RE: Access Control

[Lewis Geer <lewisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Einar,

I think your idea of MIME encapsulation and sub-attribute tagging is a
good idea, if I understand it correctly ("bag and tag").  And this is
speaking as an engineer and not a behemoth ;-)  This is the type of
framework that Darren's draft attempts to set up (see
ftp://ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-shakib-mime-prop-00.txt).  An
alternative would be to use or modify the MIME-DIR draft in the ASID
working group since it attempts to do very similar things for LDAP.  I
also believe Dave Crocker proposed such a scheme several years ago.

If I understand correctly, the MIME encapsulation would give transport
independence, while tagging the attributes of appointments will allow
ease of parsing, extension, and searching in a variety of situations.

Lewis

>-----Original Message-----
From:	Einar Stefferud [SMTP:Stef@nma.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, August 14, 1996 10:47 PM
To:	Paul Rarey
Cc:	Dave Crocker; Ned Freed; Frank Dawson; ietf-calendar
Subject:	Re: Access Control 

Hi Paul -- I would be interested in chatting with you about what is
wrong with what these behemoths are trying to do to each otehr and to
the standards we need for the Internet.

I think there is real value in the ASID and vCARD work that will apply
to the development of a Simple Agent Transfer Protocol, which woudl
serve to both transfer agents around the net, and to facilitate
inter-agent commnunication too.

My notion is that the extension/addition of sub-attribute tagging in
ABNF as used inb RFC822/MIME, et al, headers is a critical thing whcih
will enrich the power of these kinds of communication.

What I am worried about is that the Netscape/Microsoft fight might
derail this work, or at lease distract from it and slow it down.

What do you think?-)...\Stef

>From your message Tue, 6 Aug 1996 22:35:34 -0700:
}
}Thank-u Dave...
}
}I actually spent [ time ] (2much) assimilating & focusing on the
various terms & 
}views of this list, trying to find a way to speak my views such that
they did't 
}fall into one or more factional areas. At least your reconciliation
terms let me 
}now go back and do what I really need to do - raise h&(^ with this 
}specification. 
}
}But that's me - a small part of the  - solution....
}