Despite much activity in the directory service area, the Internet still lacks a comprehensive service. Efforts to mandate a solution have given way to a more practical approach that takes into account the installed base of local and purported global directory services equally so that the process of natural selection may take place (see RFC 1588). This paper describes a directory service and global directory framework that fits within the approach outlined in RFC 1588. It uses proven Internet technology (e.g., the DNS, URLs), learning from the mistakes of its predecessors, namely X.500, LDAP, WHOIS++, and SOLO.
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directory, framework, software