> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt D. Zeilenga [mailto:Kurt@OpenLDAP.Org]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 7:52 PM
> To: Paul Leach (Exchange)
> Cc: ietf-ldapext@netscape.com
> Subject: RE: LDAP C API -> Informational
>
>
> At 06:28 PM 12/21/99 -0800, Paul Leach (Exchange) wrote:
> > Are you saying... ?
>
> I am saying the specification is not currently, IMO, suitable
> for progressing on the Standard Track and that it will take
> signification time and energy to resolve the outstanding issues.
I agree.
>
> I recognize the need to have a specification we can reference
> sooner than later. I see publishing what we have now as
> information provides a specification which we can unify under.
> We can resolve the larger issues as a follow-on effort.
I agree about the need to resolve the issues. I don't see the need to publish a spec with all the problems you listed as an Informational; for the purposes of getting to Proposed, it could remain a draft, and still provide the needed unification point.
>
> > If the highest priority is really the need to let LDAPEXT conclude,
> > then we should just drop the work item from the charter.
>
> I actually support spinning off separate working groups for
> may items on the current LDAPext charter... personally, I
> like to see LDAPext focus on AuthMeth, StartTLS, and RFC2251bis.
I would also be happy with a new WG for LDAP API.
Paul