Steve Kille <S.Kille@cs.ucl.ac.uk> (03/16/91)
Archive-name: internet/iso/repl-sol/1991-02-27 Archive: cs.ucl.ac.uk:/osi-ds/repl-sol.* [128.16.5.31] Original-posting-by: Steve Kille <S.Kille@cs.ucl.ac.uk> Original-subject: Revised document on Replication + Dist Operation Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) As promised, I have revised the "replication solution" document. It is available for FTP - description on how to get it is appended to this message. Let me recap what was agreed at the meeting. A number of documents were agreed to go forward as RFCs with no (or trvial) editing. It was agreed that this document was technically stable, agreed, and ready to go forward. It was also agreed that it needed to be released as soon as possible. However, some aspects of the description were not sufficently clear. I undertook to edit a revised document immediately after the meeting (I have slipped my deadline on this by 8 days - apologies). The revised document will be commented on immediately. A 1 week comment period was agreed. This gives until 7th March. After this, assuming everyone happy, the document should be submitted as RFC. Please send comment ASAP. The following sorts of messages are suitable replies. Please be careful to distinguish what sort of message you are sending. 1. Document should go forward as RFC with no changes 2. Request for an extension of the deadline (please justify) 3. Editorial comment, but otherwise as 1. 4. Changes which need to be made, but otherwise as 1. (This type of message should go to the whole list) 5. Changes which need to be made, and justify another version of the document being circulated for comment (and a new deadline) No reply will be interpreted as 1. I would like to get replies from everyone who attended the SRI meeting. If you suggest changes, please send alternate text! Steve The following topics may be obtained from the info-server using a request in the form: request: osi-ds topic: <one of topics the below> For example: From: Joe.Soap@somedomain To: info-server@cs.ucl.ac.uk Subject: Anything you like request: osi-ds topic: scope.txt Files are available in Text, Postscript or both. FILENAME.txt for plain text format FILENAME.ps for postscript Note that not all the files are available in all the formats. The files are also available by FTPm NIFTP, and FTAM. FTP to CS.UCL.AC.UK, username anonymous and your own name as password cd osi-ds; Note that listing of the directory is not supported by the UCL FTP FTAM to 00000511160013, username = anon, no password NIFTP to uk.ac.ucl.cs, binary mode, username = guest, password = (Your mail address in the form user@site) filenames should be prepended with <OSI-DS> (Note that the angle brackets and capital letters are vital) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ repl-sol.ps Replication and Distributed Operations extensions to provide an Internet Directory using X.500 S.E. Kille February 1991 Abstract: Some requirements on extensions to X.500 are described in the INTERNET--DRAFT [Kil90b ], in order to build an Internet Directory as described in the INTERNET--DRAFT [Kil90a ]. This document specifies a set of solutions to the problems raised. These solutions are based on some work done for the QUIPU implementation, and demonstrated to be effective in a number of directory pilots. By documenting a de facto standard, rapid progress can be made towards a full-scale pilot. These procedures are an INTERIM approach. There are known deficiencies, both in terms of manageability and scalability. Transition to standard approaches are planned when appropriate standards are available. This INTERNET--DRAFT will be obsoleted at this point.