At 12:02 -0400 3/25/08, Melinda Shore wrote: >On 3/25/08 11:57 AM, "Michael Thomas" <mat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> So I've never met you, Noel. And I certainly don't have any reason to >> believe that this email I'm responding to wasn't forged. How do I know >> that you're not a dog? > >Reputation system. Where I lose interest in this conversation is when I ask "what does it matter who made the point?" Everyone now and then makes good points and lousy points. If you never make bad points, you aren't trying hard enough. (Borrowing a phrase from a colleague nearing retirement about the "No Fear" logos on the backs of trucks - "No Fear? Kids today just don't try hard enough.") When I come across email that doesn't make sense, I ignore it if it's not worth a reply. Delete. That's simple to do. Yes, I do note a higher incidence of worthless points sourced from particular email addresses but it's the point that counts, not the source. I shudder to think that a reputation system is what the IETF relies upon, especially since we don't authenticate those posting messages. Engineering isn't about what pundits think. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Edward Lewis +1-571-434-5468 NeuStar Never confuse activity with progress. Activity pays more. _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf