Re: Bandwidth concerns

[Phil Wolff <pwolff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 8/12/2003 10:13 AM -0400, Bill Kearney wrote:

> People complain that a full content file is too big.  They then wander off 
> into
> looking into ways to get into differential delivery.  I'm arguing it's 
> better to
> go with a lightweight manifest document and keep the rich items in their own
> external documents.

With all due respect, Bill, I think you're taking an absolutist position. 
Give the publisher and subscriber the choice of whether to inline content 
or include by reference. Atom should let the publisher choose whether to 
include full content and extra payloads, to provide a summary or abstract, 
or to provide a simple bill of lading. The consumer will have their choice 
of feeds. This leaves configuration for bandwidth and security in the 
users' hands.

The technical challenge is assuring that Atom defines and supports both 
strategies well.



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