Is there any reason use "no-reply@example.com" for author tag in rss?

[jaming]

@codinghorror

It’s because the RSS spec says

It’s the email address of the author of the item

I think the issue is “no-reply@example.com” is not the email address of the author of the item—it is hardcoded. Seems like a bug to me.

Have a look:

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Is there any reason use "no-reply@example.com" for author tag in rss?

Look below code, line number 17. Is there any reason use “no-reply@example.com”? How about remove “no-reply@example.com” on list.rss.erb?