Re: [VCARDDAV] UID - why singular, not plural/ multiple?

Simon Perreault <simon.perreault@viagenie.ca> Sun, 25 July 2010 14:02 UTC

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Subject: Re: [VCARDDAV] UID - why singular, not plural/ multiple?
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Andy Mabbett wrote, on 07/25/2010 03:45 PM:
> However, should we not consider (not least given the growing importance of
> linked data) a vCard property for URLs which act as identifiers (in the
> looser sense, such as the Shakespeare examples above), as opposed to the
> URL of the subject's own website? The use of such URLs would facilitate a
> greater amount of matching, even in cases where UIDs are not available.

You just described the SOURCE property! ;)

Simon
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