RFC Errata
Found 5 records.
Status: Verified (5)
RFC 1309, "Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol", March 1992
Source of RFC: disi ()
Errata ID: 8839
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Shreyas Rajagopal
Date Reported: 2026-03-17
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2026-03-18
Section 3.1.2 says:
Now that we've seen what kinds of information can be kept in the Directory, we should look at how the Directory stores this information and how a Directory users accesses the information.
It should say:
Now that we've seen what kinds of information can be kept in the Directory, we should look at how the Directory stores this information and how a Directory user accesses the information.
Notes:
The first sentence in the section ends "...how a Directory users accesses the information." It should be "...how a Directory user accesses the information."
Errata ID: 8840
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Shreyas Rajagopal
Date Reported: 2026-03-17
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2026-03-18
Section 3.1.1.2 says:
An given object class A may be a subclass of another class B, in which case object class A inherits all the mandatory and optional attributes of B in addition to its own.
It should say:
A given object class A may be a subclass of another class B, in which case object class A inherits all the mandatory and optional attributes of B in addition to its own.
Notes:
The last sentence of the second paragraph begins like "An given object..." which should be replaced by "A given object..."
Errata ID: 8859
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Shreyas Rajagopal
Date Reported: 2026-03-28
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2026-03-31
Section 2.1 says:
If two or more people have listings for the same name in the same locality, there is no additional information which with to select the correct number.
It should say:
If two or more people have listings for the same name in the same locality, there is no additional information with which to select the correct number.
Notes:
The third line in the second paragraph of Section 2.1 ends "....information which with to select the correct number." It should be "...information with which to select the correct number"
Errata ID: 8860
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Shreyas Rajagopal
Date Reported: 2026-03-28
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2026-03-31
Section 3.1.1.2 says:
"top" has one mandatory attribute "objectClass", and nooptional attributes
It should say:
"top" has one mandatory attribute "objectClass", and no optional attributes
Notes:
In the given diagram, the text beside the "top" box says "... and nooptional attributes". It should be "...and no optional attributes"
Errata ID: 8861
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Shreyas Rajagopal
Date Reported: 2026-03-28
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2026-03-31
Section 3.3 says:
Despite this, however, X.500 is very good at what it was designed to do; i.e., to provide primary directory services and "resource location" for a wide band oftypes of information.
It should say:
Despite this, however, X.500 is very good at what it was designed to do; i.e., to provide primary directory services and "resource location" for a wide band of types of information.
Notes:
The last line in section 3.3 ends "...for a wide band oftypes of information." It should be "..for a wide band of types of information."
