I would like to use Radio as my communications hub. For this to happen, I must be able to send and receive "messages" in multiple formats. The ability of Radio to simultaneously distribute information in RSS and HTML format so naturally is a primary strength of the tool. Couple that with the ability to designate multiple "categories" for a single message and you really begin to realize tremendous capabilities. Having had my initial fix, I want more.
Specifically, I want a configuration page for each category that allows me to designate targets for that specific feed. Currently, I can have the content rendered to HTML, and an RSS feed is automatically generated as well. My dreams would be realized if I could also indicate:
- an email address to receive a copy of the post (IM mirror?)
- an FTP server to mirror the HTML post
- another Radio/Manila site to "share" the post
The email address option, to my knowlege, does not exist in this simple of a format. I use the News2mail tool to receive email digests of my news subscriptions, so I am sure that the functionality is possible. I am not a programmer, however, and my attempts to solve this problem have been very disappointing.
The FTP option can be managed by manipulating the #upstream.xml file within any given category folder. This assumes that you only have one destination in mind for the content. It would be wonderful to be able to specify it at this level, with this kind of simplicity.
With the addition of the Multi-Author Weblog Tool, Radio allows for collaborative posting, but it is still a bit more limited than I'd prefer. Allowing a category to "push" to a weblog serving as an aggregator (with security managed via Editing Priveleges or something similar) seems like it would work for me.
Mostly, I'm writing here to compile the ideas I've been working on. I'd love to discuss it with anyone interested in similar functionality.
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