Iterative LDAP searches

[David C. <Da...@At...>]

We use Net::LDAP to search for users on directory servers. We're trying to
figure out the best way to deal with the search limit that directory servers
impose on LDAP searches. For AD, this limit seems to be 1000, while with
Netscape it seems to default to 1000 but is configurable. If X is the search
limit and there are > X users, we don't get accurate results. We need a way
to get back all users, perhaps in smaller chunks.

Someone suggested we use Paging, but that while it's supported by Active
Directory, the answer for other directory servers in the future will be VLV.

Can anyone suggest a good strategy for now?
What's with VLV - when will there be a stable perl module for this?
Which directory servers, if any, support Paging other than AD?
Where can I finds helpful info and examples for either Paging or VLV?

 Thanks in advance.

- David Cikk