IPP Mail Archive: RE: IPP> FW: [Srvloc-discuss] [Multiple re

RE: IPP> FW: [Srvloc-discuss] [Multiple registrations for a single print device]

From: Hugo Parra (HPARRA@novell.com)
Date: Mon Jul 23 2001 - 11:46:07 EDT

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    Ira wrote ...

    > Why not copy the advertised SLP scope names (which are generally
    > geographic and/or organizational in realistic use cases) into
    > a concatenated single string (say with hyphens between) and use
    > that value for an 'ou=' (Organizational Unit) LDAP attribute,
    > to place the advertised service (e.g., a printer) into the
    > organizational subtree of the enterprise network (as opposed
    > to the user subtree, where the LDAP Printer aux class is useful)?

    I might be showing my ignorance here, but I'd expect most 'ou' names to be hierarchical (e.g., "ou=dev.provo.novell"). Can SLP scope names be hierarchical as well (i.e., is there a character set aside to denotate hirerarchical levels)? Notice that something like "scope=dev" would not be sufficient and "scope=dev-provo-novell" might not provide a reliable mapping either as the hyphen is commonly use in the naming of objects. Thus, does "scope=bldg-h-provo-novell" translate into "ou=bldg-h.provo.novell" or "ou=bldg.h.provo.novell"?

    -Hugo



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