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Thomas · 28th July 2005, 11:59

Français plus bas

English:

Use of the RSS:

- What is the RSS?
The RSS is a kind of text format (often based on XML) which gathers information generated automatically by an Internet site. It was democratized with the massive arrival of "Blogs".
In general, it includes the last articles or messages posted on a site, or in this case, on a forum.

On this forum, it is possible to see the list of the last posted subjects.

- Which should I be interested in RSS?
The advantage of RSS feeds is that they gather information within a specialized software or of plugins for navigators and emailers. They will regularly connect (or upon request) to referred websites to look for new articles/subjets that are posted, the posts' title, and in certain cases (Eovia3D.net), the content of the messages.
Without having to go on the forum, you can see what is new.

You can read more information on XML.com

- Which software can I use?
There are many software and navigators which support RSS feeds:
Safari for Mac OSX.4
The Mozilla suite.
Firefox with or without an extension (I use the famous Sage plugin)
Thunderbird (emailer)
RSSReader (dedicated software)
And a lot more (a search in Google will help you find all these readers)

Take care, Internet Explorer doesn't handle RSS feeds

- How to add a RSS feed?
That depends on the navigator or the plugin. In the case of Firefox, an orange icon

appears in bottom right of the window. Click above to choose and save your feed.

- List of Eovia3D.net RSS feeds

All new threads: the list of all the new threads started on the forum, in English and French
Specific forums: Edit this link bellow and add the number (id) of the forums (forumids=X;Y, etc) you want to have listed in this feed. This forum id appears in the forum url. Example: http://www.polyloop.net/external.php...s&forumids=2,3
To find the id, take a look at this URL: http://forums.polyloop.net/forumdisplay.php?f=21. f=21 at the end, includes the id, which is, as you guessed, 21.

Where can I find other RSS feeds?
In fact, a little bit everywhere on the Web. If a website site displays a small icon like

or

, or if your navigator posts small the icon of a RSS feed, then, you can add it.
For 3D, here is a small list of RSS feeds:
CGsociety (was CGnetworks)
Forums CGsociety (was CGtalk)

If you know oher good 3D / CG feeds, feel free to post them!

28th July 2005, 11:59	#1 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,102 Images: 93	RSS feed usage Français plus bas English: Use of the RSS: *- What is the RSS?* The RSS is a kind of text format (often based on XML) which gathers information generated automatically by an Internet site. It was democratized with the massive arrival of "Blogs". In general, it includes the last articles or messages posted on a site, or in this case, on a forum. On this forum, it is possible to see the list of the last posted subjects. - Which should I be interested in RSS? The advantage of RSS feeds is that they gather information within a specialized software or of plugins for navigators and emailers. They will regularly connect (or upon request) to referred websites to look for new articles/subjets that are posted, the posts' title, and in certain cases (Eovia3D.net), the content of the messages. Without having to go on the forum, you can see what is new. You can read more information on XML.com *- Which software can I use?* There are many software and navigators which support RSS feeds: Safari for Mac OSX.4 The Mozilla suite. Firefox with or without an extension (I use the famous Sage plugin) Thunderbird (emailer) RSSReader (dedicated software) And a lot more (a search in Google will help you find all these readers) Take care, Internet Explorer doesn't handle RSS feeds - How to add a RSS feed? That depends on the navigator or the plugin. In the case of Firefox, an orange icon appears in bottom right of the window. Click above to choose and save your feed. *- List of Eovia3D.net RSS feeds* All new threads: the list of all the new threads started on the forum, in English and French Specific forums: Edit this link bellow and add the number (id) of the forums (forumids=X;Y, etc) you want to have listed in this feed. This forum id appears in the forum url. Example: http://www.polyloop.net/external.php...s&forumids=2,3 To find the id, take a look at this URL: http://forums.polyloop.net/forumdisplay.php?f=21. f=21 at the end, includes the id, which is, as you guessed, 21. *Where can I find other RSS feeds?* In fact, a little bit everywhere on the Web. If a website site displays a small icon like or , or if your navigator posts small the icon of a RSS feed, then, you can add it. For 3D, here is a small list of RSS feeds: CGsociety (was CGnetworks) Forums CGsociety (was CGtalk) If you know oher good 3D / CG feeds, feel free to post them! __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR] Last edited by Thomas; 23rd July 2006 at 16:41.