New: subscribe to blog comments

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pacattack05 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:39:18 GMT

Is that like a new feature you added here to the LP recently where a window pops up when someone has just replied to a thread that you're currently reading? I like that feature.

I would be on a thread, and out of the blue a little window pops up at the right bottom corner advising me that a new reply has been posted.

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Todd — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:04:20 GMT

y/w. I have had the feeling for a while (not just related to this post) that there are relatively few people who take advantage of RSS feeds. I would bet that the vast majority of IE7 users have never even touched it. That's too bad!

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Tenaj — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:17:48 GMT

Thanks Todd.

New: subscribe to blog comments

Todd — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:49:00 GMT

Have you ever posted a blog comment and wished there was some way to be notified of when someone responds?

There is now a mechanism in place to get that notification.

RSS feeds are now available for every blog entry, so you can receive updates when comments are posted to any blog entry. You don't need to post a comment in order to get the updates.

To subscribe to a blog entry, go to the same page where you would enter a comment, and click the familiar RSS link with the RSS symbol:

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