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Re: [syndication] Re: Rogue "&"

2001-10-12 20:00:47, Julian Bond <julian_bond@voidstar.com>:

>> Evangalising for well-formed XML isn't necessary, 
>
> Well it is because so much RSS is broken XML.

Well, OK. :)

>> Also, this means that the RSS readers won't understand
>> correct use  of entities 
>
> I don't see the connection. You can parse out RSS with simple
> string functions. And then convert entities back with separate
> code.

But use of entities defined in the document, like in <URL: 
http://home.no.net/huftis/kritikk/stress.xml >, still wouldn't 
work. (Though I really doubt many RSS files use this.)

-- 
Karl Ove Hufthammer