# RSS Feed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805 "2008-03-18T18:20:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jmwatts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jmwatts/32/17348_2.png) [@jmwatts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmwatts)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/1 "2008-03-18T18:20:49Z")
Is there an RSS feed that works for SDMB? I looked in the FAQ and tried the URL’s given there, but they error out. I would do a search, alas RSS is too short… Trying to get a SDMB RSS feed on my cell phone so that I can never go without! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/2 "2008-03-18T18:49:37Z")
RSS is not functioning. When they tried it, it caused enough operational problems that they shut it back off. As far as I know, they have tried it twice so far. Once on the old server and once on the new server. Ironically, I cannot search for the threads for you as search is disabled due to board operational issues. Jim ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/3 "2008-03-18T18:55:21Z")
Using a couple of sorting tricks, I found two threads for you to look at. The first one has a huge amount of info. **SDMB RSS feeds work!** [SDMB RSS feeds work! - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=338854) \*\*RSS \*\* [Rss - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449406) ---
**Author:** ![jmwatts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jmwatts/32/17348_2.png) [@jmwatts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmwatts)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/4 "2008-03-18T21:30:08Z")
Dude… what kinda “sorting tricks” did you use to find that?! I’ll give them a try, sure would be nice to get the boards on my phone. I need something to do when in line at the grocery store. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/5 "2008-03-18T22:07:05Z")
[QUOTE=jmwatts] Dude… what kinda “sorting tricks” did you use to find that?! I’ll give them a try, sure would be nice to get the boards on my phone. I need something to do when in line at the grocery store. [/QUOTE] I don’t think the RSS feed is actually enabled. Can your phone run Java applications? If so, try downloading Opera Mini - it’s great and handles the boards just fine. Check your phone model and download from here: > **[Download the Opera browser for computer, phone and tablet | Opera](https://www.opera.com/download)** > > Download the Opera browser for computer, phone and tablet. Opera for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. Free VPN, Ad Blocker, built-in messengers. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/6 "2008-03-18T22:21:41Z")
[QUOTE=jmwatts] Dude… what kinda “sorting tricks” did you use to find that?! I’ll give them a try, sure would be nice to get the boards on my phone. I need something to do when in line at the grocery store. [/QUOTE] I played with some settings, and set Sorted By: **Thread Title** …Sort Order **Descending** From the: **The Beginning** **Enter** Then I went to the address bar and manually changed the page to 50 and I started looking for the R’s and RSS threads. It took longer to describe than it took to do it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/7 "2008-03-19T23:53:58Z")
[QUOTE=jmwatts] Is there an RSS feed that works for SDMB? I looked in the FAQ and tried the URL’s given there, but they error out. I would do a search, alas RSS is too short… Trying to get a SDMB RSS feed on my cell phone so that I can never go without! [/QUOTE] I have long attempted to champion the enabling of RSS feeds on this board. Now that Xash is no longer a mod, I no longer have a sympathetic and techy mod on my side and have given up completely. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rss-feed/441805/8 "2008-03-20T05:17:46Z")
[QUOTE=alterego] I have long attempted to champion the enabling of RSS feeds on this board. Now that Xash is no longer a mod, I no longer have a sympathetic and techy mod on my side and have given up completely. [/QUOTE] I tried. **R** e **S** i **S** tance is futile 🙂 But I still hold out hope that someday we’ll see RSS enabled here. It would make reading the boards so much easier, especially on mobile devices. And it would be a great way to get fresh blood to come to the SDMB through feeds they might see on another website.