Developers of Sympa

[Lynda Hamadouche <address@concealed>]

Hello,

First, I am happy you are pleased with the ldap version. I will try to
 answer your questions:

> >  1. Shall we still use an SQL database?.

 Of course you must, actually the SQL database is required, indeed it
contains the user's preferences and his subscriptions. The LDAP
directory is only used for Authentication, it does not disturb the basic
running of Sympa.

> > 3. If some people want to join a list, do we need to put them in our ldap 
> > database
> > with the right search filter corresponding to the list?.
> > Or is there a mixed way combining ldap and sql?.
 
 As I said before the initial behavior of Sympa is still available. So,if
someone wants to subscribe to a list he/she does not nessary belong the LDAP
database.
Let me describe you how the authentication runs :
        you can authenticate yourself via an email, first Sympa will look for
it in its SQL database, if you are not, Sympa looks for the user
in the LDAP database.
        if you are authenticated via an uid of course Sympa looks for in the
LDAP database.

So, if a new user wants to subscribe to a list, if he/she does not belong to
the LDAP database, he/she will be recorded in User_table and will
authenticate with his/her email and the password given by Sympa.

 Keep in mid that you can mention in auth.conf many directories, that will
 allows you to authenticate people belonging to different LDAP
 directories.

> > 2. How are the bounces handled?.
>     no more?.
> >   via an official OID we can add in our schema?.
> >    I immagine to put a ldap sympa user limited to write those OID.

Rearding your second question, can you precise it :
         concerning the bounces nothing changes
         concerning the OID ....
         Could you give us more precisions?

 I hope I have correctly answered your questions.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lynda
> >
> > address@concealed a écrit :
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I am very pleased with the last beta version about ldap fonctionalities.
> > > I just lack some explanations about what is available. As usualy Doc is
> > > the hardest to write.
> > > I am able to login with my uid and ldap password.. great!.
> > > What i don't understand, is:
> > > 1. Shall we still use an SQL database?.
> > > 2. How are the bounces handled?.
> > >    no more?.
> > >    via an official OID we can add in our schema?.
> > >    I immagine to put a ldap sympa user limited to write those OID.
> > > 3. If some people want to join a list, do we need to put them in our 
> > > ldap database
> > > with the right search filter corresponding to the list?.
> > >    Or is there a mixed way combining ldap and sql?.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Dominique
> 
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