Hey, I just want to make sure we agree that what you're describing is a "sub-case" of the more generic extension I was proposing, right?
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:45 AM, Blaine Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > - Information about the user (avatar, etc.) -- perhaps just retrieved via > > PoCo but they may not want to provide everything publicly, would be > useful > > to be able to transmit additional info when requesting access > > - Request specific fields, though the only one I can think of is "Why do > you > > want to subscribe?" in the case that it's a group-like-thing (for private > > feeds). > > Ahh, yes! I was trying to imagine a generalize subscription mechanism, > but couldn't come up with anything concrete. These features are > definitely something I'd like to see enabled via Webfinger. A good > additional example would be telephone numbers, addresses, or even bank > details (in Europe, IBAN is a pretty useful bit of information, > something you readily share with people you trust, but not something > you'd want to put up on a public profile). > > So, just to clarify, are you suggesting that the method of including > "From: <Webfinger acct>" in web requests in general, but specifically > in webfinger lookups might be better specified outside the PSHB > extension? > > b. >
