LDAP question

[Tom Diehl <tdiehl pil net>]

Can someone point me at some plain english (not the RFCs) for ldap. I am 
looking for examples on just what you can do with this thing. So far the only
thing I found is some sparce documentation on using it with nss_ldap.
I am looking for examples if they exist. If I understand this it looks
like a replacment for nis or nis+ but I have a feeling it can do more.
Am I correct or totally off base?

TIA,

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......Tom			"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards,
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