Other Information Sources

• Browse the Knowledge Base: This is an index to lists of technical articles for various Netscape server software products, including Directory 3.x and Directory 1.x.
• University of Michigan LDAP site provides a wealth of background information and resources on LDAP.
• Critical Angle, Inc. maintains LDAP World including:
• LDAP Frequently Asked Questions
• Resources for Directory Deployments
• The IETF ASID Working Group  publishes Internet standard proposals and specifications related to LDAP.
• X.500 & LDAP: Road Map & FAQ Top Page is another popular LDAP information resource.
• LDAP FAQ: http://www3.innosoft.com/ldapworld/ldapfaq.html
• IETF LDAPEXT (LDAP EXTensions) working group: http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ldapext-charter.html
• IETF ASID (Access, Searching, and Indexing of Directories) Working Group (group is closing down, but documents still available): http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/asid-charter.html
• LDAP Version 3 RFCs (RFC 2251 through 2256): available from http://www.rfc-editor.org/
• LDAP mailing list: send mail to ldap-request@umich.edu with the text "subscribe ldap" in the body.

• The printed version of the Netscape Directory SDK 1.0 for C Programmer's Guide is available from the Netscape General Store.
• LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Applications With Lightweight Directory Access Protocol by Tim Howes and Mark Smith.

• Perldap is a perl interface to the C LDAP API.  It is provided as-is and unsupported.

LDAP Directory Servers

• Publicly accessible LDAP servers include:
• ldap.itd.umich.edu
• ldap.four11.com
• For significant testing of applications, an evaluation copy of the Netscape Directory Server is available for download.

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• Frequently Asked Questions: Find the answers to your questions on Internet technologies.
• Documentation: A library of technical information.
• Developer Central: Collections of developer resources organized by Internet technology areas.

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