On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 21:30, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I see that I can add/update/delete email addresses using id.apache.org:
> Forwarding email address:

That's the LDAP 'mail' attribute.

> Alias addresses:

That's the LDAP 'asf-altEmail' attribute.

>
> In whimsy, there are three categories:
> Email forwarded to:

mail

> Email (alt):

asf-altEmail

> Email (other):

That's asf-committer-email plus the email address from the ICLA.

> It seems that whimsy allows updates to forwarded to and (alt) but not (other).
>
> So:
> What/why is there an (alt) address in whimsy?

I assume it's to allow people to associate other emails with their login.

> Why can whimsy not update email (other)

See above.

> What is (other) used for?

Not entirely sure.

> Thanks,
> Craig
>
> Craig L Russell
> c...@apache.org
>

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