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Argotic Syndication Framework 2007.1 Released
The latest version of the Argotic Syndication Framework has been released. Download the 2007.1 release of the framework.
The Argotic Syndication Framework is a Microsoft .NET class library framework that enables developers to easily consume and generate web content syndication services from within their own applications
Overview of framework features:
- Easily consume and/or generate syndicated content from within .NET client and web applications.
 - Supports consumption and inclusion of 17 of the most common specifications used to extend syndicated content.
 - Implements an extensible syndication extension model that allows users to easily develop their own pluggable syndication extensions.
 - Supports asynchronous consumption of syndicated content resources.
 - Automatic detection of syndication extensions utilized by syndication resources.
 - Supports consumption of secure/authentication restricted syndication resources.
 - Provides a format agnostic means of consuming syndication feeds.
 - Supports HTTP 1.0/1.1 conditional GET retrieval of syndication resources to reduce bandwidth usage.
 - Implements a provider model that provides a uniform interface between syndication services and data sources, allowing users to choose almost any storage media.
 - Designed to be called by partially trusted code.
 
The framework provides full implementations of the following syndication formats:
- Atom Syndication Format 1.0
 - Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) 2.0
 - Really Simple Discovery (RSD) 1.0
 - Really Simple Syndication (RSS) 2.0
 
The framework is capable of consuming the following legacy syndication formats:
- Atom Syndication Format 0.3
 - Outline Processing Markup Language (OPML) 1.0
 - Really Simple Discoverability (RSD) 0.6
 - RDF Site Summary (RSS) 1.0
 - RDF Site Summary (RSS) 0.90
 - Really Simple Syndication (RSS) 0.92
 - Really Simple Syndication (RSS) 0.91
 
The framework provides full implementations of the following commonly used syndication extensions:
- Apple iTunes
 - Basic Geocoding Vocabulary
 - BlogChannel
 - Creative Commons Licensing
 - Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
 - Feed History
 - Feed Ranking
 - LiveJournal
 - Microsoft Simple List Extensions (SLE)
 - Microsoft Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE)
 - Pheed Photography
 - Pingback
 - RDF Site Summary Content
 - RDF Site Summary Slash
 - Trackback
 - Well-Formed Web Comment API
 - Yahoo Media