iTunes RSS Specifications Update

A much more clear, consistent and readable specification for the iTunes RSS Specification is now available, dated 7/7/2005:

http://phobos.apple.com/static/iTunesRSS.html

I had a sneak preview of this the other day and it’s certainly a lot better than the last one. I’m still not entirely sure how the tag should work, but with Feeder I’m now working on the assumption that it’s empty and that its presence blocks a channel or item from appearing in the music store. E.g.:

<itunes :block />

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This entry was posted on Monday, July 18th, 2005 at 2:12 pm by Steve Harris and is filed under Feeder, iTunes, Podcasting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

One Response to “iTunes RSS Specifications Update”

  1. Matthew Gifford - New iTunes RSS extension spec Says:
    July 21st, 2005 at 10:29 pm

    […] A few days ago, Apple published a new version of their iTunes RSS extension spec. It’s better, but still considerably flawed. At least it’s in HTML this time. (via Reinvented, via Intertwingly) 7/21/2005 2:29 PM | Tags: Podcasting, Apple, RSS | RSS | Trackback […]