On 10/5/05 11:36 AM, "David Nesting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> rel="self" is in no way a substitute for an identifier and shouldn't
> 
> Has anyone considered merging these into one (required) element?  The ID
> can be a URI.  The URI need not be resolvable.  If the URI is a URL,
> it SHOULD (MUST?) point to the feed's location.

in the spec the atom:id *is* a URI.

introducing "SHOULD/MUST point to the feed's location" would put pressure on
the value of atom:id being changed if the feed is re-located (eg. to
FeedBurner). 

Not a good thing.

e.

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