Re: RSS 0.91 DTD: So what now?

[JohnMunsch@zwave.com]

--- In syndication@y..., "Rael Dornfest" <rael@o...> wrote:
> So what now?
> 
> Does everyone update their RSS documents, feeds, applications to 
point to
> http://www.scripting.com/dtd/rss-0_91.dtd and rely upon Murphy to 
guarantee
> its availability?  Or do we all maintain our own local copy and 
reference
> that from our feeds?

Well, for my part, as soon as I can figure out how to do it I think 
JAXP has a way to let me intercept attempts to access external 
entities (like the url for the Netscape document) and whenever I see 
that one I'm going to use a copy of the DTD that will be bundled with 
all future versions of HotSheet. That way I can still validate and 
work with all the RSS channels that are out there now without them 
having to change.

After that I'm going to have to alter the ZWNews software because it 
actually issues the DOCTYPE line from code (thanks Netscape!). All my 
customers will then have to be notified and I'll have to install the 
new version on GameDev.net. My new behavior will be to have the 
DOCTYPE line be changable by the calling ASP page but the default 
string will reference the copy on Scripting News.

John Munsch
www.johnmunsch.com
CTO GameDev.net