Calling All RSS Experts...

Lance K · 09-22-2009, 10:06 AM

Is there a way to charge for an RSS feed? If so, how is the content secured?

Thanks.

jamespitt · 09-22-2009, 10:17 AM

Yes - you can just put a password / username on any rss feed to allow people to download it and charge them for the login. At the end of the day an 'rss feed' is just an xml file downloaded from a website, and like any file on a website it can be password protected. You can also put it on a https site so it's properly encrypted.
Rss readers will them prompt you for a password. Exactly which rss feed readers can do this, you're doing to have to check. I was playing around with remember the milk earlier today and it pumps out this type of xml feed - you might want to play with it (go to settings / info to find your feed with an account)

Lance K · 09-22-2009, 02:27 PM

Thanks for the reply. Good to know it's possilbe. I guess I have some research to do.

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jamespitt HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 251 Thanks: 29 Thanked 32 Times in 27 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Calling All RSS Experts... Yes - you can just put a password / username on any rss feed to allow people to download it and charge them for the login. At the end of the day an 'rss feed' is just an xml file downloaded from a website, and like any file on a website it can be password protected. You can also put it on a https site so it's properly encrypted. Rss readers will them prompt you for a password. Exactly which rss feed readers can do this, you're doing to have to check. I was playing around with remember the milk earlier today and it pumps out this type of xml feed - you might want to play with it (go to settings / info to find your feed with an account)

09-22-2009, 02:27 PM	#3
Lance K Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,866 Thanks: 1,435 Thanked 646 Times in 405 Posts Contact Info	Re: Calling All RSS Experts... Thanks for the reply. Good to know it's possilbe. I guess I have some research to do.
	"You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want." ~ Zig Ziglar