Hello Rob and listers, If you can CC that XML File to me I'll appreciate that as well. Peter Donahue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" <musicmaker365@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 5:09 PM Subject: Re: xml files Hi, I will send you a sample xml file via attachment. it is what I used to get started. Thanks, Rob "God is good all the time, & All the time God is good" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Reece" <bookworm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 4:04 PM Subject: xml files > Hi gang, > While I am not interested in doing a weekly or even monthly podcast, we do > have some things here that are fairly unique and I thought I would record > our visits to them and put them up for people to get if they wanted, > probably no more than three times a year. > I have a plethora of web space in which to store these possible > podcasts--I > am still debating even doing it--so I don't think I would require the > services of feed burner or lybsyn etc. > So here are my questions. > 1. Is it indeed true that if I have enough web space on my own sites to > store these files, I would not need a storage service like libsyn? > 2. I take it that I would still need to write an xml file to handle the > podcasts and for an aggregator to use as a subscription address if the > files > were stored on my own site? > 3. Is there a good example of an xml file that I can study? > 4. Or is there a tutorial of writing XML I can study from? I know the > basics of HTML and am a quick learner. > And last but not least... > 5. Is there an article somewhere on the net or on someone's blog that > puts > forth the step by step process of the uploading and distributing of these > podcasts? > > If I could have a jumping off point from which to start, I think I can > manage. And if I chose not to pursue doing anything, I'd still have a > better understanding of how it's all done. > Thank you for any or all input. > Shannon > > >