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Date:      Sun, 26 Jul 1998 17:23:16 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Giao Nguyen <grail@sysabend.org>
Cc:        Peter van Heusden <pvh@leftside.wcape.school.za>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Netscape Directory API port? 
Message-ID:  <199807270023.RAA12870@antipodes.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:24:56 EDT." <19980721182456.A13495@beelzebubba.sysabend.org> 

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> Mike Smith said:
> > > 
> > > 1) Is anyone actively working on such a port already?
> > 
> > You will want to talk with Giao Nguyen <grail@sysabend.org> who is 
> > carrying an LDAP torch at the moment.  I believe he's still working on 
> > the Umich server port, which needs a million patches.  He ought to be 
> > about ready with it though (*poke*).
> 
> I think that was a hint. :)

Very good.

> Thank you for reminding me though. I haven't been working on the umich
> port proper as much as digesting RFC's and notes from the FreeBSD community
> and others. It's just not right to get into something without fully
> understanding it (note: Send that last comment to a certain software
> company).

They will tell you it's better to get to market with a half-finished 
product, exterminate your competition and then rewrite from scratch.

> I am now approaching patch collection status. If you've got patches since
> the last port owner was active, please send them my way. *Active* work will
> commence once I've got it all (or a good sized chunk).

You have the list I gave you initially; I haven't seen anything beyond 
that AFAIK.

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