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hacker · 08-31-2004, 05:24 PM

Take your pick, there are a LOT of rss readers out there. I prefer Straw, but thats because it runs on my iPAQ and my desktop/servers, so I don't have to relearn a new interface depending on where I'm reading it.

Of course, I also read my RSS in Plucker, using some of my own Perl-based conversion tools (a bit "smarter" than the current ones out there that try to convert RSS to HTML for mobile reading).

In fact, I just added RSS support to the Plucker Email Reflector last night. It took me about 3 minutes to add and test. Perl makes all of this remarkably easy.

The Plucker Email Reflector allows you to use Plucker through email only, for those who do not have all of the required packages and tools installed, or who want to use Plucker on a platform that does not natively support Plucker. In fact, this is the first tool of its kind like this. No other reader has this capability.

Personally, I don't get the draw (fad?) to RSS feeds, but other people want them, so I dropped in support for them.

08-31-2004, 05:24 PM	#4
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	A wide selection Take your pick, there are a LOT of rss readers out there. I prefer Straw, but thats because it runs on my iPAQ and my desktop/servers, so I don't have to relearn a new interface depending on where I'm reading it. Of course, I also read my RSS in Plucker, using some of my own Perl-based conversion tools (a bit "smarter" than the current ones out there that try to convert RSS to HTML for mobile reading). In fact, I just added RSS support to the Plucker Email Reflector last night. It took me about 3 minutes to add and test. Perl makes all of this remarkably easy. The Plucker Email Reflector allows you to use Plucker through email only, for those who do not have all of the required packages and tools installed, or who want to use Plucker on a platform that does not natively support Plucker. In fact, this is the first tool of its kind like this. No other reader has this capability. Personally, I don't get the draw (fad?) to RSS feeds, but other people want them, so I dropped in support for them.