> Do you have an example? Robert: I'm an example. I also drop title-free feeds (see Scripting News)... given the nature of the app, a feed without titles or content is just worthless.
That doesn't mean I have anything against content-free feeds for specific applications. After all, as you pointed out, I produce some. In fact, that's why I'm pro-SHOULD in this case; a weblog or wiki feed (Atom's two primary targets) should contain some form of content. But if you know what you're doing, and have no other choice, then drop it and cross your fingers. > What are the interoperability considerations that must be carefully > weighed? Apps that expect content won't get any. I haven't checked things out in a while, but once upon a time, Newsgator-in-Outlook would use the item's link as the content for a content-free feed. Newzcrawler, meanwhile, automatically forwards the user (via the integrated browser) to the link. And as I've already mentioned, I'll drop the items entirely. The publisher will therefore face unpredictable results relating to a key part of aggregator functionality... that's definitely worthy of a SHOULD. -- Roger Benningfield
