Dave wrote:
Thanks,
It semms that it is easy to write the XML file for a Feed. But how
does NewsReader know the page (pointed by feed link) has been changed,
what are the changes, updated time?
I have not got the idea yet :)
The NewsReader /polls/ the feed regularly.
As such the
Send the Last-Modified HTTP header from your web application and check
for a If-Modified-Since request header. If you detect that the client
has a fresh version of the feed, respond with a 304 (Not Modified) code.
-- Edgar
Dave wrote:
> Is there a way that NewsReader knows whether a page has be
Is there a way that NewsReader knows whether a page has been updated? How? the
page is dynamic collecting data from database.
Thanks!
Santosh Puranshettiwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dave wrote:
> Thanks,
>
> It semms that it is easy to write the XML file for a Feed. But how
> does NewsRea
Dave
I went thru the same thing. Basically all you need to do is make an XML file
and put it on a web server some place. Then provide the link. People can
copy the link and paste it into any rss reader, or if their browser
understands what to do, it will add the rss feed link to the integrated
rea
On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 12:20:59AM -0800, Dave wrote:
> How to support RSS in a website so that people can subscribe? I
> googled and found lots of documents about how to subscribe and about
> news readers, but not talking about how to support RSS functionality
> in a website?
Developing Feeds
