What is an RSS feed?
An RSS feed is a summary of web page content that is updated on a regular basis. It
allows you to keep informed of a webpage's latest changes. The feed format which
AirlineHobby.com uses for the the search results page and other pages on the site is called RSS which
means "Really Simple Syndication."
How can an RSS feed subscription help me?
The quick answer is than you can set up RSS feed subscriptions for your favourite aircraft slide
search terms, such as "Viscount" "DC-8" "707" "G-" "Pembroke" "USAF" "C-123" etc etc.. and your
RSS reader will let you know as soon as a new auction is listed on the site that matches your search
criteria. It is essentially a user-powered FutureWatch utility. You can also set up RSS
feed subscriptions for other useful pages on the AirlineHobby.com website wherever you see
the orange RSS button.
Your RSS feed will be updated based on how often you have set your RSS reader to retrieve
data from the AirlineHobby.com website.
How can I subscribe to an RSS search results feed?
STEP 1)
The first step is to download an RSS reader or aggregator to view the RSS results. Your browser
might already have an RSS reader. There are hundreds of free and paid RSS readers with various features
available. It might be a good idea to select an RSS reader that will give you a pop-up notification
whenever there is an update to your search. Here are some useful links to find an RSS reader:
http://blogspace.com/rss/readers
href="http://www.newsonfeeds.com
http://hebig.org/blog/002955.php
http://email.about.com/od/rssreaderswin/tp/windows_free.htm
STEP 2)
Once you have downloaded an RSS reader to your PC and are familiar with it's operation,
simply click on the orange RSS button at the bottom of the search results page
for your specified search (or any other page on the AirlineHobby.com site that
displays the RSS button), and this will open the RSS results page.
STEP 3)
Right-click on the RSS results URL link, copy the URL, and paste it into your RSS reader to display
the content in RSS. And voila! You have added an RSS feed to your reader. You can repeat
this process for as many page results and search results as you like, and your RSS reader will notify you each time
a slide listing is posted to the site that matches your interest.
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