Smart RSS

Incompatible

This reader is no longer maintained and is known to be incompatible with Open RSS feeds

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Requesting feed content unnecessarily severe

This app is unnecessarily re-requesting feed content from websites without waiting until there's actually new content published.

Why it's a problem

The unnecessary traffic wastes a website's resources that can be used for its other site visitors.

What it means for users

Websites are likely to limit this app from accessing feed content, causing feeds to not update properly or stop working entirely.

How to fix it

The application needs to be updated to wait until the max-age of Cache-Control header expires before re-requesting feed content or properly implement conditional requests.

Requests are unidentifiable severe

Feed requests appear to be associated with this app but can't be accurately identified.

Why it's a problem

A feed reader that can't be identified is often unfortunately used in ways that are severely abusive to a website, either intentionally by malicious users or unintentionally by its users who may be unaware. Since this application is unidentifiable, there's no way to validate its requests and mitigate any potential abuse.

What it means for users

Websites are likely to block or severely limit this app from their feeds, causing feeds to behave unexpectedly or not work at all.

How to fix it

The application or its usage needs to be verified, which will remove any limitations or restrictions, and feeds used in the application will be much more reliable.