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Outlook 2016 and HTTPS Rss Feeds

Anonymous
2016-01-08T06:10:34+00:00

Hi, outlook 2016 will not open https rss feeds

For instance

https://blogs.office.com/feed/

I get the below error when adding 

The link may not point to a valid RSS source

I can open non https.

I have tried linking to CFL in options, this also does not allow the feed to open.  Is this a MS issue or Outlook Issue

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-09T01:00:23+00:00

    hi danny,

    i have tried subscribe to an https://blogs.office.com/feed/ rss feed from the outlook 2016 and its successfully added. here is the detailed steps and screenshot for your reference:

    in outlook 2016, right-click the rss subscriptions folder and select add a new rss feed.

    in the new rss feed dialog box, paste (ctrl+v) the url of the rss feed.

    ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=7f5432f7-e5e0-4bd8-a5be-ff1084acdf4c) 

    click add.

    ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=4b9ee5e3-ad34-4c9c-af97-f977cd52e979)

    ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=07cf2d70-4965-4ea9-8ee8-d8c2db60d7c3) 

    moreover, i would like to confirm the following information to determine whether it is a client side issue:

    • which outlook 2016 client version are you using? please provide us with the detailed information about this.

    • have you tried to check this issue via using different pc to see whether the problem still occurs?

    • could you please provide us with a screenshots about the detailed steps which you have tried for further analysis?

    to post the screenshots, please refer to the following steps:

    1. click use rich formatting to post your reply.

    2. on the top ribbon, click on insert /edit media button, and then browse the picture to upload.

    3. click insert.

     ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=40a4abda-5317-4d71-aa6d-c6a760b885bd)

    best regards,

    shyamal

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-13T02:49:22+00:00

    Hi Danny,

    Please share with my any updates when you have time.

    Thanks,

    Henry Huang

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