4 posts tagged “news”
I had this idea last night...I can let users subscribe to feeds without leaving the mail client.
I added all the feeds as messages in the [feeds] folder, and the subscription is controlled by the status of the message. See the screen shot to the right.
Recent updates:
- The inbox is a collection of all your subscribed feeds
- Read/Unread status is preserved across folders (inbox/feed)
- Browse all available feeds in the [feeds] folder
- Add remove/feeds by setting the unread status on the message
- A Perl SMTP server handles incoming messages and processes commands
- Emails sent are not relayed
- Emails are stored in the db for future review, so suggestions and bug reports can be filed easily
- Commands can be handled, but none are added yet.
I may change the feed subscription model to a two folder system. A subscribed folder and an unsubscribed folder. You would move the message that represents a feed into the subscribed folder to add it to your reading list. This seems more intuitive than the way I implemented it. What do you think?
It works! Sprocket.Reader is an IMAP mail server that pulls news feeds from a database. I'm focusing on the iPhone mail client at the moment. It's easy to use and there are no downloads or mods required.
If you are interested in being a beta tester, email me at: xantus at xantus d.o.t org.
Here are screen shots of me reading Slashdot
I've had my ear to the ground on Vox news. Here's what I've heard:
O'Reilly Radar - First Thoughts on Vox
I love it. "It" here is Vox. Six Apart's
new blogging system that you might have read about back when it was
codenamed Comet. It's blogging with a social network, such that I can
limit distribution of my posts to friends or family. ...
hello, typepad - Vox Blog
Vox is out and it's fantastic.
Without sounding overly grandiose, Vox is the natural progression of the Internet as a social platform.
A recap from an earlier post...
San Francisco based SixApart, which owns the Typepad, MovableType and LiveJournal blogging platforms, will start letting users test their new Vox (formerly Comet) hosted blogging platform on Thursday, June 1.
Gigaom - SixApart Comet Is Now Vox
Six Apart, the San Francisco-start-up behind Moveable Type and Typepad blogging platforms is adding a third one to the mix - Vox.
Publish - Six Apart to Soft launch New 'Vox' Blogging Tool
Vox, currently known by its code name "Comet," is a free, hosted blogging service. It is Six Apart's fourth blogging platform, following Moveable Type, LiveJournal and TypePad, which combined have over 30 million users worldwide, according to the company.
Good Morning!
There is some buzz on the 'net this morning about vox.
Gigaom - SixApart Comet Is Now Vox (Link Fixed)
TechCrunch - SixApart to launch Comet, Renamed Vox, June 1
Publish - Six Apart to Soft launch New 'Vox' Blogging Tool
