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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Lukas Fleischer <lfleischer@lfos.de>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] A global mailmap service
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:17:21 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq1s6mi30u.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <154454625546.29948.6229097078125430492@typhoon> (Lukas Fleischer's message of "Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:37:35 +0100")

Lukas Fleischer <lfleischer@lfos.de> writes:

> The basic idea of the service I imagine is simple:
>
> 1. You register a primary email address and specify a password. You
>    receive a verification email to confirm that the address is yours.

I would do so with my current, reachable address, I'd presume.

> 2. At any time, you can add additional email addresses and link them to
>    your primary email address, using your previously specified password.
>    You can also update your primary email address. Any new addresses
>    obtain verification emails such that you cannot steal somebody else's
>    identity.

With this, I won't be able to add my ancient identities that appear
in our history.  I would imagine that one of the common reasons
people use different identities in a project is that people changed
e-mail providers or jobs.


  reply	other threads:[~2018-12-13  2:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-12-11 16:37 [RFC] A global mailmap service Lukas Fleischer
2018-12-13  2:17 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2018-12-13  6:02   ` Lukas Fleischer

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