Re: Error: size limit exceeded ?

[Chris R. <chr...@me...>]

On 16/4/02 9:12 pm, CZa...@wi... <CZa...@wi...> wrote:

> Does anyone know what this means "Sizelimit exceeded at email_search.pl
> line 19."
> 
> I wrote a script that does a search and the does a get_value for "mail".
> I then attempt to split the email address based on "@". It work fine for a
> few limes that I get the
> error about......... Help

This is a standard feature of LDAP, designed to prevent servers from
spending "too much" time on returning "too much" information for a search.

Originally it was designed to prevent spammers etc from building bulk
mailing lists by trawling through the Directory.

Solutions/workarounds:

1) use a more specific filter to match fewer entries

2) do multiple searches from 'lower down' the DIT (but you're doing that
already)

3) increase the sizelimit in the search (bear in mind this can be overridden
by the directory admin)

4) increase the server's sizelimit (if you are the directory admin)

5) use paged results.

Cheers,

Chris