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Re: locating syndication feeds



--- In syndication@y..., "Mark Paschal" <markpasc@m...> wrote:
> So, if the number of files to link to is typically one or small, why
> bother with a separate list at all? Why not just <link
> rel="xmlSyndication"/> directly to a channel file, supplying 
multiple
> links (like for stylesheets) if there are multiple feeds?

I like that.
 
> The main objection I see is that means each syndication format needs
> its own "text/xml+" content-type for the link's "type" attribute,
> though one might use "text/xml" and make the user-agent fetch it to
> see what kind it is.

And with the "title" attribute, the user can choose which format is 
the most appropriate. (Just like the alternate stylesheets) F.e. 
title="Compact RSS 0.91" and title="Complete RSS 0.92".

Sjoerd Visscher
 w3future.com