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If you already use an email client and have a place to run cron jobs, I highly recommend a feed->email converter. No need for a separate RSS reader, and you get

by zsau 9y ago

If you already use an email client and have a place to run cron jobs, I highly recommend a feed->email converter. No need for a separate RSS reader, and you get cross-device syncing for free. Options include feed2email[1], feed2imap[2], and my own feedmail[3] (just "released", but I've been using it for years). I prefer clients like the latter two that can upload via IMAP, since that gives better control than sending via SMTP. [1] https://github.com/agorf/feed2email https://github.com/agorf/feed2email [2] https://github.com/feed2imap/feed2imap https://github.com/feed2imap/feed2imap [3] https://github.com/zsau/feedmail https://github.com/zsau/feedmail

JimDabell 9y ago
I find that I'm far more able to manage information overload by doing the exact opposite and moving non-human email into a newsreader. Email is for people, not newsletters or notifications. If you can move as much of the non-automated stuff into feeds as possible, then email actually becomes useful again. Feedbin has a feature [0] where it gives you an email address that places anything received into a feed, for example. [0] https://feedbin.com/blog/2016/02/03/subscribe-to-email-newsletters-in-feedbin/ https://feedbin.com/blog/2016/02/03/subscribe-to-email-newsl...
FranOntanaya 9y ago
Thunderbird already supports feeds.
- 8bitsrule 9y ago
  And for anyone who still thinks that the T-bird project died long ago, look again ... it's been greatly improved for the past few years and an interface overhaul is in the works. I don't subscribe to any podcasts that don't support RSS. Most do (altho a few make you use a search-engine to find out where).
- zsau 9y ago
  I used to do that, but you're tied to Thunderbird that way and I don't recall it having syncing for RSS, either. With a cron job, you're free to use whatever clients you want across multiple devices, with free sync thanks to IMAP.

by zsau 9y ago

JimDabell 9y ago

I find that I'm far more able to manage information overload by doing the exact opposite and moving non-human email into a newsreader. Email is for people, not newsletters or notifications. If you can move as much of the non-automated stuff into feeds as possible, then email actually becomes useful again. Feedbin has a feature [0] where it gives you an email address that places anything received into a feed, for example. [0] https://feedbin.com/blog/2016/02/03/subscribe-to-email-newsletters-in-feedbin/ https://feedbin.com/blog/2016/02/03/subscribe-to-email-newsl...

FranOntanaya 9y ago

Thunderbird already supports feeds.

8bitsrule 9y ago
And for anyone who still thinks that the T-bird project died long ago, look again ... it's been greatly improved for the past few years and an interface overhaul is in the works. I don't subscribe to any podcasts that don't support RSS. Most do (altho a few make you use a search-engine to find out where).
zsau 9y ago
I used to do that, but you're tied to Thunderbird that way and I don't recall it having syncing for RSS, either. With a cron job, you're free to use whatever clients you want across multiple devices, with free sync thanks to IMAP.