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    Sitemap Problem?

    I am having a problem with my sitemap and google.

    sitemap1.gif

    Parsing error
    We were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your Sitemap before resubmitting


    Your Google Sitemap Index URL: http://www.buffettinfo.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

    Any ideas on how to get this working again??

    Thanks!

    Ryan COoper

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    UPDATE... Fixrd the first problem NOW i am getting the following error
    XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
    Location: http://www.buffettinfo.com/sitemap_1.xml.gz
    Line Number 69, Column 62: <loc>http://www.buffettinfo.com/vBTube.php?do=search&search=Jimmy%2520Buffett</loc>
    -------------------------------------------------------------^

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    The mod you are using for vbtube is not coded correctly.

    Special characters need to be url-encoded in their hex equivalent.

    The %2520 is incorrect, as %25 is the hex for %, trying to make the space char of %20, and again failing miserably as it's trying to load hex char %2520 which simply doesn't exist. (tops at %7f)


    So, you should either get/have this thing re-coded, recode the mod itself to use the + instead of spaces in urls (ie, Jimmy+Buffet) and in the meantime, remove it from your sitemap addons.

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    sitemap2.gifbrian, how do i remove it? its not listed here:

    EDIT: Looking at wrong site. removed addons frm Buffett site and trying agin. Thanks

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    found this in my extra url section. M own fault. thanks for your help!

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