[fyi] Known bug in RSSBandit 1.3 Alpha - OPML Import
Managing a big feed list is a pain in the neck. The weblogs.asp.net group feed continues to add new posters (good), but the only mechanism I've found to add them in RSSBandit (or any of the other aggregators I've used) is to
- Get completely caught up[1]
- Delete the entire weblogs.asp.net folder
- Import the weblogs.asp.net OPML
Steps 1 and 2 complete, but the RSSBandit 1.3 Alpha has a known problem with OPML import (namely, it doesn't work) that will hopefully be fixed in the Beta release.
I agree with Michael Earls - I'm getting really sick of depending on these poorly re-implemented technologies. OPML should be able to support heirarchies and allow external links, so one node of my OPML would just point to the weblogs.asp.net OPML.[2]
Why does it seem like this RSS stuff is being driven by a bunch of php script kiddies? We're on the edge of quantum computers and robots vacuum our rooms - can't we do better than this for content syndication?
[1] A major achievement - due to a very aggressive project schedule 4th Quarter 04, I got way behind and had over 5500 unread posts two weeks ago. I'm all caught up now.
[2] Plan B would seem to be to just subscribe to the weblogs.asp.net recent posts feed . Unfortunately, this prevents me from even hibernating my machine, or I miss posts.