Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 02:25:44 +0800 (SGT) From: chas <panda@peace.com.my> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Mail-LDAP integration and LDAP support on FreeBSD in general ? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980403024802.009a8840@peace.com.my>
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In addition to FBSD machines, we have several Sunboxes ; on these, we run Netscape mail server as opposed to sendmail. I don't like NS mail server but there is one good thing - the ability to use LDAP records for managing and maintaining users. This has the following advantages : - I have only to update users on the LDAP server and all my other machines in the application environment will be updated. (that includes news/mail/web servers and NT servers which can be synchronised) - Transfering/backing up user data is simple and cross platform... export an LDIF file and import it into the new LDAP server. - There is no need for mail users to even have an account on server. (good for security). Since I am moving more and more towards FreeBSD, is there any support for such total user administration via LDAP ? There is slapd (an LDAP server for unix) but the applications (eg. sendmail) are unable to integrate with it. Wouldn't this be particularly appealing to ISPs with their multiple systems ? Any pointers to future developments with LDAP on FreeBSD would be greatly appreciated, Thank you very much, chas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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