Re: [syndication] Feed List Format

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

On 10/15/2003 1:48 AM Mark Fletcher noted that:

> Continuing to stick my neck out... I think using OPML as the format for 
> this new file is a *good thing*. That means users would be able to grab 
> these files and import them into aggregators *right now*. No additional 
> work on anyone's part. It's already somewhat of a "standard" file format 
> for passing around lists of URLs. Since OPML is already supported by 
> every single aggregator on this particular planet, it will require very 
> little work for us aggregator writers to include support for this new 
> scheme. 

Umm...I still haven't heard a decent answer as to why OCS shouldn't be 
used. Its got two years of legs under it and already does, from what I 
can see, exactly what is being proposed with this new format. At least, 
no one has corrected me in this view yet.



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