Active Channel
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Active Channel was a Microsoft Internet Explorer feature that allowed users to subscribe to and automatically receive updated web content on their desktop.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft software feature
ⓘ
web content subscription technology ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CDF-based channels ⓘ |
| category |
Internet Explorer technology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
discontinued Microsoft technology ⓘ |
| configuration |
offline viewing options
ⓘ
user-specified subscription schedule ⓘ |
| contentType |
news feeds
ⓘ
other periodically updated web content ⓘ web pages ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| displayEnvironment |
Internet Explorer browser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows desktop ⓘ |
| featureOf | Active Desktop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | Internet Explorer 4.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| partOf | Internet Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | x86 PC ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow users to subscribe to web content
ⓘ
to automatically deliver updated web content to the desktop ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
RSS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
push technology ⓘ web syndication ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | modern RSS feed support in browsers ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportedStandard | Channel Definition Format NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | automatic background download ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Active Desktop channels bar
ⓘ
Favorites channels folder ⓘ |
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