On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 05:02:52AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I want to create distribution list in OpenLDAP. Meaning - If I have a group > called [EMAIL PROTECTED] and there are two members - [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; and mail is sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] = both these members > must > get the email. Exchange has this feature. This mail id should have a display > name feature as well - that would show up on search of address books. > > At present the work around is using qmail's schema for this distribution > list. I > believe inetOrgPerson schema could have a group version too - which would > need a > compulsory attribute called members which must have atleast one member > mentioned > under it.
I think you have just described groupOfNames. I do not like groupOfNames *because* it makes the member attribute mandatory, which makes management complicated. Anyway, I cannot see this as a defect in OpenLDAP. LDAP schema is extensible: if you want something that is not in the standard set you can add it locally. You say that you have used qmail's schema: is there anything wrong with that? Most LDAP-capable mail systems can be persuaded to use groups as mailing lists, but that is a mail system issue not an OpenLDAP one. It could be argued that simple groups are not rich enough to use for list expansion (no way to keep track of per-member list preferences etc) but if we are going to talk about defining an improved group this is the wrong place to do it: maybe IETF's ldapext list would be better. Andrew -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | From Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd | | Consultant in large-scale systems, networks, and directory services | | http://www.skills-1st.co.uk/ +44 1628 782565 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------
