Christopher Chan wrote: >> And how many LDAP implementations have mysql/postgresql behind the LDAP >> syntax? >> >> > > Okay, I will be honest, I do not have that much ldap experience but I > was under the impression that they used Berkeley DB or something. I did > not know that some had a sql backend... > > >> So LDAP is frequently WORST than just a direct SQL table lookup >> > > We LOVE LAYERS. The Linux Kernel loves layers. We have to follow suit! > > >> . >> >> At least the few that I have dealt with. I LIKE LDAP. Much better than >> DAP any day of the year ;) >> >> >> > > Which ones are those?
DAP ::= Directory Access Protocol. The OSI way. Then some english chap (been over a decade back) realized that all we needed was a Lightweight DAP in the true IETF way. Though you still find some DAPish things buried in backends that have one LDAP server asking another for data. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos