Re: [syndication] Re: Yahoo RSS feed

["Mark Nottingham" <mnot@mnot.net>]

yet another argument for HTTP auth over cookies...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kearney" <ml_yahoo@ideaspace.net>
To: <syndication@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:50 AM
Subject: [syndication] Re: Yahoo RSS feed


> What URLs are you using?
>
> I have a URL maker you can use to create them:
> http://feeds.archive.org/misc/yahoogroups
>
> I created one for this group and AD loaded it fine.
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndication/messages?rss=1&viscount=15
>
> A point to mention, the group /must/ have it's archive of messages
> set to be publicly readable.  Archives marked private will not allow
> the RSS generator (at yahoo) to create a feed.  Since most feeds are
> intended to be for public consumption this makes sense.  Now, it is
> possible, using a seriously difficult cookie dance, to pull down
> archives from member restricted groups.  You have to be a member, of
> course.  But no reader programs support this and it's difficult
> enough that none should bother trying.
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
> --- In syndication@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Allman" <t_allman@y...>
> wrote:
> > I've been trying to use the Yahoo Groups RSS link with limited
> success. News aggregators don't seem to like the feed from Yahoo
> Groups.  Amphetadesk says it can't determine the format of the
> channel.  Has anyone used this Yahoo feature successfully yet?
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
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