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Subject: Re: Committers and Alias.txt
From: Rob Weir <robweir@apache.org>
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <orcmid@apache.org> wro=
te:
> There is a committer-community maintained file called Alias.txt.
>
> This is a private file that requires logon by a committer's SVN credentia=
ls to accessed. =C2=A0The file was recently moved to <https://id.apache.org=
/info/MailAlias.txt>.
>
> This file is where a committer can list all e-mail addresses that they wa=
nt to be recognized as aliases for their <committerID>@apache.org e-mail ad=
dress.
>
> For example, here is one of the entries for my Apache ID:
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0orcmid@apache.org,dennis.hamilton@acm.org,member=3Dno
>
> This list is very important for the reliable identification of committers=
 on the Apache OpenOffice project. =C2=A0Essentially, the initial associati=
on of a committer and their identity is with the e-mail address supplied on=
 the iCLA submission. =C2=A0The best authentication for an established comm=
itter is via their use of the Apache User Name/ID. =C2=A0However, not every=
one is able to send mail using their @apache.org address in the From: entry=
.
>
> Any committer communications using any other e-mail addresses will not be=
 authenticated as being from them unless the alternative e-mail address is =
provided in an Alias.txt entry. =C2=A0(Even then, it involves manual checki=
ng of Alias.txt.)
>
> When committers are established, I refer new committers to the documentat=
ion about Alias.txt and how to add entries for their own aliases.
>
> I no longer know what that procedure is or where instructions can be foun=
d.
>
> Can anyone advise me?
>

I point new committers to these instructions:

http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/developer-faqs.html#ive_just_been=
_voted_in_as_a_committer__what_do_i_need_to_do

This then refers to:

http://www.apache.org/dev/new-committers-guide.html

Oddly, none of them refer to the mailAlias.txt file.  How did we learn
of it originally when we joined?

-Rob

> Has any recently-established committer received information about this in=
 their notification from root@ a.o?
>
> Is there some list all committers should be subscribed to so that awarene=
ss of such procedures is maintained?
>
> =C2=A0- Dennis
>
>
>
>