[Zope] Dumb question: Can Zope be used as a LDAP server?

Dirk Datzert dirk.datzert@tks-rasselstein.thyssenkrupp.com
Sun, 08 Dec 2002 17:55:25 +0100


Hi Eron,

Eron Lloyd schrieb:
> 
>  The truth is, when developing
> network applications, you *will* usually need several different disparate
> systems, like HTTP, IMAP, and LDAP. 

right

> This is a big reason why platforms like
> MS Exchange are so popular. 

and that's the mess :-) They don't see the complexitiy.

> is why the conversation keeps coming back up...users *want* that level of
> integration. 

but not all users *want* that! Some users *want* it, some users not.

> need. The old UNIX adage, "do one thing well" is pretty much a thing of the
> past.

Who can say 'do all things well' and 'Yes, we did all things well' ?

> 
Regards,
Dirk