? (int) v_len - (int) av_len
                        : v_len < av_len ? -1 : v_len > av_len;
 
+       if ( flags & SLAP_MR_EXT )
+               match = (match >= 0);
+
        *matchp = match;
        return LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }
                if( vsign < 0 ) match = -match;
        }
 
+       if ( (flags & SLAP_MR_EXT) && (mr->smr_usage & SLAP_MR_ORDERING) )
+               match = (match >= 0);
+
        *matchp = match;
        return LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }
                (v_len < av_len ? v_len : av_len) - 1 );
        if ( match == 0 ) match = v_len - av_len;
 
+       if ( flags & SLAP_MR_EXT )
+               match = (match >= 0);
+
        *matchp = match;
        return LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }
 
        {"( 2.5.13.3 NAME 'caseIgnoreOrderingMatch' "
                "SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )",
-               SLAP_MR_ORDERING, directoryStringSyntaxes,
+               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_EXT, directoryStringSyntaxes,
                NULL, UTF8StringNormalize, octetStringOrderingMatch,
                NULL, NULL,
                "caseIgnoreMatch" },
 
        {"( 2.5.13.6 NAME 'caseExactOrderingMatch' "
                "SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )",
-               SLAP_MR_ORDERING, directoryStringSyntaxes,
+               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_EXT, directoryStringSyntaxes,
                NULL, UTF8StringNormalize, octetStringOrderingMatch,
                NULL, NULL,
                "caseExactMatch" },
 
        {"( 2.5.13.9 NAME 'numericStringOrderingMatch' "
                "SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.36 )",
-               SLAP_MR_ORDERING, NULL,
+               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_EXT, NULL,
                NULL, numericStringNormalize, octetStringOrderingMatch,
                NULL, NULL,
                "numericStringMatch" },
 
        {"( 2.5.13.15 NAME 'integerOrderingMatch' "
                "SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27 )",
-               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_ORDERED_INDEX, NULL,
+               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_EXT | SLAP_MR_ORDERED_INDEX, NULL,
                NULL, NULL, integerMatch,
                NULL, NULL,
                "integerMatch" },
 
        {"( 2.5.13.18 NAME 'octetStringOrderingMatch' "
                "SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.40 )",
-               SLAP_MR_ORDERING, NULL,
+               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_EXT, NULL,
                NULL, NULL, octetStringOrderingMatch,
                NULL, NULL,
                "octetStringMatch" },
 
        {"( 2.5.13.28 NAME 'generalizedTimeOrderingMatch' "
                "SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.24 )",
-               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_ORDERED_INDEX, NULL,
+               SLAP_MR_ORDERING | SLAP_MR_EXT | SLAP_MR_ORDERED_INDEX, NULL,
                NULL, generalizedTimeNormalize, generalizedTimeOrderingMatch,
                NULL, NULL,
                "generalizedTimeMatch" },