Re: LDAP connection alive?

[Joao S. O. B. <gw...@mp...>]

Hi,

Thank you for the overview, Michael.

Sorry about the message subject.  Of course I should have posted it=20
with a proper subject, but I just released I had forgotten to change=20
the subject when it was already too late.


Tchau,

	JS
	-><-
On Monday 02 February 2004 05:20, Michael Str=F6der wrote:
> Joao S. O. Bueno wrote:
> > I apologize to posting this usage message to the devel list, but
> > it is my most handy resource right now:
>
> It's the only mailing list for python-ldap. So you're welcome to
> post here. But please use an appropriate subject line for your own
> topic. Thanks.
>
> > Which is the best way to check if a given connection is still
> > alive? Maybe try a search with SCOPE_BASE in a node, and check
> > for a time out? I'd need it not to be expensive to the ldap
> > server, neither to delay the thread.
>
> When I'm doing LDAP programming coaching this is a frequently asked
> question.
>
> My answer is always: Don't do it. It's a bad habit. Implement
> proper reconnecting instead.
>
> BTW: That's what ldap.ldapobject.ReconnectLDAPObject is for. But
> you have to understand what you're doing. And you have to
> understand the security implications of storing credentials in the
> ReconnectLDAPObject instance especially when pickling the instance
> on disk.
>
> Ciao, Michael.
>