> Validating existence on bind doesn't really buy you much anyway, because the server might go down after the bind succeeds but before the EnumObjects call, so clients have to be prepared anyway for the possibility of a successful bind but a failed enumeration.
Me, on phone to Wal-Mart: I want to buy a king-sized mattress, but before I drive out there, do you have any in stock?
Wal-Mart (immediately): oh, yeah, sure.
Me: you didn't even go look!
Wal-Mart: well, even if I did go look, we might sell them all before you get to the store, so you have to be prepared anyway for the possibility of a successful phone check but a failed in-store check... so I just always say we have everything in stock, which vastly improves my calls-handled-per-hour.