Policy-Discussion

["Etienne Ruedin (CAcert Inc.)" <eruedin AT cacert.org>]

Of course, one should be allowed to expect an answer. That is clear. Even if someone doesn't have time, they can write "Sorry, not at the moment, get back to me in a fortnight".

However, since I see that e-mails everywhere are repeatedly not answered - whether by mistake or because they go missing - I would be cautious and reluctant to delete such addresses straight away.

The suggestion with a regular confirmation reminds me of an offer that reminded me every month that I had an account on its site. That was just annoying. Do we think people will then still log in and tick a box, "Yes, I want to stay on for the next 2, 3 or 6 months"? But if you get a nice request unexpectedly after years, surely there is a chance that someone like that can be reactivated again.

We must not forget that the Assurer Directory is only attractive if it is as big as possible and has many entries. Therefore, entries should not be deleted quickly, but in order to keep it up to date, it must still be cleaned up when it is certain that someone is really no longer reachable.

On the other hand, I can very well imagine that rejected emails are registered by our system and let's say after the third time in a serie the entry is deactivated. If that is technically possible.

Am 15.04.22 um 19:45 schrieb Kim Nilsson:

I agree.

This has been discussed among board members too.

There should be a "dead man's switch", where if you don't regularly tick a box, or something, when logged in to your CAcert profile, you should be unlisted as an assurer.

People should be able to expect a response from any listed assurer. 

/Kim 

Den fre 15 apr. 2022 18:46 <ctjacobs AT drschrisjacobs.nl> skrev:

If you find an assurer and then that assurer does not answer because the email
is not longer valid what happens to the bounce? I feel it just disappears in a
black hole. Instead the assurer should be unlisted.

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