On 5/22/05, David Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I believe that the alternative of using an extension is inadequate due > to these conditions. The conditions require tight coupling of the > publishing process to the archiving process, which to me suggest that > Atom is not really supporting archiving.
It supports archiving in the sense that it could be used as a Movable Type export. Adding atom:modified will not make the Atom Syndication Format a suitable format for your goals. For example, the elements of a feed change over time as well. This includes the number of entries in a feed, author metadata, digital signatures, and the location at which one night retrieve the feed. Robert Sayre