>
> Hi all,
> there seems to be a mismatch between the Atom Syndication Format and
> the Atom Publication Protocol.
>
> Maybe there are lots, but I've stumbled across this one.
>
> ASF (4.2.2) says:
> The "atom:category" element conveys information about a category
> associated with an entry or feed.
>
> Categories the are available for an entry are specified in a
> categories element in the parent collection/feed.  Thus, if a category
> is available for association with a feed, it's categories descriptor
> should be specified in the parent element, a workspace in this case.
>
> But, APP (8.3.6) says:
> The "app:categories" element provides a list of the categories that
> can be applied to the members of a Collection.
>
> I'd appreciate clarification on whether I'm interpreting the documents
> correctly,
>

I believe atom:category elements at the feed level are simply undefined
from the AtomPub spec. Meaning they don't relate to anything from the
service document.

- Sylvain



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Sylvain Hellegouarch
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