Re: Operations crossing replication contexts

Timothy Hahn wrote:
> 
> Steven,
> 
> I really feel that LDUP should address the issues involved in a single
> server handling multiple replication contexts.  If we don't I think we
> would be miss the mark by providing a replication model that would not
> meet the needs of LDAP directory deployments.
> 
> I agree that providing this implies changes to all the replication
> drafts - with exception, perhaps, of the requirements.  And since this
> probably has implications on the LDUP update protocol as well as the
> information model, it seems to me we should take the time to build it
> right now rather than have to build a whole new "version" to support
> mulitple replication contexts in a single server.

I strongly agree.  A directory server that supports only one replication
context, presumably for one contiguous subtree for the DIT, will not be
usable in many situations.

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Mark Smith
Netscape