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Re: [Tools-discuss] Datatracker login for errata

John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com> Sun, 28 May 2023 21:11 UTC

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> True. But outside users may see it as a disincentive, and surely we
> actively *want* to hear about errata. I think a captcha is quite
> reasonable, as an alternative.

It would be if it worked.  We are getting a lot of junk errata from people 
who do the CAPTCHA and appear to have throwaway or quite possible fake 
mail accounts.

> Also, the RPC is not part of the IETF. Strong dependencies between
> the web sites should probably be minimised. (Clearly they can't be
> completely avoided.)

Horse, barn, etc.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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