The datatracker profile page for people with datatracker accounts has an Email Addresses section. Mine lists ten email addresses for me including somewhat musty old ones like "dee@xxxxxxxxxxx". One reason for authors to provide not just an email address but also an address and phone number in their drafts/RFCs is that these identifiers don't necessarily change at the same time so the probability that someone can be contacted is increased by listing them all. Thanks, Donald =============================== Donald E. Eastlake 3rd +1-508-333-2270 (cell) 2386 Panoramic Circle, Apopka, FL 32703 USA d3e3e3@xxxxxxxxx On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 5:53 AM tom petch <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is there anywhere, RFC Editor possibly, that tracks changes of e-mail addresses for contributors? > I just posted a response to an Erratum and got a number of bounces, one of which was a change of address, change of affiliation, for an AD; this is something which could equally apply to any author. > I have also seen WG Chairs struggle to contact RFC authors in relationship to IPR issues or with respect to updating an elderly RFC, likewise IANA with regard to registrations.. > It would seem to me that it matters, sometimes more than others, that we can still contact people who have contributed in the past. > > Tom Petch
