RSS for PMs

[72930]

Instead of checking Facebook every 2 seconds, I have RSS for my notifications. Is there any chance of adding support for RSS notifications for PMs on MacRumors?

 

[Eidorian]

I like the idea but would this work for you? I don't know how many PMs you get though.

 

[72930]

I like the idea but would this work for you? I don't know how many PMs you get though.

Nope, I check e-mail much less than I check MR.

I get a few PMs, and I like to know about them asap (often a PM is something someone wants answered now)

 

[Eidorian]

How many times do you refresh a Macrumors page? I get notifications of new PMs from the pop up. To be honest I've found IM services to be much better then posting or sending a PM.

Not to mention the staff appreciates it when you don't turn a thread into an IM session.

 

[arn]

I don't believe RSS supports login authentication, so it can't be done.

arn

 

[72930]

I don't believe RSS supports login authentication, so it can't be done.

arn

I just assumed that it would because of Facebook. Oh well...thanks for the response

 

[arn]

I just assumed that it would because of Facebook. Oh well...thanks for the response

hmm... how does facebook do it? My understanding is that RSS feeds were public. But I may be wrong about it.

I suppose if the alerts were just generic. like "New PM", then it could work. Then anyone else could know when you got new PMs but couldn't read them.

arn

 

[szark]

Actually, there are quite a few RSS feeds out there which require authentication, such as Gmail's inbox RSS feed (actually, an Atom feed).

Most RSS readers support either HTTPS/SSL or HTTP Authentication.

So it's definitely possible to have a private RSS feed.

 

[c:\windows]

I would LOVE rss feeds. The current interface is a pain to use, so 1990's.