Re: CDATA the title and description?

"Alan Dean" <[email protected]> Fri, 25 May 2007 04:03:11 +0100
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On 5/25/07, Clinton Gallagher <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> So it seems to be a general consensus that CDATA within the title and the
>  description is widely supported at this point in time as a means to allow
>  users to submit data such as the word AT&T in a title or description? What
>  are the generally accepted pitfalls of using CDATA?

This may be useful for you:

http://www.therssweblog.com/?guid=20070522124846

Regards,
Alan Dean
http://thoughtpad.net/alan-dean

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            <p>On 5/25/07, Clinton Gallagher &lt;<a href="mailto:csgallagher%40wi.rr.com">csgallagher@<wbr>wi.rr.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; So it seems to be a general consensus that CDATA within the title and the<br>
&gt;  description is widely supported at this point in time as a means to allow<br>
&gt;  users to submit data such as the word AT&amp;T in a title or description? What<br>
&gt;  are the generally accepted pitfalls of using CDATA?<br>
<br>
This may be useful for you:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.therssweblog.com/?guid=20070522124846">http://www.thersswe<wbr>blog.com/<wbr>?guid=2007052212<wbr>4846</a><br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Alan Dean<br>
<a href="http://thoughtpad.net/alan-dean">http://thoughtpad.<wbr>net/alan-<wbr>dean</a><br>
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