As this edit indicates, I've changed my RSS feed so that it does full text on the entries and doesn't break. I'd been holding off on full-text because I couldn't get html to work, would have to add children and build a template for them, etc. Alwin pleaded to the world at large, Doug Miller sent advice, and now it's working.
It still doesn't validate, so I've got some work to do. Once it does, I'll post some advice. The (several-year-old) Simplicity export templates have a few problems out-of-the-box and it can take a while to figure out the fixes if you're new to syndication. In the meantime, here are some sites that explain how to set up your own RSS feed. Tinderbox (and the Simplicity template) does a lot of the work for you, but if you're having trouble, these might help you diagnose the problem.
- Web Marketing Today: How to Set up an RSS Feed to Syndicate Your Headlines - fairly clean and simple
- devX.com: Set Up a Simple Syndication Feed Using RSS - A bit complex because it's aimed at database developers, but they do really get into the guts of a feed.
- Tinderbox Wiki: RssFeeds, RSSFromAskHere
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