In the original RSS spec, the description for the width and height sub-elements of channel/image are given as: "Maximum value for width is 144, default value...
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A. Pagaltzis
a22pag
Oct 27, 2006 6:57 am
... I don't follow how you interpret "default value is N" to mean "default value is the image's size." To me the language you quote clearly means that an image...
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James Holderness
james_holder...
Oct 27, 2006 10:14 am
... That's not really what I'm saying. My belief is that the spec may have been poorly worded, and when he wrote "default" he may have meant "typical". Given...
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A. Pagaltzis
a22pag
Oct 27, 2006 12:39 pm
... No, it *is* a strange thing and it *is* obviously a mistake, no doubt about it. I was just saying that in my reading, the language in the spec leaves no...
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Randy Morin
randymorin
Oct 27, 2006 1:58 pm
I'm unconvinced. The element remain rarely used and I think we should remain consistant on our interpretation. If we flip-floop, then we'll only add to the...
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rcade
Oct 27, 2006 2:03 pm
The default values for a channel image's height and width were always intended to be default values. In Netscape's RSS 0.91, the spec states this for width: ...
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rcade
Oct 27, 2006 2:18 pm
... If I'm an RSS publisher with a global readership like the BBC, if the day in skipDay is relative to each reader it does me no good. Under that...
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James Holderness
james_holder...
Oct 27, 2006 2:35 pm
... Then maybe we should add a warning to the profile that lets feed producers know that those defaults are unlikely to be supported in practice. Actually the...
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James Holderness
james_holder...
Oct 27, 2006 3:56 pm
... Yeah, but in those places where it's still Sunday there's a reasonable chance that those people are still asleep anyway. Also imagine you're a publisher...
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Sam Ruby
sa3ruby
Oct 27, 2006 4:51 pm
... One could make a similar argument about adding attributes in namespaces to existing core elements. On a number of elements, the existing spec gives a list...
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rcade
Oct 27, 2006 8:22 pm
... I'll remove your name from the Credits section of both documents in the next draft, but I hope you change your mind before the drafting process is over....
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A. Pagaltzis
a22pag
Oct 27, 2006 9:34 pm
... You wrote this in reply to my mail, but I'm not sure whether it was specifically addressed at me, at least partially, or only at the group in general. So...
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npcowburn
Oct 28, 2006 3:23 am
I hope no one minds me revisiting this topic. I was scanning through the archives when I found it. The title of this thread is somewhat misleading as the...
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Paul Querna
pquerna
Oct 28, 2006 3:52 am
... I agree, it is rarely used, and in the $work/Bloglines case, we completely ignore it. I believe it is better off to promote supporting things like ETags, ...
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Sam Ruby
sa3ruby
Oct 28, 2006 11:32 am
... Please define "RSS" as used in this sentence. I know of at least three distinct meanings for this term, and this statement only applies to one of them --...
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Sam Ruby
sa3ruby
Oct 28, 2006 11:33 am
... Aristotle, I was agreeing with you. I recognize that this advisory board has a hard job. For example, in the recent skipDays discussion -- as openly...
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James Holderness
james_holder...
Oct 28, 2006 1:37 pm
... Wait a minute. I admit my overenthusiasm for "fixing" RSS may have resulted in suggestions that are active changes to the spec, but that isn't my ...
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rcade
Oct 28, 2006 2:15 pm
... and ... You're treating an intermediate step in a long process -- drafting a spec and a profile -- as if it were the final word on the matter. The original...
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rcade
Oct 28, 2006 2:23 pm
... I agree wholeheartedly....
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Randy Morin
randymorin
Oct 28, 2006 5:18 pm
There are plenty of things you can already do to reduce bandwidth. Here's a list. http://www.kbcafe.com/rss/rssfeedstate.html These, of course, don't address...
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sa3ruby
Oct 28, 2006 8:06 pm
... In that case, how about escaped HTML in author names? Is WordPress sufficient justification? Does the RSS 2.0 specification SPECIFICALLY disallow such? ...
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Sam Ruby
sa3ruby
Oct 28, 2006 10:03 pm
... Cool, that's the way it should work. ... Randy has noted that "The schema attribute is harmless" and followed up with "I'll propose a change to the spec to...
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Sam Ruby
sa3ruby
Oct 29, 2006 1:52 am
... Um, that should read: The fact that this change was incorporated into the draft in a manner that is in variance with the road map is what I object to. -...
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linagina365
Oct 29, 2006 4:16 am
Book discussion Groups Hello, Please allow me to introduce myself: My name is OSCAR M. RAMÍREZ- ORBEA and I'm happy to announce that Airleaf Publishing ...
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rcade
Oct 29, 2006 4:28 am
To fight spam, I've changed this list so that a new member's first post must be moderated. I don't think this will affect any existing members who have posted...
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Geoffrey Sneddon
gsnedders
Oct 29, 2006 10:25 pm
Hi, I know most of these actually relate to RFC 822, but due to the fact that they've been encountered in RSS feeds, I feel it's appropriate to post this here....
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Randy Morin
randymorin
Oct 31, 2006 7:57 pm
The handling of invalid RSS is undefined. This gives implementers the ability to say, -your feed is invalid, we reject it outright, -your feed is invalid, we...
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Randy Morin
randymorin
Oct 31, 2006 8:13 pm
Mark Woodman: Jared Breland reports that Firefox 2 may be (un?) intentionally sending your RSS and Atom feed subscriptions to Google. ...
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Geoffrey Sneddon
gsnedders
Oct 31, 2006 8:38 pm
... I'm well aware the specification doesn't define any form of handling for errors; however, are there any suggestions whatsoever? ... … but the problem...
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Randy Morin
randymorin
Oct 31, 2006 9:05 pm
... Nope, I'm not aware of any best practices or suggestions for handling invalid RSS. ... Quite often, I will forward the email support requests to the RSS ...
