Problem with Outlook 2007 and RSS feeds from Firefox 2.0.0.12

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Mark W

I can not get this to work correctly. In IE 7 if I click on an RSS
feed icon, IE will ask if I want to subscribe to the feed and if I do
it adds the feed to the Outlook bar (just like Outlook 2007's
directions say it should work).
Using the same technique in Firefox, Outlook shows me the HTML behind
the feed OR in the case of any RSS from the NY Times - it comes up as
a page not found error.

If I do a copy/paste into the account setup tab for RSS in Outlook I
can make this work but I don't understand why there is such a hassle
to get this done in Firefox EXPECIALLY when Firefox asks if you want
to subscribe to the feed USING MS Outlook.

I am bafled and need help.

TIA

Mark
 
Contact Firefox to find out why their application does not work.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Mark W asked:

| I can not get this to work correctly. In IE 7 if I click on an RSS
| feed icon, IE will ask if I want to subscribe to the feed and if I do
| it adds the feed to the Outlook bar (just like Outlook 2007's
| directions say it should work).
| Using the same technique in Firefox, Outlook shows me the HTML behind
| the feed OR in the case of any RSS from the NY Times - it comes up as
| a page not found error.
|
| If I do a copy/paste into the account setup tab for RSS in Outlook I
| can make this work but I don't understand why there is such a hassle
| to get this done in Firefox EXPECIALLY when Firefox asks if you want
| to subscribe to the feed USING MS Outlook.
|
| I am bafled and need help.
|
| TIA
|
| Mark
 
Milly (or anyone)

Can we assume for the moment that this is an OUTLOOK issue and not
pass it off to Firefox.
Can you think of any changes on OUTLOOK settings to make this match
work?

Mark
 
How is it an Outlook issue?

1. Using IE and Outlook, it works as advertised
2. Using Firefox and Outlook, it doesn't.

Seems to me that the burning question is why Firefox is causing the raw html to show. Works with IE - doesn't work with Firefox.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Mark W asked:

| Milly (or anyone)
|
| Can we assume for the moment that this is an OUTLOOK issue and not
| pass it off to Firefox.
| Can you think of any changes on OUTLOOK settings to make this match
| work?
|
| Mark
|
|
|
|| Contact Firefox to find out why their application does not work.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Mark W asked:
||
||| I can not get this to work correctly. In IE 7 if I click on anRSS
||| feed icon, IE will ask if I want to subscribe to the feed and if I
||| do it adds the feed to the Outlook bar (just like Outlook 2007's
||| directions say it should work).
||| Using the same technique in Firefox, Outlook shows me the HTML
||| behind the feed OR in the case of anyRSSfrom the NY Times - it
||| comes up as a page not found error.
|||
||| If I do a copy/paste into the account setup tab forRSSin Outlook I
||| can make this work but I don't understand why there is such a hassle
||| to get this done in Firefox EXPECIALLY when Firefox asks if you want
||| to subscribe to the feed USING MS Outlook.
|||
||| I am bafled and need help.
|||
||| TIA
|||
||| Mark
 
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