cool. +1 then.
On 10/22/05, Mark Nottingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> When you dereference "current", you'll always get a feed document
> that contains the most recent entries in the feed. There's
> effectively a guarantee that the latest entries will be there.
>
> When you dereference "last", you'll get a feed document containing
> the furthest following document in a set of documents. The nature of
> the set and its members is undefined -- it could be the last feed
> document, but it could also be the last entry document, and the set
> could be search results, archives, or anything else. There isn't a
> guarantee it'll always have the latest entries in it.
>
>
> On 22/10/2005, at 11:01 AM, Elias Torres wrote:
>
> > What's the difference between current and last?
> >
> > Elias
> >
> > On 10/22/05, Mark Nottingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I've replaced "subscribe" with "current"; otherwise, these are the
> >> same as in the last round. I think they're ready to go -- any more
> >> comments?
> >>
> >>
> >> - Attribute Value: previous
> >> - Description: A URI that refers to the immediately preceding
> >> document in a series of documents.
> >> - Expected display characteristics: Undefined.
> >> - Security considerations: Automated agents should take care when
> >> this relation crosses administrative domains (e.g., the URI has a
> >> different authority than the current document). Such agents should
> >> also take care to detect circular references.
> >>
> >> - Attribute Value: next
> >> - Description: A URI that refers to the immediately following
> >> document in a series of documents.
> >> - Expected display characteristics: Undefined.
> >> - Security considerations: Automated agents should take care when
> >> this relation crosses administrative domains (e.g., the URI has a
> >> different authority than the current document). Such agents should
> >> also take care to detect circular references.
> >>
> >> - Attribute Value: first
> >> - Description: A URI that refers to the furthest preceding
> >> document in a series of documents.
> >> - Expected display characteristics: Undefined.
> >> - Security considerations: Automated agents should take care when
> >> this relation crosses administrative domains (e.g., the URI has a
> >> different authority than the current document). Such agents should
> >> also take care to detect circular references.
> >>
> >> - Attribute Value: last
> >> - Description: A URI that refers to the furthest following
> >> document in a series of documents.
> >> - Expected display characteristics: Undefined.
> >> - Security considerations: Automated agents should take care when
> >> this relation crosses administrative domains (e.g., the URI has a
> >> different authority than the current document). Such agents should
> >> also take care to detect circular references.
> >>
> >> - Attribute Value: current
> >> - Description: A URI that, when dereferenced, returns a feed
> >> document containing the most recent entries in the feed.
> >> - Expected display characteristics: Undefined.
> >> - Security considerations: Automated agents should take care when
> >> this relation crosses administrative domains (e.g., the URI has a
> >> different authority than the current document).
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
>
>
