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A Catalog of Available X

RFC 1292                   X.500 Catalog                  January 1992


   Readers are encouraged to submit comments regarding both the form and
   content  of  this  memo.  New submissions are always welcome.  Please
   direct input to the parties as described in the Status of  this  Memo
   section.  DISI will produce new versions of this document when a suf-
   ficient number of changes have been received.  This  will  be  deter-
   mined subjectively by the DISI chairperson.

1.1  Purpose

   The growth of existing X.500 pilot activities (e.g., White Pages
   Pilot Project) and the advent of new pilots (e.g., ARRNet Directory
   Services Project, NIST/GSA Pilot Project) are signals that X.500 is a
   viable directory service mechanism for the Internet community.  A
   goal of DISI is to enable the continued growth of X.500 by lowering
   the lack-of-information barrier.  This document takes one step toward
   that goal by providing an easily accessible source of information on
   X.500 implementations.

1.2  Scope

   This document contains descriptions of either commercially or freely
   available X.500 implementations.  It does not provide instructions on
   how to install, run, or manage these implementations.  Because the
   needs and computing environments of each organization differ vastly,
   no recommendations are given.  The descriptions and indices are
   provided to make the readers aware of existing options and to enable
   more informed choices.

1.3 Disclaimer

   Implementation descriptions were written by implementors and vendors,
   and not by the members of DISI.  Although DISI has worked with the
   description authors to ensure readability, no guarantees can be made
   regarding the validity of descriptions or the value of said
   implementations.  Caveat emptor.

1.4  Overview

   Section 1 contains introductory information.

   Section 2 contains a list of keywords, their definitions, and a cross
   reference of the X.500 implementations by these keywords.

   Section 3 contains the X.500 implementation descriptions.

   Section 4 lists the editors' addresses.





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