1. Introduction

As the use of X.500 spreads in the Internet, organizations are finding uses for it which go beyond the "white pages" paradigm which has been used to introduce it to new users. Consequently, to document those new uses and to encourage the wider use of X.500, we sent out a survey to obtain "advanced usages" of X.500.

1.1. The survey

The survey we sent out is included here for two purposes:

1. completeness, and
2. we'd like to encourage anyone who retrieves this document to send us their advanced usage for inclusion in the next revision.

If you wish to fill this out, please send it to the working group list: IDS@merit.edu.

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   Application Name:

   Author(s):

   Company or Institution:

   e-mail address for more information:

   If this is a product for public distribution, please give us the
     Type: FREE, COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, or PROTOTYPE/RESEARCH
     FREE               - Anyone may obtain this product at zero cost.
     COMMERCIAL PRODUCT - One may purchase this product.
     PROTOTYPE/RESEARCH - This product is not yet available, only a
                          prototype.

   If FREE, please give us:
     * FTP and/or FTAM address (if available via FTP and/or FTAM):

   If COMMERCIAL, please give us:
     * Directions to obtain product:

   Availability: (When will product be available?)

   List of platforms product runs on:
   [The platform list can be general - e.g. UNIX]

   Short Description (< 100 words):

   Full Description (< 1 page):

                   Fig. 1: Advanced Usages Survey Template

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This survey went out to the following mailing lists: osi- ds@cs.ucl.ac.uk, disi@merit.edu (now ids@merit.edu), and dssig@ics.uci.edu.

1.2. Disclaimer

Descriptions of the advanced usages were written by the implementors, and not by the members of IDS. Although IDS has worked with the description authors to ensure readability, no guarantees can be made regarding the validity of descriptions. Caveat emptor.