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Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Thu, 31 March 2022 00:16 UTC

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Hi Robert,

On 31-Mar-22 11:57, Robert Raszuk wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We are observing more and more bogus RFC Errata submissions which makes 
no sense technically.
> 
> Some of them look like phishing attempts to get valid email addresses of those kind enough to respond to the author.
> 
> Perhaps its time to require IETF login authentication before submitting 
RFC errata ? Interestingly the email addresses of folks reporting it are also never seen on any IETF WG list so that could also be a perhaps valid auto check.

But RFCs are not just for IETF readers. While I appreciate the problem, the solution has to work for anybody.

Also - because this is not an IETF issue - this discussion surely belongs 
on rfc-interest.

     Brian

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