Re: [syndication] Re: Yahoo RSS feed

["Bill Kearney" <ml_yahoo@ideaspace.net>]

Oh, no argument from me, I'm right there with you.

That said, I'm grateful it's online and compliant with specs, if a bit
underpowered.   This as opposed to other hosted services that aren't following
specs for things like date formats (poke...poke...steve)

Would that more tools, server and client side, took the time to actually live up
to the full range presented in the specs.

Meanwhile, the yahoogroups interface works and they've made no noises abour
breaking and/or fixing it.

-Bill Kearney

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Nottingham" <mnot@mnot.net>
To: <syndication@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [syndication] Re: Yahoo RSS feed


> yet another argument for HTTP auth over cookies...
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Kearney" <ml_yahoo@ideaspace.net>
> To: <syndication@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:50 AM
> Subject: [syndication] Re: Yahoo RSS feed
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> > What URLs are you using?
> >
> > I have a URL maker you can use to create them:
> > http://feeds.archive.org/misc/yahoogroups
> >
> > I created one for this group and AD loaded it fine.
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndication/messages?rss=1&viscount=15
> >
> > A point to mention, the group /must/ have it's archive of messages
> > set to be publicly readable.  Archives marked private will not allow
> > the RSS generator (at yahoo) to create a feed.  Since most feeds are
> > intended to be for public consumption this makes sense.  Now, it is
> > possible, using a seriously difficult cookie dance, to pull down
> > archives from member restricted groups.  You have to be a member, of
> > course.  But no reader programs support this and it's difficult
> > enough that none should bother trying.
> >
> > -Bill Kearney
> >
> >
> > --- In syndication@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Allman" <t_allman@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > I've been trying to use the Yahoo Groups RSS link with limited
> > success. News aggregators don't seem to like the feed from Yahoo
> > Groups.  Amphetadesk says it can't determine the format of the
> > channel.  Has anyone used this Yahoo feature successfully yet?
> >
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> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
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> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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