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chaos , to Technology in RSS and OPML
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OPML files really aren't much more than a list of the feeds you're subscribed to. Individual posts or articles aren't in there. I would expect that importing a second OPML file would just add more subscriptions, but it'd be up to the reader app to decide what it does.

perishthethought , to Technology in RSS and OPML

As n OPML file just contains the definition of which feeds you want to follow, not the actual RSS data. They're handy when you want to switch from one RSS reader to another. You can usually export the settings from your old service and import them into the new.

Check with your RSS service but importing an OPML file should always add new services to the list, not overwrite.

I don't think an OPML file tracks what you've read or not but I could be wrong about that.

petrescatraian OP ,
@petrescatraian@libranet.de avatar

@perishthethought I see. So the feeds from the OPML file are imported into the reader's own database, right?

perishthethought ,

Yes. Here's an example file so you can see there's not much in there for each entry.

http://hosting.opml.org/dave/spec/subscriptionList.opml

petrescatraian OP ,
@petrescatraian@libranet.de avatar

@perishthethought thank you!

shortwavesurfer , to Chat in I want to settle on a browser independent bookmark solution. What do you suggest?

Set up a domain and put all of your bookmarks in an index.html file on a local web server.

petrescatraian OP ,
@petrescatraian@libranet.de avatar

@shortwavesurfer That would be cool, but if I was to make some quick saves for something I was looking for, this wouldn't be just as easy.

shortwavesurfer ,

Yeah, it definitely would make it harder, but it would also make it absolutely portable.

petrescatraian OP , (edited )
@petrescatraian@libranet.de avatar

@shortwavesurfer Yea, indeed. Thank you for the suggestion!

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