RFC 1202 (rfc1202) - Page 1 of 11
Directory Assistance service
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Network Working Group M. Rose
Request for Comments: 1202 Performance Systems International, Inc.
February 1991
Directory Assistance Service
Status of this Memo
This document defines a mechanism by which a user-interface may
access a textual DAP-like interface over a TCP/IP connection. This
is a local mechanism. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. It does not specify any standard. Distribution
of this memo is unlimited.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................... 1
1.1 An Aside ............................................ 3
2. Protocol .............................................. 3
2.1 Control Connection .................................. 4
2.1.1 Initialization .................................... 4
2.1.2 Transactions ...................................... 4
2.1.2.1 INTR command .................................... 4
2.1.2.2 STAT command .................................... 5
2.1.2.3 QUIT command .................................... 5
2.2 Data Connection ..................................... 5
2.2.1 Transactions ...................................... 5
2.2.2 Responses ......................................... 6
2.2.2.1 Numeric Responses ............................... 6
2.2.2.2 'm' Response .................................... 6
2.2.2.3 'y' Response .................................... 6
2.2.2.4 'p' Response .................................... 7
2.2.2.5 'e' Response .................................... 7
2.2.2.6 'l' Response .................................... 7
2.2.2.7 'd' Response .................................... 8
2.2.2.8 'P' Response .................................... 8
3. Example Interaction ................................... 9
4. References ............................................ 10
5. Security Considerations............................... 11
6. Author's Address...................................... 11
1. Introduction
The OSI Directory [1] provides a powerful infrastructure for the
retrieval of information objects. This infrastructure can be used to
support, e.g., white pages applications, application entity lookup,
and so on.
Rose