RSS Reader / sync that supports HTTP authenticated feeds?

September 15, 2015 7:39 AM

I've always just used NetNewsWire, but the new version is out and it's uninspiring, so I'm considering my options. Sync and online options would be nice, but I have some authenticated feeds. Do any of the online RSS readers support HTTP basic auth?
posted by vibratory manner of working to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

If you're ok with putting your credentials in the URL, I think NewsBlur can handle this.

https://getsatisfaction.com/newsblur/topics/how_to_subscribe_to_a_feed_with_basic_authentication
posted by jeffch at 8:07 AM on September 15, 2015

tt-rss supports authenticated feeds.
posted by Poldo at 9:19 AM on September 15, 2015

I use TT-RSS, but you'll need to install it on a sever yourself if you want to use it. Thunderbird also supports authenticated feeds, if a non-web solution is of interest.
posted by COD at 9:25 AM on September 15, 2015

Response by poster: I'm interested in OS X RSS clients, but it's easier to find authentication support there. If nothing else I can keep running NetNewsWire 3 until the OS changes enough that it breaks. It's rarer in web because it breaks the assumption that your users are mostly fetching the same feeds, giving an economy of scale.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 9:55 AM on September 15, 2015