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New feature coming in IE7 that allows it to handle your RSS subscriptions. The feature includes a somewhat scary "feature" tho, as it downloads feeds even if IE isn't running. I'm really hoping there's a way to turn that off (or at least schedule it). Yes, I know RSS feeds are not malicous, but I can't think of a good reason to not have the option to be able to schedule it.
Microsoft Team RSS Blog : Part 2: Discover and Subscribe to Feeds: "There are two modes to the Feed Reading page: preview and subscribed mode. In preview mode, you see the feed that is live on the website. This is a pretty static experience. By subscribing to the feed, IE7 automatically checks the website (even if IE7 isn�t running) to see if there are new updates on a scheduled basis � for instance, IE7 can check every 4 hours to see if there is new content available for the msnbc.com feed. If IE7 finds that there is new content, IE7 automatically downloads the new content, and it is available for your reading in the Feed Reading page."

posted by Jordan @ 3/03/2006 11:50:00 AM