How to get desktop updates of Free Republic all day!

RSS Beta ^ | 3/13/2003 | Jakenuts

[Jakenuts]

Do you spend a fair amount of time hitting 'refresh' to keep up to date with the current news from Free Republic. If so, you might consider this free & efficient alternative that will automatically keep you on top of the news, “FreeRSS”.

RSS or ‘Really Simple Syndication’ is an internet format that lets news sites publish a index of current stories with brief descriptions and links to the main stories. Because the readers only view full stories if they are interested in the topic, this saves bandwidth and time. RSS feeds are available from almost every major news site on the internet including AP, BBC, CNet, etc.

How to use RSS and Free Republic:

1.) Get an RSS reader.

Just about any one will do. I use this one which is free and seems to work fine. A list of other ones can be found at this site.

2.) Point it at this feed: http://www.dev1.eraserver.net/PACIFICA/FreeRSS/Index.xml

Note, this is a somewhat experimental site, please be patient if it seems troublesome, I’ll do my best to keep it going.

3.) Set the “Update Frequency”

I have mine set to ‘5 Minutes’ so that every 5 minutes the reader gets the latest headlines. You might also wish to limit how many topics it ‘archives’ to something like 50 (one page).

That’s it! You now have a full-time Free Republic monitor that saves you the effort of hitting refresh, and saves the web servers from unnecessary traffic. Again, this is a somewhat experimental setup, so please let me know if you notice any problems.

*** Disclaimer – This stuff is all free, non proprietary, and devoid of commercial intent. All articles link directly back to Free Republic, which is as it should be. No rabbits were any way harmed by the creation or use of the index, though if the Froggies could be adversely impacted by the content, so much the better.

Screenshot:

[Jakenuts]

Enjoy!

[11th Earl of Mar]

bump for later

[BureaucratusMaximus]

BUMP

[avg_freeper]

bump for when I get home

[AFreeBird]

B4L8r

[el_chupacabra]

bump

[hispanarepublicana]

Was wishing for this just earlier today. That's the second "gootcher" of the day for me.
Earlier, I looked up at my oil-change sticker and thought, "I wonder if it's time to get it changed?" (I always keep it on "trip odometer" and rarely look at total mileage). I switched it over to total mileage odometer, and the mileage was and EXACT MATCH--to the mile--of the "next service due" mileage.
I'm off to buy a lotto ticket!

[ShadowAce]

bump

[KansasConservative1]

I point at the link you provide and it asks for authorization. Please clarify

[DallasMike]

Bump for home

[Rebelbase]

bump for later

[haywoodwebb]

F.Y.I.

Linux users that use Ximian Evolution for email can configure it for this feed as well.

[danneskjold]

bump...

[ThinkingMan]

I cannot seem to get this feedreader to connect- is just says error. any ideas?

[cyborg]

This is terrible news! This is encouraging my addiction!

[ThinkingMan]

I am now receiving the authorization issue as well. Any idears?

[stlnative]

bump for later

[clamper1797]

I'm gfetting the authorization nag too.

[Jakenuts]

Which link is giving you trouble, the feed itself or the links for RSS clients?

[Hatteras]

Thanks, I need to bump this for later however...