Re: What is wrong with my RSS file?

["webrank" <kalena@webrank.com.au>]

Thank you so much Bill. I have fixed the errors and it now validates. 
All I need now are some reference sites where I can register my feed!

thanks again
Kalena
--- In syndication@y..., "Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@h...> wrote:
> 
> That's not an RSS file.  It almost looks like an RSS file but it's 
not
> structured properly.  For an RSS-0.9x file you'd have to put the 
items 'inside'
> the <channel> element.  For RSS-1.0 you could use your current 
structure but
> there are other elements it's missing.
> 
> As far as the second error goes, you're using a smart quote and 
that's not legal
> in the encoding of XML you're using.  You'd be better off NOT using 
smart
> quotes.  They're generally more trouble than they're worth.
> 
> You can run it through the feed validator:  
http://feeds.archive.org/validator/
> 
> http://feeds.archive.org/validator/check?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.high-
search-engine
> -ranking.com%2Fsenb.rss
> 
> Read up on various RSS-related tips at Syndic8.com in the Reference 
section:
> http://www.syndic8.com/documents.php
> 
> In the mean time, take that RSS link off your page until you get it 
working.
> You'll save yourself and others a lot of wasted bandwidth.
> 
> Hope this helps, if you need more detailed help contact me directly.
> 
> -Bill Kearney
> Editor, Syndic8.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "webrank" <kalena@w...>
> To: <syndication@y...>
> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 2:13 AM
> Subject: [syndication] What is wrong with my RSS file?
> 
> 
> > Hi everyone, I am new to RSS and a friend kindly helped me set 
one up
> > for my search engine news blog. The file is here:
> > http://www.high-search-engine-ranking.com/senb.rss
> >
> > But when I tried to register it on the Userland site, I received 
the
> > following error:
> >
> > "There was a problem reading or parsing your XML file. Here's the
> > error message. Poorly formed XML text, it must end with a </tag>. 
(At
> > character #2673.)"
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to fix this? I am not a programmer.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> > Kal