MHS-DS (mhsds)
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Charter
Current status: active working group
Chair(s):
Kevin Jordan <Kevin.E.Jordan@cdc.com>
Harald Alvestrand <Harald.T.Alvestrand@uninett.no>
Applications Area Director(s):
John Klensin <Klensin@infoods.unu.edu>
Erik Huizer <Erik.Huizer@SURFnet.nl>
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Description of Working Group:
The MHS-DS Working Group works on issues relating to Message Handling
Services use of Directory Services. The message handling services are
primarily X.400, but issues relating to RFC 822 use of Directory and
Directory support for RFC 822 and X.400 interworking are in the scope of
the group. Directory and Directory Services refer to the services
based upon the CCITT X.500 recommendations and additional ISO
standards, stable implementation agreements, and RFCs, as specified by
the OSI-DS Working Group. The major aims of the MHS-DS Working Group
are:
1. Define a set of specifications to enable effective, large-scale
deployment of X.400.
2. Study issues associated with supporting X.400 communities which lack
access to X.500 Directory, and define requirements for tools which: (a)
extract information from the X.500 Directory for use by non-X.500
applications, and (b) upload information into the X.500 Directory.
3. Coordinate a pilot project which deploys MHS information into the
X.500 Directory and uses it to facilitate mail routing and address
mapping. The results of this pilot will be documented, and experience
gained from the project will be fed back into the Internet
specifications created by the working group.
Goals and Milestones:
Ongoing Provide a forum to discuss Directory support of Message Handling
Services including the operational aspects of X.500 based routing in
the Internet community and issues of migration from non-X.500 to
X.500 based routing.
Ongoing Establish and maintain liaison relationships with similar groups
working on X.400 and X.500, e.g., RRE Mail and Messaging Group, IETF
OSI-DS Working Group, IETF X.400 Operations Working Group and the
IETF MIME-MHS Working Group.
Jan 93 Post an overview of MHS use of Directory as an Internet-Draft.
Done Post a document on representing tables and subtees in the directory
as an Internet-Draft.
Done Post an Internet-Draft on representing the O/R Address hierarchy in
the Directory Information Tree.
Done Post an Internet-Draft on MHS use of Directory to support MHS
Routing.
Done Post as an Internet-Draft a document on the use of the directory to
support mapping between X.400 and RFC822 addresses.
Done Post as an Internet-Draft a document describing a simple profile for
MHS use of Directory.
Done Post as an Internet-Draft a document on the use of the Directory to
support routing for RFC822 and related protocols.
Done Submit as an Internet-Draft a document on MHS use of Directory to
support MHS Context Conversion.
Done Post as an Internet-Draft a document describing the use of the
Directory to support distribution lists.
Aug 93 Submit the set of MHS-DS documents to the IESG for consideration as
Experimental and Informational documents.
Internet-Drafts:
Posted Revised I-D Title <Filename>
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Apr 92 Mar 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-mhsprofile-04.txt, .ps>
A simple profile for MHS use of Directory
Apr 92 Sep 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-subtrees-06.txt, .ps>
Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory
Apr 92 Sep 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-infotree-06.txt, .ps>
Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory
Information Tree
Apr 92 Sep 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-supmapping-06.txt, .ps>
Use of the X.500 Directory to support mapping between X.400 and
RFC 822 Addresses
Apr 92 Mar 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-mhsuse-03.txt, .ps>
MHS use of the Directory to support distribution lists
Apr 92 Jul 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-routdirectory-05.txt, .ps>
MHS use of Directory to support MHS Routing
Jun 93 Aug 94 <draft-ietf-mhsds-long-bud-intro-02.txt>
Introducing Project Long Bud: Internet Pilot Project for the
Deployment of X.500 Directory Information in Support of X.400
Routing
Request For Comments:
None to date.