Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Auxiliary Object Class 'mailboxRelatedObject'

Often there is a need to add attribute 'mail' defined in to directory entries to associate a, most times non-personal, RFC 2822 mail address with an arbitrary object. This document defines the auxiliary object class 'mailboxRelatedObject' for that purpose so abusing person object classes like 'inetOrgPerson' defined in for non-personal mail addresses is not needed. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in . This document is being discussed on the ldapext@ietf.org mailing list.

Entries of auxiliary object class 'mailboxRelatedObject' MUST contain attribute 'mail' defined in as required attribute and MAY contain attribute 'displayName' defined in . ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.5427.1.389.6.9 NAME 'mailboxRelatedObject' DESC 'Associated RFC 2822 mailbox for any entry' AUXILIARY MUST ( mail ) MAY ( displayName ) )

The OID arc used for the object class defintion is: iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) private(4) enter-prise(1) stroeder.com(5427) public(1) ldap(389) objectClasses(6)

The introduction of these object classes does not impact the security of the Internet or a particular LDAP directory service. Security considerations for LDAP in general are discussed in documents comprising the technical specification .