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RSS <channel> Element

The links in the "Element" column point to more information about each specific element.

Element	Description
<category>	Optional. Defines one or more categories for the feed
<cloud>	Optional. Register processes to be notified immediately of updates of the feed
<copyright>	Optional. Notifies about copyrighted material
<description>	Required. Describes the channel
<docs>	Optional. Specifies an URL to the documentation of the format used in the feed
<generator>	Optional. Specifies the program used to generate the feed
<image>	Optional. Allows an image to be displayed when aggregators present a feed
<language>	Optional. Specifies the language the feed is written in
<lastBuildDate>	Optional. Defines the last-modified date of the content of the feed
<link>	Required. Defines the hyperlink to the channel
<managingEditor>	Optional. Defines the e-mail address to the editor of the content of the feed
<pubDate>	Optional. Defines the last publication date for the content of the feed
<rating>	Optional. The PICS rating of the feed
<skipDays>	Optional. Specifies the days where aggregators should skip updating the feed
<skipHours>	Optional. Specifies the hours where aggregators should skip updating the feed
<textInput>	Optional. Specifies a text input field that should be displayed with the feed
<title>	Required. Defines the title of the channel
<ttl>	Optional. Specifies the number of minutes the feed can stay cached before refreshing it from the source
<webMaster>	Optional. Defines the e-mail address to the webmaster of the feed

RSS <item> Element

Element	Description
<author>	Optional. Specifies the e-mail address to the author of the item
<category>	Optional. Defines one or more categories the item belongs to
<comments>	Optional. Allows an item to link to comments about that item
<description>	Required. Describes the item
<enclosure>	Optional. Allows a media file to be included with the item
<guid>	Optional. Defines a unique identifier for the item
<link>	Required. Defines the hyperlink to the item
<pubDate>	Optional. Defines the last-publication date for the item
<source>	Optional. Specifies a third-party source for the item
<title>	Required. Defines the title of the item

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