Re: Returning single values from multivalued attributes

[David Chadwick <d.w.chadwick@salford.ac.uk>]

Date sent:      	Thu, 05 Aug 1999 15:44:36 -0400
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Subject:        	Re: Returning single values from multivalued attributes

> I already have a need for such a feature. I was considering use of an
> extensible matching rule to implement the same sort of thing.
> Unfortunately, I don't have time to contribute to the document.
>

This could be made to work of course, but a control would be better 
I think, since existing matching rules can then be used, and this 
maintains compatibility with X.500 which already has a boolean in 
the DAP to switch the feature on and off.

David

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