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-##########################
-python-ldap Documentation
-##########################
+python-ldap
+===========
+
+
+What is python-ldap?
+--------------------
+
+* python-ldap provides an object-oriented API to access LDAP
+  directory servers from `Python`_ programs.
+* For LDAP operations the module wraps `OpenLDAP`_'s
+  client library *libldap* for that purpose.
+* Additionally the package contains modules for other LDAP-related stuff:
+
+  * LDIF
+  * LDAP URLs
+  * LDAPv3 subschema
+
+.. _Python: https://www.python.org/
+.. _OpenLDAP: https://www.openldap.org/
+
+
+Get it!
+-------
+
+:ref:`Download information` is available for several platforms.
+
+
+Mailing list
+------------
+
+Discussion about the use and future of Python-LDAP occurs in
+the ``python-ldap@python.org`` mailing list.
+
+You can `subscribe or unsubscribe`_ to this list or browse the `list archive`_.
+
+.. _subscribe or unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ldap
+.. _list archive: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ldap/
+
 
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 Contents
-********
+--------
 
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    :maxdepth: 2
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    reference/index.rst
 
 
-
-*********************
 Bytes/text management
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+---------------------
 
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 attribute names, queries) be encoded in UTF-8; some other (mostly attribute *values*) **MAY**
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     ]
 
 
-******************
 Indices and tables
-******************
+------------------
 
 * :ref:`genindex`
 * :ref:`modindex`