Subj : Re: RSS info
To   : Finnigann
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Nov 02 2005 01:20 pm

  Re: Re: RSS info
  By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Wed Nov 02 2005 02:48 am

 > -=> Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-
 > 
 >  DM>   Re: Re: RSS info
 >  DM>   By: Finnigann to Toolman on Tue Nov 01 2005 06:07 pm
 > 
 >  > -=> Toolman wrote to Digital Man <=-
 >  >
 >  >  To>   Re: RSS info
 >  >  To>   By: Digital Man to Finnigann on Mon Oct 31 2005 11:59 am
 >  >
 >  >  >   Re: RSS info
 >  >  >   By: Finnigann to All on Sat Oct 29 2005 10:10 am
 >  >
 >  >  To> I config the Rss.ini and when I do to URL
 >  >  To> http://tccbbsjyo.toolman.net\rss.ssjs It want to download a file cal
 >  >  To> rss.ssjs and my system that I am calling from calles this a unknown
 >  >  To> file.
 >  >
 >  >  To> I reanmed the file from rss.ssjs to rss.html I get a file of text an
 >  >  To> the text is all together no formating of the information in side.
 >  >
 >  >  To> What am I missing or doing wrong?
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Try this link
 >  > http://vert.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=syncanno
 >  >
 >  > It works for Vert.
 >  >
 >  > I just can't figure out the signifigance of 'syncanno'
 > 
 >  DM> It's the name of the channel. The text inbetween [ and ] in my rss.ini
 >  DM> file.
 > 
 > [1]     [BNB-RSS]
 > [2]         sub=RSS
 > [3]         title=BNB News and Views
 > [4]         image_link=http://BNB.synchro.net
 > 
 > 
 > Line 1 is an identifier tag, it could be called anything, as long as
 >        it's consistant with the announced link.[A]

Yes. Technically speaking, it's the RSS channel name.

 > Line 2 is the source of RSS. It's a sub in the SMB database.

It's the internal code of the sub-board.

 > Line 3 Is the title that will appear in the RSS reader.

Yes.

 > Line 4 Haven't a clue what/why?

It's a link that you wish to have the available in readers that support it. See
RSS specifications for more details.

 > Do I have any of these close (accept #4, of course)?

Yes.

 > So, to send text (or more accuratly, have text ready/available) I post messa
 > to
 > RSS sub, in my case in the RSS group, which could just as easily been in
 > the Main group, or any group choosen. And if anyone has access (via the
 > BBS) they can have their messages also RSS ready/available.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > BTW, editing such files as RSS.INI doesn't get detected by SBBS and
 > cause a reload, does it?

The rss.ini file is loaded for each/every http/rss query, so no "reload" is
necessary.

 > Will RSS become a full-fledged service in v4?

No, it'll continue to be served up by the web server, since it is a web based
protocol (i.e. http).

                                                  digital man

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