Re: [syndication] Syndication Subscription

[Aaron Swartz <aswartz@swartzfam.com>]

Alright, as promised I now have some working code:

http://my.theinfo.org/changed/add.adp

This will attempt to connect to your server and subscribe to the
publicationID that you give it. It currently doesn't do anything with it
(except send me an email) but that will change when we start getting people
to actually use the service.

I've updated the spec a little bit to be more precise -- it now specifies
what format the inputs should be in:

Publisher Functions

changedPage.getPublications();
changedPage.subscribePublication(integer publicationID, string url);
changedPage.unsubscribePublication(integer subscriptionID);

Subscriber Functions

changedPage.newStory(integer subscriptionID, string storyURL);
changedPage.changedStory(integer subscriptionID, string storyURL);

As always, the latest version is available on the Web:

http://my.theinfo.org/changed/

If I have some more time, I'll set up a service that will allow sites to
notify when they're pages have changed through a Web interface. Basically,
they'll sign up with the service and then just click through a web form
whenever they want to send out notifications to their subscribers. This will
allow people who aren't able to set up whole automated XML-RPC systems to
still use the protocol.

Also, any ideas for a better name than changedPage? I'm not very good at
coming up with names, but I'm open to suggestions.

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