Intro

[Ian Davis <id@xxxxxxxx.xxxx]

Hello all,

My name is Ian Davis and I run the Internet Alchemy weblog. I run a
script called RSS Maker that crawls selected web sites and generates
RSS files from the headlines it discovers. There are currently 25
channels generated in this way.

I'm also working on the Open Content Syndication directory format for
creating channel listings. The current spec is at
http://alchemy.openjava.org/ocs/

I'm working on a content syndication FAQ directed primarily at new
users who perhaps are overwhelmed by the variety of syndication formats
and need help getting started.

The basic outline of the FAQ is as follows, comments are very welcome.

1. What is Content Syndication?
2. What formats exist for syndication?
 2.1 What is RSS?
 2.2 What is scriptingNews?
 2.3 What is XMLNews?
 2.4 What is Ultramode?
 2.5 What is Avantgo?
 2.6 What is PQA?
3. Where can I advertise my content?
4. Where can I find content for my site?
5. What software is available to help create channels?

Look forward to working with you all

.id.

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