________________________________________ From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Ewell [doug@xxxxxxxxxxx] The argument that personal information is necessary to distinguish the author from other people with the same name probably carries some weight for authors named "John Smith" or "Bob Miller." There are few enough people named "Doug Ewell" in the world that the risk of ambiguity of authorship seems much more remote than the risk to personal security if too much personal information is provided. _______________________________________________ OTOH, if "Doug Elwell" is unique enough to identify you personally, it's probably unique enough to allow tracing of your residence and employer, if someone was willing to put in any significant effort. Dale _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf