<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I don't agree Eddy. I don't want to use OpenID in its current form to log into gmail or Yahoo mail.</div><div><br></div><div>I do think the big sites should support attribute exchange as well as roll their sleeves up to advance OpenID Tech so that we *can* use it to securlylog into sensitive sites.</div><div><br></div><div>I posted more about this at:</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://identity20.com/?p=147">http://identity20.com/?p=147</a></div></div><div><br></div>-- Dick<div><br><div><html>On 24-Mar-08, at 1:24 PM, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote:</html><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> David, are you really surprised by that? Why can't or don't want the big providers rely on other OpenID providers? Think...<br> <br> David Recordon:<br> <blockquote cite="mid:B5322B5E-3C11-4158-B059-89C423CE85C4@sixapart.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">What do you all think about the balance between large companies being
providers (helping to create an ecosystem where everyone will have an
OpenID) versus also becoming relying parties?
</pre> </blockquote> That's were OpenID will be missing the point really. Should have AOL or Yahoo announced to allow login to their respective accounts with OpenID (any OpenID), this would have been real support and also real news. Right now, it doesn't look too good IMO :-(<br> <br> <br> <div class="moz-signature">-- <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2">Regards </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Signer: </td> <td>Eddy Nigg, <a href="http://www.startcom.org">StartCom Ltd.</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jabber: </td> <td><a href="xmpp:startcom@startcom.org">startcom@startcom.org</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blog: </td> <td><a href="http://blog.startcom.org">Join the Revolution!</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Phone: </td> <td>+1.213.341.0390</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> _______________________________________________<br>general mailing list<br><a href="mailto:general@openid.net">general@openid.net</a><br>http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>