Re: root.openldap.org

[Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>]

"Kurt D. Zeilenga" wrote:
> 
> Actually you should view the service as assisting your default
> LDAP server in providing DN -> LDAP URI resolution.

I see.

> I'm still looking forward to the day that I can create a referral
> in any server just by adding a named referral object with a
> ref attribute of ldap:/// and rely on the server to expand
> this URI on the fly

Do you think it would make sense if a smart LDAP client makes the
SRV lookup and URI expansion instead of relying on the LDAP server
nearby? The client has to chase the referral anyway so it can make
the DNS lookup if reading a ref attribute.

Ciao, Michael.