Re: [VCARDDAV] KIND in draft 15

[Tantek Çelik <[e-mail]>]

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 07:37, Peter Saint-Andre <[e-mail]> wrote:
> <hat type='individual'/>
>
> On 12/17/10 6:51 AM, Simon Perreault wrote:
>> On 2010-12-16 17:09, Kevin Marks wrote:
>>> I'd suggest we add KIND's for these
>>>
>>> Add 'list' for mailing lists and similar addresses that need different
>>> treatment by user-agents (eg gmail's category error of insistently
>>> trying to invite mailing lists to gtalk).
>>>
>>> Add 'automated' for the kinds of auto responder email addresses that
>>> updates from social networks, banks and the like.
>>
>> I think this should go into an extension. I see no reason for putting
>> this in the base spec.
>
> Agreed.

I agree with putting Kevin's suggestions:

* LIST - for describing a vCard object that represents a mailing list
* ROBOT - for automated, auto responder/notification email addresses,
e.g. used for updates from social networks, banks and the like

into an extension.

However I *also* think that

* GROUP

should be dropped from 6.1.4 and also be put into such an extension.

In my opinion, "GROUP" is far more abstract (lacks documented real
world user interfaces / implementations - if not - please cite the
research documentation) than *either* LIST or ROBOT.

Whereas right now, in my Gmail contacts for example, I *do* have
*several* email addresses (and thus contacts) for LISTs and ROBOTs.  I
don't have any for GROUPs.

I realize this is only one anecdote, and I invite others to post their
own or provide documentation of better research/data.

Thanks,

Tantek

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