, tho.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:45:32 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
To: gcruse
I'm not even aware of a Pager, and don't see it anywhere.
pb
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:56:48 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
It's the speaker symbol in the upper right corner on, for instance, the article listing for this forum.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:59:14 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
To: gcruse
I see. I had popups blocked, so I never saw it. Will experiment with it and see what it does. Thanks.
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posted on
10/30/2004 7:55:40 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:00:55 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
To: gcruse
At first glance, it doesn't seem very amenable to Opera's MDI interface. You can't tuck it away in a screen corner as with an outside popup window. And I don't want to switch to IE to browse FR. Otherwise it would be ideal...
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:03:17 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
I've used it successfully on Netscape, but haven't tried any others.
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:11:30 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
To: gcruse
Right now I opened Pager via IE, then closed IE. It still seems to be sitting there functioning. So maybe I can incorporate it with my usage of Opera. If so, that's pretty good...
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:15:13 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:15:30 PM PDT
by
yellowhammer
(If Kerry wins I'm moving to Australia)
To: yellowhammer
That got me a load of articles, to be sure, but they seem to be from April of 2003, so it seems to be defunct. Annd unless the subscription could be filtered the volume would be too much, if it were working.
The Pager seems to work great for pings and mail. A great addition would be alerts on important threads. But maybe there's a ping list for that sort of thing that I've been missing; that would bring it back to Pager.
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:23:03 PM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B
The Pager seems to work great for pings and mail. A great addition would be alerts on important threads. But maybe there's a ping list for that sort of thing that I've been missing; that would bring it back to Pager. I'd like a self-ping option which would not generate a visible posting to a thread, but which would add it to the "My Threads" page. Additionally, I'd like to see a means of sorting threads by the date of last post (not necessarily last post to/from me).
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posted on
10/30/2004 8:52:42 PM PDT
by
supercat
(If Kerry becomes President, nothing bad will happen for which he won't have an excuse.)
To: supercat
Your suggestion points to the need for a much better format for following threads - the newsreader protocol. Newsreaders can sort by thread, date, poster, etc. Threads can be Ignored or Watched. Filters can be set to watch or ignore posters or keywords in the Subject. The degree of user control far surpasses anything a web browser is capable of.
The only drawbacks might be that the wonderful graphics here demand a html-capable newsreader, one with a cache that would prevent repeatedly downloading images. And many people are unfamiliar with newsreaders and would have to be initiated.
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posted on
10/31/2004 3:36:25 AM PST
by
Paul_B
To: Paul_B; MeekOneGOP; wardaddy; radu; NewRomeTacitus; Old Sarge; SJackson; AndreSOCAL; weegee; ...
Try the latest version of Firefox (1.0) Download here
It auto detects the RSS feed and places it on the bottom right corner of the browser window.
If you press the button, it will allow you to bookmark the RSS feed as a dynamic folder
with 15 of the latest threads posted on FR.
I have my Free Republic RSS folder right on my toolbar,
I can open, view and read threads 15 at a time, instantly.
You can open just one, or all 15 threads at once by selecting 'open in tabs'.
You can also refresh the RSS folder as often as you like, it's total insanity.
I will not be held responsible for the results of sharing this freeping style,
as it could potentially create even more 'freeper widows' out there...
My wife declared herself one a few weeks ago. Soooooo, I am gonna be going now...
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posted on
11/03/2004 8:58:20 PM PST
by
wolicy_ponk
(Kerry, follow me no closer than 1000 yards, or I'll teach you what a real purple heart is. -T.Peck)
To: wolicy_ponk; Happy2BMe
Firefox? Is that similar to NetCaptor ???
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posted on
11/04/2004 3:48:17 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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