RE: LCUP Issue: UUID

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

At 01:07 PM 2002-09-04, Liben, Michael (GTS) wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kurt D. Zeilenga [mailto:Kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:54 PM
>To: Liben, Michael (GTS)
>Cc: 'John McMeeking'; Liben, Michael (GTS); ietf-ldup@xxxxxxx; owner-ietf-ldup@xxxxxxxxxxxx; 'steven.legg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: RE: LCUP Issue: UUID
>
>At 12:25 PM 2002-09-04, Liben, Michael (GTS) wrote:
>>>The UUID only needs to be unique in the DIT in which it has meaning (the context).
>
>>LDAP and X.500 are designed to support a global DIT.
>
>Is that a global DIT or a global namespace?

Global DIT.

>I believe the DIT would be appropriately partitioned into administrative contexts.

The global DIT can be appropriately partitioned into
administrative contexts. 

Bring this back to UUIDs... the universe of an entry
UUIDs is the global DIT.