Re[2]: [syndication] An idea for RSS distribution - push it through Jabber!

[Dion Loy <dion-yhoo@loy-fu.com>]

Actually I was thinking of offering two options for this. The push
model, which I doubt too many people would implement as you said, and
a pull distribution.  So instead of the X users on HeadlineViewer, Y
users on Radio and Z users on AmphetaDesk
hitting your channel, it would just be this one service polling your
RSS file every now and then and disseminating it to the viewers that
support this mechanism.

Thursday, August 23, 2001, 11:47:27 PM, you wrote:

JB> In article <1381291696962.20010823074445@loy-fu.com>, Dion Loy <dion-
yhoo@loy-fu.com>> writes
>>You would register your RSS file under a 'keyword' (in example (1)
>>above, it would have been 'Userland').  The server will store your RSS
>>file and disseminate updates to all those subscribed to that
>>'keyword'.

JB> I'm slightly uncomfortable with the word "server". IMHO, if at all
JB> possible this should be de-centralized.

JB> Cool idea though.

JB> But then RSS is thriving exactly because it's so simple. Scheduled Pull
JB> works pretty damn well, even though Push on Change might be better.

JB> I just have a hard time imagining lots of RSS sources implementing
JB> Jabber push successfully, when so many of them have such trouble
JB> producing a simple 0.91 file now.