Re: LDAP presentation format?

[Peter Valkenburg <Peter.Valkenburg@surfnet.nl>]

Hi,

> I'm seeking responses from LDAP users and implementors on the relative
> merits of these 3 formats. In particular, I'm interested in determining
> which forms are widely supported in current or planned products.

FYI:
We're working with some partners on an large scale LDAP indexing
solution for research and academia:
  http://www.desire.org/html/research/workingpapers/index.html

The index system is generic, and use HTTP as an internal transport 
system.  For query responses it uses LDIF embedded in MIME.
The MIME object type has been dubbed text/ldif.  (yes, something
ought to be registered here)

--
  Peter Valkenburg
  SURFnet


Vincent Ryan wrote:
> 
> Processing a URL typically involves presenting the results as a data
> stream.
> In the case of an LDAP URL there are several available formats for such
> a
> data stream. For example,
> 
>  - text/directory MIME-type
>       http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2425.txt
> 
>  - DSML (XML) format
>        http://www.dsml.org
> 
>  - LDIF file format
>        http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-good-ldap-ldif-05.txt
> 
> I'm seeking responses from LDAP users and implementors on the relative
> merits of these 3 formats. In particular, I'm interested in determining
> which forms are widely supported in current or planned products.
> 
> Thanks in advance.