[rfc-i] Fwd: Pre-IETF RFCs to Historic (not really proposing)

[Joe Touch]

On 9/16/2011 2:24 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:
> Joe,
>
> You are confusing an ability to sometimes perform a secondary function
> with being able to perform it reliably.

I don't register my name with every publisher "just in case" someone 
needs to get in touch with me forever into the future.

People find people all the time. It's *NEVER* reliable - if I choose not 
to update the IETF forwarding, it won't be reliable.

Ultimately, I see no reason for the IETF to run a 'find the author' service.

Joe


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Touch <touch at isi.edu>
> To: Fred Baker <fred at cisco.com>
> Cc: Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter at stpeter.im>, rfc-interest at rfc-editor.org,
> dcrocker at bbiw.net
> Sent: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [rfc-i] Fwd: Pre-IETF RFCs to Historic (not really proposing)
>
> PS: search string was:
>
> Fred Baker gmail
>
> The first hit worked.
>
> Alternate places I might check if I didn't know to look for gmail:
>
> http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Fred_Baker
>
> LinkedIn
>
> However, the obvious choice would be to find your Facebook page,
> LinkedIn account, personal web page, or to search the most common public
> email suffixes first.
>
> Yes, if you don't want to be found, you won't be.
>
> But if you do want to be found, you do not need an IETF resource to do so.
>
> Joe
>
> On 9/16/2011 1:39 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > On 9/16/2011 1:17 PM, Fred Baker wrote:
>  >>
>  >> On Sep 16, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
>  >>> Isn't that what a search engine already does?
>  >>
>  >> OK, here's a test. Imagine that this afternoon I left Cisco and Monday
>  >> you wanted to get hold of me for some reason. I have a gmail address.
>  >> What is it?
>  >
>  > http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/smartpowerdir/current/msg00175.html
>  >
>  > Joe