Comments on: A Question of Feeds http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/ A bibliophile's musings on books, libraries, the world, life, and anything else that comes to mind Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bill Dueber http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4124 Bill Dueber Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:23:10 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4124 There are several standalone RSS readers that can deal with HTTP Basic authentication (e.g., the kind where your browser's little login box pops up), but none of them support what I expect you have -- some sort of cookie-based authentication like most single-signon solutions (think CoSign or GMail). Running an aggregator within the intranet is a viable solution, but it only reduces the problem from "many things to read instead of one" to "two things to read instead of one", unless you move all your RSS subscriptions inside the intranet. It's a vexing, and oh-so-annoying problem we have at MPOW, too, and as near as I can tell there's no good solution. There are several standalone RSS readers that can deal with HTTP Basic authentication (e.g., the kind where your browser’s little login box pops up), but none of them support what I expect you have — some sort of cookie-based authentication like most single-signon solutions (think CoSign or GMail).

Running an aggregator within the intranet is a viable solution, but it only reduces the problem from “many things to read instead of one” to “two things to read instead of one”, unless you move all your RSS subscriptions inside the intranet.

It’s a vexing, and oh-so-annoying problem we have at MPOW, too, and as near as I can tell there’s no good solution.

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4088 K.G. Schneider Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:57:06 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4088 I've subscribed to authenticated feeds. Hmmm. It sounds as if you need a techy who can help you across that void--to ensure your authentication method is compatible with your aggregator. Who there can help you get there? I’ve subscribed to authenticated feeds. Hmmm. It sounds as if you need a techy who can help you across that void–to ensure your authentication method is compatible with your aggregator. Who there can help you get there?

]]> By: Dorothea http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4087 Dorothea Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:56:58 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4087 One possible solution is running an aggregator within the intranet -- the most notable software for this is Planet, at http://planetplanet.org/ One possible solution is running an aggregator within the intranet — the most notable software for this is Planet, at http://planetplanet.org/

]]> By: joshua m. neff http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4086 joshua m. neff Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:41:12 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/09/26/a-question-of-feeds/#comment-4086 MPOW, a public library, has a staff blog where we share information, trying to cut down on mass emails and paper memos. The blog is hosted on our internal server, so patrons can't see it. But like the blogs you're talking about, hosting on the internal server also means we can't subscribe to the blog's feeds. Now, at this point only a small percentage of my coworkers really get RSS and use aggregators. But when coworkers complain, "The blog is just one more thing I have to look at to get information while at work," and ask, "Isn't there an easier way to keep on top of things?", it's frustrating to me, because I can't set them up with RSS aggregation of our blog. I don't really have an answer, but I share your concerns and frustrations. MPOW, a public library, has a staff blog where we share information, trying to cut down on mass emails and paper memos. The blog is hosted on our internal server, so patrons can’t see it. But like the blogs you’re talking about, hosting on the internal server also means we can’t subscribe to the blog’s feeds. Now, at this point only a small percentage of my coworkers really get RSS and use aggregators. But when coworkers complain, “The blog is just one more thing I have to look at to get information while at work,” and ask, “Isn’t there an easier way to keep on top of things?”, it’s frustrating to me, because I can’t set them up with RSS aggregation of our blog.

I don’t really have an answer, but I share your concerns and frustrations.

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