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<title abbrev='A Directory Naming Plan'>Naming Plan for Internet Directory-Enabled Applications</title>
<author initials='A.' surname='Grimstad' fullname='Al Grimstad'>
<organization>AT&amp;T</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>Room 1C-429</street>
<street>101 Crawfords Corner Road</street>
<street>Holmdel</street>
<street>NJ 07733-3030</street>
<country>USA</country></postal>
<email>alg@att.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='R.' surname='Huber' fullname='Rick Huber'>
<organization>AT&amp;T</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>Room 1B-433</street>
<street>101 Crawfords Corner Road</street>
<street>Holmdel</street>
<street>NJ 07733-3030</street>
<country>USA</country></postal>
<email>rvh@att.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='S.' surname='Sataluri' fullname='Sri Sataluri'>
<organization>Lucent Technologies</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>Room 4D-335</street>
<street>101 Crawfords Corner Road</street>
<street>Holmdel</street>
<street>NJ 07733-3030</street>
<country>USA</country></postal>
<email>srs@lucent.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='M.' surname='Wahl' fullname='Mark Wahl'>
<organization>Critical Angle Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>4815 W Braker Lane #502-385</street>
<street>Austin</street>
<street>TX 78759</street>
<country>USA</country></postal>
<email>M.Wahl@critical-angle.com</email></address></author>
<date month='September' year='1998' />
<area>Applications</area>
<keyword>ITU directory service protocol</keyword>
<keyword>X.500</keyword>
<keyword>directory</keyword>
<abstract>
<t>
   Application of the conventional X.500 approach to naming has
   heretofore, in the experience of the authors, proven to be an
   obstacle to the wide deployment of directory-enabled applications on
   the Internet.  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.
</t></abstract></front>

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