4. What kind of information should be published?
The information to be published about an individual should at least include:
- The individual's name
- The individual's e-mail address, in RFC-822std11(-> 2822prop) format; if not present, some other contact information is to be included
- Some indication of the individual's relationship with the maintainer
When X.500 is used as directory services protocol the last requirement may be fulfilled by using the "organizationalStatus" attribute (see [3]) or by adding a special organizational unit to the local X.500 name space that reflects the relation (like ou=students or ou=employees).
Additionally some other public address information about individuals may be included in the IWPS:
- The individual's phone number
- The individual's fax number
- The individual's postal address
- The URL of the individual's home page on the Web
In the near future it will be a good idea to also store public key information.
More information about a recommended Internet White Pages Schema is found in The Internet White Pages Schema [16]
Organizations should publish the following information about themselves in the IWPS:
- The URL of the organizations home page on the Web
- Postal address
- Fax numbers
- Internet domain
- Various names and abbreviations for the organization that people can be expected to search for, such as the English name, and often the domain name of an organization.
Organizations may also publish phone numbers and a presentation of themselves.