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How do I set up RSS to get updates from CBFish?
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RSS technology lets you subscribe to online information that changes frequently. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. We provide a wide range of RSS feeds on CBFish, based on the primary items we manage:

  • Projects - e.g. https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/Project/2002-002-00
  • Portfolios - e.g. https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/Portfolio/20
  • BOG Change Requests - e.g. https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/ChangeRequest
  • Meetings - e.g. https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/Meeting

There are many ways to access RSS feeds. Below are instructions for setting up RSS feeds on common email applications.

Outlook 2007
  • Select "Account Settings" from the Tools menu.
  • Click the RSS Feeds tab and then click "New".
  • Enter/paste the CBFish RSS feed you're interested in. Examples:
    https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/Project/2002-002-00 (a feed for a specific project)
    https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/Portfolio/20 (a feed for the CRITFC Fish Accord Portfolio)
    https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/ChangeRequest (a feed for ALL Change Request activity)
  • Click Add, then OK, then Close.

Outlook 2003 or earlier
  • Older versions of Outlook do not natively support adding RSS feeds. There are third-party add-ins such as RSS Popper but we can not vouch for them.

Mac Mail
  • Select "Add RSS Feeds..." from File menu.
  • Select "Specify the URL for a feed" and enter/paste the CBFish RSS feed you're interested in. For example:
    https://www.cbfish.org/Feeds.mvc/Portfolio/20 (a feed for the CRITFC Fish Accord Portfolio)
  • Click Add.

Other
If you don't want to view RSS feeds through your email client, you can use your internet browser or one of the dozens of stand-alone RSS reader applications such as Google's Reader.