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Subject: Re: concise format
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Date: 23 Oct 89 12:26:00 GMT
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> From: Julian Onions <jpo@computer-science.nottingham.ac.uk>
>
> 2) On a similar point, what about repeated attributes - the concise format
> won't deal with multiple OU's will it? Or how about multiple OU's and just
> the surname + initials - how do you tell the difference. O/R-names are
> inherently key/value based - if you remove the key there are endless ways to
> cause confusion.
     
Yes, the concise format can handle multiple OU-s, since it has "/"
between the OU-s, and "//" between the O/OU/OU group and the other
groups.
     
The DFN format with OU-s without O can also be handled, but will
not be so neat, the format will be "-"/OU1/OU2...