Re: Problems with Userland updates?

[David Carter-Tod <wccartd@wc.cc.va.us>]

At 08:23 AM 7/25/01 +0000, you wrote:
> Just wondering if anyoe has noticed a problem with MY.Userland not 
> updating the view of their RSS file?
>
> Our RSS file: http://my.userland.com/viewChannel$1515 hasn't been updated 
> on their site since July 4th, though we have posted several articles since 
> then.
>
> I wrote to them a few days ago but haven't heard back yet.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?

Yes.  It's been a persistent problem since they switched to a staggered 
checking mechanism last December.  What happens is that if an RSS file 
isn't updated for a certain period, it falls into a seven-day check cycle 
(or is it once a day?), and only if it gets updated does it get back into 
the hourly check cycle.

As I read it (and I really don't know for sure), the problem is that while 
it may be updated internally (and I'm not sure about that), it's not making 
it back into their official listings files as an active site.  I've been 
updating my site almost daily since January, and it's still showing the 
Dec. 20th data.

I doubt it's high on their list of things to spend time on right now, so 
don't hold your breath.

David
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