Re: Registration for remote participation

John C Klensin <john-ietf(_at_)jck(_dot_)com> wrote:
    > --On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 14:04 -0400 Michael Richardson
    > <mcr+ietf(_at_)sandelman(_dot_)ca> wrote:

    >> ...
    >> Are we validating the email address in some way?
    >> If we are not, I don't see the point of the *-required in any
    >> of those places.
    >> ...

    > Michael (and others),

    > I'm happy to let the IESG manage this rather than getting into
    > an orgy of nit-picking and micro-managing, but I think there are
    > at least two separate reasons for wanting remote participants to
    > register and that, which the desired information may overlap,

I'm not arguing against registration, but rather, I want to consciously
say that we are validating the registration!
I'd be quite happy to register via the datatracker, for instance.  A great
use for OAUTH2.

I agree with all your other points.


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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF(_at_)sandelman(_dot_)ca>, Sandelman Software Works
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