At 05:03 PM 3/5/02 +0000, you wrote: >Ldap unlike other DB queries is fast lookup. >I mean ldap is often used because the speed at which >information can be retrieved it is slow on putting in >information though. This is way many ISP`s are starting >to use it to store all user information is that all >information for authentication/mail/web can be retrieved quickly
I use it for that reason and because it provides a central user database that many different servers can use for authentication. And the schema is infinitely extensible too, which I like because it allows flexibility in setting up applications down the road. -- JustThe.net LLC - Steve "Web Dude" Sobol, CTO ICQ: 56972932/WebDude216 website: http://JustThe.net email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 216.619.2NET postal: 5686 Davis Drive, Mentor On The Lake, OH 44060-2752 DalNet: ZX-2