Ralf Haferkamp writes: >> You mean, something like: >> LDAP_OPT_IGNORE_RFC2251_SECTION_5_1_ITEM_4_REQUIREMENT > > Yes, maybe with an even more scary name ;-) > >> In general, I am opposed to adding such an option as it >> would, in all likelihood, be enabled unconditionally, leading >> to significantly more non-conformant LDAP implementations in >> the wild. (...)
A gentler way might be to implement a library call which detects if a connection is to some known bogus implementation, and enables a workaround in future operations in that particular connection. -- Hallvard
