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diff --git a/doc/bugs/rss_feeds_do_not_use_recommended_encoding_of_entities_for_some_fields.mdwn b/doc/bugs/rss_feeds_do_not_use_recommended_encoding_of_entities_for_some_fields.mdwn index 48c168997..0a435cea3 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/rss_feeds_do_not_use_recommended_encoding_of_entities_for_some_fields.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/rss_feeds_do_not_use_recommended_encoding_of_entities_for_some_fields.mdwn @@ -34,3 +34,19 @@ For Atom, at least, I believe adding `type="xhtml"` to the title element will wo > Update: Ok, I've fixed this for titles, as a special case, but the > underlying problem remains for other fields in rss feeds (such as > author), so I'm leaving this bug report open. --[[Joey]] + +>> I'm curious if there has been any progress on better RSS output? +>> I've been prototyping a new blog and getting good RSS out of it +>> seems important as the bulk of my current readers use RSS. +>> I note, in passing that the "more" plugin doesn't quite do what +>> I want either - I'd like to pass a full RSS feed of a post and only +>> have "more" apply to the front page of the blog. Is there a way to do that? +>> -- [[dtaht]] +>> +>>> To be clear, the RSS spec sucks to such an extent that, as far as +>>> I know, there is no sort of title escaping that will work in all +>>> RSS consumers. Titles are currently escaped in the way +>>> that tends to break the fewest according to what I've read. +>>> If you're unlucky enough to +>>> have a "&" or "<" in your **name**, then you may still run into +>>> problems with how that is escaped in rss feeds. --[[Joey]] |