On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 18:56:59 +0200, Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> wrote: >> As a new comment, we should only insist on at least one of foaf:mbox >> or foaf:mbox_sha1 > Adding mbox as required and sha1 as optional (additionally) for now. > Let's discuss. Most foaf uses an mbox_sha1 hash instead of putting the email address in cleartext, as a defence against spammers. Although plenty doesn't. There are reliable algorithms for comparing these things (they are built into many foaf tools). I think requiring a email address is not a brilliant idea, and requiring one that is in plain scrapeable form is a non-starter. cheers Chaals -- Charles McCathieNevile chaals@opera.com hablo español - je parle français - jeg lærer norsk Here's one we prepared earlier: http://www.opera.com/downloadReceived on Friday, 10 June 2005 18:02:51 GMT
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