Re: MUST ref (Was: Last call on 'Named Subordinate ReferencesinLDAP Directories')

[mcs@netscape.com (Mark C Smith)]

"Kurt D. Zeilenga" wrote:
> 
> At 07:29 AM 5/8/01, Mark C Smith wrote:
> >In general, I believe all attribute types should be
> >optional unless there is a good reason to make them mandatory.
> 
> In general, I agree.  But in this case, I believe there are good
> reasons for the ref attribute to be mandatory.  The primary
> reason is that a referral object without any knowledge information
> cannot be used for its intended purpose, to hold knowledge
> information used in the generation of protocol referrals and
> search continuations.  Like alias objects, I think the knowledge
> information attribute should be mandatory.

Okay, I understand your reasoning.  Unless someone else wants to take a
position on this issue, I will stop arguing about it.  I can live with
either choice (MUST ref or MAY ref).

-- 
Mark Smith
Netscape