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RSS & Thunderbird

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    #2
    superhoops1973
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭superhoops1973


    if you like firefox/thunderbird and want to spread the word. check out

    http://www.spreadfirefox.com

    add signatures to your email etc...


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    #3
    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    I tend to use Firefox for my RSS feeds. The bookmark sidebar (press ctrl+b) makes it very easy to browse through my LiveBookmarks - and I've got sh!tloads of the things.

    Haven't used Thunderbird in a while, but I found it less than satisfactory as an RSS reader - loading full websites in the small email view window is less than ideal; I don't see why it doesn't automatically save the news I read (in the same way as emails are downloaded) - this made more of a difference on dial-up I guess; and I couldn't get it to load any links found in stories - had to actually copy+paste the URLs into Firefox.

    It may have gotten better since I tried it though.


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    osmethod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭osmethod


    http://www.newzcrawler.com/

    Best RSS Reader I came across... Don't mind giving them the few bob for a good tool

    osmethod


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    #5
    osmethod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭osmethod


    Apologies... posted in wrong group....

    osmethod


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    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Iv found that I manged to keep up to date with all the sites I normally didnt have time for before. Bloody great bit of software. Only complaint is on the mail side of things and the fact that it only takes one SMTP server for multiple accounts. Thats just stupid...


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    Inspector Gadget
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭Inspector Gadget


    Rew wrote:
    Iv found that I manged to keep up to date with all the sites I normally didnt have time for before. Bloody great bit of software. Only complaint is on the mail side of things and the fact that it only takes one SMTP server for multiple accounts. Thats just stupid...

    Assuming you're referring to Thunderbird, I believe current versions allow you to specify as many SMTP servers as you like, and choose your desired ones for each account...?

    (Agreed though, it was stupid. Fine in the days before rampant spam relaying, but...)

    Hope this helps,
    Gadget


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    #8
    GazaM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭GazaM


    I'm using Thunderbird and as far as I know you can still only specify one SMTP server, no matter how many accounts you have.


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    #9
    Inspector Gadget
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭Inspector Gadget


    Look again. I'm using Thunderbird 1.0 and have three specified, each tied to one specific account. See:

    http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Multiple_SMTP_Servers

    Gadget


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    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Inspector Gadget wrote:
    Look again. I'm using Thunderbird 1.0 and have three specified, each tied to one specific account. See:

    http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Multiple_SMTP_Servers

    Gadget
    Ahh IC. Not exactly intuitive though.


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    #11
    mackjohn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭mackjohn


    Just a tip
    Don't forget that you can use thunderbird to browse Boards.ie as well.

    tools/account settings
    news and blog
    etc etc.

    Manage subscriptions
    add
    feed url = http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/external.php?type=rss2&forumids=520

    and you should be able to see the open source index page.

    it works on the Forum id.. eg boards.ie/vbulletin > Comp > Open Source would be 520.

    Regards, John

    note: came across this on boards sometime ago. credit goes to someone else.

    Please mods don't boot me off i'm not telling people not to vist boards.ie but mearly showing them a way to achive their fix of boards.ie


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