RSS 2.0 Specification

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### RSS Item GUID Example

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

An example of a <guid> sub-element within an <item>. This serves as a globally unique identifier for the item.

```xml
<guid>http://some.server.com/weblogItem3207</guid>
```

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### RSS Cloud Sub-element Example

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

This example demonstrates the structure of the <cloud> sub-element, specifying the domain, port, path, registration procedure, and protocol for a web service that supports the rssCloud interface.

```xml
<cloud domain="rpc.sys.com" port="80" path="/RPC2" registerProcedure="myCloud.rssPleaseNotify" protocol="xml-rpc" />
```

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### RSS Item Author Example

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

An example of the <author> sub-element, specifying the email address and name of the item's author.

```xml
<author>lawyer@boyer.net (Lawyer Boyer)</author>
```

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### RSS Item Comments URL Example

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An example of the <comments> sub-element, providing the URL for the comments page associated with an item.

```xml
<comments>http://ekzemplo.com/entry/4403/comments</comments>
```

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### RSS Channel Cloud Example

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

The cloud element allows processes to register with a cloud service for notifications of channel updates, implementing a publish-subscribe protocol.

```xml
<cloud domain="rpc.sys.com" port="80" path="/RPC2" registerProcedure="pingMe" protocol="soap"/>
```

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### RSS Item GUID with Permalink Attribute

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Demonstrates the <guid> sub-element with the 'isPermaLink' attribute set to 'true', indicating that the GUID is a permalink to the item.

```xml
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://inessential.com/2002/09/01.php#a2</guid>
```

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### RSS Item Source Example

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The <source> element in an item indicates the name of the RSS channel it originated from and includes a URL to that source.

```xml
<source url="http://www.tomalak.org/links2.xml">Tomalak's Realm</source>
```

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### RSS Item Enclosure Example

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The <enclosure> element describes a media object attached to an item, specifying its URL, size in bytes, and MIME type.

```xml
<enclosure url="http://www.scripting.com/mp3s/weatherReportSuite.mp3" length="12216320" type="audio/mpeg" />
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### RSS Channel TTL Example

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The ttl element specifies the time-to-live in minutes, indicating how long the channel can be cached before it needs to be refreshed from the source.

```xml
<ttl>60</ttl>
```

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### RSS Channel Category Example

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

Use the category element to assign one or more categories to the channel. This follows the same rules as the item-level category element.

```xml
<category>Newspapers</category>
```

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### RSS Item Category Examples

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

The <category> element assigns an item to a taxonomy. It can be used with or without a domain attribute for categorization.

```xml
<category>Grateful Dead</category>
```

```xml
<category domain="http://www.fool.com/cusips">MSFT</category>
```

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### RSS Channel TextInput Example

Source: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

The <textInput> element allows for a search engine box or feedback mechanism within an RSS channel. Most aggregators ignore this element.

```xml
<title>Search</title>
<description>Search the site</description>
<name>q</name>
<link>http://example.com/search.cgi</link>
```

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### RSS Item PubDate Example

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The <pubDate> element indicates the publication date of an item. Aggregators may choose to delay displaying items with future dates.

```xml
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2002 15:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
```

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### RSS Channel Category for Cataloging System

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Illustrates how to link a channel to its identifier in a cataloging system using a <category> sub-element with a 'domain' attribute.

```xml
<category domain="Syndic8">1765</category>
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