Re: [ldapext] new version of LDIF: version number

[Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>]

Yves Dorfsman wrote:
> 
> The RFC gives only one digit for the version number:
> 
> version-number           = 1*DIGIT
>                            ; version-number MUST be "1" for the
>                            ; LDIF format described in this document.
> 
> Looking at different RFC's, it looks like version numbers for protocols,
> file formats etc... just get incremented and don't use a decimal like
> system to separate minor from major update. Is this correct ?
> 
> There is only one digit for the version number, should we change that to
> two ? OR do we wait for version 7 or 8 before we think about that ?

Yes, I also think that the version number has to be bumped up for UTF-8
in LDIF since it means that you cannot transfer LDIF with UTF-8 over
pure-ASCII transportation channels anymore. I'd just increment it per
revision.

Ciao, Michael.
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