RSS Feeds? Do they consume server resources a lot?

I heard that using RSS feeds eat up lots of server resources and may cause host to suspend your account for excessive cpU usage? I am really afraid of this.

Is it true?
how many safely run rss feeds?
any advice on safely running rss feeds.

Please help. Thanks

 

I have heard rss scrapers and posting bots like RSS2Blog consume good amount of resources if configured improperly.

For your site giving out RSS, it depends how the script is coded and how efficient the sql queries are...but as the rule says...the higher the number of concurrent feed subscribers, higher the load.

 

I would consult with your webhost to see what they're stance on this would be. Some hosts I dare say would be more forgiving and may even be able to help you in some way, whilst others will brick it and suspend your account. I'd definately ask them first about any scenarios you may encounter.

 

depends on how you have it setup, and how many people are hitting them... if the feeds are static, load should be ok, if you have a lot of database activity to generate the feeds each they are loaded you might need to be prepared for higher load....

 

any idea to make feeds static? at present i am using with database to generate the feed?

 

you can get some feed caching script coded by a programmer.