Open RSS File

RSS files have various uses listed below.

Rich Site Summary

An RSS extension file is a file saved in an XML-based syndication format, and whose acronym stands for Rich Site Summary.

This RSS file contains news headlines and other web content along with important metadata regarding the author's name and publication date.

RSS files have channels to which their content can be distributed to users.

Web addresses ending in RSS will open as an RSS feed in web browsers that support RSS.

Symbian Application Resource File

In this use, an RSS file is a resource file, used by programs that are developed with Symbian OS, the operating system of Nokia devices.

Symbian OS uses the RSS file to save precompiled resources used by the application's user interface.

RSS files for Symbian OS are precompiled binary files that are used to compile the final file of the APP application.

RAM Structural System Model File

An RSS extension file, for RAM Structural System, is a building model file, which contains components and various files, such as B3D, UID, and RAM.

RAM Structural System is a construction suite used to design, analyze and draft steel and concrete structures.

RSS files are compressed as ZIP files, however they retain the RSS extension, making it a container. The RSS extension can be changed to ZIP and opened with a file compression utility.

The component files included in the RSS file make up the building model. If any of the files are missing, the RSS template will not open properly.

Software to open an RSS file

To open and operate on an RSS file, it is necessary to ensure, first, the type of file format, then have one of the following software packages:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Nokia Carbide.c ++ (Unavailable)
• Bentley RAM Structural System