On 16/5/05 8:31 PM, "Graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The only properties of atom:modified we're interested in are:
> 1) That different versions have different dates
> 2) Sorting chronologically puts the versions in the correct order
> 
> This is to say, the absolute value of the date is irrelevant. The
> only thing that matters is whether it is before, after or the same as
> other dates that have appeared on a particular entry.

what about comparing that entry against other entries? how do you sort a set
of entries into chrono order?

> The value does not need to correspond to any particular event in an
> entries life-cycle. Suitable values include date of last
> modification, or the date the atom:entry is generated by an Atom
> producer.

does this mean that a dynamic system could cause the same entry to have a
new modification date on every retrieval?

-1

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