RFC 1255 (rfc1255) - Page 1 of 25
A Naming Scheme for c=US
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Network Working Group The North American Directory Forum Request for Comments: 1255 September 1991 Obsoletes: RFC 1218 A Naming Scheme for c=US Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Summary This RFC is a near-verbatim copy of a document, known as NADF-175, which has been produced by the North American Directory Forum (NADF). The NADF is a collection of organizations which offer, or plan to offer, public Directory services in North America, based on the CCITT X.500 Recommendations. As a part of its charter, the NADF must reach agreement as to how entries are named in the public portions of the North American Directory. NADF-175 represents the NADF's agreement in this area. Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................... 2 2 Approach .............................................. 2 2.1 Names and User-Friendliness ......................... 3 2.2 Choice of RDN Names ................................. 3 2.3 Outline of the Scheme ............................... 4 3 The Naming Process .................................... 4 3.1 Right-To-Use ........................................ 4 3.2 Registration ........................................ 6 3.3 Publication ......................................... 6 4 Structuring Objects ................................... 7 4.1 The National Level .................................. 7 4.2 The Regional Level .................................. 7 4.3 The Local Level ..................................... 9 4.4 ADDMD Operators ..................................... 10 4.5 Summary of Structuring Objects ...................... 11 5 Entity Objects ........................................ 12 5.1 Organizations ....................................... 12 5.1.1 Kinds of Organizations ............................ 12 5.1.2 Modeling Organizations ............................ 13 5.2 Persons ............................................. 14 6 Listing Entities ...................................... 15 6.1 Organizations ....................................... 15 NADF
