Sorry for the slight off-topic-ness of this post, but I'm trying to get Yahoo to enable RSS authentication so I can keep up with several yahoo groups (that don't allow non-members to view messages) via RSS instead of email. If you'd like to see Yahoo add this feature, please send them feedback like I did by going to this URL:
http://tinyurl.com/jzr7p
...or by taking the following steps:
Go to: http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/security/cgi_feedback
Fill in your Yahoo! ID, name & email address.
Select "Other" for the subject.
In the Feedback text field, enter this text (or write your own):
I can only view the RSS feeds of all yahoo groups that allow non-members to view their messages. Please enable RSS feed authentication. That will allow me to view RSS feeds of all yahoo groups I'm subscribed to, even if they don't allow non-members to view their messages.
I've created a link that will fill in that text for you:
http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/security/cgi_feedback?
select40=opt405&textarea50=I%20can%20only%20view%20the%20RSS%20feeds%20of%
20yahoo%20groups%20that%20allow%20non-members%20to%20view%20their%
20messages.%20Please%20enable%20RSS%20feed%20authentication.%20That%20will%
20allow%20me%20to%20view%20RSS%20feeds%20of%20all%20yahoo%20groups%20I'm%
20subscribed%20to,%20even%20if%20they%20don't%20allow%20non-members%20to%
20view%20their%20messages.
Here's a tinyurl version of that same link:
http://tinyurl.com/jzr7p
Thanks,
Simon
P.S.- Feel free to blog about this and spread the word so yahoo gets the message that many people would like this feature.
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