Can We Support Rss Feed on Http?
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I am using an old phone particularly a custom firmware Symbian (Delight). I was happy that internet stuff such as mail and RSS still works. However, I am having trouble if RSS is served via HTTPS not HTTP. So is there a possible consideration to support serving the RSS thru HTTP as well?
The author is having trouble accessing RSS feeds served via HTTPS on an old Symbian phone and is wondering if supporting HTTP is feasible; the discussion revolves around the trade-offs between supporting legacy systems and security concerns.
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Set up a proxy.
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