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Foil 3 Directory Service (1)

From Directory Services for the Internet CPS714 Computational Science Information Track -- June 7 99. by Roman Markowski
1 Directory Services play a vital role in Internet and Intranets by providing access to a variety of information about:
  • machines: IP addresses, operating systems, vendors, configuration
  • networks: subnets, LAN technologies
  • services: http servers, ftp servers, database servers, calendar servers
  • resources: printers, scanners, file systems
  • people: names, electronic and postal mail addresses, phone numbers, SSN, salary, pay grade, job title
  • contract or accounts information: contract numbers, addresses, due dates
2 Example of Directory Services
  • White Pages (Name, e-mail, address, phone, fax)
  • Yellow Pages (suppliers, vendors)
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