RFC - 3254
Definitions for talking about directories
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3254.txt |
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| Authors: | H. Alvestrand [Cisco Systems] |
| Date: | April 2002 |
| Category: | Informational |
| Referred by: | 1 RFC |
| Refers to: | 7 RFC |
Status
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
When discussing systems for making information accessible through the Internet in standardized ways, it may be useful if the people who are discussing it have a common understanding of the terms they use.
For example, a reference to this document would give one the power to agree that the DNS (Domain Name System) is a global lookup repository with perimeter integrity and loose, converging consistency. On the other hand, a LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory server is a local, centralized repository with both lookup and search capability.
This document discusses one group of such systems which is known under the term, "directories".
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prepared by Miloslav Nic
- the founder of Zvon.org and Law-Ref.org
- the head of B.Sc. program Informatics and chemistry [in Czech]
- the founder of Lidem.org - Volby 2006 - parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic [in Czech]
- the chief consultant of the publishing house ICT Press
- and Pavel Srb, a student of B.Sc. program Informatics and chemistry