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nonoitall
Joined: Dec 12, 2007
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 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: Free offline RSS reader? |
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| Title pretty much says it all. I haven't been able to find one anywhere. Something that downloads not just the little summary, but also the linked web page, so that I can read the article without needing to be connected to the internet.
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silmaril8n
Joined: Jan 29, 2004
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure there are several that fit that bill, but Thunerbird is one. |
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nonoitall
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't see any way to make Thunderbird download the linked article along with the feed though. So, even if I update the feed and then go offline I can't read the article - only the summary. |
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silmaril8n
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I think that depends upon how the feed is setup though. Not every feed that I read gives me the entire article, but I have it set to do so if it is available.
A combination of Google Reader + Google Gears offers basically the same thing too. It will download the articles for you and you can read them whether online or off. If the feed only offers a link back to the site or a description though then it is obeyed by Google Reader. |
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nonoitall
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess they won't quite do what I need then. For example in this feed, the first couple sentences of the article are included in the summary. When using Thunderbird or Google Reader/Gears, I can update the feed, go offline and read the summary. But if I want anything more than the first few sentences, I have to go back online again. Aren't there any readers that will cache the linked article when the feed is updated? |
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