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A Catalog of Available X
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
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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