[Feature request] Protocoll: Allow e-mail style ID as identity descriptor

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With an ever growing list of interesting communication tools, a common
identity descriptor is needed. E-Mail, XMPP, Wave, SIP and other
decentralized services are already based on "e-mail adress like"
descriptors (user@host.tld). This doesn't necessarily include the actual
usage of the descriptor as an e-mail address, it would just allow the user
to do so. This would even allow software vendors (and users) to check
e-mail addresses for additional services offered.

Even the OpenID community debates this concept:
http://wiki.openid.net/Debating-Emails-as-OpenIDs
http://wiki.openid.net/OpenID-discovery-for-Email-Like-identifiers

Since NoseRub is still at it's beginnings, I'd be quite happy if you would
consider replacing the URL based descriptor with an e-mail style one.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by thielm...@gmail.com on 30 Jul 2009 at 10:00

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Original comment by dhofs...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2009 at 4:50

• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Please notice that Google already started implementation of the Webfinger
(http://code.google.com/p/webfinger/) protocol draft.

See: http://gmail.com/.well-known/host-meta

Original comment by thielm...@gmail.com on 15 Aug 2009 at 9:12