[CA cert] How to change info in database?

["Larry J. Riffle" <LJRiffle AT psu.edu>]

On Aug 6, 2004, at 9:50 PM, 
cacert-request AT lists.cacert.org
 wrote:

> In reply to Larry J. Riffle's message sent 2004-08-06 15:46:
>
> > Perhaps not the right place for this question but a CaCert user is
> > in a jam.
> >
> > He is leaving within hours for a long weekend in my area and wanted
> > me to assure him. The rub is he has a trivial error in his CaCert
> > info ("Chris" instead of "Christopher"). Neither of us can find a
> > way to fix it.
> >
> > Obstinate SOB that I am, I'm refusing to assure him unless his id
> > and db entry match EXACTLY at the time he signs the form. If
> > somebody can tell Chris how to fix it or tell me that I'm
> > misunderstanding the rules we'd both appreciate it.
>
> If English is not your first language, you may consider doing a web
> lookup for naming variations (sites for baby names are good choices).
> You can then double-check your findings against the results of
> searching for websites containing the name you are looking for where
> you may again see the correlation. You will most certainly find that
> "Chris" is the common short form for "Christopher".
>
> I have had to use this process before for non-English subjects (I'm an
> Anglophone) requesting PGP key signing.
>
> I am usually only prepared to do things in the reverse of your
> situation. I will generally accept a short name in place of a full
> name, not vice versa. The "Chris" on the CAcert pages may well be
> "Christine". The big HOWEVER in this case is that CAcert's page will
> show "Chris'" National ID Number. Nobody other than "Chris" will
> possess the matching physical document along with substantiating 
> photo-ID.

I have to disagree. Speaking as somebody whose legal name is "Larry" 
not "Lawrence" the db really should exactly match the id. There is a 
"Lawrence J. Riffle". I've met him. He's not me. Its not safe to assume 
that Larry is Lawrence or that Chris is Christopher.

Aside from enough Espanol to order a beer and ask where to find the 
bathroom, English is my first and only language.

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