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Re: MUST ref (Was: Last call on 'Named Subordinate ReferencesinLDAP Directories')
"Kurt D. Zeilenga" wrote:
>
> At 07:29 AM 5/8/01, Mark C Smith wrote:
> >In general, I believe all attribute types should be
> >optional unless there is a good reason to make them mandatory.
>
> In general, I agree. But in this case, I believe there are good
> reasons for the ref attribute to be mandatory. The primary
> reason is that a referral object without any knowledge information
> cannot be used for its intended purpose, to hold knowledge
> information used in the generation of protocol referrals and
> search continuations. Like alias objects, I think the knowledge
> information attribute should be mandatory.
Okay, I understand your reasoning. Unless someone else wants to take a
position on this issue, I will stop arguing about it. I can live with
either choice (MUST ref or MAY ref).
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Mark Smith
Netscape