Mike just finished coding the beta version of our shortcut tool for subscribing to RSS feeds. It’s a pretty nifty tool, especially if you’re a power RSS subscriber. I’ll warn though, it is still in beta and lacks some of the user-friendly aspects you’ll find in other apps we bring to market. Here are the instructions on how to use the tool:

Requirements
• Works only with Webmail.us email hosting accounts
• Users must have the RSS Feeds feature turned on

Description
This tool enables you to automatically add a feed to your RSS Feeds folder, without needing to log into webmail and go through the manual “Add Feed� process.

Directions
1. Right-click the link below:

Webmail.us – Add Feed

Please note: be sure to right-click (not left-click) the link above—and you need to right click it from our actual blog page, (not the page that delivers your RSS Feed).

2. If you’re an IE user, select “Add to Favorites� in the pop-up menu. If you’re a Firefox user, select “Bookmark This Link.� And then click the OK button.

3. Anytime you visit a blog or website that contains an RSS/Atom feed, and you want to subscribe to the feed, just open your browser’s Favorites menu and select the "Webmail.us – Add Feed link."

Please note: When a site contains an RSS/Atom feed, you will usually see an orange [RSS] or [ATOM] icon. Or, you might see a link that says, “Subscribe to this feed� or something similar.

If there are several RSS/Atom feeds on a page, you will need to specify which one you want to subscribe to. Click the RSS or Atom feed icon or link, and then select "Webmail.us – Add Feed" from your Favorites menu, as usual.

4. You will be redirected to a login page. Enter your email address and password (as you would if you were logging into webmail).

5. You will then be automatically returned to the previous website. The next time you log in to webmail, you will see that the feed has been added to your RSS Feeds folder.

Anytime you want to subscribe to a feed, just repeat steps 3-5.

If you have any questions or comments, please use the comments on this blog and we’ll answer them for everyone to see. Remember, this is just a beta!