That is great! I have never seen that XML approach before. We'll give it a try and see if that helps us and others.
Thanks, Ian Forrester | BBC World Service [New Media Software Engineer] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Metcalfe > Sent: 27 June 2005 14:01 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] Change of URL's for Language news feeds > > > When moving XML feeds, you can go down either the httpd route > of serving 301's, or you can use this XML approach: > > Replace the contents of the old feed with the following static XML: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <redirect> > > <newLocation>http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/feed/</newLocation> > </redirect>' > > Where http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/feed/ is the url > of the new feed. You've got Kosso's mate Dave W to thank for > this "standard" I believe > (http://radio.userland.com/stories/storyReader$19964). Most > newsreaders will also update their feed url information when > served this XML, in the same way you expect them to when > served a "301 permanent". > > > I am currently using the XML option on my blog as stupidly > the old feed url was in the form /foo/index.xml?blogid=4 > (with an argument in the url). 301'ing preserved the > arguments, which therefore pointed to the url > /blog/index.php/feed/?blogid=4, which bombs out WordPress :( > > > Ben Metcalfe :: backstage.bbc.co.uk > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Heritage > > Sent: 27 June 2005 13:19 > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > Subject: RE: [backstage] Change of URL's for Language news feeds > > > > > > Kevin, > > > > That's not quite true. Firefox doesn't permanently update the > > link in the current version (and this currently represents > > the vast majority of the requests made for our RSS). Joel > > Chippindale has checked the bug list and it is in there, but > > we're not sure if that's likely to go into the next version. > > Will have to wait and see. > > > > In the mean time, we're serving roughly 50% more requests > > than we should because of the extra 301 responses. > > > > Also of interest to some might be the way in which Internet > > Explorer handles redirects for xml. > > > > When we (news.bbc.co.uk) did the switch from rdf to xml, we > > also change the domain from news.bbc.co.uk to > > newsrss.bbc.co.uk. This was a big no-no for Internet > > Explorer, as there is a security hole (details here: > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-047.ms > > px), so rather than fix the bug, they just don't allow > > redirects to files ending ".xml". > > > > Ah well, never mind. > > > > Ross. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Hinde > > Sent: 27 June 2005 13:03 > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > Subject: RE: [backstage] Change of URL's for Language news feeds > > > > > > Hi Ian, > > > > have you thought of putting a 301 redirect at the old > > location for a couple of weeks? > > > > We did that when we renamed ours and it works well - most > > aggregators seem to handle the 301 correctly and permanently > > update with the new location... > > > > Kevin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian > Forrester > > > Sent: 27 June 2005 12:34 > > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > > Subject: [backstage] Change of URL's for Language news feeds > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I just wanted to announce the change of URL for Language > News feeds. > > > > > > The page http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/data/LanguageNews?v=tz1 > > > points to *.rdf named files which have changed to *.xml > files now. > > > (This page will be changed soon). > > > > > > So if you are using or thinking of using Language feeds in your > > > prototypes or services remember to change the .rdf to .xml > > to receive > > > no disruptions now or in the future. > > > > > > Thanks in advanced... > > > > > > Ian Forrester | BBC World Service [New Media Software > Engineer] and > > > Cubicgarden.com > > > > > > - > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, > > > please visit > > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > > unsubscribe, please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ma> iling_list.html. > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.
