Re: RSS <channel><link> element

When you say "URL indicating the origin of the channel from which all feed
items will originate" , do you mean by "origin" that the URL is for a
content page that the user views ?

So , the <channel><link> element contains an URL that returns an HTML doc,
not an XML doc (the RSS feed itself) ... ?

"clintonG" <csgallagher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The channel's link element is required and contains a URL indicating the
origen of the channel from which all feed items will originate. The value
of the URL is usually the homepage for example.

Be advised the current "official" specification [1] is being rewritten FOR
CLARITY.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

[1] http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss


"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-yahoo-dot-com> wrote in message
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When constructing an RSS 2.0 XML doc , should the <channel><link>
element's value be

1. the url of the page the displays the content that the RSS feed
describes :

fox example: http://www.myecommerce.com/results.aspx/?keywords=mens+dress

2. the url of the page which generates an up-to-date version of the RSS
doc :

for example:
http://www.myecommerce.com/rss/rssxml.aspx?channel=results&keywords=mens+dress

Thanks.





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