Published on: 2013-11-12T18:34:37+00:00
In an email exchange between Wendell and Taylor, confusion arose regarding the use of a vCard for passing around data. Wendell clarified that Taylor was referring to a standard method of data transfer and assured that the end user would not be exposed to the vCard. He also mentioned that the vCard's existence would be temporary. Mike Hearn responded to this exchange by expressing his skepticism about the necessity of vCard support for payment protocol extensions. However, he encouraged experimentation and prototyping, stating that extensions only require tag numbers, which are not likely to run out soon. Wendell's signature in the email included links to grabhive.com, hivewallet on Twitter, and his GPG key (6C0C9411).Another email exchange between Taylor Gerring and Mike Hearn focused on payment protocol extensions. Gerring proposed the idea of vCard support as a means to enhance usability and improve user experience in wallets supporting Payment Protocol (PP). Hearn, however, expressed doubt about the usefulness of vCards and instead suggested social network integration as a better alternative. He argued that social network integration is more favorable because it utilizes existing user IDs that can be queried without API authorization. Hearn suggested embedding a social network URL into a payment request to associate a name or photo with a payment. He also mentioned the possibility of steganographically embedding a key into a profile picture for authentication purposes. Overall, Hearn encouraged experimentation and prototyping of various extension ideas.In a post on the BitcoinTalk forums, Taylor Gerring outlined a concept for extending the Payment Protocol with optional vCard support. Gerring referred to BIP 0070 and Mike Hearn's Payment Protocol FAQ to provide detailed explanations. The goal of this proposal is to initiate a discussion on how to make wallets more user-friendly in a standardized manner. Gerring specifically highlighted the interest of the Hive team in "contact exchange" functionality. Gerring invited readers to provide feedback after reading the post.
Updated on: 2023-08-01T06:31:46.214334+00:00