On Sep 9, 2008, at 1:17 AM, Michael Ströder wrote: > HI! > > Given that RFC 5336 and RFC 5337 are out now the question arises whether > > 1. attribute type 'mail' defined in RFC 4524 should be revised to use > LDAP syntax DirectoryString instead of IA5String with a new OID but the > same NAME 'mail' > > or > > 2. a new attribute type should be defined with a different NAME. > > > Personally I tend to 1. Attribute type descriptions are suppose to be, other than additional names and extensions, immutable. Changing 'mail' would surely lead to interop problems. I think 2 is best. This also leaves 'mail' available for the alternative address. And this can all be introduced as Experimental, like RFC 5336/7 are. -- Kurt