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itakedrugs
2998 days ago
I never stopped using RSS but Firefox has made it a bit more difficult to find out if a site offers RSS...
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JulienRbrt
2998 days ago
I personally still have the "Subscribe" icon (Firefox 59). I had to move it from "Customize" to my toolbar but it is definitely there.
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lunchables
2998 days ago
Thanks for the tip, I just added it back.
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itakedrugs
2998 days ago
it used to be in plain view all the time (maybe 10 versions ago, I don't remember exactly)
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itakedrugs
2998 days ago
it was in the address bar, too:
http://screenshots.oldapps.com/3/large_87_Firefox%201.5.0.12...
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severine
2998 days ago
Really? Haven't noticed, can you elaborate?
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itakedrugs
2998 days ago
If a website offered RSS, it used to be in plain view in the address bar, like this:
http://screenshots.oldapps.com/3/large_87_Firefox%201.5.0.12...
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severine
2998 days ago
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/awesome-rss/
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itakedrugs
2997 days ago
Tha's good, but an extension is just not the same... it hides the feature from most people.
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