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 <=-
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> DM> Re: Re: RSS info
> DM> By: Finnigann to Toolman on Tue Nov 01 2005 06:07 pm
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> > -=> Toolman wrote to Digital Man <=-
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> > 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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