Published March 3rd, 2003 by Jim O'Halloran
Understanding LDAP
DevShed explains some of the concepts behind LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). LDAP servers allow you to greate a searchable “directory” of people in your organisation.
If you’re trying to replace Exchange with a Linux solution (as we’re looking to do), LDAP gives you a way to replace Exchange’s global address list. Something that many organisations rely on.