[VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoperability
Alessandro Rossini <me@alessandrorossini.org> Fri, 16 November 2012 18:19 UTC
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Subject: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoperability
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Dear all, I performed an empirical study of the interoperability of the vCard format: http://alessandrorossini.org/2012/11/15/the-sad-story-of-the-vcard-format-and-its-lack-of-interoperability/ This study shows that common contact information is often represented by grouped properties and non-standard properties. These properties are not interoperable and make the import/export of vCard files as well as the synchronisation via CardDAV unreliable. In my opinion, the IETF should remove grouped properties and non-standard properties from the specification, even if this would break backward compatibility. Moreover, the IETF should add social networking properties to the specification. Finally, the IETF should provide an official validator for vCard files. Any comments? Best regards, -- Alessandro Rossini http://alessandrorossini.org http://twitter.com/alerossini
- [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoperabil… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Doug Royer
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Barry Leiba
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Simon Perreault
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Robert Smith
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Doug Royer
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Simon Perreault