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On Apr 6, 2009, at 16:21 , Michael Ströder wrote: > Jens Vagelpohl wrote: >> For the customers' needs it's perfectly fine to just go with an older >> version of python- ldap. > > As long as there aren't any security holes in older versions of > python-ldap and/or libldap. Nobody will fix them. I know all that. Think of a server that's on the LAN and not on the internet. No security issues expected, and there is no expectation that the old library will be secure. So really no worries whatsoever from that side. >> Sometimes I've had to resort to building OpenLDAP separately, just to >> use python-ldap, and just because I wanted to use the python-ldap egg >> and the only eggs available are 2.3.x. Seems a bit silly, don't you >> think? > > No, personally I don't think so. Given that even OpenLDAP 2.3 is > almost > out-of-service it's wiser to go with a more recent version. If you're maintaining older systems that have worked very well in the past and that don't have any benefit from later security/functionality enhancements (e.g. they don't need to be secured) then it becomes counterproductive to ask the customer to upgrade. Especially when there's no need to upgrade apart from "then I will have an easier time installing python-ldap". > Hmm, will think about it. If someone has a urgent need I could provide > older releases. That's not the issue, though :-) I know I can find them through Google, or by asking you. I'm only asking for an *easy* way of getting them that integrates well with automated buildouts - like eggs in a sane place such as PyPI. jens -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAknaEasACgkQRAx5nvEhZLJpcQCfYSswi8mSKsL3yZ15cnCajUQb LJQAn2KYt4OPUGh1Ihx3y9FgvfFNlbD7 =flwK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Python-LDAP-dev mailing list Python-LDAP-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/python-ldap-dev
