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Yes, I suppose I knew that. I've been tainted by real world
use of these things a bit too much. I don't often see things like o=pepsi,c=US.
Hopefully dc naming will continue to catch on.
Jim
>>> "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org> 11/2/00 3:53:41 PM >>> At 02:59 PM 11/2/00 -0700, Jim Sermersheim wrote: >Are DNs really globally unique? Yes! >It'd be cool if they were, but because there's no "directory namespace" I don't think they are. I imagine there are more than a few objects out there named o=acme. Just like in DNS... there may be N namespaces. However, there is only one Internet or "global" namespace. Folks who use unregistered domain names, IP address, and DNs are doomed to their own private world. For DNs, the global namespace supports two naming conventions each with their own registration. X.500 style DNs are registered through your national authority (e.g. ANSI in the US) or their delegate. For domain component naming, the domain registration implicitly provides DN registration. "o=acme" cannot be registered in the global name space. That's equivalent to using a network 10 IP address. Kurt |