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OPML RAWKSCan 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:

  1. must
  2. may
  3. should
  4. should not
  5. may not
  6. must not

Thanks in advance.

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  1. (name not saved), April 14, 2006

    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.

  2. (name not saved), April 14, 2006

    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.

  3. (name not saved), April 15, 2006

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