{ string rssURL = "http://msdn.microsft.com/rss.xml"; System.Net.WebResponse myRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(rssURL); System.Net.WebResponse myResponse = myRequest.GetResponseStream(); System.IO.Stream rssStream = myResponse.GetResponseStream(); System.Xml.XmlDocument rssDoc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument(); rssDoc.Load(rssStream); } }