Charles Marcus wrote: > Heh - no worries... I *still* can't get my head around LDAP, and I've > been reading that stuff for a year now... > > Wish I could find a decent, PLAIN ENGLISH description of how to USE it. > The difficulty in understanding LDAP is separating the communication protocol (which is what LDAP really is) from the implementation (which is where everybody spends so much time). LDAP is just a protocol, like SMTP, IMAP, or any other, that allows clients to request information from servers (though LDAP is focused on requesting "directory" information).
The biggest leap is grasping that concept - that LDAP is a protocol, and there is no "standard database" that you must (or even should) use. What, and how, you store information to be retrievable by LDAP is totally up to you. Re-read these paragraphs until the light bulb comes on. Getting off-topic, and should perhaps continue off-list if desired. -- Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
