> RSS fans who would like to read LSTSRV-L on their RSS readers can do
> so now by directing the readers to:
>
> http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=LSTSRV-L

I'm impressed. Creating RSS feeds of a list's archives was something on my
list of "bolt-on" features to develop for our  Listserv services - you've
saved me some work and probably done it alot better :)

> This is a trial feature in LISTSERV 14.3 which we want to perfect for
> LISTSERV 15.0. If you have installed LISTSERV 14.3, you can use the

Are there any other features "hidden" in 14.3 that we can have a look at?
;-)

> Web interface to provide a feed to any public list (private lists
> will also work if your feed supports your login cookie).

I just tried out one of my test lists using Mozilla Thunderbird. All
Thunderbird allows you to do is enter the URL of the feed, so if the list
archives are public then it works without a hitch, however if the archives
are private you have to encapsulate the RSS command inside a login, like
this:

http://host/cgi-bin/wa.exe?LOGIN1=RSS%26L=listname&Y=email@address&p=passwor
d

That then works nicely.

> I would like to get feedback on this feature. As an RSS user, what
> changes would you want to see in the presentation? As a list owner,
> what kinds of controls do you want over what is presented to your RSS
> subscribers?

Presentation looks just fine - the only issue I can think of off-hand is how
far back the RSS feed slurps from the archives? I presume there is a list
config setting for this along with a default? On my test list, I can see Jan
05 posts and Oct 04 posts in the RSS feed, but not Jun 04 - so I'm guessing
it's currently set to 6 months? I would make the default more like about 2
months, since there are alot of busy lists out there, which would be more
like the kind of retention times you get on nntp for example.

Regards
Spencer