[sork] Re: Some suggestions/changes to passwd module

[Mattias Webjörn Eriksson]

Eric,

The ldap.php.patch contains bugs. I sent you the wrong one.
I'm sorry for that.
I'll send you another set of patches soon (about an hour from now or so).
I've added a new feature to this set, and that is the possibility
to bind as a real user instead of guest.
Hey wait, isn't that going back to the original design?
Well, no. My main argument for the current design is security, and
this new feature is added with security in mind. I'll add comments for
each function that I change.

To allow guest is not all good since an unwanted person could easily get
all mail addresses from the ldap directory and send spam. This adds the
possibility to use a real user instead of guest.

/Mattias




On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Eric Rostetter wrote:

> Quoting Mattias Webjörn Eriksson <mattias@webjorn.org>:
>
> > Couldn't keep my fingers away from the keyboard.
>
> I know how that is!
>
> > Here comes a few additions/suggestions to HEAD (01-Jul-2002 09:09) vers=
ion
> > of passwd module. Four files are included in the attached tar archive.
>
> I'll get to these as soon as I can (not sure when that will be, but shoul=
dn't
> be too long...)
>
> > B T W
> > Have the horde maintainers said anything about inclusion of some of
> > your modules in the main source tree?
>
> They are in the main source tree (CVS).  They aren't in the Horde ftp tre=
e
> since I haven't cut an official release yet for that (only official relea=
ses
> go into the ftp tree).
>
> --
> Eric Rostetter
> The Department of Physics
> The University of Texas at Austin
>
> "TAD (Technology Attachment Disorder) is an unshakable, impractical devot=
ion
> to a brand, platform, product line, or programming language. It's relativ=
ely
> harmless among the rank and file, but when management is afflicted the da=
mage
> can be measured in dollars. It's also contagious -- someone with sufficie=
nt
> political clout can infect an entire organization."
>
> --"Enterprise Strategies" columnist Tom Yager.
>
>