What is RSS?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a way to
distribute and receive headlines and other web content to your desktop.
Instead of having to go back to a website to see what's new, you can
have new information delivered to you.
Why use RSS?
There are a number of benefits to using RSS,
including:
- You select what news you want. RSS allows you to
select the type of news and information you receive from websites.
- You determine when you get your news. Once you
download your news reader, you can customize it to go and fetch the news
every five minutes, or every hour - depending on how you want it.
- Cut down on SPAM. Because RSS requires you to
download a news reader, you aren't subscribing to e-mail lists, which
can increase your risk of getting unwanted SPAM e-mail. Alternately, if
you have SPAM blocking software and it interferes with subscribing to
email lists, subscribing to RSS feeds should solve this problem.
Getting started with RSS
Step 1: Download an RSS reader
You will need to download an RSS reader and
install it on your computer. There are numerous news reader applications
available for free download or for purchase on the Internet. You will
find these Web resources useful as they list a number of news readers
available for download:
Note: some
new versions of internet browsers or email software may come with
RSS readers built in.
Step 2: Subscribe to one or more news feeds
After your RSS reader is installed, subscribe
to one or more RSS feeds. Follow the instructions provided with the
RSS reader to subscribe and configure your feeds.
RSS feeds available from the Ministry of Forests
and Range
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