As in any project of this magnitude, many individuals have contributed essential pieces to the design and implementation of Miami University's Directory Server. I would like to publicly acknowledge and thank at least a few of those with whom I've had the pleasure to work on this project over the past fourteen months since I arrived at Miami and the Directory Server became part of Miami's CWIS services: + Kris Froehlke, Associate Provost for Computing & Information Services, and Debra Hust Allison, MCIS Assistant Director for Client Services, who gave me the go-ahead and without whose enthusiastic support this project would still be just a dream + Ken Bogard, University Registrar, Janet Cox, Manager of Academic Personnel Services, and Suzanne Summers, Associate Vice President of Finance and Business Affairs, for authorizing the use of the necessary University data + Joe Simpson, MCIS Networking, whose early support and enthusiasm, helped get things moving a year ago + Peter Murray, Library Systems Manager for the Miami University Libraries, who blazed the trail and has provided much needed and appreciated feedback and advice along the way + John Kinne, Kent Covert and Steve Moore of MCIS Technical Support, who have literally slaved over hot terminals to make the Directory Server possible + Bill Miley of MCIS University Information Systems, who has cheerfully suffered the slings and arrows of myriad requests to change how the Directory Server receives its data and finally + Rob Pickering, UNIX Support Specialist in MCIS Technical Support, without whose technical competence, persistence, common sense and incredible good humor this project might never have reached fruition. Many thanks to these folks and those unnamed who have made it possible for Miami students, staff and faculty to more easily locate and communicate with each other. -- John B Harlan Campus Wide Information Systems (CWIS) Coordinator Miami University (Ohio USA) [log in to unmask]