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CleverClogs · 06-15-2014, 08:04 AM

Hi Kovid, Fem and others here in this thread,

It's very cool to see that you integrated Fem's plug-in into the core build of Calibre. OPML is much under discussion at the moment. The current approach of offering an import function unfortunately results in a static copy of that OPML file. I propose supporting remotely hosted OPML reading lists. These could be reading lists on someone's own website, on a feed reader's website, or even on a cloud service.
A few weeks I wrote an in-depth article about this topic that you may find of interest. It offers an introduction into the issues and then explains how one RSS feed reader, InoReader, resolved them: RSS Reader InoReader to Support Dynamic OPML Subscriptions, by Marjolein Hoekstra (@CleverClogs)

Marjolein Hoekstra
@CleverClogs

06-15-2014, 08:04 AM	#11
CleverClogs Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	The advantages of supporting remote OPML reading lists Hi Kovid, Fem and others here in this thread, It's very cool to see that you integrated Fem's plug-in into the core build of Calibre. OPML is much under discussion at the moment. The current approach of offering an import function unfortunately results in a static copy of that OPML file. I propose supporting remotely hosted OPML reading lists. These could be reading lists on someone's own website, on a feed reader's website, or even on a cloud service. A few weeks I wrote an in-depth article about this topic that you may find of interest. It offers an introduction into the issues and then explains how one RSS feed reader, InoReader, resolved them: RSS Reader InoReader to Support Dynamic OPML Subscriptions, by Marjolein Hoekstra (@CleverClogs) Marjolein Hoekstra @CleverClogs Last edited by CleverClogs; 06-15-2014 at 01:08 PM. Reason: Initially referred to the wrong plug-in author, sorry.