Populating the RSS reader in Notes 8 with default feeds
I have a demo tomorrow, and against my
better judgement, I want to show the RSS reader built into the Lotus Notes
client on my Mac. Now, I am not a fan of this reader… well, ’cause
it sucks really. One of the points that makes it REALLY suck is that
users cannot import OPML files (lists of feeds) into the reader. And,
without some scripts, neither can administrators.
So, here is what I would recommend if
you wanted to populate a list of feeds to a Notes 8 client.
1. Get a free RSS reader and build
your list of feeds. Then export it to a file (the structure is called
.OPML) and call it presetfeeds.opml.
2. On windows, go to x:\Notes\framework\rcp\deploy\extras
directory and replace the presetfeeds.opml file with the new one
you have created.
3. On Mac, go to the Applications
folder and show the package contents. Under MacOS\rcp\deploy\extras directory
replace the presetfeeds.opml file (you will need admin privilages) with
the new one.
Would be nice if you could do this with
a policy eh? Or even have a button to import an OPML file. Ah
well…
Bruce Said,
February 18, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
Paul if I haven’t said it to you already “you rock”. Thanks for being the super admin that you are.
Palmi Said,
February 18, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Paul – Thanks Now i can have my RSS Feed on my 3 PC and MAC :) Now i only need to sync them together via Webservice and i will be all set.
Palmi Said,
February 18, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Paul – Thanks Now i can have my RSS Feed on my 3 PC and MAC :) Now i only need to sync them together via Webservice and i will be all set.
Palmi Said,
February 18, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Paul – Thanks Now i can have my RSS Feed on my 3 PC and MAC :) Now i only need to sync them together via Webservice and i will be all set.
Palmi Said,
February 18, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Paul – Thanks Now i can have my RSS Feed on my 3 PC and MAC :) Now i only need to sync them together via Webservice and i will be all set.
Palmi Said,
February 18, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Paul – Thanks Now i can have my RSS Feed on my 3 PC and MAC :) Now i only need to sync them together via Webservice and i will be all set.
Jason Hook Said,
February 19, 2009 @ 3:05 am
Spooky I was just doing this today at work. Surely a Policy is the better way……
IdeaJam anyone?
Grant Norman Said,
February 20, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
I’ve started using SharpReader again as I don’t think the Notes 8.0.x RSS Reader cuts the mustard. No categorisation, can’t change the order of feeds, doesn’t update some feeds. Shame, I was really looking forward to using it when I upgraded, as the Sidebar is the perfect place for an RSS reader.
Christian Henseler Said,
February 22, 2009 @ 9:52 am
Problem for members of Users group (all end users should be member of only this group): NO write access to the referenced file.
rory Said,
March 4, 2009 @ 7:48 pm
Would be nice if the RSS feeder worked properly behind a proxy. What large site does not use proxies? Grr