Re: [syndication] Re: Yahoo RSS feed

["Jason Brome" <jason@methodize.org>]

I didn't know about the availability of this feature - pretty interesting.
The only disappointment is that the titles of the items contain the name of
the message poster, not the message subject, and that the description only
contains the subject line.

My guess is that they're probably trying to ensure that people still visit
the Yahoo Groups site (read: .. and still generate advertising revenue...)
to get actual message content.  This, unfortunately, makes these RSS feed
pretty useless for my needs - I can get more usable content by just having
the messages delivered to my inbox.

Jason

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kearney" <ml_yahoo@ideaspace.net>
To: <syndication@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:50 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/
>