[sork] Refactoring the Forwards LDAP driver

Mon May 5 21:30:50 UTC 2008

Quoting Ben Klang <ben at alkaloid.net>:

> Good afternoon Eric,

Howdy!

> Chuck suggested I check with you before committing some changes I'm  
> looking to make in the Forwards LDAP driver.

Okay, though I'm only the "author" of the forwards module itself, and
not the LDAP driver in it.

> I noticed that there is some functionality for configurations per  
> "realm"; that is there is an ability within the driver to manage  
> different configurations per-realm.

Yes.  It was copied from the way IMP did "realms" at the time.

> However the configuration for the driver has no such capability and  
> it doesn't appear to be documented anywhere.  As such I was  
> considering removing it.  Do you have any objections to that plan?

I assume you mean the XML configuration doesn't support it (true).  But
it would still be possible to do by hand...

I'd rather the XML configuration script was modified to support the realms,
than that the realms were removed...  I don't know if that is possible or
not.

You can define the realms by hand.  The way/docs to do this were "lost"
when the XML configuration was added...

Since forwards is part of sork, and all of sork has the same realm issue,
the problem should be addressed "sork-wide" and not just in forwards. Also,
it should be addressed for all drivers/backends, and not just for LDAP.

> Jan, I'm CCing you as you are also listed as an author in the file.

I'm CC'ing the sork list, in case anyone on that list has any input.

> Thanks for your time,

Well, I don't have a definite opinion yet...  I'll get back to you if
I form one... :)

> /BAK/
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Eric Rostetter
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The University of Texas at Austin

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