Re: Revising the RSSCloud Interface

Rogers,

I think the RSS board should be forking the RSS cloud spec as it stands right now and fixing the glaring issues in it (ie: the DDoS vulnerability http://grack.com/blog/2009/09/10/serious-rsscloud-ddos-vulnerability/) before it becomes too widespread.

I'd start by formalizing the http-post protocol part of RSSCloud, adding in the necessary challenge parameter to prevent rogue subscriptions.

I would certainly be willing to take a crack at specifying the protocol or working with whoever decides to take this on.

--- In [email protected], "rcade" <cadenhead@...> wrote:
>
> As you probably know, Dave Winer's been working to revive the cloud element in RSS and the RSSCloud Interface that defines how it is used. These date back to RSS 0.92. The work's described on a web site he has launched:
> 
> http://www.rsscloud.org/
> 
> For this effort, Winer is unilaterally making changes to the RSSCloud Interface. He has added multiple url# arguments (url1, url2, url3 and so on) to the REST interface:
> 
> http://rsscloud.org/walkthrough.html#requestingNotificationUsingRest
> 
> He also has added a REST ping method:
> 
> http://rsscloud.org/walkthrough.html#pingingViaRestaNamepingresta
> 
> WordPress has implemented RSSCloud with Winer's participation for all seven million of its hosted blogs on wordpress.com.
> 
> I'd like to know what the readers here think that the RSS Advisory Board should do, if anything, in regard to this effort.
>




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