Sorry, I like a common look and feel. I have been looking at all the available LDAP clients, and they all have their pro's and con's ( java, c, perl, python, web based, k or g). Looking at LDAP itself, I can't explain why we need it since we have so many things like it including Zope (or vice-versa depending on your point of view). I been working on a comprehesive Linux Administration solution that doesn't jump you around to 12 different interfaces to get you what you need, unfortunately, this proves to be almost impossible. Most people write non-intuitive interfaces (myself included), so I have ended up with a montley crew of utilities that do - what I consider to be, comprehensive Linux administration. Okay, no more complaining. I need only zope to provide minimal support for LDAP. I guess that might include LDAP protocol, a port (389), and a way to suggest to zope that a directory is really LDAP and that objects are really LDAP objects. And that's it. ( I make it sound easier than it is right? ). Well, let me get back to my drudgery, I was thinking about writing a book -- Notes for Beginning Linux Administrators ( or how to annoy hard working Zopist ). Smile, Bye, Luis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dirk Datzert" <dirk.datzert@tks-rasselstein.thyssenkrupp.com> Cc: "Zope Mailing List" <zope@zope.org> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [Zope] Dumb question: Can Zope be used as a LDAP server?
Hi Eron,
Eron Lloyd schrieb:
The truth is, when developing network applications, you *will* usually need several different
disparate
systems, like HTTP, IMAP, and LDAP.
right
This is a big reason why platforms like MS Exchange are so popular.
and that's the mess :-) They don't see the complexitiy.
is why the conversation keeps coming back up...users *want* that level of integration.
but not all users *want* that! Some users *want* it, some users not.
need. The old UNIX adage, "do one thing well" is pretty much a thing of the past.
Who can say 'do all things well' and 'Yes, we did all things well' ?
Regards, Dirk
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