Should SyndicationAgent be appearing in my Dock?

Yes, I know what this application does -- but its behavior changed recently, apparently when I upgraded to 10.4.3. It now appears in the Dock when it runs. It bounces, runs for a few seconds, then quits. Is this normal behavior?'
If not, how do I get it to return to running invisibly?
Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Can you locate the following file in the Finder:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Syndication.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Syn dicationAgent.app/Contents/Info.plist
Note: to get inside of the SyndicationAgent.app application, Control-click on its icon and choose "Show Package Contents" from the contextual menu that appears.
Open that Info.plist file in TextEdit and see if you find the following text near the bottom:
<pre> <key>LSBackgroundOnly</key>
<string>1</string>
</pre>
The does the <string> value show as 1, or is it 0?
If it is indeed 1, it sounds like your Launch Services database cache file may be corrupted. You can fix that with the following AppleScript: http://homepage.mac.com/mdouma46/images/LaunchServicesDatabaseRebuild.zip (.zip, ~8 KB).
If it's 0, just let us know an we can go from there.
Hope this helps...
Dual 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5 w/ 2.5 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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