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FeedRinse and ZapTXT are similar services as you can filter a batch of feeds and then export them again (ZapTXT also is an RSS alerting system).

Of the two systems FeedRinse is a more sophisticated filtering system…here are the features:

Enter some feeds or import via an OPML file (lacks entering via an OPML URL)
Filter feeds (boolean, also fielded…term appearing various fields - title, body, author, tag)
Export feeds via an OPML file or as a OPML URL (Reading List)

This OPML URL Reading List is for your whole feeds section…if you went back and deleted your space and started again this will also reflect on people who have subscribed to your OPML URL (Reading List).

Naturally, the next step is to make channels, so you can have heaps of OPML URL’s (Reading Lists), and this is what FeedRinse have offered, great stuff!

Although on my trial the channels section seemed to have an error…but I guess the idea is to have a my channels section containing all your OPML URL’s (Reading Lists). Clicking on an OPML will list all the feeds (filtered or not), an then export the raw OPML URL to wherever you like.

It would be good to create the OPML channel first, then import the feeds in (individually or via an OPML)
…at a later date, to add new feeds to an OPML channel, just open it up, enter the new feeds or external OPML, filter if need be, then save.

Alternatively you could enter a feed or external OPML in the My feeds section and then select a feed to send to an OPML channel, or even batch select feeds to an OPML channel.

Still missing is creating a universal filter for all your feeds, or for a whole channel…I’ve been told these global filtering features are coming soon…ZapTXT is ahead on this one.

NOTE: ZapTXT doesn’t accept importing of external OPML’s at the moment, you can only create your own from existing feeds in the system. If the system doesn’t have the feeds you are after, you can add the feeds in manually, then they will be available to add to an OPML.

[ADDED: He is a screen shot. A comment on this post also asks if FeedRinse does de-duping…FeedRinse doesn’t generate a spliced feed (this may be a good idea to implement in a future release)
…looks like you have to pay for channels]

[ADDED: tag cloud…is this for feeds or channels…are these tags hyperlinked?]