Title: fetch_feed error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# fetch_feed error

 *  [pjremy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pjremy/)
 * (@pjremy)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fetch_feed-error/)
 * When I try to parse the following feed using fetch_feed:
 * “[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=sports01&template=rss&mime=xml&#8221](http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=sports01&template=rss&mime=xml&#8221);
 * I get a ” strpos() expects parameter 1…” error. Any ideas?
 * Thanks,
 * Philip

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fetch_feed-error/#post-2407851)
 * 1. Calling a .dll in a link is not best practice and would in all likelihood 
   be blocked by AV software and any good firewall.
 * 2. [RSS](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Feeds) is a fully & properly implemented
   function of WordPress.
 *  Thread Starter [pjremy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pjremy/)
 * (@pjremy)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fetch_feed-error/#post-2407919)
 * Thank you for your reply Swanson.
    There are many feeds that are generated in
   this fashion and other readers have no difficulties parsing them whether it be
   locally (ie: MS Outlook) or server based (Google Reader).
 * I appreciate your suggestion but it is unlikely that an AV or firewall attributed
   to the issue. And yes, because WordPress has RSS as a fully & properly implemented
   function, I am fairly certain that it is user error (me) and not WordPress.
 * Any help would be greatly apprciated.
 * Philip

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 * [fetch_feed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/fetch_feed/)
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 * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fetch_feed-error/#post-2407919)
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