The atomic name "..." (three dots) appears in the initial context of every FNS client. The atomic name "..." is bound to a context from which global names can be resolved.
Table 22-5 Initial Context Bindings for Global Naming
Atomic Name |
Binding |
---|---|
. .. |
Global context for resolving DNS or X.500 names |
/ ... |
Synonym for three dots |
Global names can be either fully qualified Internet domain names, or X.500 distinguished names.
Internet domain names appear in the syntax specified by Internet RFC 1035. For example, .../doc.com. (See "Federating DNS".)
X.500 names appear in the syntax determined by the X/Open DCE Directory. For example, .../c=us/o=doc. (See "Federating X.500/LDAP".)
The names "..." and "/..." are equivalent when resolved in the initial context. For example, the names /.../c=us/o=doc and.../c=us/o=doc resolve in the initial context to the same object.