RSS Feed question
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Does anyone else use the torrent RSS feeds consistently and if so, have you figured out why seemingly random old torrent posts will suddenly re-appear in an RSS feed? Like years old torrent posts. Is it because the posting category changed? I've yet to figure out what the conditions are but if someone knows, I would appreciate being educated as well. Thanks bunches.
-donny
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Here is an example:
https://www.gaytor.rent/details.php?id=4e19d7e7a4e87228c58bfdd4461cd7b4fcd5d2af3802f216Originally posted Aug'24, reappeared in the RSS feed 2/22/2025.
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@DonnyDuzDick it doesn't show up in my feed, i see several catalina torrents but the one you mention doesn't appear, there is only one single catalina torrent with the date 22/02/25 which is this one:
https://www.gaytor.rent/details.php?id=d8a0151321da47de8cca2248b61a61e3665e83495d332c60
Look, the one you mentioned don't show in my feed:
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@ianfontinell-0 My apologies, I should have grabbed and provided more specifics. I kind of assumed this was a known thing and I was just out of the loop.
So I'm hearing (at least from 1) you are not seeing the same behavior, at least not on the pull you are using. And the date I gave might be off a day one way or the other based on our TZ differences and when I actually noticed it.
I have already deleted the entry from my reader (RSS owl), but the next example I find I will grab the RSS file that gets downloaded from the site along with the URL that is was generated from. I use a bunch of different pulls, and then aggregate the results. I need to dig into which one(s) are doing this or if it is across the board.
I will say I have nothing to suspect my reader (RSSOwl).
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
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Confirmed, old items appearing as new is an issue with my news reader. If you are a RSSOwl user and want the details, you can DM me.
But in the process of digging into it, I did find something interesting about the RSS Feed.
Essentially, the feed is not sending the requested number of items based on the num= parameter, once a threshold is hit (250 items). Therefore, the ALL option is not really functional. Nor is changing the num= parameter to anything larger than 250.
Probably not a big deal when it comes to low volume categories like Vintage (which is my fav). That 250 item limit currently covers about 6 months’ worth of postings.
However, that same 250 item look back limit for categories like Bareback, which is much more heavily posted (thank you very much BTW guys), is currently only about 10 days. And catagory=Anal, only 5 days.
-donny
