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From: ransom@wombat.ncsl.nist.gov (Michael Ransom)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re:  X.500 Directories : Does NIST mandate recursive DNs ?
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Date: 21 Nov 89 21:10:49 GMT
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Mark,

Several of us at NIST have reconsidered your question regarding 
support for recursive DN's.  Our conclusions are:

1.  The question of support for recursive DN's is not specifically
    addressed in the current OSI Implementors' Agreements.

2.  There are no plans to address the topic in the next edition of the
    Agreements.  New text for the 1989 edition will be approved at the
    next meeting in December, however, text to be added to the 1989
    edition must already be in the Working Implementation Agreements.
    The current Working Implementation Agreements do not consider
    the question of recursive DN's.

3.  If you desire the OSI Implementors' Workshop to specifically
    address your question, you should contact the chairperson
    for the Directory Special Interest Group.  The chairperson is:

    Chris Moore
    Touch Communications Incorporated
    250 East Hacienda Avenue
    Campbell, CA 95008
    Phone (408)374-2500
    Fax (408)374-1680
    e-mail: chris_moore@um.cc.umich.edu

    Please be aware that Chris has recently relocated to the above
    work location and we have not verified the new e-mail address.
    If you have trouble contacting him you can send a message
    to Michael Ransom (ransom@osi3.ncsl.nist.gov) and he will help you
    get through.

We hope this helps.

Michael Ransom
Len Gebase
John Tebbutt