Re: current control combination proposals

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

At 08:34 AM 5/17/2004, Chris Ridd wrote:
>> It has been reported that existing implementations return
>> protocolError here.  What's broke with that?
>
>Well, for one thing no protocol's being broken. It seems a bit severe.

Realizing that some implementors may have taken a narrow view
over what kinds of errors are indicated by protocolError and the
fact that some existing implementations are using protocolError
here, my question is more intended to ask what problems exist
today (or could exist in the future) due to difference.

If no real problems exist, then its simply a matter of clarifying
the specification to return of protocolError is accectable here.
(Likely be refining both the general description of the code
as well as the text regarding treatment of nonsensical control
combinations.)

If problems exist, then we need to determine how best to resolve
those problems.  Without a description of those problems, I and
others cannot begin to engineer an appropriate fix.

- Kurt