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Re: LDAP v3 version indicator



>>>> Mark Wahl <Mark.Wahl@sun.com> 11/14/00 6:42:32 PM >>>
>
>>  "If a client has not sent a bind, the server MUST assume that version 3 is
>> supported in the client (since version 2 required  that the client bind
>> first).". This presumes that a v3+ client MUST either support v3, or send a
>> bind before sending other requests.
>
>What do you mean by v3+? v4?  or v3?  If v4, and v4 clients are not expected to
>implement v3, then it would be easiest just to have LDAPv4 run on a different
>assigned port, not 389.

I mean v4 and higher. v3 servers are free to run on any port. I wouldn't want to tie the protocol version to a port number. Is there a problem with adding "or later" (or perhaps "or greater", or "or higher") to the statement?
 
Jim