Adding This Forum's ATOM Feed to Thunderbird Works

[rockedge]

I enabled the ATOM feed feature on the forum.

I was able to configure the mail client Thunderbird to handle an ATOM feed connection to the puppylinux.rockedge.org forum with the
URL ->

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https://puppylinux.rockedge.org/feed.php

and using the Setup Accounts:Feeds selection in the settings.
I find it works well so far.

[Flash]

What does it do?

[rockedge]

Hello @Flash,
The ATOM feed is similar to a RSS feed. With the Thunderbird email client I can receive a summary of each new post directly to Thunderbird. Where I can along with the many email addresses across different services all managed from a single client. It is another way of monitoring new posts.

The name Atom applies to a pair of related Web standards. The Atom Syndication Format is an XML language used for web feeds, while the Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub or APP) is a simple HTTP-based protocol for creating and updating web resources.[1]

Web feeds allow software programs to check for updates published on a website. To provide a web feed, the site owner may use specialized software (such as a content management system) that publishes a list (or "feed") of recent articles or content in a standardized, machine-readable format. The feed can then be downloaded by programs that use it, like websites that syndicate content from the feed, or by feed reader programs that allow internet users to subscribe to feeds and view their content.

A feed contains entries, which may be headlines, full-text articles, excerpts, summaries or links to content on a website along with various metadata.

[666philb]

@rockedge nice! .... works in claws-mail with the mail-feed plugin

[mikewalsh]

Useful!

Thanks, rockedge.


Mike.

[galbi]

Works fine in Palemoon browser with Sage extension.

Saludos.

[rockedge]

Hello galbi,

Great tip about adding the Sage extension to palemoon! This works really well. Now I have also the builtin palemoon Live Bookmarks working along with Sage. Really adds another dimension of access.

[williams2]

This script downloads the ATOM feed file,
then displays it using Rox:

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#!/bin/ash
wget -O /tmp/forum.html https://puppylinux.rockedge.org/feed
rox /tmp/forum.html

The rox /tmp/forum.html line executes whatever program rox uses to display html files,
that is, it's exactly as if you clicked it.

In my case, it pops up a links web browser window.
Links doesn't work on the rockedge forum, because links doesn't have javascript support.
Links works on the Murga forum.
And links works with the ATOM feed file, no need for javascript.

Edit: the feed address changed slightly.