Re: LDAPv, previously LDAPSetoption java-api-11

[Steven Sonntag <vtag@novell.com>]

"Kurt D. Zeilenga" wrote:

> At 11:54 AM 8/31/00 -0600, Steve Sonntag wrote:
> >Section 4.39.13 LDAPV2.setOption
> >
> >This method of the LDAPV2 interface seems a little strange.
> >
> > 1) It probably does not belong under the interface LDAPV2,
> >    but instead under LDAPConnection. This would allow it
> >    to support setting client & server controls which it
> >    cannot do under LDAPV2.  This functionality is currently
> >    missing in the method.
> >
> >    Setting STRING_FORMAT is also an LDAPV3 setting, as UTF-8
> >    is only meaningful under LDAPV3.
>
> Given charset and other issues surrounding APIs
> designed to support both LDAPv2 and LDAPv3 and
> the what I believe is general consensus to
> obsolete LDAPv2, I suggest that all mention
> and support for LDAPv2 be axed from LDAPext
> work items.
>
>         Kurt

If references to LDAPv2 are not removed from the draft,
then the methods that were previously in LDAPAsynchronous
Connection which are now in LDAPConnection - these methods
should also be in one of the LDAPV2 or LDAPV3 interfaces
to identify where they can be used.

-Steve


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