Re: Re: NITF XML feeds

Pavel Kalinov <pavka14-/[email protected]> wrote:
>--- In [email protected], "mikerocks65" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> As it turns out I am finding it on more sites than expected using
>> NITF instead of RSS. It seems NZ Herald, AFP and several others so
>> far I found using NITF.
>>
>
>Even if you manage to parse it, there's another problem I'd like to
>see the solution to. NZ Herald have an *enormous* directory of files
>(the directory listing took like 4 or 5 megabytes of download!), and
>every item is at its own URL. So how does my parser know where to get
>the file from? It's at a different URL every time?

NITF is what you might call a professional format for *syndicating* news 
between news publications. I think what you need to do is to bitch and 
moan and complain and chivvy them into providing an RSS feed for 
customers. Solving the NITF to RSS browser problem will just prolong 
their feeling that they don't need to do customer level syndication 
because they already produce XML.

Pure guesswork but I bet there's a file somewhere in that 5Mb that lists 
the items or lists the most recent item.

-- 
Julian Bond Email&MSM: julian.bond at voidstar.com
Webmaster:                 http://www.ecademy.com/
Personal WebLog:          http://www.voidstar.com/
M: +44 (0)77 5907 2173      T: +44 (0)192 0412 433


 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndication/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     [email protected]

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/