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  1. .. _reference.feed.ttl:
  2. :py:attr:`feed.ttl`
  3. ===================
  4. According to the :abbr:`RSS (Rich Site Summary)` specification, "None"
  5. No one is quite sure what this means, and no one publishes feeds via
  6. file-sharing networks.
  7. Some clients have interpreted this element to be some sort of inline caching
  8. mechanism, albeit one that completely ignores the underlying :abbr:`HTTP
  9. (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)` protocol, its robust caching mechanisms, and the
  10. huge amount of :abbr:`HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)`-savvy network
  11. infrastructure that understands them. Given the vague documentation, it is
  12. impossible to say that this interpretation is any more ridiculous than the
  13. element itself.
  14. .. rubric:: Comes from
  15. * /rss/channel/ttl