found the answer in RFC2253 dc = domain component >> from url: http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin21/guide.html >> in the Figure 1.2 the mnemonic dc= is used on a couple of layers at the >> root of the tree. What does the dc stand for? I checked RFC2251 for the >> string dc, there were no hits that explained the mnemonic. >> Alan Epson Inkjet Printer FAQ: http://welcome.to/epson-inkjet