Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization
Colin Robbins <c.robbins@nexor.co.uk> Wed, 14 June 1995 18:46 UTC
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From: Colin Robbins <c.robbins@nexor.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization
>Obviously, if a user has more that one e-mail accounts then he/she will >be represented twice in the global directory. No, this is not obvious, and certainly undesirable. In a global context, I want to be able to find a single entry for a user in a directory, and send mail to them. I do not want to be faced with two entries with similar names and have to choose. What criteria could I as a remote user base that judgement on? In simple synchronisation scenarios, having two email accounts does lead to two entries in the DIT. This is because the DIT structure is force by the LAN and post office distribution. In most organisations this leads to a false DIT structure that does not really represent the organisation in the way they want to be seen. With more complex synchronisation management tools it is possible to overlay details of the two accounts into one entry. This means you decide in advance how you want your DIT to look from an organisational perspective. The synchronisation tools can then overlay the LAN details onto the DIT defined, deciding on a per user basis, which one email address to publish, or both. This allows both LAN systems to be represented, but joint users to only be visible once. This is certainly the way I've approached synchronisation in the systems I've been involved in. Decide the DIT structure first, map the data onto it second. This also facilitates easier integration with non-LAN systems such as telephone numbers for personnel databases. Colin
- scenarios for Directory Synchronization PGUPTA
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Barbara Jennings
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Praveen Gupta, x2106
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Colin Robbins
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Praveen Gupta, 91-11-6470831/32 x2106
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Lawrence Hutson
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Alan Wong
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Alan Wong
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Alan Wong
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Alan Wong
- Re: scenarios for Directory Synchronization Barbara Jennings