Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a lightweight XML format designed for sharing headlines and other Web content. Think of it as a distributable "What's New" for your site. Originated by UserLand in 1997 and subsequently used by Netscape to fill channels for Netcenter.

RSS-aware programs called news aggregators are popular in the weblogging community. Many weblogs make content available in RSS. A news aggregator can help you keep up with all your favorite weblogs by checking their RSS feeds and displaying new items from each of them.
A brief history

The name "RSS" is an umbrella term for a format that spans several different versions of at least two different (but parallel) formats. The original RSS, version 0.90, was designed by Netscape as a format for building portals of headlines to mainstream news sites. It was deemed overly complex for its goals; a simpler version, 0.91, was proposed and subsequently dropped when Netscape lost interest in the portal-making business. But 0.91 was picked up by another vendor, UserLand Software, which intended to use it as the basis of its weblogging products and other web-based writing software.

In the meantime, a third, non-commercial group split off and designed a new format based on what they perceived as the original guiding principles of RSS 0.90 (before it got simplified into 0.91). This format, which is based on RDF, is called RSS 1.0. But UserLand was not involved in designing this new format, and, as an advocate of simplifying 0.90, it was not happy when RSS 1.0 was announced. Instead of accepting RSS 1.0, UserLand continued to evolve the 0.9x branch, through versions 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, and finally 2.0.

Toxics Link's RSS feed will provide you with a link and a short summary of the newest stories or articles published. When clicked on your PC, the links will take you to the entire article on Toxics Link. (Experienced users, click here to go directly to the feeds.)

How do I receive the Toxics Link RSS feed?

Unless your browser already integrates a reader, you may need an RSS reader (many open source versions are available online) to read the Toxics Link RSS feed.

1. Once you have identified and installed the reader software on your personal computer, start it.



2. Section Feeds: If you are interested only in getting updates on selected section, you may prefer to receive one these feeds instead. Currently, we have feeds for a few of the sections on Toxics Link, and will expand this list as we progress. To receive one of the section feeds (e.g. The Publication section), add a new feed in your reader (e.g. "Toxics Link - Publications"), and enter the corresponding URL for the section from the list below.
   (e.g. http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-PublicationUpdates)

At periodic intervals (you can choose how frequently you want to do this) your reader will access the Toxics Link feed, and bring you the latest articles and stories etc. Our feeds are dynamic and they are automatically updated as soon as any of the following sections have a new post. So, it is entirely upon you to decide the frequency to get the updation from us.

RSS Feeds
	Articles: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-ArticleUpdates
	Action Alerts: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-ActionAlertsUpdates
	Press Releases: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-PressReleaseUpdates
	Events: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-EventUpdates
	Publications: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-PublicationUpdates
	News Update on RTI: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ToxicsLink-RtiNewsUpdate

Some free RSS readers are...

• FeedReader: http://www.feedreader.com/
• RssReader: http://www.rssreader.com/
• AmphetaDesk: http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/
• Wildgrape NewsDesk 1.1: http://www.wildgrape.net/
• Beaver: http://www31.brinkster.com/toolmaker
• SharpReader: http://www.hutteman.com/weblog/2003/04/06-56.html
• KlipFolio: http://www.serence.com/site.php
• BlogExpress: http://blogexpress.com/
• RSSConnect: http://www.perfectxml.com/RSSConnect/
• Awasu Personal Edition: http://www.awasu.com/