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# AmphetaDesk                                           (c) 2000-2002 Disobey #
# README.txt                              http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/ #
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    This is the README.txt file for the data/ directory of AmphetaDesk.


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# About the AmphetaDesk data/ Directory.                                      #
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The data/ directory is intended to hold all of the information that is
crucial for "behind the scenes" use of AmphetaDesk. It's currently
divided into three subdirectories and two files (excluding the
README.txt that you're currently looking at):

  channels/
   The channels/ directory contains the downloaded data from the RSS or
   scriptingNews channels that the user has subscribed too. Each time
   AmphetaDesk is launched, we consult the myChannels.opml (described
   below) for a list of subscribed channels, then check the local file
   times of the matching file names in this directory. If the file times
   are older than an hour, we check the remote URL to see if a newer
   file exists. If so, we download the new data.

 internal/
   The internal/ directory is a special place for AmphetaDesk to save
   information and files specific to the internal functioning of
   AmphetaDesk, whether it's version information, special templates, or
   what have you. This was the original location of the AmphetaDesk
   logfile (which has since moved to the root folder of the AmphetaDesk
   installation to make access easier).

 lists/
   The lists/ directory contains large XML files pertinent to channel or
   service subscriptions for the user. Currently, it contains an
   exported OPML file of the Syndic8.com feed list, which is used when
   we display the "Add A Channels" page of AmphetaDesk.

 myChannels.opml
   This XML file contains the complete list of all the channels the user
   has subscribed too. It is updated at least once each time AmphetaDesk
   is opened, with multiple updates very likely. More information on the
   format of this file is located in docs/index.html.

 mySettings.xml
   This XML file may or may not exist, and contains the customized
   settings that the user has chosen for AmphetaDesk. If it doesn't
   exist, a common / friendly set of defaults is used. More information
   on the format of this file is located in docs/index.html

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#              Further documentation lives in docs/index.html.                #
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