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How to get desktop updates of Free Republic all day!
RSS Beta ^ | 3/13/2003 | Jakenuts

Posted on 03/13/2003 11:49:53 AM PST by Jakenuts

Do you spend a fair amount of time hitting 'refresh' to keep up to date with the current news from Free Republic. If so, you might consider this free & efficient alternative that will automatically keep you on top of the news, “FreeRSS”.

RSS or ‘Really Simple Syndication’ is an internet format that lets news sites publish a index of current stories with brief descriptions and links to the main stories. Because the readers only view full stories if they are interested in the topic, this saves bandwidth and time. RSS feeds are available from almost every major news site on the internet including AP, BBC, CNet, etc.

How to use RSS and Free Republic:

1.) Get an RSS reader.

Just about any one will do. I use this one which is free and seems to work fine. A list of other ones can be found at this site.

2.) Point it at this feed: http://www.dev1.eraserver.net/PACIFICA/FreeRSS/Index.xml

Note, this is a somewhat experimental site, please be patient if it seems troublesome, I’ll do my best to keep it going.

3.) Set the “Update Frequency”

I have mine set to ‘5 Minutes’ so that every 5 minutes the reader gets the latest headlines. You might also wish to limit how many topics it ‘archives’ to something like 50 (one page).

That’s it! You now have a full-time Free Republic monitor that saves you the effort of hitting refresh, and saves the web servers from unnecessary traffic. Again, this is a somewhat experimental setup, so please let me know if you notice any problems.

*** Disclaimer – This stuff is all free, non proprietary, and devoid of commercial intent. All articles link directly back to Free Republic, which is as it should be. No rabbits were any way harmed by the creation or use of the index, though if the Froggies could be adversely impacted by the content, so much the better.

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TOPICS: Free Republic; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: freerepublic; rss; syndication; updates
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Enjoy!
1 posted on 03/13/2003 11:49:54 AM PST by Jakenuts
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To: Jakenuts
bump for later
2 posted on 03/13/2003 11:52:57 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
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To: Jakenuts
BUMP
3 posted on 03/13/2003 11:54:05 AM PST by BureaucratusMaximus (if we're not going to act like a constitutional republic...lets be the best empire we can be...)
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To: Jakenuts
bump for when I get home
4 posted on 03/13/2003 11:55:01 AM PST by avg_freeper
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To: Jakenuts
B4L8r
5 posted on 03/13/2003 11:56:50 AM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Jakenuts
bump
6 posted on 03/13/2003 11:56:59 AM PST by el_chupacabra (AMDG)
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To: Jakenuts
Was wishing for this just earlier today. That's the second "gootcher" of the day for me.
Earlier, I looked up at my oil-change sticker and thought, "I wonder if it's time to get it changed?" (I always keep it on "trip odometer" and rarely look at total mileage). I switched it over to total mileage odometer, and the mileage was and EXACT MATCH--to the mile--of the "next service due" mileage.
I'm off to buy a lotto ticket!
7 posted on 03/13/2003 11:57:03 AM PST by hispanarepublicana (successful, educated unauthentic latina--in Patrick Leahy's eyes, at least)
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To: Jakenuts
bump
8 posted on 03/13/2003 11:58:18 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: BureaucratusMaximus
I point at the link you provide and it asks for authorization. Please clarify
9 posted on 03/13/2003 12:00:49 PM PST by KansasConservative1
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To: Jakenuts
Bump for home
10 posted on 03/13/2003 12:01:29 PM PST by DallasMike
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To: Jakenuts
bump for later
11 posted on 03/13/2003 12:02:20 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Jakenuts
F.Y.I.

Linux users that use Ximian Evolution for email can configure it for this feed as well.

12 posted on 03/13/2003 12:03:06 PM PST by haywoodwebb
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bump...
13 posted on 03/13/2003 12:03:12 PM PST by danneskjold
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To: Jakenuts
I cannot seem to get this feedreader to connect- is just says error. any ideas?
14 posted on 03/13/2003 12:04:30 PM PST by ThinkingMan (Maybe someday I can ride in one of those black helicopters!)
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To: Jakenuts
This is terrible news! This is encouraging my addiction!
15 posted on 03/13/2003 12:04:37 PM PST by cyborg
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To: KansasConservative1; Jakenuts
I am now receiving the authorization issue as well. Any idears?
16 posted on 03/13/2003 12:07:27 PM PST by ThinkingMan (Maybe someday I can ride in one of those black helicopters!)
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To: brigette
bump for later
17 posted on 03/13/2003 12:10:01 PM PST by stlnative
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To: ThinkingMan
I'm gfetting the authorization nag too.
18 posted on 03/13/2003 12:12:11 PM PST by clamper1797 (Credo Quia Absurdum)
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To: KansasConservative1
Which link is giving you trouble, the feed itself or the links for RSS clients?
19 posted on 03/13/2003 12:12:13 PM PST by Jakenuts
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To: Jakenuts
Thanks, I need to bump this for later however...
20 posted on 03/13/2003 12:16:51 PM PST by Hatteras (The Thundering Herd Of Turtles ROCK!)
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