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Update Notifications
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The updates.rdf datasource
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The updates.rdf datasource is an RDF file containing information about the latest updates available for the client. It can be stored remotely.
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The updates.rdf preference
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The updates.rdf datasource is stored in a localized pref in communicator-region's region.properties file. The datasource pref is <code>update_notifications.provider.0.datasource</code>. See the update notifications specification at: <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/xpapps/updates/spec.html">http://www.mozilla.org/xpapps/updates/spec.html</a>.
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The updates.rdf format
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This RDF file stores the product name, the latest version available, the regsitry name (as registered in the mozilla version registry), and the URL to take users to if a new update has been detected and users wish to get it. The update notification module looks for this information rooted at the <code>urn:updates:latest</code> node.<p>
An example of the updates.rdf file follows:
<xmp>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<RDF:RDF xmlns:RDF="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:NC="http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#">
<RDF:Description about="urn:updates:latest">
<NC:registryName>Browser</NC:registryName>
<NC:version>1.0.0.0</NC:version>
<NC:URL>http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html</NC:URL>
<NC:productName>Mozilla</NC:productName>
</RDF:Description>
</RDF:RDF>
</xmp>
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Contact: <a href="mailto:sgehani@netscape.com">sgehani@netscape.com</a>
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