Re: overloading cn= in the DIT
Thomas Johannsen <thomas@aic.co.jp> Fri, 17 July 1992 05:07 UTC
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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1992 13:32:40 -0000
From: Thomas Johannsen <thomas@aic.co.jp>
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To: G.Michaelson@cc.uq.oz.au
Subject: Re: overloading cn= in the DIT
In-Reply-To: Mail from 'George Michaelson <G.Michaelson@cc.uq.oz.au>' dated: Fri, 17 Jul 1992 13:25:37 +1000
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George, > I think this is a chronically bad way to name objects > in the global DIT. cn= should be reserved for one, and > only one kind of naming instance, and more appropriate > nameforms should be used to identify and RDN/DN instantiate > things of a different context. > > now I've finished my diatribe, somebody shoot me down in flames. > Please do not include any statement of the form: > > but its specified in the standards... I'm on _your_ side! It definitely is much easier for searches, lists or whatever to name different things different. Why don't we call objects dsa= , mta= a.s.o. (I didn't check whether these id's are already used right now - if so take it as an example). Thomas
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