Re: [ldapext] Dynamic values in LDIF

To: Mark Smith <mcs@pearlcrescent.com>
Subject: Re: [ldapext] Dynamic values in LDIF
From: Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:55:50 +0100
Cc: ldapext@ietf.org, Jim Sermersheim <jimse@novell.com>
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Mark Smith wrote:

We discussed some ideas along these lines when I was at Netscape. Our conclusion was that this took LDIF too close to a scripting language,

;-)

and that standardization of such a thing probably would be difficult. But no one can stop you from trying ;-)

Even when blowing up LDIF to a powerful scripting language this "LDIF script" would need DSA-specific input parameters (see my other response).

Ciao, Michael.

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References:
- [ldapext] Dynamic values in LDIF
  - From: "Jim Sermersheim" <jimse@novell.com>
- Re: [ldapext] Dynamic values in LDIF
  - From: Mark Smith <mcs@pearlcrescent.com>