RE: Updated LDAP Presentation (PDF)

["Glass, Eric" <eric.glass@capitalone.com>]

A good explanation can be found at:

http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/tutorial/ldap/ext/index.html

Paraphrased:

The "extension" operation takes a request and returns a response; the
request/response pair is an extension.  These can be defined to support
standard or proprietary functionality, in effect defining new operations.

Controls are sent along with an operation request, and modify the behavior
of the operation (for example, a "sort" control sent along with a search
operation request).


-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Tauno Williams [mailto:adam@morrison-ind.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:51 AM
To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
Subject: Updated LDAP Presentation (PDF)


I have one question I can't seem to find a good answer to.  What is the
diffrence between a control and an extended operation?  They seem to really
be
almost the same thing.

Systems and Network Administrator
Morrison Industries
1825 Monroe Ave NW.
Grand Rapids, MI. 49505
 
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