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1. RSS Feeds

1a. What is RSS?

RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content quickly and automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "aggregator", which can be web-based or desktop-based. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's URI into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds. [taken from wikipedia]


1b. How do I receive and read RSS Feeds?

There are many ways to receive and read RSS Feeds.  Most commonly they are viewed through your email Browser (ie Outlook 2007, Google, Yahoo, etc) or through Internet Explorer 7.

Outlook 2007
Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to subsribe to an RSS Feed is quickest and easiest and does not involve a registration process or fee.  After you subscribe to an RSS Feed, headlines will appear in your RSS folders.  RSS items appear similar to emails.

Here is a screen shot of Outlook 2007 and where the RSS Feed would be piped in:rss_screenshot

Outlook 2003 (or older)
Even though Outlook 2003 doesn't contain an RSS reader, there are other programs that allow you to view any RSS feed.  Microsoft reccomends Internet Explorer 7.  You can download Internet Explorer 7 here.
1. Open the RSS Feeds in Internet Explorer 7
2. Click the RSS Feeds link and then click Subsribe to this feed
3. After you subsribe, you can view the content anytime.  Simply click your Favorites button in IE7 and then click feeds.

1c. Problems receiving and veiwing RSS Feeds

If you are having problems setting up your RSS Feed, you probably need to update your web browsesr.  Follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools
3. Click Windows Update to update your browser to Internet Explorer 7
4. Use Internet Explorer 7 to view by following the directions above under Outlook 2003 (or older)

For more help receiving and viewing RSS Feeds, visit the RSS Feed page from Microsoft.