Request for a feature

[Chad La Joie <clajoie@vt.edu>]

        Our department has recently been charged with developing a new 
university directory service.  Among other features that this new service 
must provide is a standard way to update many other systems should certain 
information within the directory change.  To that end we've been looking at 
numerous tools that will allow us to sync disparate systems together 
ranging from pre-built solutions like Metamerge, to writing our own using 
components like JNDI.  Without exception however they all require the 
"persistent search" proposed control feature.  I realize that this has been 
discussed numerous times and that it has not been implemented due to the 
fact that the I-D expired.  I would however, like to request, that this 
feature be added, at least until a better solution can be found, perhaps 
with a big warning that this feature is not truly a "standard's based" feature.
        Let me apologize in advance if this is not the correct forum to 
request a feature.  Having looked at the descriptions on your web site, 
however, this seemed the most likely place for such a request.  If this is 
not the appropriate place could some one please inform where to send such a 
request.  Thanks.

Chad La Joie                    "It is true that you never know what
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