Subj : RSS info

Subj : RSS info
To : Toolman
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Nov 01 2005 02:46 pm

Re: RSS info
By: Toolman to Digital Man on Mon Oct 31 2005 07:58 pm

> Re: RSS info
> 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
> >
> > > Has the DOCs for RSS implimentation be created yet?
> > >
> > > DM suggested I look back thru the message base to find out what I need
> > > and this didn't yeild much.
> > >
> > > He has it set up on his system as I donwloaded (recieved) about 9
> > > messages the first request I sent. Since then, nothing has come thru.
> > > set up my newsreader (Opera) to fetch every three hours.
> > >
> > > But I would like to try to set this up on the Bits-N-Bytes BBS.
> > >
> > > DM suggested I should have ctrl/rss.ini installed and provided an
> > > example. I copied his for mine - knowing it would fail and hopefully
> > > provide some details on how to fix it.
> > >
> > > In the other places that have RSS feeds a link is provided. That link
> > > when installed into a rssreader scans the source for NEW messages.
> > >
> > > [Stop me where I error]
> > >
> > > The firs (in []) is the name of the RSS channel. The "sub" value is th
> > > internal code of the sub-board.
> > >
> > > > [syncanno]
> > > > sub=syncanno
> > > > title=Synchronet
> > > > image_link=http://BNB.synchro.net
> > >
> > > Since I don't yet have the sub syncanno, this would be the first error
> > > (I fail to devern any significance in his sub title, so I will create
> > > one using something different
> > >
> > > > [syncanno] <--- Is this critical?
> >
> > It's the name of your RSS channel. Change it to something else.
> >
> > > > sub=syncanno <-- I can alter this one I think
> >
> > Yes. It must be the internal code of the sub-board you're exposing via RS
> >
> > > > title=Synchronet <-- This one too...?
> >
> > Of course.
> >
> > > > image_link=http://BNB.synchro.net <-- just have to wait and se
> > > what this will produc
> > >
> > >
> > > I guess anywhere I want to create the SUB will be fine(??)
> >
> > Huh?
> >
> > > OK... I just made a NEW message group for the occasion. RSS of course
> > > and the sole sub is of course RSS.
> > >
> > > I need to make a test message of some sort.
> > >
> > > OK short test message in place...
> > >
> > > Now what? Try to scan the feed again.
> > >
> > > Opps forgot the RSS.INI file..
> > >
> > > It now reads:
> > > [syncanno] <-- Still dunno what significance this holds
> > > sub=RSS
> > > title=BNB news and Views
> > > image_link=http://BNB.synchro.net
> > >
> > >
> > > Well that's what I figured out on my own. It didn't produce any messag
> > > in any logs I can find. Although loging is mentioned I cannot infer it
> > > location.
> >
> > The RSS log output goes into the web server window.

> I config the Rss.ini and when I do to URL http://tccbbsjyo.toolman.net\rss.s
> It want to download a file called rss.ssjs and my system that I am calling f
> calles this a unknown file.

Are you trying to use a web browser or an RSS reader? If you're using an RSS
reader, then the correct URL would be something like
http://tccbbsjyo.toolman.net/rss.ssjs?channel=yourchannel

(obviously, replace "yourchannel" with the name of you rss channel from your
rss.ini file).

> I reanmed the file from rss.ssjs to rss.html I get a file of text and the te
> is all together no formating of the information in side.

Don't do that or it definitely won't work.

> What am I missing or doing wrong?

Not using an RSS reader? Renaming the file.

digital man

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