General Information about RSS

What are RSS News Feeds?

RSS News Feeds allow you to see the latest additions via a "news reader" when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the RSS feed from. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.

How do I start using feeds?

The first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a software that checks the RSS feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.

Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail or Yahoo or Gmail.

Once you have chosen a news reader, decide what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest Holland and Knight Maritime Spotlight News, simply visit the Maritime Spotlight News page and you will notice an orange button at the top of the page (like ). 

If you click on the RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.

Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.

How do I get a news reader? 

There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer and your network.

Holland and Knight reserves the right to its website content and its use. Holland and Knight does not accept any liability for its feeds and the software (Browser or any "aggregators") used to view the feeds. Please see the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy for full details.