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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 18:31:39 -0500, Steve Cousins
<cousins@woof.umecit.maine.edu> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I hate to do this but I am hearing lots of talk about LDAP and no one
>seems to know exactly what it is all about so I would like to ask a very
>open question:
>
>    What is the main purpose of LDAP?

LDAP is an access protocol, the same way as SQL and ODBC are used to
connect to databases, LDAP is used to connect to directories.

>
>I have the impression that it is a way to get data over a network.  I
>have heard it being linked with X.500 (what exactly is X.500?).

X.500 is a standardised way to organise information. The format of
X.500 is used also in LDAP

>
>Why I think I need to know about this:
>
>    We have a number of systems (email, calendaring, lap authentication
>) in which it would be nice to have one database of all of our users and
>be able to set up accounts in the various systems with this one
>database.  I take it that we could do this if all of our systems can get
>info via LDAP and the database is LDAP compatible.  Is this correct?  Is
>this the purpose of LDAP?

Right on the spot. That is what the purpose is.

Go for more info to developer.netscape.com or www.olivier.com

If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate do mail me
directly or just post questions to the newsgroup.

Best regards,


Brian