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    From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to All on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 21:30:00
    Exhibit 'A'

    Here we have a message (unaltered) from the BBS Bits-N-Bytes BBS.


    UŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ££££
    3 Subj: First attempt at RSS feeds
    3 To : All
    3 From: Finnigann #1
    3 Date: Sat Oct 29 2005 07:56:58 EDT AŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ££££££

    Ok this will be short and sweet as I don't know how many times I may
    need to whack at this to get it to go or where it will go IF it does
    work.

    That should be enough...

    This ain't as easy as you make it look.


    _ Reading _ [6] RSS [1] RSS (?=Menu) (1 of 1):



    You can see from the last line that it is in a GROUP called RSS and in a
    sub also called RSS.


    Exhibit 'B'

    Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ»°°°
    Ί RSS Group Ί°°° ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ°°°
    Ί ³Long NameRSS Ί°°°
    Ί ³Short Name RSS Ί°°°
    Ί ³Internal Code Prefix Ί°°°
    Ί ³Access Requirements Ί°°°
    Ί ³Clone Options Ί°°°
    Ί ³Export Areas... Ί°°°
    Ί ³Import Areas... Ί°°°
    Ί ³Message Sub-boards... Ί°°° ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°


    Supporting Exhibit A

    Exhibit 'C'

    Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ»°°°
    Ί RSS Sub-boards Ί°°°
    ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ°°°
    Ί ³RSS Ί°°°
    Ί ³ Ί°°°
    ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ°°°
    RSS Ί°°°°°°


    You should recognize this as the sub named RSS.


    Exhibit 'D'

    /ctrl/rss.ini

    [BNB-RSS]
    sub=RSS
    title=BNB News and Views
    image_link=http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS


    And last...

    Exhibit 'E'

    the LINK used to summon exhibit 'a'

    http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS


    From what DM says, this should be workin'




    This just in.... from the WEB logs --


    11/2 09:22:32p 0892 HTTP Logon (user #0)
    9:22:33p 0892 JavaScript: Initializing User Objects
    9:22:33p 0892 JavaScript: Compiling script: c:\sbbs\web\html\rss.ssjs
    9:22:33p 0892 JavaScript: Executing script: c:\sbbs\web\html\rss.ssjs
    9:22:33p 0892 JavaScript: Done executing script: c:\sbbs\web\html\rss.ssjs (375 ms)
    9:22:34p 0892 Request resolved to: c:\sbbs\temp\SBBS_SSJS.2684.892.html 9:22:34p 0892 Result: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    9:22:34p 0892 Sending file: c:\sbbs\temp\SBBS_SSJS.2684.892.html (23 bytes) 9:22:34p 0892 Sent file: c:\sbbs\temp\SBBS_SSJS.2684.892.html (23 bytes)




    ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ
    ³ Sure kick the president while he's planning
    ³ his next vacation, typical!


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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 19:26:03
    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    Exhibit 'A'

    Here we have a message (unaltered) from the BBS Bits-N-Bytes BBS.


    UŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ££££
    3 Subj: First attempt at RSS feeds
    3 To : All
    3 From: Finnigann #1
    3 Date: Sat Oct 29 2005 07:56:58 EDT AŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ££££££

    Ok this will be short and sweet as I don't know how many times I may
    need to whack at this to get it to go or where it will go IF it does
    work.

    That should be enough...

    This ain't as easy as you make it look.


    _ Reading _ [6] RSS [1] RSS (?=Menu) (1 of 1):



    You can see from the last line that it is in a GROUP called RSS and in a
    sub also called RSS.


    Exhibit 'B'

    Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ»°°°
    Ί RSS Group Ί°°° ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ°°°
    Ί ³Long NameRSS Ί°°°
    Ί ³Short Name RSS Ί°°°
    Ί ³Internal Code Prefix Ί°°°
    Ί ³Access Requirements Ί°°°
    Ί ³Clone Options Ί°°°
    Ί ³Export Areas... Ί°°°
    Ί ³Import Areas... Ί°°°
    Ί ³Message Sub-boards... Ί°°° ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°


    Supporting Exhibit A

    Exhibit 'C'

    Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ»°°°
    Ί RSS Sub-boards Ί°°°
    ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ°°°
    Ί ³RSS Ί°°°
    Ί ³ Ί°°°
    ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ°°°
    RSS Ί°°°°°°


    You should recognize this as the sub named RSS.

    And the sub's internal code is "rss"?

    Exhibit 'D'

    /ctrl/rss.ini

    [BNB-RSS]
    sub=RSS

    The sub-code must be lower-case.

    title=BNB News and Views
    image_link=http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS


    And last...

    Exhibit 'E'

    the LINK used to summon exhibit 'a'

    http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS


    From what DM says, this should be workin'

    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.

    digital man

    Snapple "Real Fact" #90:
    The average raindrop falls at 7mph.

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Digital Man on Thursday, November 03, 2005 03:44:00
    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in
    lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?



    ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ
    ³ Sure kick the president while he's planning
    ³ his next vacation, typical!


    ... Lawyers are like Sperm: 1 in a Million turn out to be Human.
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Thursday, November 03, 2005 15:12:12
    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 03:44 am

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?

    Nope.

    digital man

    Snapple "Real Fact" #138:
    Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Thursday, November 03, 2005 15:28:19
    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 03:44 am

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?

    Accessing the URL, http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS, downloads the following XML document:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <rss version="0.91">
    <channel>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>
    <description>RSS</description>
    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <image>
    <url>graphics/sync_pbgj1_white_bg.gif</url>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>
    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    </image>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:56:58 -0500</lastBuildDate>
    </channel>
    </rss>

    It looks okay except there are no "items", which means there are no posts in the sub-board. Also, your image link should point to an HTML URL (like http://bnb.synchro.net/) not a link to your RSS applet.

    digital man

    Snapple "Real Fact" #87:
    A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance.

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Digital Man on Thursday, November 03, 2005 19:10:00
    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 03:44 am

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?

    Accessing the URL, http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS, downloads the following XML document:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <rss version="0.91">
    <channel>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>
    <description>RSS</description>

    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <image>
    <url>graphics/sync_pbgj1_white_bg.gif</url>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>

    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    </image>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:56:58 -0500</lastBuildDate>
    </channel>
    </rss>


    How'd you get that? I use Opera (of course) and FEEDREADER and neither
    one showed anything comming thru.


    It looks okay except there are no "items", which means there are no
    posts in the sub-board. Also, your image link should point to an HTML
    URL (like http://bnb.synchro.net/) not a link to your RSS applet.


    But there is, it was exhibit 'A'


    hmmm Would MY reading the message cause it to be 'READ' and not
    availible for sending?

    [That doesn't sound right]



    ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ
    ³ Sure kick the president while he's planning
    ³ his next vacation, typical!


    ... Chopped cabbage: It's not just a good idea, it's the slaw!
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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Digital Man on Thursday, November 03, 2005 19:33:00
    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 03:44 am

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?

    Nope.


    OK I just made another post to RSS via QWK. (This should work too,
    right?)



    ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ
    ³ Sure kick the president while he's planning
    ³ his next vacation, typical!


    ... HEY! These cookies don't taste like Girl Scouts!
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Thursday, November 03, 2005 19:13:02
    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 07:10 pm

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 03:44 am

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?

    Accessing the URL, http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS, downloads the following XML document:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <rss version="0.91">
    <channel>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>
    <description>RSS</description>

    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <image>
    <url>graphics/sync_pbgj1_white_bg.gif</url>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>

    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    </image>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:56:58 -0500</lastBuildDate>
    </channel>
    </rss>


    How'd you get that?

    I used IE and selected "save" when prompted.

    I use Opera (of course) and FEEDREADER and neither
    one showed anything comming thru.


    It looks okay except there are no "items", which means there are no posts in the sub-board. Also, your image link should point to an HTML URL (like http://bnb.synchro.net/) not a link to your RSS applet.


    But there is, it was exhibit 'A'

    Don't know what to tell ya.

    hmmm Would MY reading the message cause it to be 'READ' and not
    availible for sending?

    Nope.

    digital man

    Snapple "Real Fact" #95:
    Squids can have eyeballs the size of volleyballs.

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Digital Man on Friday, November 04, 2005 00:34:00
    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 07:10 pm

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Nov 03 2005 03:44 am

    Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

    Re: RSS - Fact or Fiction
    By: Finnigann to All on Wed Nov 02 2005 09:30 pm


    If you notice, in my example rss.ini, the sub's internal code is in lower case.


    OK... Case matters... fixed that.

    Would the sub [rss] require any special setup?

    Accessing the URL, http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS, downloads the following XML document:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <rss version="0.91">
    <channel>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>
    <description>RSS</description>

    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <image>
    <url>graphics/sync_pbgj1_white_bg.gif</url>
    <title>BNB News and Views</title>

    <link>http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS</link>
    </image>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:56:58 -0500</lastBuildDate>
    </channel>
    </rss>


    How'd you get that?

    I used IE and selected "save" when prompted.

    I use Opera (of course) and FEEDREADER and neither
    one showed anything comming thru.


    It looks okay except there are no "items", which means there are no posts in the sub-board. Also, your image link should point to an HTML URL (like http://bnb.synchro.net/) not a link to your RSS applet.


    But there is, it was exhibit 'A'

    Don't know what to tell ya.

    hmmm Would MY reading the message cause it to be 'READ' and not
    availible for sending?

    Nope.

    Well I'll be hanged... the SECOND message DID come thru. Formating
    leaves something to be desired but it's progress...

    For those folks interested...
    http://bnb.synchro.net/rss.ssjs?channel=BNB-RSS
    is a working RSS link. Feel free to add it to YOUR RSS reader.



    ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ
    ³ Sure kick the president while he's planning
    ³ his next vacation, typical!


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