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Following on from my previous post. I was looking for a way of getting emailed whenever anyone updated a shared Google calendar and I came across RSSFWD.

Here's how:

1. Copy the URL of the RSS feed.

Note: For a Google calendar, go into Settings, open the settings for the calendar you want to subscribe to, scroll to the bottom of the page and copy the URL for the publicly available RSS feed.

2. Go to
http://www.rssfwd.com/

3. Paste the URL into the "Enter the URL ..." field (replacing the text that's in there already).

4. Click Submit.

5. On the next page, enter your email address.

6. Select an email format from the drop-down list.

Note: As of today, individual emails are only being sent out once a day. I got a clutch of emails all sent at 2.40 am. So, given that you don't get individual emails throughout the day, you may as well choose one of the combined email formats.

7. Untick 'Share at "popular feeds" page'
THIS IS IMPORTANT!

8. Click Subscribe.

9. Go to your email application and check for a new email from <feed name>.

10. When you get the email, click the link in it to confirm your subscription.

You will now be emailed updates to the RSS feed - for example, changes to a shared Google Calendar.