[imp] ****Re: Type of LDAP server used

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 09:57 +0700, Alain Fauconnet wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 09:58:50AM +0800, Alan Kong wrote:
> > Dear All,
> > Just wonder which LDAP server is used for integrating with imp/horde 
> > applications. Is openldap a popular choice?
> 
> >From my limited experience, yes, OpenLDAP is popular and AFAIK the
> only open-source LDAP server around.
> 
> It fits nicely with IMP, but there's no reason why it shouldn't. LDAP
> is LDAP when everyone follows the standards.
> 
> [Kind of off-topic]
> The only issue I've had with OpenLDAP is that the MySQL storage
> back-end wasn't quite mature when I set it up (PostgreSQL seems
> better, but we use MySQL here). So I eventually went for the Berkeley
> DB back-end, which I find much less appealing and has some stability
> issues. Maybe this could be reconsidered now, I haven't had time to
> check again.
> [/off-topic]
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The openldap developers don't spend any efforts on sql-db backend and I
am quite certain that they will provide very convincing arguments why
berkeley db is higher performance and much more stable for ldap purposes
if you pose the topic on their list.

Craig