Re: [VCARDDAV] use case for multiple affiliations

[Simon Perreault <[e-mail]>]

Cyrus Daboo wrote:
>>    X-summer-residence.ADR:...
>>    X-summer-residence.TEL:...
>>    X-summer-residence.ORG:Summer residence
> 
> I really don't like the idea of encoding information like that into the
> group name.

What information? I could have used X-asdf and it would have had the
exact same meaning.

> If we want to have special meaning for groups, then we need
> additional properties to describe those groups. e.g.:
> 
>   X-1234.ADR:...
>   X-1234.TEL:...
>   X-1234.ORG:Summer residence
>   X-1234.GROUP-DESCRIPTION:My summer residence from May - September

That's what ORG is for.

> One could also imagine a type property for the group description for
> various cases, e.g. TYPE=HISTORIC for a set of information that is no
> longer valid but included for completeness, or
> TYPE=FUTURE;START=20090921 for contact information that will be active
> from the specified data onwards only.

Is this usage common enough to warrant new properties? Why not leave it
in plain text? Do computers really need to parse this?

Simon
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