Viewing raw RSS feed?

Question

I use WordPress for several websites. I want to customize one of the RSS feeds and create a template for the outputted data but everytime I click on the feed link (myurl.com/feed) it takes me to a Google page to add it to my Google Reader. I use Google Reader and normally want everything else to default to that, but how can I override it this one time so I can see the raw xml/rss feed? Thanks.

Answer 1

The best way to view raw RSS is with CURL over the command line. Browsers can alter the source (firefox in particular) when showing it to you so the best thing is to get it unfiltered from curl.

Answer 2

A solution that doesn't require using different browsers:

In Firefox preferences, select Applications and search for "Web Feeds." Changing the action to "Preview in Firefox" allows Firefox to load the feed itself, instead of google reader. It has a "gussied up" display of the feed in the browser, but you can also view the source to see the actual text of the feed.