The California city of Costa Mesa is using the Extensible Markup Language-based Really Simple Syndication (RSS) format to publish news items it now sends to people via e-mail, a route it considers increasingly suspect. City residents and other users can subscribe to a news feed that the city then sends out on a regular basis via e-mail.
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