Comments on: wth is IMSP and is anyone out there using cyrus-imspd? http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/ Tagebuch eines Hardwaresammlers ... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: pioto http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/comment-page-1/#comment-575 pioto Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:15:16 +0000 http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/#comment-575 Carnegie Mellon University (the place that made Cyrus) took their IMSP servers offline in January. The only client I know of that used it was Mulberry, and the company that made that went bankrupt 2 years ago. So, I doubt that anyone there is going to be doing any more maintenance on it again. Carnegie Mellon University (the place that made Cyrus) took their IMSP servers offline in January. The only client I know of that used it was Mulberry, and the company that made that went bankrupt 2 years ago. So, I doubt that anyone there is going to be doing any more maintenance on it again.

]]> By: Philantrop http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Philantrop Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:38:33 +0000 http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/#comment-573 I've been using Cyrus-IMSP on my production server in the past as a backend for the Horde Framework. It can, as the snippet states, primarily be used to store contact data, e. g. for shared and/or personal address books. Some applications can store user-specific configuration data in IMSP as well. There are just three problems with it: 1. IMSP itself is obsolete since LDAP. Anything that can be done with IMSP can be done better in LDAP. 2. (Cyrus-)IMSP never worked reliably and consistently for me. 3. "Few applications" is an understatement. I've tried hard to find another use for IMSP besides Horde - and failed. I've long abandoned IMSP for those three reasons. I'd say: Perform the last rites! I’ve been using Cyrus-IMSP on my production server in the past as a backend for the Horde Framework.

It can, as the snippet states, primarily be used to store contact data, e. g. for shared and/or personal address books. Some applications can store user-specific configuration data in IMSP as well.

There are just three problems with it:
1. IMSP itself is obsolete since LDAP. Anything that can be done with IMSP can be done better in LDAP.

2. (Cyrus-)IMSP never worked reliably and consistently for me.

3. “Few applications” is an understatement. I’ve tried hard to find another use for IMSP besides Horde – and failed.

I’ve long abandoned IMSP for those three reasons.

I’d say: Perform the last rites!

]]> By: nightmorph http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/comment-page-1/#comment-572 nightmorph Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:53:35 +0000 http://blog.scherbaum.info/2007/10/05/wth-is-imsp-and-is-anyone-out-there-using-cyrus-imspd/#comment-572 Well, it's not listed in our documentation anywhere, unlike cyrus-sasl. So from the GDP's point of view, it's okay to punt. :) Well, it’s not listed in our documentation anywhere, unlike cyrus-sasl. So from the GDP’s point of view, it’s okay to punt. :)

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