Re: [syndication] RSS and Outlook

[Mark Fletcher <markf@wingedpig.com>]

syndicateaccount wrote:

> Hi
>
> does anyone have or know of a website that explains in very easy 
> terms how I can read RSS feeds in various versions of Microsoft 
> Outlook and Outlook Express.
>
> I'm currently in the process of writing a brief non-technical help 
> page for users of our planned RSS service and would like to give them 
> all the help they can from the start.
>
> Also, can anyone recommend a list free and easy to use RSS readers.
>
> Finally, can you setup email accounts like Hotmail and Yahoo to read 
> RSS feeds or is this just a ridiculous proposition.
>  
Two good lists of aggregators are Yahoo's and DMOZ's:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Data_Formats/XML__eXtensible_Markup_Language_/RSS/News_Aggregators/
http://dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/Technical_Services/Cataloguing/Metadata/RDF/Applications/RSS/News_Readers/

As you can see from the list, there's a large number of aggregators 
available. Roughly speaking, they can be broken down as follows:

- web-based services
- stand-alone desktop programs
- plugins to Outlook

I believe the most popular (only?) way to read RSS in Outlook is using 
Newsgator, at http://www.newsgator.com

As for your last question, I'm guessing you're asking if there are free 
web-based news aggregator services. I humbly suggest checking out our 
web-based news aggregator, Bloglines, at http://www.bloglines.com . We 
have all the features (and more) of the desktop-based aggregators, 
without having to download anything. And we're completely free.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Mark
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Mark Fletcher
Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com