RSS auto-discovery [dive into mark] The WHATWG Blog » Blog Archive » Feed Autodiscovery. We’ve recently added link types to HTML 5.
In particular we defined the mechanism for syndication feed autodiscovery. Autodiscovery has become widely deployed and implemented already since its inception in 2002, using the link element with the alternate relationship and a type attribute indicating the format of the feed. For backwards compatibility, we must retain support for, and explicitly define, that method. However, there are two main issues with using the alternate relationship: Syndication feeds are not necessarily alternate representations of the page.The MIME type is not always a good indication that a resource is a feed. Software Garden ListGarden Program: Adding an RSS feed to a norm. This page gives step-by-step instructions for using ListGarden to add an RSS feed to a normal website.
RSS is becoming a very popular means to learn about additions and changes to websites. Born and raised in the news and blogging world, it is moving to the mainstream and is now becoming a replacement for email as the major way to notify readers of ongoing changes.