Questions tagged [feed-reader]

Software for reading feeds such as RSS or Atom

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Thunderbird - Add YouTube Thumbnail to RSS feed

When I read the RSS of a youtube channel from Thunderbird, I only see the description of the video and nothing else. I was wondering if there was a way to add the thumbnail to the feed preview. I know ...
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Don't automatically Unsubscribe from feeds in Thunderbird after HTTP errors

I use Thunderbird as a Feed Reader, and though I can't find documentation for the feature, it seems to me that Thunderbird has a feature that automatically disables the automatic refresh of a feed if ...
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Using sed to filter RSS items

I would like to write a script that: Takes some RSS-Feed URL as input Downloads the feed Deletes all <item> ...</item> occurrences where the title tag does not mach some regular ...
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How can I access tumblr rss feeds from europe without using a browser?

I usually use rssowl to read rss feeds but a while ago it stopped working with tumblr feeds. I think this might be because of the gdpr consent page. Is there a way to bypass this in rssowl or ...
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Can an RSS feed contain entries that consist of only text and images, and also contain video entries?

Further, can both an RSS reader and a podcatcher--two separate clients--be subscribed to such a feed? I'd use the RSS reader to read items from the feed that are just text and images, and I'd use a ...
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Custom RSS feed reader/opener in Firefox?

I would like to configure Firefox to open RSS feeds in a web-based reader (Feedbin). The default page allows me to change between 'Live Bookmarks', a native application, or 'My Yahoo!'. It won't be ...
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Is there way to receive alerts on breaking news that's faster than typical RSS readers?

All the RSS readers I've tried are slow, I need news within a minute or two of it being broken. Sorry if this is posted in the wrong section. Not sure where the appropriate forum is to ask.
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How to include the rss file to our website [closed]

I;m in a situation to implement RSS server to my website, For that i got cleared of some steps like,Create an xml file that contains items like title,description.Once i create that what should i ...
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Feedly and RSS whickj only provide 3 latest item

I have access to an rss feed which only provide the 3 latest article of a blog. However I have noticed that when I check this rss via feedly, feedly save these 3 item for later access. Is there a ...
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Extracting RSS feeds from FeedDemon

I have access to an old HDD of mine that is currently connected to my PC. I can view the files and directories but cannot boot into that drive. I would like to retrieve my old RSS feeds from FeedDemon,...
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XKCD Random Viewing? [closed]

I have discovered through my reading of XKCD that it feels funnier when viewed randomly. However, since I have read about 2/3 of the comics, that I am quickly getting into repetetive clicking of the ...
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How can I get the latest N posts from blogger RSS feed?

How can I get the latest N posts from blogger RSS feed, using the URL in a browser, or some javascript? Which parameter do I have to use?
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Why cannot I see RSS feeds in Outlook 2010?

Why cannot I see RSS feeds in Outlook 2010? I want all RSS feeds in one unified folder, so I have added my subscription to the predefined RSS folder. However, this predefined RSS folder continues to ...
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RSS Replacement

So I've been using Google Reader for sometime but today when I logged on I got a message that it will be closing down. I love RSS since it brings me all the content I like without having to search it ...
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How to get the articles out of the RSSOwl database (db40)?

The feedreader RSSOwl saves all articles in a database rssowl.db. As far as I read, it's a "db40" database. Size of my rssowl.db is at the moment 3.9 GB. I also got another database with size of ...
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Google Reader can read this RSS feed, why can't my RSS reader?

I have a website that I would like to subscribe to via my RSS reader. The website itself doesn't publicize its RSS feed, however when I used Google Reader it was able to find one, and it works ...
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How to open a web page in Mozilla Thunderbird (without using an add-on)

I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird (version 15, on Windows) as a RSS client (I know there are others clients; I've used some of them). The problem (for me) is that some publishers don't want to include ...
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Simple Atom application that downloads everything

I'm looking for a simple desktop application that downloads everything linked in an Atom feed. This isn't for reading blogs or listening to podcasts - simply using the feed as a notification service ...
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Outlook 2010 cheaper/free replacement [closed]

I am very pleased with Outlook 2010, but since I can't use it any more I have two big options: buy it or search for a decent cheaper/free replacement. What I need from that program/suite is: POP/...
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Are there any alternative RSS Gadget for Windows 7? [closed]

I would like to have a minimalistic RSS Feed Reader for my Windows 7. For that, I think a Gadget would be a good fit. And there is the default RSS Gadget. But it is really bad, because it's animated ...
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How can I add a RSS Feed to the Windows 7 RSS Gadget?

I use Windows 7 and I can add gadgets to the sidebar. One of the gadget is an RSS reader. How can I add a RSS Feed to it? At the moment I have no feeds. I would like to have one from StackOverflow.
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Where can I find a feed reader gadget verified by Microsoft?

I want a feed reader gadget for Windows 7. I search in News and feed gadgets, but can't find any verified feed reader. Where can I find a feed reader verified by Microsoft?
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What RSS Reader can handle item-updating (JIRA search) feeds? [closed]

Thunderbird is a good rss reader in terms of being able to connect successfully to jira authenticated search feeds (where evolution-rss and Liferea can't), but really sucks when it comes to updating. ...
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Clear the feed cache in Opera

How can I configure Opera to purge read feeds? I registered a couple of often-updating feeds in Opera and would like to save disk space by having the browser clear out the cache.
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How can I merge several .opml files?

I've three different sets of blog lists on 3 different PC's. How can I merge them ?
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Does exists a portable feed reader based on Google Reader?

I am looking for a portable (can be installed on a USB key) feed reader based on Google Reader database. I am using FeedDemon now, but unfortunately is not portable and Firefox Portable + Google ...
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