Re: [syndication] My take on shared feed lists

[Jeremy Zawodny <jeremy@zawodny.com>]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:36:56AM -0400, Bill Kearney wrote:
> From: "Jeremy Zawodny" <jeremy@zawodny.com>
> > > Unless it's not clear what 'level' of the URL pathname at which it's
> > > to be found.  Then you'd end up on fishing expeditions, blindly
> > > stabbing for files and possibly getting the wrong ones.
> >
> > What are these levels you speak of?
> 
> If the idea of a static filename is promoted, where is it going to be found?
> 
> http://somesite.hosted.example.com/users/jwz/weblog/default.xml
> http://somesite.hosted.example.com/users/jwz/default.xml
> http://somesite.hosted.example.com/users/default.xml
> http://somesite.hosted.example.com/default.xml
> 
> If the idea of a static fallback file is promoted, in lieu of link
> tags, we end up with the very high likelihood of scripts running
> amok crawling up/down the URL hierarchy levels.

Oh, I understand your objection now, thanks.

This was a probably a vague explanation on my part.  I didn't intend
to suggest a fall-back filename.  I intended to suggest a fall-back
URL.

So the only valid example from your list above is:

  http://somesite.hosted.example.com/default.xml

Now I see where your concerns about crazy-ass spiders wandering the
whole site "tree" are coming from.

This helps a lot, thanks.

Jeremy
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