How does RSS differ from email?
An RSS feed is an example of “pull” technology – you have control over what you receive and how often you receive it. Email is a “push” technology – once a sender has your email address, they can send you whatever they like, as often as they like. • RSS does not suffer from spam, and you only receive feeds to which you have subscribed; some email users receive thousands of unwanted messages each day. • Subscribing to an RSS feed is anonymous; you have to provide at least your email address to subscribe to an email service. • You can check RSS feeds at your convenience; they don’t fill up your email inbox. • You can choose how often your reader checks for new content in an RSS feed (right-click its title and check the properties); emails arrive whenever it suits the sender. • Cancelling an RSS feed is entirely under your control (right-click its title, and choose Delete); it is not always simple to cancel an email service.
