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Comments on: Remembering the browser wars with Netscape's ex-CEO

STOP PUTTING ATTACHMENTS ON RSS FEEDS 

Posted Wednesday 19th December 2007 19:40 GMT

Stop

Please, please for the love of technology, STOP putting attachments on RSS feeds.

It's designed to be a really quick way to grab headlines, not be forced to download your attachment crap.

STOP IT. STOP IT NOW.

Put a link in instead.

Re: STOP PUTTING ATTACHMENTS ON RSS FEEDS 

Posted Wednesday 19th December 2007 23:09 GMT

(Written by Reg staff.)

We're taking ARSE to the next level, man.

Re: STOP PUTTING ATTACHMENTS ON RSS FEEDS 

Posted Thursday 20th December 2007 11:38 GMT

Dead Vulture

Doesn't that make this a podcast (of a pretty nasty type - one that downloads ALL the MP3s?!?)

Transcript? 

Posted Thursday 20th December 2007 15:51 GMT

Thumb Down

Or at least excerpts?? What a waste of space on the Internet!

Thanks! 

Posted Monday 24th December 2007 18:52 GMT

Thumb Up

I just wanted to drop a line (and probably risk being flamed by the looks of it) saying that I really enjoyed that interview. The Netscape saga was wrapping up just as I started to get involved in the tech sector. It was illuminating, to say the least, to hear Barksdale's perspective.