In Bits and pieces [dive into mark] , Mark writes that he has installed an OpenLDAP server and software to manage his contact lists, “For fun”.

(In 1995, my dog had an e-mail address and a home page; in 2003, she was the first entry in my LDAP directory. This we call progress.)

Sounds exactly like something I would do. persephone.cfrq.net is primarily an excuse for me to play with technology, after all. (In fact, stay tuned; LAMP ganglist software is currently undergoing a security audit on my laptop…).