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By: clairezulkey

Thanks, Ambrose--I might. I'm going to dig in a bit more closer to Xmas when the man isnt' watching over my shoulder at work. Thanks once again everyone.

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By: AmbroseChapel

I don't follow blogs which don't have RSS feeds any more either. As for why, it's like asking why I don't get up and walk over to the TV to change channels. The remote has been invented, it's too late...

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By: insipidia

Unless I've missed it, no one seems to have mentioned the idea of using another website which will "watch" your site, notice changes, and create an RSS feed for you, automatically. (Meaning you don't...

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By: adamrice

Making the switch to a blogging system actually isn't that bad. If you have plain-text or HTML versions of all your writing, have access to a good text editor, and know the slightest bit about GREP (or...

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By: Zed_Lopez

I could only recommend making the transition to actual blogging software that takes care of the RSS for you as a side effect. Blosxom, for instance, is very simple, and works with the idea of just...

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By: clairezulkey

It honestly makes me wonder if it's just a sign to close up shop, if it's not worth it making this transition. But that's another can of worms. Thanks all. I hope I can figure this out b/c it's painful...

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By: SomePerlGeek

"Do you mind if I ask why?" ...what jesirose said.

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By: jesirose

"Do you mind if I ask why?" I am the same way, and honestly, it's because I have enough more important things to spend my time on. Or more fun. For me, there are a few things I do online. I read...

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By: clairezulkey

"If there's a site I like (heck, even a site I love), but it doesn't have an RSS feed, I really don't visit it. I'm probably in the minority on this, but my sense is that it's a growing minority." Do...

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By: adamrice

You don't say what platform you're using, but I'm pretty sure that on any platform, there are dedicated RSS publishers. This would involve some duplication of effort—pasting your content into the RSS...

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By: SomePerlGeek

To address this:"If you want to tell me not to worry about it, that not having an RSS feed isn't hurting me tremendously in the long run, then I'll listen to that as well." If there's a site I like...

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By: clairezulkey

Thanks for the advice thus far. Sorry, I forgot to include an actual link to my site. You can find it here

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By: cillit bang

If you're OK without it being automated, I'd suggest you create a very basic file (eg title and maybe a summary), and edit it yourself each time you post something new.This article gives you a good...

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By: clairezulkey

No, I'm not.

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By: Freaky

The shortest path to a feed is probably a script that parses your recent entries and generates one from that, though this might be tricky with tag soup depending on how your HTML is structured. Ruby...

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By: Good Brain

RSS is usually just about new content and updates. Why would your archives need an RSS feed? Are you making updates to your archives?

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Question: How to set up an RSS feed for my old-fashioned site?

How to set up an RSS feed for my old-fashioned site? Please know that I only sort of know what I"m talking about in this post, so if my verbiage is off, don't hurt me. Everyone is telling me that I...

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