[Typo3-dev] LDAP System Extensions II

[Olivier Dobberkau]

Daniel Thomas wrote:
> Hello together,
>
> there has been exactly one answer via private email to my post of the
> 17. of November coming from Norman Seibert the author of the eu_ldap
> extension greeting the fact that a - in his words - "modern" LDAP
> extension was available now.

Hi Daniel.

We are still puzzled by the work you have done. just to give you feedback. 
keep up the good work!
as far as i understood, the ldap extensions you have written work on the 
services foundatio by rene. i did not see any reason to change that, because 
i think, that many like us, are still making their experience with the ldap 
extensions at the moment.

> Does that mean:
> - there is no interest for a system extension dealing with LDAP
> authentification

no. There is interest, but i think that integration at this moment is OK and 
viable.

> - there is no interest for a "new" extension dealing with LDAP
> authentification - as opposed to the eu_ldap Ext.

not sure.

> - there is no interest for a new way of handling authentification in
> the TYPO3 framework in general

this seems an interessting part, but bearing the risk of breaking some 
bridges...

> - there was no time to have a look at the extension system provided
> - there was time to have a look but it was to difficult to use and no
> time to ask for help

as you may know it yourself: ldap is a hell of protocol. you can do almost 
everything with it. we are playing around on a nds installation for a 
client, but the project is in an early stage.

> I am not sure what to make of the silence on the topic.
> Nonetheless, I would like to keep to the timeframe set and move on
> after coming friday.

wouldnt this be a topic we could discuss also in kitzbuehl?

> Basicly, that will leave Kasper, René and me to decide on our own what
> path to take in that chapter.
>
> Best regards and still hoping for input
>
> Daniel Thomas


Greetings

Olivier