[ErnBatavia]

What does all this mean?

I might as well have been reading Greek....

[pcx99]

What does all this mean?

I linked to a FAQ (frequently asked questions) that explains RSS if you're interested. Here it is again: http://my.yahoo.com/s/rss-faq.html

[reboot]

It means that if you have a program such as Thunderbird email client that can pick up news feeds, you can subcribe using that url and Free Republic postings will show up in you email program as they are posted. Great for reading blogs too.