Locate Updates to Provider Title Lists
Once you've located a set of title lists, it's valuable to figure out how the provider will update these lists and how often.
Step 1: Determine update frequency
- Determine how frequently the provider makes updates to their title lists available.
- Sometimes the provider will make this information available on the site where they post their lists.
- It's possible you may need to determine update frequency by monitoring a provider's lists over time.
- If you are in touch with a provider contact, you can ask them.
Step 2: Determine how the provider makes updates available
- Determine whether the provider updates by posting new complete lists, posting updates only, or both.
- As above, you may need to figure out this information by trial and error or by asking.
Step 3: Determine if the vendor provides an update feed
- Some providers post updates as they occur using a web site, RSS feed, e-mail list or other method. (Example)
- Search the provider's site to see if you can locate an update feed.
- If you are responsible for a provider or subset of a provider's packages, you may want to sign up for these updates.
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