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# RSS feeds in mail clients
- URL: https://werd.io/rss-feeds-in-mail-clients/
- Published: 2005-11-30T14:33:06.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:01:31.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: General, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

I think, before too long, RSS feeds [aggregated like this](http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=2589) will be common practice. Users are all familiar with email, and placing the aggregator in a message-based context actually provides new functionality for content providers too - they can save bandwidth by letting people pull in the new content they're interested in reading, and better yet, correct mistakes. When you send out a mailing list to subscribers, there's no going back - with an RSS feed you simply change the content and wait for the clients to reload.

Within an educational context, this means that central information - like course notes, perhaps a lecturer's blog - can be stored in one place but broadcast to their students. No worries about incorrect email addresses; just a single point of failure. I'd be interested to hear about anyone's experiences doing this, with Elgg or any other software.