I was hoping as part of my setup to write such a beast in Java (and it would be a beast in Java) but I'd be happy to brush up on my Perl and LDAP coding skills by helping design and code something in Perl (even if only helping with stuff like documentation).
Patrick On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Slepp Lukwai wrote: > On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Abraham Ingersoll wrote: > > =>We use qmail-ldap and ldap in general for many user account data storage > =>tasks, and intend to write a nice web-based ldap-explorer type app in > =>perl at some point in the future. > > I've been considering writing an LDAP web interface, but mainly designed > not for the administration, but for clients. I was thinking of having them > setup sub-accounts such as user-sub@hostname by using a simple interface > and giving that a full POP3/IMAP2 account. Anyway, sort of similar, but > I'm still wanting a nice explorer sort of interface that lets me review > all the areas at once. > > =>It'd be modeled after MysqlTool (http://dajoba.com/projects/mysqltool), > =>and would hopefully be useful within any context where someone might use a > =>gtk-based 'gq' app (http://biot.com/gq/), except that it'd be web-based. > => > =>Problem is, I've been intending to get this project start for a while now, > =>but haven't found the (free) time or anyone who would commercially back > =>it. (It'd probably take about $3K US worth of developer time to get an > =>initial version out the door.) > => > =>At one point I started on a small perl module that would encapsulate > =>access to qmail-ldap's specific ldap scheme within site-specific rules > =>(forwarding options, checks for account duplication/namespace clashes, > =>etc), but it's still at version 0.0001. ;) > => > =>Perhaps there's someone out there who has a bit of perl experience who > =>wants to collaborate with me on the exact details of how a qmail-ldap > =>perl module's interface should be defined? Having a fellow admin to > > Well, I probably can find some time for us to bounce ideas around if you > like. I've got a few already :> > > -- > | Stephen "Slepp" Olesen / VE6SLP > | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / (780) 425-4798 > | President of Geeks Anonymous + http://www.geeksanon.ca/ > +--------------------------------- > > >
