Evolution RSS Reader Plugin

The Evolution RSS Reader Plugin is a valuable resource for those who frequently use Evolution Mail. It adds RSS feed support, building upon the somewhat existing RSS support in the evolution-1.4 branch. Having RSS in the same place as mails is ideal since RSS articles are similar to email messages. This explains the inclusion of NNTP support as well.

At present, feed articles are displayed only as summaries (with html). To use the Evolution RSS Reader Plugin, a fairly new version of Evolution is required. The plugin has been tested with 2.8. To install, unpack evolution-rss-0.0.1.tar.gz and run the following commands - ./configure, make, make install. Then enable Evolution RSS under Edit->Plugins, and you are all set up.

The latest release of the Evolution RSS Reader Plugin includes several new updates such as support for TTL, redesigned add/edit dialog, fixed slow article deletion, fixed move folder and rename operations, fixed UTF8 content displaying, added persistent storage for feed images, added Java and JavaScript, added network timeout options, support for xulrunner-1.9, support for the newer Webkit API, fixed send and receive dialog crash, and added verbose debug support. ATOM and XML elements and text nodes are now correctly parsed.

Overall, the Evolution RSS Reader Plugin is a worthwhile addition for Evolution Mail users looking to incorporate RSS feeds within their daily workflow. The plugin is easy to use, and the numerous updates add value while improving functionality.