What Advantages Does RSS Offer People Creating Feeds?
The main advantage for people creating feeds is that their material will not be blocked by ISP’s or programs running on readers’ computers that mistake them for spam. This has become a very serious problem for some email newsletters over the past year or two. Another very significant advantage for creators is that RSS is self-administering. There is no need to maintain lists of subscribers and automatic subscription programs such as ListServ and MajorDomo. Because RSS feeds are constantly available, the load on servers is to a large extent spread throughout the day rather than peaking when email newsletters are sent.
