| Title: | X.500 Directory Services |
| Notice: | Sprt: FORTY2::X500_SUPPORT, Kits: 216.*, try dir/titl=OFFICIAL |
| Moderator: | FORTY2::PULLEN |
| Created: | Tue Jan 30 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1016 |
| Total number of notes: | 4299 |
Hi,
I have to make a proposal for a customer who wants
x.500 services and a Windows GUI for management as
well as MAPI protocols for client access.
Is there a combination of our DIGITAL UNIX X.500
directory services with the new Altavista Diectory
Services (announced Enterprise or XL edition?)
a way we can propose?
Will the AltaVista Management Client (on NT) allow
management of our X.500 DSA's?
AltaVista was also announced for UNIX. Does that mean
a replacement of recent X.500 direct. services on DIGITAL
UNIX or will it be ported to other UNIX platforms?
Thanks
Heinz Fischer
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 977.1 | a-127.tunnel.crl.dec.com::FORTY2::PALKA | Andrew Palka Altavista Directory | Thu Feb 20 1997 19:15 | 7 | |
The current Altavista clients use LDAP exclusively, and so cannot talk to the existing X.500 DSA (except via infobroker). They also work with a fixed schema, which may or may not be suitable for your customer, and make some assumptions about the directory structure (E.g. the naming context is /o=xxx). Andrew | |||||
| 977.2 | FORTY2::TATHAM | Nick Tatham @REO | Fri Feb 21 1997 11:31 | 11 | |
There is a long list of reasons why AltaVista Directory will not interoperate with Digital X.500. We do not support any interoperation. AltaVista Directory 97 (the current release) will be superceded in due course by AltaVista Directory 97.5 (the next release). This release is no longer called "Enterprise" or "XL" and will have a different set of features than orginially proposed. Nick | |||||