Re: Additional VLV Problem

[Graham B. <gb...@po...>]

On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 04:34:07PM -0400, David A. Pinkowitz wrote:
> As a followup to my last post, I am using Netscape Directory Server 4.  In 
> addition, I have tried a similar search on Active Directory.  Does 
> something special have to be done to the server to get VLV support?  Is 

Do you bind with version => 3 ?

> there a list somewhere of servers that do and don't have VLV support?

The rootDSE should list all the supported controls. you can get this
with $ldap->root_dse

> I am trying to implement LDAP capability in an application which may be 
> used by customers with any number of different LDAP servers and 
> configurations.  In its original form, my application was limited by the 
> server limits set for a search, returning a maximum perhaps of 1000 or 2000 
> entries.  I was trying to overcome this limit by using VLV.  Is there 
> enough compatibility among various servers to even implement this right now?

Hm, well the VLV spec is still in draft form. So I am not sure you can
expect to have a wide range of servers supporting it, but I may be wrong.

> Thanks again for all the help that has been given thus far.  I've been 
> lurking on this list for awhile as well as searching its archives and it 
> has been really helpful.

Graham.