FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds

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FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds,
Part II

FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds,
Part II 01/16/2004 01:04 PM

Last night I stated my position on well-formed Atom feeds, but I'm not sure I did a good job of explaining myself.

The point here isn't that I'm trying to save myself time by requiring well-formed Atom feeds - I've already written a forgiving RSS parser which could easily be adapted to handle Atom, so this will actually take me more development time. And while I agree 100% with the position that users don't care about well-formed XML, the point is that parsing malformed feeds will require users to care later on.

With both HomeSite and TopStyle, I've seen first-hand the problems that customers deal with due to the way different browsers handle HTML and CSS. If you're a web author, no doubt you've wasted countless hours trying to get your pages to look right in multiple browsers. Instead of pulling your hair out over cross-browser inconsistencies, wouldn't you rather have spent your time creating a great site?

So it is with Atom. If you have a blog (and if you don't, chances are you will in the next year or two), your focus is on writing interesting content. Now, what would you do if your newsfeed didn't work right in different aggregators? Perhaps one aggregator showed the right content, but your spacing is all screwed up. Or another got your spacing right, but has HTML entities such as & and < spewed all over the place. And another aggregator shows your post just fine, but the link to your site doesn't work. This sort of thing already happens with RSS, and it's frustrating to blog readers and writers alike.

Would you really want to devote time to tracking down these problems? Web authors have to deal with this situation today, and it's a royal pain (in fact, I created TopStyle to help web authors solve these problems). Wouldn't it be nice if bloggers didn't have to face these same issues down the road?

Now, keep in mind that the vast majority of Atom feeds will be produced by blogging tools rather than hand-coded. By requiring well-formed Atom feeds, FeedDemon and NetNewsWire give the blogging tool creators a very strong incentive to create well-formed feeds - they don't want to deal with customer complaints about their feeds not working in aggregators. By taking this position now - when Atom is in its infancy - we can avoid the problems that have plagued web authoring, and enable both content creators and end users to focus on great writing.

BTW, for some reason I'm getting a lot of email about this topic, whereas only a few have commented here in this blog. If you have an opinion on this subject, please don't send it by email - share it here so that others can benefit from it.

Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom.
Chapter 8: Parsing and Using Feeds

Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom.
Chapter 8: Parsing and Using Feeds 06/05/2005 11:48 PM
In this section, we'll look at the two major alternatives for parsing feeds, MagpieRSS and the Ultraliberal Feed Parser. Both parsers are libraries, both convert feeds into native data structures and neither cares whether a feed is RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0 or Atom. By O'Reilly. 0603

FeedDemon and Atom

FeedDemon and Atom 01/16/2004 11:01 AM
Nick Bradbury, FeedDemon developer, has posted his thoughts on the subject of Atom and valid XML: “FeedDemon will also support Atom, but if an Atom feed isn’t well-formed XML, FeedDemon will display an error rather than try to parse it.”

This reminds me of another point—NetNewsWire’s error-reporting user interface isn’t that good. I plan to improve it, to make errors more obvious. I’m also considering a preference where you could tell the RSS parser to require valid XML.

Blogger, Atom and FeedDemon

Blogger, Atom and FeedDemon 01/24/2004 01:41 PM

Now that Blogger has announced its support for Atom, FeedDemon users may be wondering when it will be able to read these Atom feeds. So I'm happy to announce that the upcoming FeedDemon 1.01 (a free upgrade from 1.0) will include Atom support. A beta of 1.01 which includes Atom support is expected in early February and will be made available to registered FeedDemon users.

As an aside, it's curious that Blogger favors Atom over RSS given that RSS is already widely supported. Google is obviously trying to push adoption of Atom, and this move will certainly make Atom support a necessity for upcoming feed readers.

FeedDemon and authenticated feeds

FeedDemon and authenticated feeds 02/10/2004 02:47 AM

Several FeedDemon users have expressed concerns about the Microsoft security update which removes support for user names and passwords in URLs, and I'd like to alleviate those worries.

If you subscribe to any authenticated feeds, it's not necessary to include the user name and password in the feed's URL in order to view it in FeedDemon. This was the case with early beta versions of FeedDemon 1.0, but this was no longer necessary by the final release of 1.0.

The first time FeedDemon connects to an authenticated feed, you'll be prompted for your user name and password. This login information is retained during the current session of FeedDemon, but as is the case with Internet Explorer, you'll be asked to login again the next time you run FeedDemon. If you find it annoying to have to fill in your user name and password again, just select "Remember my password" and your login will be filled in automatically.

WSJ Online Feeds and FeedDemon 1.1.03

WSJ Online Feeds and FeedDemon 1.1.03 07/22/2004 02:45 PM

If you're a subscriber to The Wall Street Journal Online, you'll be happy to hear that a set of WSJ Online feeds is now available. If you're not a subscriber, you can still access the feeds - but they'll show only headlines as opposed to full content (hat tip to Kevin H. Stecyk for letting me know about these feeds).

When I first viewed the WSJ feeds in FeedDemon, I discovered that the wrong titles were showing in the channel bar. At first I thought there must be a problem with the feeds themselves, but it turns out the problem was with FeedDemon. So, I've posted a new build of FeedDemon which fixes this bug - just visit the download page to get it. As always, existing users should install the new build directly on top of the current build. All of your existing information (including your serial number) will be retained.

Note: The version of this build is 1.1.03, which is displayed during the install and in FeedDemon's "About" box. I'll update the "Check for new version" page shortly to reflect the new release.

FeedDemon Selects Moreover Technologies
For RSS News Feeds and Search

FeedDemon Selects Moreover Technologies
For RSS News Feeds and Search 09/21/2004 03:05 PM
Moreover Technologies Sep 21 2004 6:13PM GMT

Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom

Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom 03/14/2005 05:54 PM
Jumping the gun a tad, Amazon.co.uk are listing my new O'Reilly book, "Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom". Pre-order it now - it's out in April. I'm told I'll have the cover art next week, so start your bets now:...

Review: Developing Feeds with RSS and
Atom

Review: Developing Feeds with RSS and
Atom 06/17/2005 03:32 PM
Two of the fastest growing technologies on the Web today are RSS and Atom. These offer a consistent, machine-readable file that allows Web sites to provide news headlines, blog postings, notification of product updates, calendar of events, even advertising. By Lee Underwood. 0606

ucomics Atom feeds for NetNewsWire

ucomics Atom feeds for NetNewsWire 12/19/2004 03:25 PM
HubLog: ucomics Atom feeds for NetNewsWire: “So, I made a better version in Perl, that produces an Atom feed instead.”

Convert Atom feeds and other XML to RSS
with Grouper Evolution

Convert Atom feeds and other XML to RSS
with Grouper Evolution 09/25/2004 02:03 AM
Webmasters using RSS newsfeed processing software that does not support the emerging Atom format can now access those feeds by using Grouper Evolution to convert them to RSS. [PRWEB Sep 25, 2004]

Google Groups 2: Usenet Atom Feeds

Google Groups 2: Usenet Atom Feeds 05/13/2004 01:59 PM

Hey, just noticed that the Google Groups 2 BETA offers Atom feeds for each group. To see feeds for a specific group, use this format:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/NAME-OF-GROUP/feeds

Here are a few examples:

• htt p://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.www.webmaster/feeds
• < a href="http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.html/feeds">http://group s-beta.google.com/group/alt.html/feeds
• http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.infosys tems.www.authoring.stylesheets/feeds

Cars To Be Assembled Atom By Atom

Cars To Be Assembled Atom By Atom 06/20/2004 12:47 PM

Is my webl0g well formed?

Is my webl0g well formed? 01/16/2004 11:27 AM
Can I ever be sure? ...

Ill-formed NOAA

Ill-formed NOAA 12/17/2004 06:34 PM
Jacques Distler: A recent Wired article to the effect that the National Weather Service is now offering their data in XML format got me intrigued enough to want to test out the service. Double encoded, ill-formed weather forecasts, via POST. For those who don't have SOAP::Lite installed, here's a LWP version.

First Guantanamo tribunal formed

First Guantanamo tribunal formed 06/29/2004 03:26 PM
The US appoints a five-member military tribunal to try terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay.

Alliance Formed to Finger Hackers

Alliance Formed to Finger Hackers 03/28/2005 03:46 PM
Internet News Mar 28 2005 7:22PM GMT

XML Basics Part III: An Example of
Well-Formed and Valid XML

XML Basics Part III: An Example of
Well-Formed and Valid XML 02/10/2004 07:55 PM
Internet.com Feb 11 2004 0:18AM GMT

New Government Is Formed in Iraq as
Attacks Go On

New Government Is Formed in Iraq as
Attacks Go On 06/01/2004 11:19 PM
With bombs and mortar shells exploding outside, a new Iraqi government stepped forward to guide the country toward democratic elections.

Linux Defense Fund Formed

Linux Defense Fund Formed 01/16/2004 01:00 PM
Three cheers for Intel, IBM and several other companies that have made substantial contributions to the newly created Linux Legal Defense Fund to help fight off the bullies from SCO.

Sam Ruby on syndication and XML
well-formed-ness

Sam Ruby on syndication and XML
well-formed-ness 01/16/2004 01:01 PM
Sam Ruby: Is my weblog well-formed?

(I’d quote a standout line or two from this, but there’s no way to decide—I’d end up quoting the whole thing. So just go read it.)

Global Banking Solutions Alliance Formed

Global Banking Solutions Alliance Formed 07/30/2004 02:07 PM
Top-tier banks and card issuers and acquirers are the targeted market for the global strategic alliance formed by IBM and Pegasystems Inc., which pairs IBM's infrastructure with Pegasystems' smart BPM applications for exceptions and dispute management.

Nonprofit formed to help patients with
rare disease

Nonprofit formed to help patients with
rare disease 12/04/2003 08:25 PM
Rorden set up a web site full of information (www.generationsofhope.tripod.org) which has been on line since July, and at least for a time was the top Google ...

XML Boulevard Lesson 13 - Well-formed
XML Part 6: Nonvalidating Parsers

XML Boulevard Lesson 13 - Well-formed
XML Part 6: Nonvalidating Parsers 07/06/2004 05:06 AM

XML Boulevard Lesson 11 - Well-formed
XML Part 4: Attributes (Continued)

XML Boulevard Lesson 11 - Well-formed
XML Part 4: Attributes (Continued) 01/01/2005 04:31 AM

Consultative Intellectual Property
Council To Be Formed In Russia

Consultative Intellectual Property
Council To Be Formed In Russia 07/06/2004 06:31 AM
Russian Information Agency Novosti Jul 6 2004 10:30AM GMT

Brief: Working group formed on standard
server management

Brief: Working group formed on standard
server management 12/15/2003 05:48 PM
The Distributed Management Task Force has formed a working group including major hardware and software vendors to develop standard server-hardware management interfaces

XML Boulevard Lesson 12 - Well-formed
XML Part 5: Attributes (Continued)

XML Boulevard Lesson 12 - Well-formed
XML Part 5: Attributes (Continued) 01/22/2004 02:02 PM

Updated all the 0.9 RSS feeds to 2.0
feeds

Updated all the 0.9 RSS feeds to 2.0
feeds 03/13/2003 10:14 AM
For those of you who have no idea what this means, you can either ignore it, or read up on...

XML Boulevard Lesson 14 - Well-formed
XML Part 7: Nonvalidating Parsers
(Continued)

XML Boulevard Lesson 14 - Well-formed
XML Part 7: Nonvalidating Parsers
(Continued) 06/11/2004 01:53 AM

Reports: Open-source software alliance
formed in China

Reports: Open-source software alliance
formed in China 08/11/2004 08:10 AM
A number of Chinese software companies have joined forces with overseas vendors such as IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp, and Novell Inc. to form the China Open Source Software Promotion Alliance, China's first open-source software organization, several Chinese media reported Wednesday.

Fingerprint Sharing Alliance Formed to
Block Internet Attacks

Fingerprint Sharing Alliance Formed to
Block Internet Attacks 03/31/2005 12:15 AM
Newsbug Mar 31 2005 4:04AM GMT

Every American male with three freinds
and access to an outlet formed a band...

Every American male with three freinds
and access to an outlet formed a band... 03/22/2005 04:37 PM
The Garage Compilation Database. A great tool for Garage Rock neophytes and research tool for longtime fans. From the great folks at Ugly Things.

Morality beliefs formed by Star Trek:
Cloning, Stem Cell Research bad

Morality beliefs formed by Star Trek:
Cloning, Stem Cell Research bad 04/02/2005 11:22 AM
Free Internet Press Apr 2 2005 1:58PM GMT

FeedDemon 1.10 RC4

FeedDemon 1.10 RC4 05/21/2004 08:36 AM

FeedDemon 1.10 RC4 is now available to registered users.

• Added: Generic "Date" column to news item list, which contains pubDate if it exists, received date otherwise. This new column isthe only date column shown by default - both the "received" and "published" columns are hidden. This also affects the default sorting and grouping (both are now set to the generic date), which may change how you're used to seeing news items sorted.
• Changed: The default newspaper filter is now "Unread News" instead of "Today's News"
• Changed: The default value for automatically marking items as read has changed from five seconds to three seconds
• Changed: The cleanup wizard now remembers your selections
• Changed: Double-clicking a news item navigates the news item's link if the item newspaper is showing, otherwise it re-displays the news item newspaper (change in RC3's behavior)
• Fixed: FeedDemon now correctly handles xml:base in Atom entries and passes all the link tests at http://diveintomark.org/tmp/tests/wellformed/base/links-in-content.xml and http://diveintomark.org/tmp/tests/wellformed/base/links.xml
• Fi xed: "Previous unread channel" shortcut skips topmost channel

When you're ready to download RC4, stop by the FeedDemon beta site.

FeedDemon 1.0 RC2

FeedDemon 1.0 RC2 05/07/2004 08:41 PM

FeedDemon 1.10 RC2 is now available from the FeedDemon beta site. As with all version 1.10 pre-releases, RC2 is only available to those who have purchased version 1.0.

RC2 fixes a number of bugs, including several related to Atom newsfeeds. For complete details on what's new, please check out the relea se notes.

Note: Because my new web-based forums are still being tested, it's probably better if everyone continues to post comments about v1.10 in the newsgroups. But if you'd prefer to post in the forums and understand that your messages may be deleted once the forums go live, please feel free to use the FeedDemon 1.10 Beta forum. I'll reply to messages in either location.

FeedDemon 1.10 RC5

FeedDemon 1.10 RC5 05/31/2004 12:35 PM

Okay, I lied about RC4 being the last FeedDemon 1.10 pre-release :) Out of necessity, I'm making one last pre-release available. RC5 contains a number of fixes related to how Japanese characters are displayed, and it also includes a new "Web Search" feature along with support for IE's form auto-completion.

• RC5 release notes (please read!)
• RC5 download link (2.03MB)

If you encounter a bug in RC5, let me know by posting in the FeedDemon Support Forum. Please include 1.10RC5 in the subject line of any message you post about this pre-release.

Note: Translators, I apologize for yet another change, but there are two new strings in this release. If you'd prefer not to send me new FDLANGs, please feel free to simply email me the translations for the strings shown below.

<const name="S_StatusPopupKilled" value="Popups were blocked on this page. Press &quot;Ctrl&quot; when clicking to allow popups."/>
<const name="S_SearchWeb" value="Search Web"/>

FeedDemon: What's in a Name?

FeedDemon: What's in a Name? 06/05/2005 11:08 PM

Every now and then I'll receive an email from someone stating that they really like FeedDemon, but they won't buy it because of the word "demon" in its name. The majority of these comments come from reasonable, sincere people whose beliefs cause them to be turned off by the demon imagery, and while my personal beliefs don't include angels or demons, I do take these comments seriously and I certainly don't want my choice of name to be a stumbling block.

For the record, the name "FeedDemon" originated as a play on the phrase "speed demon," simply because I worked so hard to make sure FeedDemon was faster than the competition. Of course, the FeedDemon logo does include a demonic-looking hand catching a fireball, but I never even considered that it would offend people, any more than I would think the logo for Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners would cause controversy.

I hesitated to make this post because any mention of religion usually brings out the wackos on both sides (believers and non-believers alike), but I am curious whether many people feel this way. If you're among those who can't comment about religion without being intolerant to those who believe differently, this isn't the place for you to vent. But if you have a respectful comment, I'd love to hear it regardless of whether I agree.

ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 RC3

ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 RC3 02/01/2005 08:42 PM

FeedDemon 1.5 RC3 is now available. The release notes are here.

If all goes well, this will be the last release before the final one. As always, if you run into any problems using this pre-release, please let me know by posting in the FeedDemon 1.5 Beta Forum.

Grok Description matches for FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds
GrokA matches for FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds

Microsoft Eyes Hosted CRM

Microsoft Eyes Hosted CRM 03/14/2003 01:28 AM
If both hosted and packaged CRM software are destined to live side by side, Microsoft is determined to bolster its current weakness in delivering the software as a service. Hot on the heels of the packaged version of MS-CRM that went to manufacturing last month, Microsoft has detailed plans for an ASP version of the software.

"About webl0gs.com-hosted sites"

"About webl0gs.com-hosted sites" 06/15/2004 10:23 AM

BT teams with Microsoft for hosted DSL

BT teams with Microsoft for hosted DSL 04/30/2004 04:18 PM
Infomatics Apr 30 2004 8:46PM GMT

Trixie Tracker goes hosted

Trixie Tracker goes hosted 05/25/2004 10:31 AM
Hosted Trixie Tracker Baby Telemetry, at first glance, it's deeply geeky. At second reading, it's the most sensible thing ever made: 10. Why would I want/need to record so much data about my baby? There are a lot of different...

PvPonline.com Hosted By SPEAKEASY.NET

PvPonline.com Hosted By SPEAKEASY.NET 08/03/2004 09:01 AM
writeup of hiswebcomics panel at Comic-Con .. Scott Kurtz throws down the gauntlet

pvponline.com/rants_panel.php3
track this site | 4 links

SAP rules out a hosted future

SAP rules out a hosted future 04/15/2005 12:28 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 15 2005 4:36PM GMT

At Comdex, Siebel hails hosted CRM

At Comdex, Siebel hails hosted CRM 11/18/2003 07:47 PM
Yahoo! Nov 18 2003 6:37PM ET

CA dips toe in hosted services pool

CA dips toe in hosted services pool 05/24/2004 06:57 PM
LAS VEGAS - Computer Associates International Inc. edged into the hosted software market Monday, making the latest version of its Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) software available as a managed service.

New Hosted CRM Provider Looks to
Undercut Competition

New Hosted CRM Provider Looks to
Undercut Competition 05/11/2004 12:06 PM
Entellium hopes its cut-rate prices will allow it to compete in a crowded hosted CRM market.

Transition plan for hosted sites

Transition plan for hosted sites 06/18/2004 01:55 AM
Details of the plan are here .. solution appeared

newhome.weblogs.com/hostingTransitionPlan
track this site | 6 links

"Transition plan for hosted sites"

"Transition plan for hosted sites" 06/18/2004 12:29 AM

New Hosted CRM Provider Aims High

New Hosted CRM Provider Aims High 05/17/2004 12:07 AM
Entellium boasts of new functionality at a lower price point in its quest to undercut its better-known rivals.

CA moves into hosted software market

CA moves into hosted software market 05/25/2004 11:34 AM
Computer Weekly May 25 2004 3:23PM GMT

TypePad: Hosted Webl0g Service

TypePad: Hosted Webl0g Service 04/27/2004 08:09 PM
TypePad France launches .. Le Blog de TypePad

typepad.com/sitefr
track this site | 4 links

Hosted collaboration steps to the plate

Hosted collaboration steps to the plate 06/28/2004 08:07 AM
Hosted collaboration services from vendors Documentum, Intuit, and SiteScape are expanding to give enterprise workgroups improved project control and finer-grained user management.

Hamas website hosted in Sofia

Hamas website hosted in Sofia 08/09/2004 05:39 AM
Sofiaecho.com - Mon Aug 9, 09:56 am GMT

Oracle Updates Hosted Small Biz App

Oracle Updates Hosted Small Biz App 03/14/2003 01:28 AM
Oracle has launched another update to its small business suite powered by NetLedger with enhancements in all components, including sales force automation, customer support management, Web store and order management, and accounting and payroll.

Salesforce.com raises hosted CRM stakes

Salesforce.com raises hosted CRM stakes 11/10/2003 11:09 PM
Salesforce.com is using its inaugural Dreamforce User & Developer Conference this week to launch the Winter '04 release of its hosted CRM service and Version 2 of Sforce.

LinuxWorld Expo Hosted on Microsoft

LinuxWorld Expo Hosted on Microsoft 08/06/2004 06:57 PM
theWHIR Aug 6 2004 8:55PM GMT

Glitches hit some EarthLink-hosted sites

Glitches hit some EarthLink-hosted sites 08/20/2004 06:15 PM
The ISP confirms that some customers are seeing slowdowns and outages of their personal Web sites.

NFL Team Picks Hosted Solutions

NFL Team Picks Hosted Solutions 08/20/2004 02:31 PM
theWHIR Aug 20 2004 7:13PM GMT

Hosted Services and Identity Networks

Hosted Services and Identity Networks 01/07/2004 02:32 PM

An interesting area that could benefit from identity federation technology is the world of hosted applications.  Increasingly, companies are relying on outsourced applications to support their business, including in areas such as CRM, HR, Supply-Chain management, etc.  Corporations want to ensure that when their employees access these remote applications, that they are simply using their local security credentials (e.g. their Windows or LDAP Network login) rather than having to create and self-manage dozens or more remote Web applications.  Right now, enterprises are exposed to a significant risk of identity theft and fraud -- for example, if an employee leaves a company (or is asked to leave, as is more common these days), the company has no way to de-provision or revoke the credentials from all of the external hosted applications that the employee uses from their Work computer. 

This is just one of many drivers and forms of identity networks made possible by protocols such as Liberty, SAML and WS-Federation. 

PingID has put together a nice summary of the various Topologies of Identity Federation.

Palavon New Hosted PBX / CRM VoIP
Solution

Palavon New Hosted PBX / CRM VoIP
Solution 03/19/2005 02:20 AM
The voice of small business just got a little louder. Northern Virginia VoIP provider Palavon (http://www.palavon.com) , has made a huge step in changing the way small businesses communicate with their customers. Palavon is announcing a new business telephone service that comes with a full feature sales CRM ( Customer Relationship Management ) tool integrated with a robust hosted PBX. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]

Wireless & Mobile WorldExpo Hosted by
WowGao

Wireless & Mobile WorldExpo Hosted by
WowGao 07/21/2004 06:04 AM
Peace Protest Jul 21 2004 9:42AM GMT

Briefly: IBM fires up hosted design apps

Briefly: IBM fires up hosted design apps 06/17/2004 05:43 PM
roundup Plus: Semel donates $25 million to UCLA...SCO embraces more open-source software...HP gets in the eBay picture.

"Transition plan for webl0gs.com-hosted
sites"

"Transition plan for webl0gs.com-hosted
sites" 06/18/2004 04:59 AM

Briefly: Glitches hit some
EarthLink-hosted sites

Briefly: Glitches hit some
EarthLink-hosted sites 08/20/2004 06:15 PM
roundup Plus: Glitches hit some EarthLink-hosted sites...More money for fuel cells...Linux release features Windows support.

Angel.com Releases Hosted IVR Suite
(TechWeb)

Angel.com Releases Hosted IVR Suite
(TechWeb) 09/14/2004 03:13 AM
TechWeb - Enterprise Voice Sites allows businesses to build and deploy pre-packaged IVR solutions on a pay-as-you-go usage model.

Symantec Rolls Out Hosted E-Mail
Security

Symantec Rolls Out Hosted E-Mail
Security 03/27/2005 12:35 PM
Information Week Mar 27 2005 3:45PM GMT

Softscape hosts enterprise hosted HCM
services

Softscape hosts enterprise hosted HCM
services 04/15/2005 04:39 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 15 2005 8:26AM GMT

FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds

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