Re: [syndication] Mime types when serving RSS

["James Linden" <jlinden@lindensys.net>]

> Hi all,
> When serving RSS, is there a specific mime type or file extension? I see
> Mark Nottingham's IETF draft -
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-nottingham-rss-media-type-00.t
> xt suggests, "application/rss+xml" but that draft actually expired
> (whatever that means) two days ago...
>
> Was/is there are any concensus? Should there be?

    As far as I know, there is no specific MIME type for RSS. I commonly use
"application/rss" within my own applications, but not for public
consumption. The only applicable MIME type that I am aware of is
"text/xml" -- which is obviously not RSS specific.

    I think the creation of an approved/dedicated MIME type would be good
for several reasons -- one being the ability to write browser plugins for
rendering RSS based on the MIME type of the document - much like Adobe's PDF
or MS's XML renderers already do.

James