Re: Rep (2) : QUIPU vs X.500 (was: A tool for...)

Julian Onions <j.onions@nexor.co.uk> Tue, 16 November 1993 17:21 UTC

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From: Julian Onions <j.onions@nexor.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Rep (2) : QUIPU vs X.500 (was: A tool for...)
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Tim is right, could we have the issues layed out on the table.

What is it that QUIPU doesn't do that is the problem.
What would a full X.500(88) DSA do that is different.

My suspicion is that, as always, a little knowledge is dangerous.

Julian.