NONE: Re: ONLINE-ADS>> A Proposal for Browser-Based Data Storage and
Re: ONLINE-ADS>> A Proposal for Browser-Based Data Storage and
Derek Scruggs (dscruggs_at_dbits.com)
Sat, 11 Jan 1997 18:38:16 GMT
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>Why doesn't someone create a protocol so that the web browser
>(or a plug-in or other method) can store commonly-requested
>data locally, and I can enter all (or part) of that information
>at my leisure while offline? Then, when I log on, a web site
>could send a query for certain information (NAME/ADDR/
>CITY/ZIP). At that point, if I have said "release all" (analogous
>to "accept all cookies"), the data would be sent to the site
>without any intervention. If I said "ask me" (analagous to
>"ask before accepting cookie"), then my software would alert
>me to the request, and I could approve or deny the request
>("no, I don't want www.penthouse.com to know who I am").
>And if I said "reject all requests," the software could simply
>reject them without intervention.
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Check out http://www.versit.com It's a consortium of big IT players
(IBM, Apple etc.) To standardize personal information into a file
format. Similar to a business card, a "V-Card" can be transmitted,
dragged & dropped or whatever into V-Card compliant applications. The
obvious example is an address book or calendar package. I'm not real
familiar with the technology and am not sure if it is making much
headway. The only organizations I've seen using it are Four11
(www.four11.com) and some company whose name escapes me--they have a
PIM that supports the V-Card. As with all standards, a critical mass
must be attained--my guess is it won't happen until MS and Netscape
adopt it for the web; ACT!, Organizer and others for PIMs.
Hope this helps,
Derek Scruggs
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