Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Appendix D
Internationalization
Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server) allows you to store, manage, and
search for entries and their associated attributes in a number of different
languages. An internationalized directory can be an invaluable corporate resource,
providing employees and business partners with immediate access to the
information they need in the languages they can understand.
The directory supports all international characters set by default because directory
data is stored in UTF-8. Further, Directory Server allows you to specify matching
rules and collation orders based on language preferences in search operations.
This appendix contains the following sections:
• About Locales (page 539)
• Identifying Supported Locales (page 540)
• Supported Language Subtypes (page 542)
About Locales
Directory Server provides support for multiple languages through the use of
locales. A locale identifies language-specific information about how users of a
specific region, culture, and/or custom expect data to be presented, including how
data of a given language is interpreted and how data is to be sorted, or collated.
In addition, the locale information indicates what code page should be used to
represent a given language. A code page is an internal table that the operating
system uses to relate keyboard keys to character font screen displays.
NOTE
You must use ASCII characters for attribute and object class names.