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Peter,<div><br></div><div>I think the key distinction is the one that Eric made: no modification to the client. That just strikes me as increasingly improbable, no matter what the solution in practice is, even though I'm a big fan of Cardspace in theory. I think we're going to have to solve discovery with the browsers we have today.</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Nate.</div><div><br><div><div>On 11 Feb 2009, at 19:21, Peter Watkins wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">ISTM that's what George is advocating -- make the client responsible for</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">remembering the preference and presenting it when appropriate. Personally</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I would not want my browser telling my OP preference to any old web site<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">that asked without my confirmation, but most users would probably welcome<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">some X-OpenID-* headers making their lives easier. And as an RP admin, I'd<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">love to see such headers, to help me tailor my user interface, especially<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">my collection of OP-specific buttons.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">-Peter</font></p> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>