Fwd: controlling visability of subentries

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 16:23:57 -0400
>To: ietf-ldapext@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>From: "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: controlling visability of subentries
>
>One other issue I would like to raise in regards to LDAP subentry
>is the mechanism proposed to control their visibility.  I believe
>the approach of overloading the search filter to control visibility
>is not the best approach.  As we've found previously, the semantics
>of such overloads are difficult to define (and hence implement) when
>the filter is complex (which we must assume it will be).
>
>I believe that LDAPsubentry visibility should be control by a mechanism
>more closely modeled after the X.500 subentry visibility mechanism.
>In particular, I suggest use of a control.  The use of a control
>will allow a clear and concise specification of visibility semantics
>which facilitates implementation and use. 
>
>Comments?
>
>        Kurt