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Re: [apps-discuss] Webfinger

"Paul E. Jones" <paulej@packetizer.com> Sun, 13 November 2011 17:22 UTC

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Peter,

> I think that documentation of the webfinger protocol would be a good
> thing, given that it's somewhat widely used on the web. I do not have a
> strong opinion about whether it is needful for the APPSAWG to take on
> this work.

The main reason I see a need for the WG item is that we're proposing a new
URI scheme ("acct").  Presently, the text also recommends the use of CORS
and makes other normative statements.

I could be persuaded that "acct" should be pulled out into its own document,
since I can imagine the utility for it might be broader than Webfinger.  If
we did that, then perhaps there is less of an argument for it being a WG
item, but I'm not sure out the text would be progressed in that case.

In any case, I'll take input on the best way to go forward.  I don't care
how we get there, but I fully agree with you that it ought to be documented.

Paul

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