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Web Services Enhancements for .NET have been released
http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/building/wse/default.aspx
Functionality is based on the
WS-Security,
WS-Routing,
WS-Attachments and
DIME specifications.
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From
Daniel (fellow Mono ADO.NET hacker)...
IBM Supports DB2 on unixODBC
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21079056
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Delphi.NET runs on Mono!!
http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/mono-list/2002-December/003896.html
Code generated by Delphi.NET runs on Linux using the Mono platform.
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A couple of interesting weblogs...
John Lam's Software Development Weblog
http://www.iunknown.com/
Ingo Rammer's DotNetCentric
http://www.dotnetremoting.cc/DotNetCentric/
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IK.VM.NET -
Java VM for .NET
http://radio.weblogs.com/0109845/
FAQ
http://radio.weblogs.com/0109845/stories/2002/11/13/faq.html
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Port of Java Fractual Generator
Adam Treat - the port is much faster and more responsive than the Java/Swing
version
http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/mono-list/2002-November/003597.html
Tarball of C# source
http://qtcsharp.sourceforge.net/qfractals.tar.gz
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From the Mono News Department...
Openlink Uses Mono to Enable Cross Platform Integration of .NET
http://www.ximian.com/about_us/press_center/press_releases/index.html?pr=openlink_mono
Mono Tutorial
http://mwh.sysrq.dk/the_mono_tutorial
Mono Binaries
http://www.gnome-db.org/~gonzalo/mono/
Mono Hackers Worldwide (map
http://www.gnome-db.org/~gonzalo/mono/monomap.php
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Various Good Stuff
FAM, the File Alteration Monitor (unix)
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/
POSIX Reference
http://www.perl.com/doc/manual/html/lib/POSIX.html
Npgsql - Managed Provider for PostgreSQL
http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/npgsql/projdisplay.php
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Free Software for your Office
MrProject - Project Management
http://www.codefactory.se/products/mrproject.php
OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org
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Languages & Scripting for .NET & Java
Oberon.NET (Pascal like Language)
http://www.oberon.ethz.ch/oberon.net/
P#, a Prolog for .NET (written in C#)
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jjc/psharp/psharp-1.1/dlpsharp.html
BeanShell for Java (scripting)
http://www.beanshell.org/
DotNet Script Host
http://www.toolsack.com/products/dotnetscripthost/
Luna - Scheme compiler and run time environment for .NET
http://sourceforge.net/projects/luna-scheme/
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.NET ONE 2002 Presentations
Slides from .NET ONE
http://www.sigs.de/download/dotnet_02/index.htm
Hosting the Mono Runtime (Paolo Molaro)
http://primates.ximian.com/~lupus/slides/embed/
The quick hack Paolo Molaro put together to embed the mono runtime in a
Perl module so you can
call simple methods in an assembly from Perl is at:
http://primates.ximian.com/~lupus/slides/embed/Mono-0.01.tar.gz
The Mono JIT Compiler (Paolo Molaro)
http://primates.ximian.com/~lupus/slides/jit/
Slides from Miguel's European trip
http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/slides-europe-nov-2002
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A few
interesting ADO.NET related links
A reusable, flexible SQL architecture tackles JDBC programming
inefficiencies
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2002/jw-0524-sql.html
IDataReader Process Snapshot Sample
http://www.develop.com/devresources/resourcedetail.aspx?type=t&id=843
Avoid the Boxing Penalty When You Use the DataReader in Visual C# .NET
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q312855
Data Access Block from Microsoft
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/daab-rm.asp
Data Object Generation
http://www.myelin.co.nz/dbwrappers/
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New C# Language Features
From Arild Fines" arild.fines@broadpark.no
(via mono-list):
New From
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-965046.html :
That release of Visual C# will include four new features: support for
"generics," which is a form of a C++ template that can help C# developers build
software more quickly; support for "iterators," which help developers create
new code; anonymous methods, which ease development of what’s known as
"event-driven" code; and support for "partial types," which make it easier to
use C# for building large projects.
From Miguel de Icaza miguel@ximian.com
(via mono-list):
Very interesting site with technical details about the future of C#:
http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/csharp/learn/Future/
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Working with MP3s
Reading ID3 tags in C
http://id3lib.sourceforge.net/
Playing MP3s
From Pokey the Penguin pokey@linuxmail.org
(via mono-list):
The best way to do this is using GStreamer#. Instructions and an example
are
up at http://www.atoker.com/mmp/
although the bindings are still a little rough
around the edges.
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Borland thinks Mono for open source .NET challenge
The next planned release of Borland Software Corp's Kylix
cross-platform development suite could
bring Microsoft-style web services to Linux, helping consolidate the product's
early market lead, writes Gavin Clarke.
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Firebird Relational Database
Firebird is a commercially independent project of C and C++ programmers,
technical advisors and supporters developing and
enhancing a multi-platform relational database management system based on the
source code released by Inprise Corp
(now known as Borland Software Corp) under the
InterBase Public License v.1.0 on 25 July, 2000.
Firebird ADO.NET Data Provider
The first release (Alpha) of the new Firebird MS .Net Data Provider module is
now available for
download. The new data provider/driver is written in C# and provides a
high-performance native
implementation of the GDS32/API functions.
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OpenGL
Lloyd Dupont and crew have a C# implementation, but I'm not sure if it runs on
Mono yet.
http://csgl.sourceforge.net/index.html
Angel Machin García has a couple of cool graphic simulation apps using the
library.
http://www21.brinkster.com/trapalas/
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.NET Monitor
Manage your server via web. Such as Kill Processes, Start/Stop Services, View
Event Logs and Reboot Server.
http://www.suratsoftware.com/features.aspx
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DB2 Access on Linux using C++
ODBC and the unixODBC Project
http://www.unixodbc.org/
DB2- The libdb2.so library that is part of DB Connect
functions as a ODBC
Driver
iSeries ODBC Driver for Linux
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/odbc/
DB2 Connect Quick Beginnings for Linux
http://www-3.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support/document.d2w/report?fn=db2v7c4db2c446.htm
DB2 Access on Linux using C#
Mono ADO.NET, System.Data.OleDb namespace
http://www.go-mono.org/ado-net.html
Executed first query August 23 2002
http://www.go-mono.org/
Miguel de Icaza Demonstrates Mono Project Success at O'Reilly Open Source
Convention Demonstrated how Mono developers can utilize ADO.NET to build more
comprehensive Mono solutions.
http://www.ximian.com/about_us/press_center/press_releases/index.html?pr=mono_oscon
GDA C# bindings, released September 2002
http://www.gnome-db.org/news.php#20020901
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MySQL .NET Managed Provider
Derby found a great link.
dbProvider
is the managed .NET provider to the MySQLTM database. Delivering
high performance, solid reliability, and a natural interface to .NET,
dbProvider
is the best way to access MySQLTM from .NET!
http://www.einfodesigns.com/products.aspx
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6/3/2002
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Embedding Resources
Here is a neat trick to embed any kind of file in a dll and read it out at
run-time.
In this case, I'm embedding an XSLT file that my DLL needs. Here's how:
1. Add the file you want to embed to the project
2. Set the "Build Action" on the file to "Embedded Resource"
3. Add the following code:
System.IO.StreamReader ResReader=
new
System.IO.StreamReader(
typeof(Payformance.Web.UI.Page).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream
("NPSCustomWebControls.MenuTransform.xslt"));
string
Xslt=ResReader.ReadToEnd();
4. Make a couple of changes:
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Replace Payformance.Web.UI.Page
with a class in your dll.
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Replace
NPSCustomWebControls.MenuTransform.xslt
with ProjectName.Filename. In this case NPSCustomWebControls was my project,
and MenuTransform.xslt was the embedded file.
That's it! Now you don't need to pack around a bunch of extra files with your
app.
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6/3/2002
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Getting along with CORBA...
2-Way SOAP to CORBA Bridge
VBOrb - ORB written in VB
Other CORBA info...
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6/1/2002
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Open Source CLi/C# Update
Intel is getting in on the Open Source game...they're working on an open source
CLI/C#
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ocl/
There's also:
mono: http://go-mono.net
DotGNU: http://dotgnu.org
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5/24/2002
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.NET Meets Grid Computing
Philippine researchers last fall created what they say is the first generic
system for Grid computing that uses an industry-standard Web service
infrastructure, according to a paper to be presented at the Second IEEE
International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid in Berlin, Germany
next week.
http://www.gridcomputingplanet.com/features/article/0,,3291_1140791,00.html
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5/24/2002
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From the "Its not just about web applications" department...
The Magic Library - UI Library for C#
Today's user is familiar with using Microsoft Word or Outlook and expects a
rich user interface that you just cannot build with out-of-the-box controls.
The Magic Library aims to solve this by providing user interface elements
that add the extra sophistication expected of modern Windows applications.
http://www.dotnetmagic.com/
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5/15/2002
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Gordie does Graphics
Cool graphics and physics demos and home to the Venom Engine...
http://gordie.go.dyndns.org/
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5/14/2002
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How to prevent client-side caching?
<% Response.CacheControl = "no-cache"
%> <% Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "no-cache" %> <% Response.Expires =
-1 %>
More Information: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q234067
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5/14/2002
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How WebTrends Live Works
On the home page of a site monitored by web trends is an image.
This image is actually a dynamic ASP page with its URL encoded with the data
about the page: site name, referrer, user agent, language, etc. An
example is on the Got Milk? site: http://www.gotmilk.com/index.html
Just do a view source and check it out.
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5/14/2002
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HTTP Handlers and HTTP Modules
Http handlers/modules are great ways to jack into the
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5/13/2002
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Hosting Sites
Sites suggested by dotnet list @ 15seconds.com: (quotes are from people on the
list)
You'll never be sorry if you use ASPwebhosting.com - they
host my sites - their support expertise is fantastic - I finally found a host
that knows what I need and I actually get it.
http://www.hostway.com
http://www.bitshop.com
http://www.webhost4life.com
Moved my sites there couple of months ago. I'm
very happy with them so far, tech support is great. And you can't beat the
price. Their Premium Plan allows custom COM components.
http://innerhost.com
I'm a VERY big fan of innerhost.com and I swear I've been to every other big
host in the world. The sales team is great and tech support is superb though
I've seldom had to use it for any other the 15 domains we have there at the
moment.
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.NET Links of the Day
Regular Expression Generator
ViewState Decoder & Sample Bar graph control
w/designer
Assembly Statistics Utility
Other cool stuff from developMentor
.NET CollectionGen
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5/9/2002 |
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Gordie on the scripting tip
Very nice set of reviewed, maintained C++ libraries
http://www.boost.org/
Here's the Boost::Python module
http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/index.html
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5/7/2002
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C# Tip of the Day
You can use the following to generate compiler warnings:
#warning
warning message
For example, you might want to mark some debug code or temporary code that
needs to be removed later. The warning message will show up in your compiler
messages during a build.
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5/6/2002 |
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Quote of the Day
How do you feel about C#? It's strengths? Its weaknesses?
According to Larry Tesler's law of Conservation of Complexity, you can not
reduce the complexity of a given task beyond a certain point. Once you've
reached that point, you can only shift the burden around. This rule holds
especially true for programming languages. Programming languages are about as
simple as they're going to get and still be usable in terms of creating
professional applications that meet the needs of today's users. However, what
the designers of C# did was to move much of the complexity of writing code from
the client (class consumers) to the server (classes). Examples of this are
operator overloading, interfaces, delegates, indexers, properties and
user-defined conversions. The common thread that ties all these features
together is that they all make client code easier and more intuitive to write.
However, they also put more of a burden on the class writer. In my humble
opinion this is a great design since, if you're writing your object-oriented
code "correctly", the client code will constitute the majority of your code.
Therefore, my answers are that Yes, I truly enjoy the design of C# and yes it
will make you a more productive programmer overall.
Interesting perspective from Tom Archer...ex-site admin for CodeGuru.
Full interview...
http://www.codeproject.com/interview/tomarcher3jun2001.asp
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News from the .NET
http://www.dotnetwire.com/
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Its not just about web applications...
Kicked-Up Windows UI Library for C# including VS-style docking windows, tab
control, and menus
http://www.crownwood.net/index.html
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IE Only...but still cool
Now you can easily add the ability to edit formatted text to your ASP.NET
web site. By using the RichTextBox server control your site
visitors have access to a full-featured text editor that has bold, italic,
underlining, bullets, styles, font formatting, image insertion, hyperlinks, and
a whole lot more.
http://www.richtextbox.com
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5/2/2002 |
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Kick Ass Code of The Day
After starting to write my own...I found a great implementation of a Visual
Studio.NET solution to NAnt coverter.
http://injektilo.org/
He's also got a C# RDF Framework implementation.
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5/2/2002 |
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Must have .NET Open Source tools...
NAnt is a free .NET build tool. In theory it is kind of like
make without make's wrinkles. In practice it's a lot like
Ant.
http://nant.sourceforge.net
NDoc merges the assemblies and XML documentation files
produced by csc.exe and creates a compiled HTML Help file enabling you to
browse your own libraries.
http://ndoc.sourceforge.net/
NUnit is a simple framework to write repeatable tests in any
.Net language.
http://nunit.sourceforge.net/
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5/2/2002 |
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From the Free is Good Department...
SharpDevelop
After a longer than usual wait, we are very excited to bring you a new
version of #develop. Some major features were added or vastly improved:
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Code Completion for C#
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Class Scout for C#
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#Unit (much improved Unit Testing framework)
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Regular Expression search
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New Add References dialog
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Support for Unix and Macintosh file saving
Take the feature tour!
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Tour/default.asp
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Another donation from
the Gordy Institute...
Ganglia provides
a complete real-time monitoring and execution environment that is in use by
hundreds of universities, private and government laboratories and commercial
cluster implementors around the world.
http://ganglia.sourceforge.net/
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5/1/2002 |
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SQL 2000 Federated Databases
Thanks to Dave's readings on Federated Databases...I did a little
research.
Here are a number of links and quotes...enjoy! While they can't be used
everywhere, Federated Databases could give us speed/scalability increases
for portions of NPS2.
Federated Database Support
Federated database support, which lets you use SQL Server 2000's distributed
partitioned views to horizontally partition tables across multiple servers,
enabled SQL Server 2000 to set its new Transaction Processing Performance
Council (TPC) TPC-C benchmark of 262,243 transactions per minute (tpmC) with
12 clustered Compaq systems.
http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=9797
SQL Server Is Tops
Table partitioning occurs horizontally across multiple servers, creating
many smaller tables called member tables. Each member table has the same
schema and its own subset of rows. You manually place each table on a
separate SQL Server system to divide the processing load across the systems.
A distributed partitioned view lets all the member tables appear to the
application as one table.
http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8541
Federated Databases and Flying Pink Elephants
Microsoft's recent TPC-C scores on a single 8-CPU SMP node hover in the
mid-40,000 tpmC range, which is more than 12 million OLTP transactions per
day. Many organizations (small and large) will justify SQL Server deployment
based on the mere existence of federated database technology, which will
boost the overall adoption of SQL Server in the enterprise. Although we may
never need to build a federated database, it's nice to know we can scale
that high if flying pink elephants from outer space ever attack
http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8272
New Result Shows SQL Server 2000 Offers Scale-Up, Scale-Out Capabilities
Needed by Enterprise Customers and E-commerce Companies. Delivering
More
Performance than Oracle-Sun at Lower Cost
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/jul00/07-27sql.asp
SQL Server 2000 Federated Database
Performance Tuning and Optimization Tips
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/federated_databases.asp
SQL Server 2000: New Features Provide Unmatched Ease of Use and Scalability
to Admins and Users
* Indexed Views and other Index Enhancements
* Distributed Partitioned Views (For Federated Databases)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0800/sql2000/sql2000.asp
Evaluation of Federated Database Servers and Distributed Partitioned Views
of SQL Server 2000
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/federated.htm
Osborne/MCDBA Planning a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Implementation
http://www.osborne.com/certification_career/0072127031/0072127031_ch01.pdf
COMPAQ/Building Scale-Out Apps with SQL Server 2000
http://www.compaq.com/emea/presalessupport/sessions2001/RA1.ppt
DELL/Building High-Performance Data Centers
Microsoft has implemented the Virtual Interface (VI) Architecture standard
and support for Giganet VI-based networks within SQL Server 2000 Enterprise
Edition (EE). Key to Microsoft's scale-out strategy is distributed
partitioned views, complemented by the performance achieved through the
support of VI.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/biz/topics/power_ps3q00-giganet.htm
Oracle White Paper/Database Architecture: Federated vs. Clustered
Just to keep things fair and balanced
http://technet.oracle.com/deploy/performance/pdf/FederatedvsClustered.pdf
A Decision More Difficult Than the Presidency
SQL v. Oracle: How do you decide?
*Cost: An Oracle shop needed to purchase licenses for several thousand
users. They asked Oracle for pricing on the licenses and were told that it
would cost them several million dollars. Not only was SQL Server 2000
cheaper, the price quoted was less than 10 percent of what Oracle wanted to
charge them.
*Data Partitioning: Microsoft Leaps Ahead
This is why SQL Server 2000 won the TPC-C benchmark mentioned earlier - many
machines can work to satisfy the same query, thereby increasing the raw
processing power available.
http://certcities.com/certs/oracle/columns/story.asp?EditorialsID=23
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My running list of
interesting links...
Directory Browser
Free LDAP Server
Embedded Database (used by ldap
server)
Borland Goes .NET
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