On 2021-06-13, at 19:47, John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Would we really, really, want > questions about variations on SMTP addressed to me in 2021? But would you have opted in? The only situation where easier access to the authors might be construed harmful is where the WG or IESG had to hamstring the author in order to obtain an acceptable outcome. Private conversation with the author might not benefit from that influence. But that is true for any kind of contact with the author, and a lot of people do find my email address in RFCs I have co-authored and manage to send email to that. So with all the horror scenarios of people outside the IETF actually talking to authors, I still think this is a net win. Grüße, Carsten
