LDAP Root for dc style naming

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

I've been thinking about how to bring up an LDAP root for
dc style naming without creating another NSI/ICANN and I
think I have a workable approach.

Locally operated DNS-based referral servers.

These servers would have a special backend (back-dnsref) which,
for any operation, would send a referral based upon the
DN's dc components and information available via DNS (such
as SRV and well known aliases).

Basically the server would accept a search for
"dc=openldap,dc=org", look up SRV/aliases for ldap
at openldap.org and then construct a URL and return
it as a referral.

Such a backend would be fairly easy to write.

Comments?  Volunteers?