Comments on: Listen to podcasts and other audio files using Gmail http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Have podcasts delivered directly to your emailhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49325 Have podcasts delivered directly to your email Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:07 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49325 [...] A recent comment by Melyvn on one of my past articles got me thinking. The article was about the built-in MP3 player in Gmail and Melyvn asked if it was possible for podcasts to be delivered directly to email. My instinctive reply was “no” but then I thought “was it actually possible?”. [...] [...] A recent comment by Melyvn on one of my past articles got me thinking. The article was about the built-in MP3 player in Gmail and Melyvn asked if it was possible for podcasts to be delivered directly to email. My instinctive reply was “no” but then I thought “was it actually possible?”. [...]

]]> By: Mark O'Neillhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49324 Mark O'Neill Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49324 I think I was wrong about this. I'm going to test this and write an article about it on GAS. Stand by. I think I was wrong about this. I'm going to test this and write an article about it on GAS. Stand by.

]]> By: Mark O'Neillhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264476 Mark O'Neill Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264476 Just click on the RSS button to subscribe to the podcast and then use a RSS to email service such as ZapTXT - <a href="http://zaptxt.com" rel="nofollow">http://zaptxt.com</a> or RSSfwd - <a href="http://www.rssfwd.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rssfwd.com/</a> to have that sent on to your email address. Granted, that will only send the RSS post notification onto your email - it WON'T download the podcast to your email ready for listening. It can't download the podcast unprompted to your email because at the very least it would need your password and probably FTP access. Just click on the RSS button to subscribe to the podcast and then use a RSS to email service such as ZapTXT – http://zaptxt.com or RSSfwd – http://www.rssfwd.com/ to have that sent on to your email address.

Granted, that will only send the RSS post notification onto your email – it WON'T download the podcast to your email ready for listening. It can't download the podcast unprompted to your email because at the very least it would need your password and probably FTP access.

]]> By: Melvynhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49320 Melvyn Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49320 What would be really useful is a way to automatically have podcasts delivered to my email. Anyone? What would be really useful is a way to automatically have podcasts delivered to my email. Anyone?

]]> By: Mark O'Neillhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264477 Mark O'Neill Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264477 I think I was wrong about this. I'm going to test this and write an article about it on GAS. Stand by. I think I was wrong about this. I’m going to test this and write an article about it on GAS. Stand by.

]]> By: Melvynhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264475 Melvyn Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264475 What would be really useful is a way to automatically have podcasts delivered to my email. Anyone? What would be really useful is a way to automatically have podcasts delivered to my email. Anyone?

]]> By: Mark O'Neillhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49322 Mark O'Neill Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:07:13 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-49322 Just click on the RSS button to subscribe to the podcast and then use a RSS to email service such as ZapTXT - <a href="http://zaptxt.com" rel="nofollow">http://zaptxt.com</a> or RSSfwd - <a href="http://www.rssfwd.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rssfwd.com/</a> to have that sent on to your email address. Granted, that will only send the RSS post notification onto your email - it WON'T download the podcast to your email ready for listening. It can't download the podcast unprompted to your email because at the very least it would need your password and probably FTP access. Just click on the RSS button to subscribe to the podcast and then use a RSS to email service such as ZapTXT – http://zaptxt.com or RSSfwd – http://www.rssfwd.com/ to have that sent on to your email address.

Granted, that will only send the RSS post notification onto your email – it WON'T download the podcast to your email ready for listening. It can't download the podcast unprompted to your email because at the very least it would need your password and probably FTP access.

]]> By: Jalajhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-39976 Jalaj Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-39976 This is a very good feature... hope the next one would be getting info on number and names of files in the zip attachment. This is a very good feature… hope the next one would be getting info on number and names of files in the zip attachment.

]]> By: Jalajhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264474 Jalaj Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264474 This is a very good feature... hope the next one would be getting info on number and names of files in the zip attachment. This is a very good feature… hope the next one would be getting info on number and names of files in the zip attachment.

]]> By: juliushttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-39513 julius Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-39513 I've tried it and it works great thanks for the tip I've tried it and it works great thanks for the tip

]]> By: juliushttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264473 julius Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-264473 I've tried it and it works great thanks for the tip I’ve tried it and it works great thanks for the tip

]]> By: Kiltakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-39321 Kiltak Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/01/10/listen-to-podcasts-and-other-audio-files-using-gmail/#comment-39321 Well, beleive it or not, there are still a lot of people out there that do not have an MP3 player :) Well, beleive it or not, there are still a lot of people out there that do not have an MP3 player :)

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