Site/Forum Feeds Information/FAQ

Viper007Bond · May 12th, 2005, 2:40 AM

Here's the current feeds for the site:

Latest News:

http://www.finalgear.com/feed/

Latest Torrents:

http://www.finalgear.com/feed/torrents/

Latest Forum Posts:

http://forums.finalgear.com/external.php?type=RSS2

Viper007Bond · May 12th, 2005, 2:40 AM

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For those wondering what the hell I'm talking about, here's some Q&A that'll hopefully cover your questions:

What the heck are these "feeds"? What are they used for?

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

A web feed is an XML-based document which contains a sequence of content items, usually a short informational story or "post", possibly with a link to a more extensive story on a web site. Web logs or blogs are a common source for web feeds, but web feeds may also be associated with information sources other than blogs.

The term syndication is used to describe the availability of a web feed for an information source, such as a blog. This is also known as "publishing" a feed.

The term aggregation is used to describe the process of combining the contents of multiple web feeds, such as for display on a single web page. This is also known as "subscribing" to a web feed.

Web feeds are designed to be machine readable, so there is no requirement that they be destined only for user consumption. For example, business partners could use web feeds to exchange information without any user intervention.

Web feeds are commonly in RSS or Atom "feed" format. They may also be in RDF format.

So basically, it's just data formatted in a way that allows readers to read it.

So where can I get a feed reader?

Check out Google Reader. It kicks ass.

I personally use a Trillian Pro plugin for my feeds, but there are a bunch of stand-alone feed readers out there. Hopefully people will post which ones they use in this thread and we'll get a list going.

If you use Firefox, you can add the feed as a bookmark and the feed entries will appear there. The easiest way to do this is to click on the orange, square icon in the bottom-right of Firefox and select a feed to subscribe to.
What about that recently released torrents list? What's that about?

Well, you can use it just like any other feed and use it to see when new torrents come out or use it for more what it was designed for - torrent auto-downloaders. If you're just using a classic feed reader, I don't suggest you use this feed as the news feeds will keep you better up to date on upcoming releases.

Anyway, there are programs / plugins for BT clients that will watch one or more feeds for new entries and then download any new torrents that are added to the feed. This is what this feed is for.

If you use Azureus, check out "RSSFeed Scanner" plugin. To install it, select "Plugins" from the top of Azureus -> Installation Wizard -> By list from sourceforge.net -> Check the box next to "RSSFeed Scanner" and click "Next". After it's done downloading and installing, restart Azureus and select "RSSFeed" from the Plugins menu. You can add this site's feed there (see the plugin's help tab for more information).

Renesis · May 12th, 2005, 2:43 AM

Viper007Bond · May 12th, 2005, 2:46 AM

This thread took me forever to write. images/smilies/lol.gif

SiR_dude · May 12th, 2005, 2:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

This thread took me forever to write. images/smilies/lol.gif

I was gonna ask you that images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Renesis · May 12th, 2005, 3:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

This thread took me forever to write. images/smilies/lol.gif

That's why I'm encouraging (sp?) you images/smilies/tongue.gif

bihus · May 12th, 2005, 3:33 AM

Well done, Viper. images/smilies/thumbup.gif

But I have a question. It says

Quote:

http://forum.finalgear.com/rss.php?t=1&c=50 -- show last 50 topics

CAn you have more than 50? I'm not just asking about this site. For example, in engadget it seems that the maximum is 40. I sometimes don't connect for a while, and don't want to miss some news/posts.

Viper007Bond · May 12th, 2005, 8:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bihus

Well done, Viper. images/smilies/thumbup.gif

But I have a question. It says

Quote:

http://forum.finalgear.com/rss.php?t=1&c=50 -- show last 50 topics

CAn you have more than 50? I'm not just asking about this site. For example, in engadget it seems that the maximum is 40. I sometimes don't connect for a while, and don't want to miss some news/posts.

Well the feed is outputting 50 like requested, so your program must have a built in limit or a setting cutting it off at 40.

And that link will only show you last 50 CREATED topics, not updated topics. I suggest you just use this: http://forum.finalgear.com/search.ph...ch_id=newposts images/smilies/wink.gif

Or if you're trying to stay up to date on news, use the news feed.

bihus · May 12th, 2005, 5:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Quote:

Originally Posted by bihus

Well done, Viper. images/smilies/thumbup.gif

But I have a question. It says

Quote:

http://forum.finalgear.com/rss.php?t=1&c=50 -- show last 50 topics

CAn you have more than 50? I'm not just asking about this site. For example, in engadget it seems that the maximum is 40. I sometimes don't connect for a while, and don't want to miss some news/posts.

Well the feed is outputting 50 like requested, so your program must have a built in limit or a setting cutting it off at 40.

And that link will only show you last 50 CREATED topics, not updated topics. I suggest you just use this: http://forum.finalgear.com/search.ph...ch_id=newposts images/smilies/wink.gif

Or if you're trying to stay up to date on news, use the news feed.

Ok, thanks a lot images/smilies/wink.gif

haha604 · May 12th, 2005, 7:19 PM

I have never tried this before, but since Viper put so much effort into this I'll give it a go. It sounds promising.

Viper007Bond · May 13th, 2005, 8:13 PM

News feed URLs updated to prettier URLs. Old URLs will still work though. images/smilies/smile.gif

Ferrarislave · May 14th, 2005, 3:38 AM

What do rss feeds acutally do. ? Help the search engine bots find and scan the site easier to what ?

Viper007Bond · May 14th, 2005, 4:37 AM

Did you read the 2nd post in this thread?

Feeds allow you to monitor websites and be updated about updates without actually having to visit the site to check. Works best when you aggregate (or merge) a bunch of feeds into one place, like a website or more commonly a feed reader.

Overheat · May 14th, 2005, 4:30 PM

I'm interested in the torrent one, but the rest don't particularly appeal to me

EDIT - Scrap that - The news one probably covers torrents anyway, am I right?

EDIT - Which is the best format btw?

Cruzz563 · May 14th, 2005, 10:18 PM

The news one covers new torrents released, and anything else Viper posts on the main site really. images/smilies/smile.gif

Just try RSS 2.0 if you're using FireFox images/smilies/firefox.gif

Overheat · May 14th, 2005, 11:38 PM

k, thanks

Caterham · June 6th, 2005, 10:19 PM

What's the difference between atom and RSS. Is one "better" than the other or is it mostly the same?

uroscar

Viper007Bond · June 6th, 2005, 11:45 PM

Same thing, different format. Look them up on Wikipedia and they'll explain the differences. Supposedly Atom is the newer one and "better", but both do the job the same in this case.

astondg · October 18th, 2005, 9:15 PM

I am new to this RSS stuff but I have read through the information you gave and done some searching and I think I have a basic understanding. I installed Azureus and the rss plugin and configured it to work with those links and look for Fifth Gear Released. I have tried it with the latest Fifth Gear release (8x02) and it recognised the news item but failed to strat the download because "html content returned, but no links to torrent files found". Can anyone tell me how I get it to follow the links to the mininova site and get the torrent file from there? Or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks.

Viper007Bond · October 19th, 2005, 1:23 AM

The above RSS feeds aren't torrent feeds, just news ones. They aren't designed for use with torrent clients. I did have a torrent feed for a short while, but I ceased development on it. I forget why. I'll look into remaking it. images/smilies/smile.gif

May 12th, 2005, 2:40 AM	#1
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: July 1st, 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 21,781 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 254	Site/Forum Feeds Information/FAQ Here's the current feeds for the site: Latest News: http://www.finalgear.com/feed/ Latest Torrents: http://www.finalgear.com/feed/torrents/ Latest Forum Posts: http://forums.finalgear.com/external.php?type=RSS2 __________________ I don't read the forums much anymore. Not enough time and too many new threads to read. There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005 Last edited by Viper007Bond; October 27th, 2007 at 2:18 PM.

May 12th, 2005, 2:46 AM	#4
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: July 1st, 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 21,781 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 254	This thread took me forever to write. __________________ I don't read the forums much anymore. Not enough time and too many new threads to read. There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

May 13th, 2005, 8:13 PM	#11
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: July 1st, 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 21,781 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 254	News feed URLs updated to prettier URLs. Old URLs will still work though. __________________ I don't read the forums much anymore. Not enough time and too many new threads to read. There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

May 14th, 2005, 3:38 AM	#12
Ferrarislave Joined: May 3rd, 2005 Last Online: November 23rd, 2005 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	What do rss feeds acutally do. ? Help the search engine bots find and scan the site easier to what ? __________________ www.exotiXboard.com

May 14th, 2005, 4:37 AM	#13
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: July 1st, 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 21,781 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 254	Did you read the 2nd post in this thread? Feeds allow you to monitor websites and be updated about updates without actually having to visit the site to check. Works best when you aggregate (or merge) a bunch of feeds into one place, like a website or more commonly a feed reader. __________________ I don't read the forums much anymore. Not enough time and too many new threads to read. There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

May 12th, 2005, 2:43 AM	#3
Renesis Lazier than Viper Joined: Nov 27th, 2003 Last Online: June 30th, 2009 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 9,667 Car: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32

May 12th, 2005, 7:19 PM	#10
haha604 Joined: Dec 28th, 2003 Last Online: February 13th, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,051 Rep Power: 24	I have never tried this before, but since Viper put so much effort into this I'll give it a go. It sounds promising.

May 14th, 2005, 4:30 PM	#14
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 27	I'm interested in the torrent one, but the rest don't particularly appeal to me EDIT - Scrap that - The news one probably covers torrents anyway, am I right? EDIT - Which is the best format btw? __________________

May 14th, 2005, 10:18 PM	#15
Cruzz563 Needs a job! Joined: Dec 8th, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Houston, Texas, The States Posts: 2,665 Rep Power: 27	The news one covers new torrents released, and anything else Viper posts on the main site really. Just try RSS 2.0 if you're using FireFox __________________ In the USA, 100% of the Federal Income Tax Money goes to paying interest on the national deficit, and nothing else. Where's the law that says we have to pay?

May 14th, 2005, 11:38 PM	#16
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 27	k, thanks __________________

June 6th, 2005, 10:19 PM	#17
Caterham Joined: May 24th, 2005 Last Online: April 16th, 2009 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	What's the difference between atom and RSS. Is one "better" than the other or is it mostly the same? uroscar

June 6th, 2005, 11:45 PM	#18
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: July 1st, 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 21,781 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 254	Same thing, different format. Look them up on Wikipedia and they'll explain the differences. Supposedly Atom is the newer one and "better", but both do the job the same in this case. __________________ I don't read the forums much anymore. Not enough time and too many new threads to read. There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 18th, 2005, 9:15 PM	#19
astondg Joined: Nov 4th, 2004 Last Online: June 9th, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 81 Rep Power: 0	I am new to this RSS stuff but I have read through the information you gave and done some searching and I think I have a basic understanding. I installed Azureus and the rss plugin and configured it to work with those links and look for Fifth Gear Released. I have tried it with the latest Fifth Gear release (8x02) and it recognised the news item but failed to strat the download because "html content returned, but no links to torrent files found". Can anyone tell me how I get it to follow the links to the mininova site and get the torrent file from there? Or am I doing something wrong? Thanks.

October 19th, 2005, 1:23 AM	#20
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: July 1st, 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 21,781 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 254	The above RSS feeds aren't torrent feeds, just news ones. They aren't designed for use with torrent clients. I did have a torrent feed for a short while, but I ceased development on it. I forget why. I'll look into remaking it. __________________ I don't read the forums much anymore. Not enough time and too many new threads to read. There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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