Notification of Newsletter/Events through MS Outlook

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication".

RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works - such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favoured websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "aggregator", which can be web-based or desktop-based. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's URL (often referred to non-technically as a URL) into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.

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1. Adding a RSS feed in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007?

RSS readers, such as the one built into Office Outlook 2007, allow you to subscribe to RSS Feeds and then read content or follow links for additional information. Whenever you see a link to a feed, or an RSS icon , just click. Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 will automatically subscribe you to that RSS Feed.

1. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
2. On the RSS Feeds tab, click New.
3. In the New RSS Feed dialog box, copy the above URL and then paste the URL into the box.
4. Click Add.
5. Click OK.

2. Adding RSS feed in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (or 2007) ***Recommended

This option provides more flexibility in managing your RSS feeds and requires the installation of a third party software product. One product which can be used is intraVnews.

intraVnews is totally Free For Personal Use and for charities and non-profit organizations.

System Requirements
Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
Operating Systems: Microsoft© Windows© 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Microsoft© Outlook© XP, 2003, 2007.

Visit their website for the download and instructions at: http://www.intravnews.com/indexoffice.htm.