Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 introduces new ways to view Web content. You can use these features to have Internet Explorer check your favorite Web sites for new content, according to the schedule you specify. Then you can choose to either be notified that there is new content available or have the updated content automatically downloaded to your hard disk (for example, at night or when your computer is idle) so you can view the pages at your convenience. This is also called "subscribing" to a Web site. Subscribing to a site does not require paying fees to the site.
You can schedule daily, weekly, or monthly updates for all of the Web sites you subscribe to or for individual sites.
After you've set up your subscriptions, you can view your favorite Web sites offline at your leisure.
Another form of subscribing is "channels." Channels are Web sites that are automatically updated on your computer according to a schedule specified by the content provider. Channels can be displayed in the browser like other Web pages, as a full-screen window, or on your desktop. Some channels are also designed to be used as a screen saver.
For information about how to set up subscriptions and channels on your computer, see the following topics: