xml feeds?

[TommyM]

I ran into a couple of sponsors today that offered xml feeds, i though it was like rss feeds, but then after generating it, it wanted to be downloaded...?

Is xml feeds just some feeds that I need to upload to my own server and then they wont get updated or what are they?

Thanks

[GrouchyAdmin]

They're some arbitrary data stored as XML. If they're trying to get you to download it, it's probably being sent as the proper mime type. Thems be some smart sponsors.

[just a punk]

All RSS feeds are being provided in XML format only.