Editor's Note: Minutes received 12/9/92

CURRENT_MEETING_REPORT_

Reported by Chris Weider/Merit

Minutes of the Directory Information Services Infrastructure Working
Group (DISI)

Agenda


   o Review of Old Minutes
   o Advanced Usages Document
   o Pilot Project Catalog
   o Revision of RFC 1292
   o New Papers if Needed


Minutes

There were no changes or additions to the old Minutes.

Advanced Usages Document

Russ Wright and I mentioned that drafts had (have) been circulated, and
that a final document should be ready for Columbus.

Pilot Project Catalog

Tim Howes spoke for April Marine, who produced the document, and
distributed a draft just before the Washington IETF. I mentioned that
April might not be able to see the document through as SRI is
eliminating its NIC services; Tim graciously agreed to adopt the
document if April has to move on.  Most people had not read the paper
yet, so comments should go to the list.

Revision of RFC 1292

Arlene Getchell and Srinivas Sataluri spoke about the expanded survey
that they will be sending out to solicit updates for RFC 1292.  There
was some discussion of the survey, but there were no substantive changes
made.  A first draft of the new FYI should be ready for Columbus.

New Papers if Needed

There was a general consensus that there were no more papers necessary.
Chris Weider mentioned that since there were now several directory
services protocols (whois++ in addition to X.500) that the focus of the
Group could profitably be shifted to working on integration between the
existing (and future) directory services to allow the creation of a
unified directory service.  Erik Huizer felt that there was a need for
guides for directory services providers and administrators, and a need

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to work on data integrity and maintainability.  Consequently, Chris
Weider and Tim Howes agreed to create a Charter for a new Working Group
called Integrated Directory Services, which they would both co-Chair as
representatives of the different protocols.  This new Group will take
over all the documents currently under construction by DISI (especially
RFC 1292, which as an FYI must be kept up to date), and will work on
these new issues also.  A Charter will be released for this new Group by
the end of 1992; once the Charter has been approved, DISI will be
dissolved.

Attendees

Jodi-Ann Chu             jodi@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
James Conklin            jbc@bitnic.educom.edu
Naomi Courter            naomi@concert.net
Arlene Getchell          getchell@es.net
Alisa Hata               hata@cac.washington.edu
Ellen Hoffman            ellen_hoffman@um.cc.umich.edu
Tim Howes                tim@umich.edu.
Erik Huizer              huizer@surfnet.nl
Lenore Jackson           jackson@nsinic.gsfc.nasa.gov
Barbara Jennings         bjjenni@sandia.gov
Neil Katin               neil.katin@eng.sun.com
Edward Krol              e-krol@uiuc.edu
Janet Marcisak           jlm@ftp.com
Bradley Rhoades          bdrhoades@mail.mmmg.com
Srinivas Sataluri        sri@qsun.att.com
Jennifer Sellers         sellers@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov
Mark Smith               mcs@umich.edu
Larry Snodgrass          snodgras@bitnic.educom.edu
Simon Spero              simon_spero@unc.edu
Chris Weider             clw@merit.edu
Russ Wright              wright@lbl.gov
Yung-Chao Yu             yy@qsun.att.com



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