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OPML Multiple Choice

by Ross at 08:31PM (EDT) on April 14, 2006 | Permanent Link

OPML RAWKS Can anyone correctly complete the follow sentence for me? This is multiple choice, it should be easy…

Question: A valid OPML file _____ end with the file extension “.opml”

Answer:

must
may
should
should not
may not
must not

Thanks in advance.

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Re: OPML Multiple Choice

by a reader (name not saved) on Fri 14 Apr 2006 10:21 PM EDT | Permanent Link

Pretty sure (though I don't really follow OPML) that the answer is 7.
If you don't care about allowing for inclusion, having your OPML inserted inline in other OPML, then "may" in the lowercase "do what you want" sense.
If you want to allow inclusion in OPML 1.0, "MUST," only a type="link" with url="....opml" is an included link. If you only want to allow inclusion in OPML 2.0, back to "may" because (my interpretation of the draft is that) then you can be included by type="include" url="foo.bar".
Net? "SHOULD" - there may be valid reasons to not name your OPML .opml, but you should be aware that some consumers will not be able to deal with you, and in that case it's you that's at fault: they are neither required nor able to change to match you.

Re: Re: OPML Multiple Choice

by a reader (name not saved) on Fri 14 Apr 2006 10:32 PM EDT | Permanent Link

yeah, like when the URL for your OPMl is actually a script...fixable of course - and much easier to do so before release than after! :)
Thanks for the heads up.

Re: OPML Multiple Choice

by a reader (name not saved) on Sat 15 Apr 2006 08:20 AM EDT | Permanent Link

I vote 2. If I win, I hope it's a good prize, like a car or a house.

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