NabRSS 0.4 has been released
This upgrade allows disabling and re-enabling feeds. No need to delete unwanted feeds if you only want it to shut up temporarily. nabrss-0.4.tar.gz
This upgrade allows disabling and re-enabling feeds. No need to delete unwanted feeds if you only want it to shut up temporarily. nabrss-0.4.tar.gz
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Hi there,
Just wanted to say a big thanks for nabrss which I have just installed and am now running :o) With Violet’s own RSS being so flakey its great to find one I can run myself!
Thanks again,
Adi :o)
With pleasure 🙂
This is the reason I have created nabrss. I should add more functionality into it, but I will do so as soon as I bother re-activating the nabaztags.
Ez