RE: [syndication] An idea for RSS distribution - push it through Jabber!

["Jeff Barr" <jeff@vertexdev.com>]

I would prefer to send the entire file, for simplicity. Sending
changes seems much more complex. Let's start simple and add 
complexity later only if we have to.

I'm traveling today, but I will start looking in to this tomorrow
when I get home!

Jeff;

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Krus [mailto:mkrus@newsisfree.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:48 AM
> To: syndication@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [syndication] An idea for RSS distribution - 
> push it through Jabber!
> 
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Jeff Barr wrote:
> > 	What if we use Jabber as our distribution vehicle?
> ...
> > How does this sound? Is it crazy enough to work? Again I will
> > repeat my usual offer -- if someone wants to do the server side
> > stuff I will add experimental support for this to Headline Viewer.
> > Do we have a news provider ready to step forward and start posting
> > RSS to Jabber?
> well, I've thinking about this over the last few days. I'm a 
> recent Jabber user (been using ICQ for ages), and the 
> opportunities offered by the it seem endless... We have options:
> - send all the items everytime the feed changes, in RSS
> - send new items only, in RSS
> - send a notification of change, in some kind of XML, and then
>    the client would just the file specified in that notification
> 
> I like this idea better than the RSS .92 <cloud> because 
> Jabber would handle the subscription to the conference for me...
> 
> So I would willing to "experimental support" for the server 
> side! Once, I've figgured out how to send a Jabber message in 
> PHP [1] To start with, I suggest we use one or more 
> conference rooms on jabber.com. In time, we'll see if you 
> install our own server and maybe restricted access to the 
> conference rooms to registered users
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> [1] http://www.newsisfree.com/node.php?id=16
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