Features

Multiple feeds per tool
Multiple tool instances per site
Customizable tool and page titles
Feed attachments (enclosures)
News feed source:
- User provided feeds (manually entering URL in UI)
- Institutional provided feeds (pre-configured institutional list) read from:
  - sakai.properties
  - Provider (to customize list accordingly to site and/or user)
Support for unsecure (http) or secure (https with CA or self-signed certificates) source URLs
Feeds requiring authentication:
- BASIC authentication
- DIGEST authentication
- Protected feeds from the same Sakai instance running (eg, a RWiki feed)
Option to combine all feed subscriptions and present as a single feed
Server-side caching of feeds
Configurable filter:
- All feeds, today feeds, last 7 days, last 30 days, last 5 feeds, last 10 feeds
Configurable level of detail:
- Detailed (feed title and description, feed entry title and contents)
- Titles (feed title and feed entry title)
- Compact (feed title and feed entry count)
Import/Export feeds subscriptions list (OPML format)
Permissions page
Migration from the bundle news tool bundled with Sakai (sakai.news) (see Configuration Options for details)