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Re: date processing

by R Pruitt :: Rate this Message:

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JB-32 wrote:
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I would think if the article name already exists they should
compare the just read xml pubDate to the original article date
and if it is newer it should replace the article (meaning it should
remove the original article and put the newer version up as unread).
Otherwise is could use the oldestEntryDate.

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Newsfox assumes different links belong as different articles even if
the names are the same. To do otherwise would create problems:
as an example, every day Lifehacker has an article titled 'Daily News
Roundup' and a newsfeed reader shouldn't delete the old ones!

Plus, if you don't see the multiple articles, you don't have a chance
to complain to the feed provider about the poor quality control of their feed.

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