As an answer to a thread initiated by Serge Wroclawski a year ago, Alex Barth wrote:
> A messaging API that uses an OAuth based flow would be a great thing to > have and it would be hard to abuse for spamming. Messages could only be > sent from applications users have explicitly opted in to and only to users > who have allowed this application to send them messages (opt-in or opt-out > for messaging preferences TBD). > I think the map roulette use case is a great illustration of how such a > messaging API would facilitate better tools in the OSM orbit. Messaging is > a huge part of building good web tools. An other good example of an application which would make good usage of a messaging API is the Tasking Manager. Even more if we consider a more robust validation process within the tool. I'm interested to know if the opinions have changed on this topic. Best regards. Pierre -- ------------------------------------------------------------- | Pierre GIRAUD ------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
