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RE: Steven's protocol comments



>>> "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org> 10/8/03 7:59:20 AM >>>
<SNIP>
>> If the client wishes to progress the operation, it MUST follow the
>> referral by contacting one of the servers.
>>
>>"If" and "MUST" make this an effective "MAY", e.g.
>>
>> "The Client MAY progress the operation by following the referral and
>> contacting one of the servers."
>
>I think this MAY could be downcased.
First, I don't agree that the If and MUST equals a MAY. It says that "If X is to happen, Y MUST be done"
 
Second (which makes my first statement moot), I agree that this doesn't seem to have interoperability repercussions, so a rewording and removal of MUST seems appropriate.
 
Jim