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DND/CF RSS News Feeds English - DND/CF News Feed Note to DND Employees: RSS news feeds are not available on the Defence Wide Area Network (DWAN) The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (DND/CF) now offers you RSS news feeds. Each news item includes the title, a summary of the news article and a link to the full text document found on the News Room. Instructions on Adding a News Feed to Your News Reader or Aggregator
Detailed instructions on how to add news feeds are included in the news reader application that you choose. When news items are published to the DND/CF News Room, your news reader/aggregator will let you know through a small pop-up window or other alert device. If you close your news reader/aggregator, you will not be advised of updates until the next time you open it. Unlike e-mail subscriptions, you are not required to provide personal information or an e-mail address to benefit from receiving news from the DND/CF News Room. What is RSS?Rich Site Summary (RSS) or as some refer to it, R eal Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format for content distribution in real time. Government of Canada Newsroom feeds will include the date, title, summary and a link to the full news article. If after reading a summary you want to view the full text, simply link to the full text document found on the Newsroom Web site. Why use RSS?There are a number of benefits to using RSS, including:
News aggregators / News readersThere are various RSS news aggregators / news readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet.
More on RSSFor more details on RSS, try this useful FAQ or the RSS specification . |
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