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        RFC 2377:

        Title:	    Naming Plan for Internet Directory-Enabled
		    Applications
	Author(s):  A. Grimstad, R. Huber, S. Sataluri, M. Wahl
	Status:     Informational
	Date:       September 1998
        Mailbox:    alg@att.com, rvh@att.com, srs@lucent.com,
		    M.Wahl@critical-angle.com
	Pages:      18
        Characters: 38274
        Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2377.txt


We propose a new directory naming plan that leverages the strengths of
the most popular and successful Internet naming schemes for naming
objects in a hierarchical directory.  This plan can, we believe, by
extending the X.500 approach to naming, facilitate the creation of an
Internet White Pages Service (IWPS) and other directory-enabled
applications by overcoming the problems encountered by those using the
conventional X.500 approach.

This document is a product of the Integrated Directory Services
Working Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds and Alegre Ramos
USC/Information Sciences Institute