# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. # Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, # and the '|'on the right side marks the last column you can put a # character in. You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be # correct. It's also customary to leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| openldap-client: openldap-client (OpenLDAP client programs) openldap-client: openldap-client: OpenLDAP is an open source implementation of the Lightweight openldap-client: Directory Access Protocol. LDAP is a alternative to the X.500 openldap-client: Directory Access Protocol (DAP). It uses the TCP/IP stack versus openldap-client: the overly complex OSI stack. openldap-client: openldap-client: LDAP is often used to provide authentication (such as for email). openldap-client: openldap-client: The OpenLDAP homepage is http://www.openldap.org/ openldap-client: