Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?

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Enclosures

Enclosures 09/23/2004 07:41 PM
We almost didn’t add support for enclosures to NetNewsWire 2.0—because they give me the willies. Experts have assured me that my fear of enclosures is irrational and paranoid, and so we went ahead and added support.

We didn’t do the download-enclosures-at-night feature that Radio UserLand has—enclosures are only downloaded when you click on them.

But we did something else: we added AppleScript support for enclosures. You could write a script that gets the enclosure info from your news items and then downloads the enclosures—so you could write a script that downloads at night. Or on your lunch break. Or that just downloads mp3s, or whatever.

My hope is that somebody will take this as an opportunity to do something cool and write an enclosure-downloading script (perhaps an AppleScript Studio app?) that other folks can use.

FeedDemon and RSS enclosures

FeedDemon and RSS enclosures 05/12/2004 09:45 AM

The RSS enclosure element is used to attach media (such as video) to a news item. The original design of enclosures was to enable downloading media attached to news feeds while the computer wasn't in use - for example, downloading MP3s while you sleep - so you wouldn't have to wait.

I have to confess, though, that I was never wild about this idea, at least not for FeedDemon's purposes. If you read a news item that was just retrieved by your aggregator, you probably want to see the enclosure right then and there rather than wait for it to be downloaded when the computer is idle.

More importantly, much (but admittedly not all) of the Web's media is designed to be streamed, so rather than download enclosures, why not simply link to the media object and let the system's default media application take care of it? For example, if a news item has a video enclosure, just link to it and let the media application stream it to you - no wait, and no wasted hard drive space.

So, this is how FeedDemon handles RSS enclosures. If FeedDemon encounters a news item with an enclosure, you'll see a paper clip ("attachment") icon in the newspaper. Just click this icon to view the media.

Disney and RSS enclosures: 2 m served!

Disney and RSS enclosures: 2 m served! 02/11/2004 09:40 AM
Excellent!  Ross Mayfield also reports (via a presentation by Disney execs) on Disneys use of weblogs and wikis.  Very interesting stuff.  It seems that Disney is using RSS enclosures on a huge scale to distribute video:

Using RSS Enclosures to deliver video to 2 million broadband users. Some argue that enclosures don't scale and their not enough bandwidth, but >500M videos have been delivered in less than one year an have been able to scale bandwidth to demand, now moving towards caching at the edge. Most of the delivery is off-peak hours, especially from them to the cable head end, so bandwidth cost is nominal. P2P like Bittorrent and others may broaden this.

Wow!  This is great,It closely parallels our discussion yesterday!  Disney is really on the cutting edge.  This would be very fun to work on.  Given that they use Newsgator, it is likely that Greg may be selling us a bittorrent interface soon.

MVK Encrypted Hard Drive Enclosures

MVK Encrypted Hard Drive Enclosures 04/06/2005 11:31 AM

MVK has a new line of hard drive enclosures for the security folk, called the "impact Encrypted HDD Enclosure" line. Available in 40 bit and 128 bit encryption models, each enclosure includes three "security keys" necessary to access the data on the hard drive that is enclosed. I'll also guess and say that they require some sort of special formatting, because otherwise it seems like someone could just steal the entire assembly and remove the hard drive.

MKV external hard drive case with encryption [PC Watch]

FireWire Depot intros two FW/USB 2 combo
enclosures

FireWire Depot intros two FW/USB 2 combo
enclosures 07/15/2004 01:48 PM
FireWire Depot announced on Wednesday two new FireWire 400/USB 2.0 combo enclosures, one a 2. 5-inch model and the other its 3. 5-inch bigger sibling. Both feature all-aluminum bodies, two FireWire 400 ports and one USB 2.0 port, the ability to draw power from the bus with the option for an external power supply and a US$89.99 price.

WiebeTech drops prices on storage
enclosures

WiebeTech drops prices on storage
enclosures 02/10/2004 07:24 AM
WiebeTech today announced price reductions on the MicroGB800TM FireWire 800 / USB2 pocket drive...

WiebeTech announces price reductions on
FireWire enclosures

WiebeTech announces price reductions on
FireWire enclosures 03/19/2003 10:43 PM
WiebeTech has announced price reductions of its DesktopGB FireWire enclosures...

Green House XSIO Aluminum Hard Drive
Enclosures

Green House XSIO Aluminum Hard Drive
Enclosures 06/29/2004 01:39 PM

Why, these XSIO external hard drives enclosures from Green House look awfully familiar. Let me look at the specs; hrm, yes, aluminum, fanless, Mac OSX supporting towers ... huh, no, just doesn't ring a bell at all. The 120GB, 160GB, and 300GB USB 2.0 and FireWire drives will be available in July in Japan and will also work with Windows, if that's your OS of choice. In addition, software is included that will allow up to 8 hard disks to be recognized by the OS as a single virtual drive.
Read - Product Information (English) [TechJapan]
Read - Product Page [Green-HouseJP]

Camden Electronics DIN Rail Enclosures
Go Worldwide With OKW Distribution Deal

Camden Electronics DIN Rail Enclosures
Go Worldwide With OKW Distribution Deal 02/01/2005 09:11 PM
Camden Electronics' extensive range of DIN rail enclosures is now available worldwide through a distribution agreement with German company OKW. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2005]

Ultra Products ULT31310 & Vantec
NST-355U2 Drive Enclosures -=
www.bigbruin.com =-

Ultra Products ULT31310 & Vantec
NST-355U2 Drive Enclosures -=
www.bigbruin.com =- 04/12/2005 08:08 PM
Ultra Products ULT31310 & Vantec NST-355U2 Drive Enclosures @ BigBruin .. bigbruin

bigbruin.com/reviews05/hddenclosures/index.php?file=1
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Multiple Sql injection, and multiple XSS
vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP Pro
Photo Gallery Software.

Multiple Sql injection, and multiple XSS
vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP Pro
Photo Gallery Software. 03/28/2005 07:59 PM
dcrab_at_hackerscenter.com (Mar 28 2005)

RE: Multiple Sql injection, and multiple
XSS vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP
Pro Photo Gallery Software.

RE: Multiple Sql injection, and multiple
XSS vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP
Pro Photo Gallery Software. 03/29/2005 08:40 PM
GulfTech Security Research (Mar 28 2005)

Re: Multiple Sql injection, and multiple
XSS vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP Pro
Photo Gallery Software.

Re: Multiple Sql injection, and multiple
XSS vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP Pro
Photo Gallery Software. 03/30/2005 05:16 PM
dcrab_at_hackerscenter.com (Mar 30 2005)

Multiple Sql injection, and multiple XSS
vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP Pro
Photo Gallery Software

Multiple Sql injection, and multiple XSS
vulnerabilities in Photopost PHP Pro
Photo Gallery Software 03/28/2005 07:59 PM
dcrab_at_hackerscenter.com (Mar 28 2005)

Corsaire Security Advisory - Multiple
vendor MIME field multiple occurrence
issue

Corsaire Security Advisory - Multiple
vendor MIME field multiple occurrence
issue 09/14/2004 12:49 PM
advisories (Sep 14 2004)

Multiple Sql injection, and multiple XSS
vulnerabilities in Easy Community
Management System Forum (E-XOOPS)

Multiple Sql injection, and multiple XSS
vulnerabilities in Easy Community
Management System Forum (E-XOOPS) 03/28/2005 07:59 PM
dcrab_at_hackerscenter.com (Mar 27 2005)

Multiple multiple sql injection/errors
and xss vulnerabilities in OneWorldStore

Multiple multiple sql injection/errors
and xss vulnerabilities in OneWorldStore 04/14/2005 07:25 PM
Posted by dcrab, Apr 14 2005

Search multiple Notes/Domino Databases
Across Multiple Servers Simultaneously
with C-Search

Search multiple Notes/Domino Databases
Across Multiple Servers Simultaneously
with C-Search 02/01/2005 10:07 PM
Search Limited today announced the release of C-Search R1.0. [PRWEB Jan 20, 2005]

My New Wishlist Items

My New Wishlist Items 10/28/2003 11:08 PM

canadia represent!

"Since ALA, we all have known that the Canadian library schools are really putting out some top librarian talent. But who knew they had a fashion sense as well. The students from the SLIS at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia are hawking some mighty fine librarian t-shirts, possibly ones even too racy to wear to work. And, 'action figure' aside, my favorite one has to be the NLA shirt." [librarian.net]

Most shoplifted items

Most shoplifted items 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
David Pescovitz: The Food Marketing Institute has ranked the fifty most frequently shoplifted products snatched by organized retail thieves. Organized retail theft (ORT) is "separate and distinct from petty shoplifting in that it involves professional theft rings that move quickly from community to community and across state lines to steal large amounts of merchandise that is then repackaged and sold back into the marketplace." The Top 10 shoplifted items:

#1 Advil tablet 50 ct
#2 Advil tablet 100 ct
#3 Aleve caplet 100 ct
#4 EPT Pregnancy Test single
#5 Gillette Sensor 10 ct
#6 Kodak 200 24 exp
#7 Similac w/iron powder - case
#8 Similac w/iron powder - single can
#9 Preparation H 12 ct
#10 Primatene tablet 24 ct

Link (via Fark and Mahalanobis)

Launch Items X 1.7

Launch Items X 1.7 07/02/2004 09:39 PM
Open files with customized applications from contextual menus.

6 Billion Items

6 Billion Items 02/17/2004 11:50 AM
Press Release: Google Achieves Search Milestone With Immediate Access To More Than 6 Billion Items 6B items = 4.28B web pages + 680M images + 845M Usenet messages + a bunch (200M?) of book pages...

Move Items X 1.2.9

Move Items X 1.2.9 11/11/2003 09:11 PM
Move files & folders using hierarchical CM.

Jackson Items Given to Investigators
(AP)

Jackson Items Given to Investigators
(AP) 05/03/2004 01:38 PM
AP - Underwear worn by Michael Jackson and handwritten notes were among Jackson items belonging to a businessman that were turned over to prosecutors in his child-sex case.

Items matching ( gmail )

Items matching ( gmail ) 04/30/2004 11:29 PM
selling their invitations to the Gmail beta on Ebay .. Look at 'em all! .. on

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Japanese Sith Items

Japanese Sith Items 04/01/2005 02:08 AM
Magnets, Towels, Keychains, Mugs, Fans, Clocks, and more are coming exclusively to Japan. Here's a mini-gallery to peruse.

School items online

School items online 04/06/2005 09:22 AM
Kansascity.com - Wed Apr 6, 10:18 am GMT

Old Pay Phones Become Novelty Items (AP)

Old Pay Phones Become Novelty Items (AP) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
AP - Old pay phones are selling like they're going out of style.

RSS, updated items, and links

RSS, updated items, and links 12/29/2004 08:29 PM
One of the big differences between RSS and email is that RSS items can change.

So the question for any newsreader developer is this: what changes should trigger an item being marked as unread?

Specifically, today I’m thinking about a subset of that question: changes to <link> elements.

Take this hypothetical case:

1. An item looks like this:

<title>A title</title>
<description>A description</description>
<link>http://example.org/1</link>
<guid>123</guid>

2. Then the feed updates, and the <link> element changes:

<title>A title</title>
<description>A description</description>
<link>http://example.org/2</link>
<guid>123</guid>

The question: should it be marked as unread or not?

Right now, NetNewsWire marks it as unread. My policy has always been to err on the side of marking things unread—on the assumption that, otherwise, you might miss something important.

(Actually, NetNewsWire marks it as updated, and you have a pref that says whether or not to mark updated items as unread. Which most people leave turned on.)

The RSS 2.0 spec doesn’t address the issue of when to consider an item significantly changed—and I’m not sure the spec should say anything about that.

Of course, I don’t want new prefs or special cases, I want the best policy.

Perhaps changes to <link>s should not cause an item to be marked unread. What do you think?



On a related topic...

People have often asked me why we can’t use the <link> element as a unique identifier and permalink for news items.

It can’t be a unique identifier because it may change. The New York Times feeds, for instance, change their <link>s frequently: they include a query string that allows you to get past the registration system, and that query string changes. (It’s the New York Times feeds that prompted the discussion above about ignoring <link> changes.)

<link>s can’t be permalinks because there is nothing that says that a <link> has to be a permalink—it could point to another site entirely.

Which is why I always ask people to use <guid>s in their feeds, so we can identify items, so we can know when an item is an updated version of a previous item.

(About Atom there is one thing I adore: that guids—called <id>s there—are mandatory. I wish they could be mandatory in RSS too.)

"Export iCal To Do items to
OmniOutliner"

"Export iCal To Do items to
OmniOutliner" 12/15/2003 10:29 PM

30% Off Selected Master Replicas Items

30% Off Selected Master Replicas Items 01/16/2004 12:59 PM
You can save some pretty big bucks during the three-day sale starting today at Masterreplicas.com. Almost all the Star Wars items they have in stock are on sale, including the Jango Fett blasters for $314.30. And I believe that set still has free shipping to U.S. addresses and $19.95 off orders outside the U.S.

Cheapskates Who Spend Big For Items That
Hit Them Emotionally

Cheapskates Who Spend Big For Items That
Hit Them Emotionally 11/14/2003 07:29 PM
I think I've always been this way, so it's a bit of a surprise that this is considered a "new" phenomenon. Some researchers are pointing out that many of today's shoppers are comple te cheapskates in many areas, but are willing to spend extra on certain quality items, where there's an emotional attachment. Thus, you may have a desk made out of an old piece of plywood, but buy a nice Aeron chair to go with it. It just depends on what the person values, and in that particular category, price becomes much less of an issue than quality. They also tend to do a ton of research and are quite well informed about what they're buying. This increasing dichotomy is important for anyone selling products that might fall into those categories. In fact, the article suggests we're actually reaching a split world, with absolute discounters on one side and high quality specialty sellers on the other. The folks in the middle are getting squeezed from both sides - because they're seen as being too expensive for not so great quality.

Man Tosses All Apartment Items From
Window (AP)

Man Tosses All Apartment Items From
Window (AP) 03/28/2005 08:31 AM
AP - A Hong Kong man was arrested and checked for mental illness after he emptied his 35th-floor apartment by dropping its contents from the window, police and media said Sunday.

Burglar Takes Items, but Then Cleans Up
(AP)

Burglar Takes Items, but Then Cleans Up
(AP) 04/01/2005 10:41 PM
AP - A woman's apartment was cleaned out, and cleaned up by a burglar, police said. According to police, the woman returned home Thursday after being away for a week and discovered her television, computer and other items missing. The burglar had also helped himself to food and booze.

Export iCal To Do items to OmniOutliner

Export iCal To Do items to OmniOutliner 12/14/2003 02:18 AM
iCal's doesn't allow me to print a simple list of all my To Dos as an outline (with no calendar info), so I wrote this Applescript to export all my To Dos into a new outline in OmniOutliner. Each calendar has any associated T...

New Star Wars M&Ms Items Found

New Star Wars M&Ms Items Found 04/01/2005 02:08 AM
Here are a few new M&Ms items found recently. Jeff Tucker found Darth Vader sip cups his local Toys "R" Us at the register for $2.99. They come with a fun size bag of chocolate M&Ms. Meanwhile, Tom Potts found an M&M mini-lightsaber at Target. The saber lights up when the "activation stud" on the hilt is pressed.

Worker charged with looting JFK Jr.
items

Worker charged with looting JFK Jr.
items 04/15/2004 10:31 AM

U.S. flies radioactive items out of Iraq

U.S. flies radioactive items out of Iraq 07/06/2004 07:57 PM

Kitschy religious items for Xmas

Kitschy religious items for Xmas 12/07/2003 06:05 AM
The 12 Days of Kitschmas is a gallery of twelve utterly tasteless (and apparently sincere and unironic) items of religious paraphenalia. Don't miss the five-inch-nail-Xmas-ornament, a $8.99 remembrance of the crucifiction for your tree. Link (via Making Light)

Grok Description matches for Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?
GrokA matches for Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?

CCS-Inc. Acquires Chattanooga-Based
Envirosealed

CCS-Inc. Acquires Chattanooga-Based
Envirosealed 02/05/2005 09:39 PM
CCS, Inc. headquartered in Christiansburg, VA today announced its purchase of computer enclosure manufacturer, Envirosealed of Chattanooga, TN. CCS provides Industrial-grade ruggedized computer hardware, integration, design and engineering services for OEMs and industrial clients. Envirosealed, established in 1996, is a natural extension of CCS’ Industrial division, offering computer enclosures, computer racks, printer enclosures, monitor enclosures and server enclosures that extend the operation of technology into the harshest environments. [PRWEB Feb 5, 2005]

Masswire Mail Beta 0.12

Masswire Mail Beta 0.12 04/26/2004 02:22 PM
A simple POP3 Webmail client with a MySQL backend.

Masswire Mail Beta 0.17

Masswire Mail Beta 0.17 07/01/2004 08:46 PM
SQL POP3 Webmail software.

Mail Snoop Pro 1.03.071 Beta

Mail Snoop Pro 1.03.071 Beta 07/07/2004 09:51 AM
TechTree Jul 7 2004 2:15PM GMT

Masswire Mail Beta 0.16

Masswire Mail Beta 0.16 06/10/2004 02:54 PM
SQL POP3 Webmail software.

Perforce 2004.2 Beta (Beta)

Perforce 2004.2 Beta (Beta) 08/19/2004 06:20 AM
Fast, robust, multi-platform software configuration management.

Magic Mail Monitor v2.94 Beta 5

Magic Mail Monitor v2.94 Beta 5 03/19/2003 10:45 PM
Magic Mail Monitor is a POP3 email notification tool.

Mail Monitor 1.9.3 Beta Released

Mail Monitor 1.9.3 Beta Released 11/05/2003 12:42 AM

Magic Mail Monitor 2.94 Beta 4 Released

Magic Mail Monitor 2.94 Beta 4 Released 03/13/2003 10:15 AM

Opera 7.5 Beta Showcases Integrated
E-Mail, Chat

Opera 7.5 Beta Showcases Integrated
E-Mail, Chat 04/23/2004 07:08 PM

WinZip E-Mail Attachment Add-On for
Outlook Beta 5b Build 6012

WinZip E-Mail Attachment Add-On for
Outlook Beta 5b Build 6012 08/12/2004 04:41 PM
The WinZip E-Mail Attachment Add-On for Outlook makes it easy for you to zip (compress) the files that you attach to Microsoft Outlook e-mail messages. Zipping attachments saves transmission time and disk storage for both the sender and receiver of the e-mail. [Freeware 590 KB]

MacDevCenter.com: How to Set Up
Encrypted Mail on Mac OS X [Jan. 20,
2004]

MacDevCenter.com: How to Set Up
Encrypted Mail on Mac OS X [Jan. 20,
2004] 01/22/2004 02:10 PM
MacDevCenter.com: How to Set Up Encrypted Mail on Mac OS X

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CNN.com - Web site offers after-death
e-mail - Sep 26, 2004

CNN.com - Web site offers after-death
e-mail - Sep 26, 2004 09/27/2004 03:14 AM
Web site offers after-death e-mail .. never say in life .. from the dead .. cnn

cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/09/25/email.dead.ap/index.html
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CNN.com - Gates: Buy stamps to send
e-mail - Mar. 5, 2004

CNN.com - Gates: Buy stamps to send
e-mail - Mar. 5, 2004 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
we should have to pay per e-mail .. another version of this scheme .. Gates has cottoned on .. clever solution .. buying "stamps"

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CNN.com - Gates: Buy stamps to send
e-mail - Mar. 5, 2004

CNN.com - Gates: Buy stamps to send
e-mail - Mar. 5, 2004 03/08/2004 11:17 PM

ISA Server 2004 Beta

ISA Server 2004 Beta 12/30/2003 11:12 PM
Microsoft ISA Server 2004 builds on an updated architecture that has been specifically designed to combat the latest types of Internet attacks and worms with features such as signature blocking. It also offers a new, simplified user interface that can help customers avoid firewall misconfiguration—a common cause of network security breaches. In addition, ISA Server 2004 includes a greatly expanded array of tools and other features for enabling and securing VPN access to corporate networks.

MOM 2004 Beta Sign Up

MOM 2004 Beta Sign Up 12/17/2003 07:21 AM

DealBITS Drawing: Mail Factory Winners
(23-Aug-2004; 0.9K)

DealBITS Drawing: Mail Factory Winners
(23-Aug-2004; 0.9K) 08/27/2004 01:31 PM

Working with Outgoing Attachments in
Apple Mail (02-Aug-2004; 8.9K)

Working with Outgoing Attachments in
Apple Mail (02-Aug-2004; 8.9K) 08/02/2004 08:53 PM

Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?