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RSS: Really Simple Syndication
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What is RSS?
RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites.
Syndication feeds have become a standard tool on the Web for delivering up-to-date content
in an elegant yet simple fashion. RSS is a dialect of XML (Extensible Markup Language)
designed originally to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing.
RSS files conform to the XML 1.0 specification, as published on the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website. It comes in many versions * Rich Site Summary
(RSS 0.91), * RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0), and * Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0).
The Campuswide Honors Program Newsletter adheres to RSS version 2.0.
How do I know what pages link to RSS feeds?
There has been a wide adoption of an orange icon, much like the one you see at the
top right hand corner of this page, to help you identify RSS feeds. Some web sites use
an orange rectangle with words that spell out RSS or XML.
How do I read RSS?
Modern day browsers such as Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox 1.0+, and Apple Safari RSS have functions
built in to allow you to easily locate and view feeds. Each browser has its
unique way of intuitively handling RSS feeds. For example Mozilla Firebox features the concept of
a "Live Bookmark". If you want further information regarding RSS please consult your
browser help files.
RSS is not only limited to web browsers. There are many different RSS clients available in the industry called
RSS feed aggregators, small program applications that run on your operating system to
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