Re: Duplicate Entries question

["David Chadwick" <d.w.chadwick@salford.ac.uk>]

Date forwarded: 	Mon, 7 Aug 2000 14:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
Date sent:      	Mon, 07 Aug 2000 14:53:02 -0700
To:             	d.w.chadwick@salford.ac.uk
From:           	"Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>

> I think you do need two flags.

yep, you are right from your analysis below.
David

> 
> The criticality TRUE flags says the server must return
> unavailableCriticalExtension if it is unwilling or unable
> to attempt the operation as extended by the control.  If
> the server is willing and able to perform the operation
> as extended by the control, the criticality flag is
> irrelevant.
> 
> If there are alternative operation semantics, the control
> must provide information to control the semantics... such
> as the "partial" flag defined in this proposal.  So:
> 
> 1) the service is unwilling or unable to attempt the operation as
>    extended by the control.
>    If critical, return unavailableExtendedOperation.
>    Otherwise, process operation as if control was not specified.
> 
> 2) the service is willing and able to attempt the operation.
>    Critical flag is irrelevant.  Process per control semantics:
>    a) partial TRUE or
>    b) partial FALSE.
> 
> Kurt
> 
> 


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