Re: Returning single values from multivalued attributes

[Chris Apple <capple@att.com>]

I agree that a control is a better way to implement it.

Chris.

David Chadwick wrote:

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