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I've never understood the need for synchronization of transient content. It adds to much complexity, attack surface, and bulk to any project. Is it really that

I've never understood the need for synchronization of transient content. It adds to much complexity, attack surface, and bulk to any project. Is it really that bad to just run a secure native, non-web, reader on every device? And to answer my own question: No, it isn't that bad. It's fine.

SanchoPanda 7y ago
I use RSS to keep up on a wide variety of disparate blogs, as well as the news. It becomes pretty tedious to re-filter all the news on different devices and in the process I risk missing a great post from a blog that posts less often. So for me personally, not syncing RSS is pretty frustrating.
amaccuish 7y ago
I use a programm that downloads new articles and pops them in a folder via IMAP. I sign into my email on most devices, be it IMAP, web or ActiveSync, so I can read articles anywhere and my mail server handles syncing read status etc.
- bambambazooka 7y ago
  Sounds interesting! What program do you use?
  - stevekemp 7y ago
    Sounds like my toy-project: https://github.com/skx/rss2email https://github.com/skx/rss2email Which is a "port" of the very old/established python project with the same name: https://github.com/wking/rss2email https://github.com/wking/rss2email If you have a server somewhere, you use cron and configure a list of feeds. Each time a new entry appears you get it sent as an email. See also this recent post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22899469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22899469
    - amaccuish 7y ago
      It is, yes, thank you, it works great, well the original anyway, I will look into your more mordern port :)
    - bambambazooka 7y ago
      thanks!
agazso 7y ago
Shameless plug: I am currently working on a free, open-source, mobile RSS reader which doesn't require a server or any kind of registration, because everything happens and stays on the device. Currently it's in beta testing, let me know if you find it interesting. https://github.com/felfele/feeds https://github.com/felfele/feeds
- AnonC 7y ago
  I use the free and open source NetNewsWire app, but am always looking to try other feed readers. I appreciate the fact that your app requires iOS 9 or later, and isn’t restricted to just the latest version of the OS. I’ll certainly try it out.
swiley 7y ago
I don't want to run someone else's software on my device if I don't have to. Also, a lot of closed operating systems are incompatible with each other and can cost a lot to publish software for.
codingquark 7y ago
I used to not require sync, but as I kept adding more feeds I started feeling overwhelmed. On phone I would've read 5 feeds during a transit, and suddenly my elfeed shows all 15 or 50 of them.

SanchoPanda 7y ago

I use RSS to keep up on a wide variety of disparate blogs, as well as the news. It becomes pretty tedious to re-filter all the news on different devices and in the process I risk missing a great post from a blog that posts less often. So for me personally, not syncing RSS is pretty frustrating.

amaccuish 7y ago

I use a programm that downloads new articles and pops them in a folder via IMAP. I sign into my email on most devices, be it IMAP, web or ActiveSync, so I can read articles anywhere and my mail server handles syncing read status etc.

bambambazooka 7y ago
Sounds interesting! What program do you use?
- stevekemp 7y ago
  Sounds like my toy-project: https://github.com/skx/rss2email https://github.com/skx/rss2email Which is a "port" of the very old/established python project with the same name: https://github.com/wking/rss2email https://github.com/wking/rss2email If you have a server somewhere, you use cron and configure a list of feeds. Each time a new entry appears you get it sent as an email. See also this recent post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22899469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22899469
  - amaccuish 7y ago
    It is, yes, thank you, it works great, well the original anyway, I will look into your more mordern port :)
  - bambambazooka 7y ago
    thanks!

agazso 7y ago

Shameless plug: I am currently working on a free, open-source, mobile RSS reader which doesn't require a server or any kind of registration, because everything happens and stays on the device. Currently it's in beta testing, let me know if you find it interesting. https://github.com/felfele/feeds https://github.com/felfele/feeds

AnonC 7y ago
I use the free and open source NetNewsWire app, but am always looking to try other feed readers. I appreciate the fact that your app requires iOS 9 or later, and isn’t restricted to just the latest version of the OS. I’ll certainly try it out.

swiley 7y ago

I don't want to run someone else's software on my device if I don't have to. Also, a lot of closed operating systems are incompatible with each other and can cost a lot to publish software for.

codingquark 7y ago

I used to not require sync, but as I kept adding more feeds I started feeling overwhelmed. On phone I would've read 5 feeds during a transit, and suddenly my elfeed shows all 15 or 50 of them.