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PaceLinkReflection


Proposal

Additional text for section 4.4 of the syndication format specification.

If the atom:feed element with type="alternate" points to an HTML page, then the HTML page SHOULD have a autodiscovery link element that reflects back to the Atom feed.

Reflects Back

The meaning of reflects back is defined by PaceFeedEquivalence.

Original Thought

The autodiscovery link is a child of the HTML HEAD element and has the format defined [WWW]here.

Example

Example of autodiscovery link on an HTML page.

<html> <head> ... <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="some uri" /> ... </head> ...

Impact

This change affects the FeedValidator and the syndication format specification. The FeedValidator should present a warning when the reflection is not in place.

Rationale

My reasons for presenting this PACE started on the FeedValidator [WWW]user list. Sam encouraged me to write a PACE in order to get this into the FeedValidator.

Author

RandyCharlesMorin


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