[imp] ldap

[German Poo Caaman~o]

Mike Coughlan wrote:
> can you please elaborate on this with a URL or document? are you implying
> that it is buggy?
> thanks,

LDAP is optimized for query.  Don't forget that is a directory
where each entry is added once and modified almost never.
Just for design.

May be you can read the OpenLDAP docuentacion about that, or
Netscape Directory documentation.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens@publichost.com]
> Subject: Re: [imp] ldap
> 
> I'd shy away from using LDAP for session management.  LDAP isn't
> really designed to be written to a lot--it's a directory service.
> Modifying LDAP entries a lot pokes a lot of holes in the underlying
> databases and slows down access.  Use a SQL engine, DBM or something
> similar.--------------------------------------------------------------------

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