Ticket #10 (assigned defect)

Opened 5 years ago

Last modified 4 years ago

feedtree modifies feed items

Reported by: jason+feedtree@ixid.net Assigned to: dsandler (accepted)
Priority: normal Milestone:
Component: Version: 0.5.0
Severity: normal Keywords: security html compat
Cc: Java version:
Subversion change number (if known):

Description

When feedtree downloads feed items, it add something like this to the entry: 

<div style="background-color: #eee; padding: 6px; margin-top: 12px; color: #666; font-size: small; font-family: sans-serif; clear: both;"><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=6 style="width: 100%;"><tr><td valign=middle width=24><img src="http://localproxy.feedtree.net/:internal:/icons/download-24.png"></td><td valign=middle align=left>This entry was retrieved directly from the feed via HTTP.  It is assumed to be authentic.</td><td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://localproxy/help/download.html">Help</a></td></tr></table></div>

I need to see what else it does, but whatever it is, it broke my aggregator. Now I see raw source instead of pretty rendered HTML. I'm using a modified version of rss2email (http://www.ixid.net/rss2maildir).

If at all possible, I'd prefer feedtree to pass along the feed without modification.

Change History

10/06/05 16:01:48 changed by dsandler

  • keywords set to security html compat.
  • status changed from new to assigned.
  • version set to 0.5.0.
  • component changed from core to ftproxy.

The footer is there to tell you about the authenticity of the data you've received; for example, it will tell you if the entry was signed by the publisher (definitely trustworthy), polled by someone else (possibly untrustworthy), or polled by you (assumed trustworthy).

Of course, if this breaks your aggregator, that's no good.

I have some code in the ftproxy (currently disabled) which appends a plaintext string including this information. How would you feel about a configuration option in the web UI which lets you switch between HTML, plaintext, and no security footer?